🚨Good news! @episeedlink.bsky.social International Conference extended the abstract deadline to December 10th¡¡ 📢 🎉 More time = more voices = more impact🚀 👉Don’t miss your chance to be part of it, join us and share your work! 🪧https://bit.ly/4qSF92r #CallForAbstracts #ResearchCommunity

🌱New episode of @episeedlink.bsky.social podcast! 🎤An inspiring interview by @norapasqualimedici.bsky.social & @mairamd.bsky.social with @apecinka.bsky.social, external advisor, who shares insights and reflections on science, collaboration, and the goals of the project 🎧On Spotify now bit.ly/3JFR5na

Congratulations to @norapasqualimedici.bsky.social, @episeedlink.bsky.social PhD student¡¡¡ Well done¡¡ 🎊🎉🎇🎆

Open position at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics: We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/... I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and

Last week, we celebrated a milestone event — Honza Šafář's 50th birthday. And our love for Šafík couldn´t fit in the room, so we had to plant it outside. 🎁 Happy birthdays Šafík !!🎉🎂

🌿 Exciting news! Our new webinar series with #PlantBiotechJ kicks off 24 Nov! "Translating Research from Lab-to-Field-to-Application" Prof Edgar Cahoon & Dr Hyojin Kim 🗓️ 24 Nov 2025 | 🕔 17:00 CET Register now: buff.ly/L6n7YGx #PlantScience @sebiology.bsky.social @aabiologists.bsky.social

In this episode we talked with @pasquelab.bsky.social from KU Leuven about his work on the reprogramming of cell identity through epigenetic mechanisms, particularly during early development and cellular reprogramming. #epigenetics #podcast Listen here: activemotif.com/podcasts-vin...

🎥 The second @episeedlink.bsky.social PhD student stepping in front of the camera to share their passion for science 🔬 and to explain her research is @Shannon Derman from the Zurich University.🌱 📢 Watch it here: youtu.be/6f18Sms87oQ 🚨 Something new is on the way… Don’t miss our upcoming videos 👇

🚨Final Call for Abstracts is approaching! Don’t miss the opportunity to share your work and be part of this exciting scientific event Join researchers, professionals, and students from around the world at @episeedlink.bsky.social International Conference 🔗 bit.ly/43KGjTo 📍Amsterdam 9-10thFeb2026

I am pleased to share this paper. A beautiful and useful collaboration between a group of researchers and lecturers who care about plant Science education. Thank you to all that contributed! Check it out! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

When your gel is trying to tell you something !! 😈#DevilsBands

We’re celebrating a big milestone at @episeedlink.bsky.social! 🥳 Our first consortium paper has just been published, huge congratulations to the authors! @kingsleyibeabuchi.bsky.social, @mairamd.bsky.social, Dr. Scholten & @ulffeuerstein.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/4od7E91 Many more to come soon! 💪📚

🧵 (1/2) Wrapping up an exciting chapter! Today is the last day of Lei Li, PhD student at @episeedlink.bsky.social, at 2bind, well done and good luck for what’s next! He mentions: "I am really happy to learn some biophysical methods together with a new PhD student under Prof. Längst's supervision.

How do roots signal under partial root-zone drying? Puértolas et al. show dry roots export more ABA, while wet roots export more cytokinins, shaping shoot responses. Distinct hormone profiles explain how plants integrate soil moisture contrasts during PRD. https://bit.ly/3JZLnwu ##PlantScience

🥁 Our virtual writing retreat is back on 12-13 November 🎉 2 days to focus and write 🙌🏼 To finish the year full of writing. Or to finish THAT paper before you start singing Jingle Bells 🎄 Click 📷 for details, and 🙏🏼 help me share it buff.ly/UyeJRLs #AcademicSky #ECRchat #WomeninSTEM #AcWri #NewPI

Priming, Stress & Epigenetic Memory, from model plants to crops! 📅 Join us in Amsterdam, 9–10 Feb 2026 for the @episeedlink.bsky.social International Conference 📢 Call for Abstracts will close 10 Nov! Be part of the conversation shaping the future of crop science 🔗 Registration: shortly.cc/NErTP

🏆 The 2025 ERC Public Engagement with Research Award competition is now open for applications. Could your ERC-funded project be a winner? Find out: link.europa.eu/jkX9f4

@tobiasuhauser.bsky.social, laureate of the ERC's #ERCengage Award, created a tool with young people living with #OCD; showing how engagement makes research stronger. Read about his experience in the ERC's magazine: buff.ly/dQbMfJz

🔬🧬 Here's a summary of the confirmed review papers so far: @bas-bargmann.bsky.social @bradylabs.bsky.social @lluginbuehl.bsky.social @trevormnolan.bsky.social @bipinpandey.bsky.social @smukhtarlab.bsky.social #JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪 (2/2)

We have an open Post Doc position in plant-volatile interactions, starting April 2026. Ideal if you love to use molecular tools to understand the natural world and improve agriculture. Interested? Send your CV, grades, motivation letter and refs (single pdf!) to [email protected]. Please share.

DNA methylome responses to biotic and abiotic stress in Arabidopsis thaliana: A multi-study analysis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.20.682861v1

Yesterday, as part of the international collaboration program between Chinese institutions and the CBGP (CEPEI – Center of Excellence for Plant-Environment Interactions), the Director of the Severo Ochoa Program at CBGP gave a seminar at CEMPS in Shanghai

🚨 SPECIAL ISSUE - CLOSING SOON 🚨 🌿 Plant Proteostasis 🌿 📝 Edited by Pablo Manavella & Catharina Merchante 📅 Deadline: 30 November 2025 📄 Manuscripts welcomed, please contact us 👉 bit.ly/JXBissues #JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪 @sebiology.bsky.social @kmerchante.bsky.social

Two of the @episeedlink.bsky.social PhD students, Stefania, @stefaniapaltri.bsky.social and Maira @mairamd.bsky.social are currently doing their secondment in Sequentia, diving into their RNA-seq data analysis. 🌟 Make the most of this opportunity, may your research yield exciting results!

🌱 Don’t miss it! 💬Let's Talk about Priming, Stress & Epigenetic memory in plants with top scientists from around the world. 🔥 Meet, share & grow together. Join the @episeedlink.bsky.social International Conference 🌍 Save your spot today! 🗓️ 9-10th February, 2026. Amsterdam

Our @episeedlink.bsky.social fellow, Lei started a secondment where he’s getting hands-on with some cool biophysical techniques 🔬,learning how to study protein stability and aggregation using differential scanning fluorometry and dynamic light scattering. Can’t wait to see what he discovers next! 💡

Uncovering the Molecular Regulation of Seed Development and Germination in Endangered Legume Paubrasilia echinata Through Proteomic and Polyamine Analyses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.13.682162v1

📢 The 6th @episeedlink.bsky.social Newsletter is out! 🧬Discover the outreach activities carried out so far and get a glimpse of how our project is growing and connecting science across Europe. 🪴 👉 Don’t miss it, check it out now! l1nk.dev/MQbeR

We are advertising a PhD project investigating a cellular mechanism that ensures protein quality control during mRNA translation in plants. Please get in touch on here or via email if you are interested and I can provide further details! Lab website: sites.google.com/site/danielg...

Now we just need more target journal support (esp. plant journals) but this is really something needed....

📢👉Are you looking for a Doctoral Position? We are pleased to announce the opening of 12 Doctoral Candidate (DC) positions within the newly funded MSCA Doctoral Network PRIMER (Enhancing Climate-Resilient Crops by Innovative Priming Strategies). (🧵1/3) #Doctoralposition #MSCA-DN #Research

We would like to call your attention on this meeting for the next year. One of the main focuses is proteostasis, but it also covers many aspects of developmental biology and signaling pathways 📢 Excellent speakers 🪧 Venue: Montpellier 👉Take a look: 13-zomes.sciencesconf.org

🧵(1/2)🎥 Starting today! We’re launching a monthly series of short videos prepared by the @episeedlink.bsky.social fellows, where they talk about science and their own research. Stay tuned to discover their projects and what inspires them! 🌱🔬 Follow us on our YouTube channel shorturl.at/YShcK%C2%A1

🌿 Once again, @mairamd.bsky.social, @episeedlink.bsky.social fellow, joined the Open Science Day in Amsterdam. Together with her supervisor and other colleagues prepared a fun DNA isolation workshop mainly with children, sparking curiosity and excitement for science from an early age. 🧬✨ l

🚀 Only one month left to submit your abstract! We’re thrilled to be hosting the @episeedlink.bsky.social International Conference, an exciting opportunity to share research and connect with the community. Don’t miss your chance to take part, it’s going to be a great one! 👉 Save 9-10th Feb, 2026

An improved epigenetic age estimation with TFMethyl Clock reveals DNA methylation changes during aging in transcription factor binding sites doi.org/10.1101/2025...

This year’s #NobelPrize in Physics honors researchers who demonstrated quantum mechanical effects in electric circuits on a chip. https://scim.ag/46T4qQK

Meet the 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐓𝐏𝐉-𝐏𝐒𝐍𝐀 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 🏆 This award recognizes outstanding postdocs and research scientists, with preference for early-career researchers ready to launch independent labs: 💠Ryo Yokoyama @yokoyama-ryo.bsky.social 💠 Boaz Negin CONGRATULATIONS! @psna-official.bsky.social ⬇️

If you are a computational biologist interested in how chromatin states are established and maintained to regulate transcription, this is the dream job for you! This will be in close collaboration with the Klose lab in Oxford and we have a lot of cool projects you can get involved in. Apply!

TODAY is the day ⏰ Join us for a behind-the-scenes of what helps our clients get funded 💰 If you're writing an ERC consolidator grant, please sign in. I'll also send a recording afterwards. Hosted by @glia-leadership.bsky.social buff.ly/KYazZ6V #NewPI #ECRchat #ERCCoG #ERCStG #ERCadv

⏳ Time is running out! Join us at Priming, Stress & Epigenetic Memory: An integrated view from model plants to crops, International Conference, and be part of the future of Epigenetics in plants ✅ Inspiring speakers ✅ Breakthrough research ✅ Global networking 📅 9-10th Feb. Don’t miss out¡

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

You have a strong interest in plant genetics and root biology? You have experience with modern genetic, genomic, and bioinformatic method? And you hold a PhD in plant science, molecular biology, or genetics? Then we have a great job offer! ➡️Read more: tinyurl.com/2pyc68cu

One more year, @paololrs.bsky.social, @episeedlink.bsky.social fellow, joined the European Researchers’ Night, with other @cnb-csic.bsky.social colleagues, sparking curiosity in kids and adults by showing how to extract DNA from fruits easily. Turning science into magic, one experiment at a time!🍓🔬✨

🧵(1/2) This week, Maira Marins @mairamd.bsky.social, one @episeedlink.bsky.social PhD students, has finished her secondment at @UZH. There, she started analyzing her MOA-seq data. 🧬🌱

🌍✨Exciting news! Don’t miss the upcoming @episeedlink.bsky.social International Conference, a unique chance to connect, share, and explore cutting-edge ideas with experts from around the world. 📅9th-10th February, 2026 📍Amsterdam 🔗 Register now and be part of the conversation: bit.ly/4mxe8hl

🌍✨ European Researchers’ Night is coming! ✨🌍 📅 Save the date: Friday, 26 September, and look for the activities organized in your city.🌍 Some of our @episeedlink.bsky.social fellows, such as @paololrs.bsky.social sky.social , are preparing exciting activities to be held in Madrid. 🧪🔬💡

RSVP to join the Dec 16th webinar and hear from the 2025 Arabidopsis Community Dissemination of Arabidopsis Knowledge Awardees! bit.ly/naascawards @bar-plantbio.bsky.social @natanellae.bsky.social

🍅 𝐒𝐥𝐄𝐈𝐍𝟐 links 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 to 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥: it regulates the DNA demethylase SlDML2 via SlALKBH2 and balances fruit growth vs. defense by modulating SlAGO4A/B-driven RdDM 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70484

Did you miss our most recent online Q&A session, on 11th September? We answered questions from more experienced ERC #grant #applicants and the staff who support them in preparing #research #funding #proposals. Watch the full recording 👉 bit.ly/4gxyG86 #AcademicSky#advice #tips #Europe