This week, I’m #RootingForScience by sharing a day in my life as a plant biologist, highlighting what I do and why it matters💚

Very happy to see this review by @elizavveen.bsky.social, Jesse Küpers and myself now out in Plant Cell & Environment! About how stresses impact chloroplasts, and how this can steer plant development via retrograde signaling 🌱 @pph-wur.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pce.15664

New review by @kinpanchung.bsky.social on cytoplasmic inheritance — exploring key mechanisms, recent advances & open questions 🧬✨ Check it out! doi.org/10.1093/plph... @w-u-r.bsky.social #cellbiology #genetics #cytoplasmicinheritance #research

🚨 PhD position in Plant Cytoplasmic Genetics with Dr. @kinpanchung.bsky.social at @w-u-r.bsky.social. Want to study plastid & mitochondrial inheritance? Apply by May 19: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

Our research published in @newphyt.bsky.social titled "Unravelling the dynamics of seed‐stored mRNAs during seed priming" (nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....) explores how hydropriming affects mRNA dynamics, enhancing germination but reducing longevity. Thanks to all my co-authors!

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How do potato cultivars cope with salt stress? With Rumyana Karlova (PPH-WUR) we are glad to share that our paper investigating potato plants' response to salt stress is out www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... ! with @pph-wur.bsky.social @christatesterink.bsky.social

🚨Job alert! 🔬Postdoc in Cytoplasmic Inheritance in Plants at @w-u-r.bsky.social! 🗓 Deadline: April 7, 202 📍Start: June 1, 2025 Details: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p... #Postdoc #PlantScience #WUR @erc.europa.eu @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social

We have officially launched our LinkedIn page! Follow us for the latest updates on our research and innovations in plant science. 🌱🔬🧬 🔗 www.linkedin.com/company/labo... #plantphysiology #research #innovation #scicomm #plantscience

And.... the story is now out in PNAS, greatly improved with new data since the pre-print, so check it out and find out how ABA plays an unexpected role in root responses to salinity. @pph-wur.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Very happy to be a part of this team work! We discovered an unexpected role for ABA in root responses to salt stress. @jasper-lamers.bsky.social @christatesterink.bsky.social @pph-wur.bsky.social @wurplant.bsky.social @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social

Job Alert! We're seeking a Lecturer in Plant Physiology to join our team. If you're a passionate educator with expertise in plant sciences, this position is for you. Inspire minds and be part of shaping tomorrow's leaders. Apply now! www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...