The #ICAR2026 webpage is now live and registration is open (icar2026.sg). #arabidopsis #plantscience #conference

Abstract submission is now open for the Single-cell and Spatial Symposium, where our group leader Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social will give a keynote talk! 📣 Abstract submission deadline: 10 May 2026 ⏰

Plants use cell-surface and intracellular receptors that collaborate to detect pathogens🦠. We discovered that a key #ubiquitin recognition event recruits both receptor types into an unexpected dual receptor complex that boost the translation of defence proteins and establishes robust #PlantImmunity👇🏾

Benthamiana rhapsody 🎶 🌱 How benthi is the go-to system for cracking the activation mechanism of an Arabidopsis TIR-NLR immune receptor— that’s the rhapsody. Congrats He Zhao and Selvaraj for this wonderful collaboration 👇🏼 doi.org/10.64898/202...

Please share! We are looking for a postdoctoral scientist (2 years, extension possible) starting from 01/05/2026 at @ipbhalle.bsky.social! The project focuses on plant immune receptor biochemistry and structural biology. Deadline 09/03/2026. Apply at: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/11-postdocto...

Amazing findings in geometry-based immune activation! Two bacterial defence systems detect phage-encoded ring oligomers, assemble high-order molecular complexes, and trigger abortive infection. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“What stood out there (@thesainsburylab.bsky.social) was the culture: they focused entirely on excellence and gave scientists the freedom to pursue whatever questions excited them.” 💯💯💯

Delighted to welcome Nanne Taks (@nwtaks.bsky.social) as a new postdoc in our lab! Nanne completed his PhD in Amsterdam with @havandenburg.bsky.social and @pfeilmeier.bsky.social, working on plant-pathogen interactions at hydathode water pores. Welcome!

Spotted our very own @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social, @turchil.bsky.social and @vgeshkovski.bsky.social going through the JIC Historic Collections 👀 A wonderful resource well worth a visit! 📖🌷

Please share! PhD position (4 years) available in my group @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We look for candidates with solid aptitude in computer science to cross disciplines and use cutting edge imaging to understand host infection by destructive plant pathogens. uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

Please share! My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th! uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

📣 Registration is now OPEN for the 2026 Single-Cell and Spatial Symposium with @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social! Join us in Norwich on 08-09 July as we bring together the community to discuss novel applications of #singlecell and #spatial technologies across the tree of life. 🦠🌾🧠🧫 👉 buff.ly/SOiCiyd

A new extreme of meiotic evolution: ✔️ 𝗻𝗼 crossovers ✔️ 𝗻𝗼 gene conversion ✔️ 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 meiosis & fertility Sex mimics clonality without becoming asexual, in the holocentric multicellular eukaryote 𝘙𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘴. more about it: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Wonderful to see Pai’s outstanding contributions at TSL recognised in this way! Go, Dr Pai 🚀🚀🚀

I am excited to offer a postdoctoral research position in my lab in Oxford studying the distribution of small RNAs during plant sexual reproduction. shorturl.at/7Goxt Reposts appreciated! Obligatory cat video to brighten your day. :-)

Super excited about what’s now possible! Congratulations!

A special day as we celebrate PhD of Dr Hsuan Pai @HsuanPai1 Pai has been a pillar @KamounLab @nobolly Labs over the years having contributed to research, method development, as well as science art and communication 🧬 🖼️ 😻 🙏 to viva examiners @EunyoungChae @Isabel_MonteG

The Sainsbury Laboratory is delighted to announce that it has received $2 million in funding as part of Google.org's $20 million AI for Science Fund to support organizations focused on cutting-edge AI for science research. @kamounlab.bsky.social @amiralito.bsky.social www.tsl.ac.uk/news/the-sai...

New Year Lunch 2026 @KamounLab Burma New Zealand Germany Italy Iran Tunisia USA United Kingdom Argentina France Japan Thailand Netherlands Australia China

The new textbook Essential Plant Biology, written by @johninnescentre.bsky.social and TSL experts, is now available! 🌱 This richly illustrated textbook is accessible undergraduate biologists and will be a valuable resource for all biology students and teachers 🌿 Full announcement ➡️ buff.ly/AmDw3en

One week left to apply for a Predoctoral Internship in the Nobori group @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social ⏰ Join the team to work on plant immunity research at single-cell and spatial resolution 🌱 Apply online, deadline 26 Jan 2026 www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t... #PlantSciJobs #PlantScience #STEMJobs

Congratulations to Budding Editor, Akari Maeda 🥳 Read her timely work on plant circadian clock function, here: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... 🕔🌱🕝 #earlycareer @jspp-news.bsky.social

We are excited to welcome Akari Maeda as a new postdoc in our lab 🎉 Akari is supported by a JSPS fellowship associated with the JSPS Ikushi Prize, one of Japan’s most prestigious honours for outstanding doctoral researchers, awarded for her work on the circadian clock. Welcome!

ECRs in plant–microbe interactions: Join us in Norwich for an intensive, interactive 1.5-week Summer Conference at TSL (20–31 July). Lots of opportunities for networking and deep discussions. (We also plan to offer hands-on practical sessions using our technologies 🔬🧬)

Join us in Norwich this July for the TSL Summer Conference in Plant-Microbe Interactions! ☀️🌱🧬 Discuss the latest approaches & discoveries in plant health with international keynote and local speakers. APPLY by 30 March '26 ⬇️ Click link for more info www.tsl.ac.uk/tsl-summer-c...

🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word! Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com

With the new year, is my time to say bye to @gmivienna.bsky.social as I move to @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social in Tuebingen. I will start my solo Group Leader career as a Emmy Norther fellow. Thanks to everyone that helped on the way. I will be advertising PhD and Postdoc positions soon, stay tuned!

We’re delighted to welcome Prof. Saskia Hogenhout as the new BSPP President, whose pioneering research on plant-microbe-insect interactions is transforming our understanding of pathogen transmission and plant health. More about her work @johninnescentre.bsky.social www.jic.ac.uk/people/saski...

NEWS - New group leader outlines big, broad, shared vision Dr Chris Whitewoods, a specialist in leaf development, will return to our institute as a tenure track group leader in 2026 🌱👉 www.jic.ac.uk/news/new-gro...

Launch your own independent research group! 2x David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships at @slcuplants.bsky.social 📆 Apply by 30 Jan 2026 More info: 👉 www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/careers/grou... Job details: 👉 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/david-s... Please share this post #PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob

With a Research Briefing: "Spatial transcriptomics decodes the cellular landscape of plant–pathogen interaction" rdcu.be/eYiGb Single-cell spatial transcriptomics to explore the early interactions between potato leaf cells and the pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

Host microenvironment in potato–Phytophthora infestans interaction revealed by single-cell spatiotemporal transcriptome www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New alleles of Arabidopsis BIK1 reinforce its predominant role in pattern-triggered immunity and caution interpretations of other reported functions www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cell-type-specific gating of gene regulatory modules as a hallmark of early immune responses in Arabidopsis leaves nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How are host organs remodeled for symbiosis? And do some insects converge in how they sustain life within/on these structures? Loved unpacking these Qs w/ @francespi.bsky.social in light of the stunning Nishino & @fkttkm.bsky.social study! www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

📣 In case you missed it - we've opened expressions of interest for our Norwich #SingleCell and #Spatial symposium this summer, including speakers @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social, @arnausebe.bsky.social, and @avakhamseh.bsky.social! 👏 Find out more below 👇 💻🧬

There is still time to apply for a Predoctoral Internship in the Nobori group @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social 🌿 Apply online, deadline 26 Jan 2026 www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t... More info below 👇

Thanks for the shout-out! If anybody wants to get an overview of expansion microscopy techniques in plants, give this a read! 🔬

Why are so many plant viruses phloem-restricted? New work from Xueping Zhou’s lab reveals how this tissue tropism is determined in a geminivirus — and why phloem confinement can turn out to be an evolutionary advantage! www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌱🦠🚷🅿️🛫🌱

Looking forward to speaking at this event!

Asked ChatGPT to create a sumi-e–style artwork inspired by our lab’s research: www.tatsuyanobori.com

Fantastic story how bacteria exploit a host pathway to dissolve plant tissue and obtain nutrients 🤯 Uncovering these mechanisms about plant-pathogen interactions is so cool! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

It was a wonderful meeting - one of my highlights of 2025. Thank you to the organizers: @sattelylab.bsky.social, @beckybart.bsky.social, and Cyril Zipfel

New opportunity to join our #EvoMPMI group @johninnescentre.bsky.social as a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the mechanistic basis of immunity in diverse plants. Please spread the word, reach out by email, and/or apply if interested! More details here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...

I see what keeps Vangeli sane in our plant immunity chaos 🌸💐🌺 Great read 👍

The critical importance of accurate chemical notation for the superoxide radical (O•−2) in the plant literature www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Very happy to see this remarkable work published. Led by @tommclean.bsky.social and @ainsley-beaton.bsky.social. We show how Streptomyces bacteria sense & respond to misfolded secreted proteins. A great collaboration with @barriewilks.bsky.social #microsky 1/2 journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....

🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word! Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com

🌱 2x David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships at @slcuplants.bsky.social Unique opportunity for early-career researchers to launch their own independent research programme in quantitative plant development, with generous support & world-class facilities. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/david-s...