Julian Verdonk
@julianverdonk.eurosky.social
scientist, musician, geek, cook, husband, father... in no particular order
postharvest physiology, molecular plant physiology, specialized metabolites, transcription factors
postharvest physiology, molecular plant physiology, specialized metabolites, transcription factors
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We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904
My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!
We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904
My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
September 24, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904
My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!
We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904
My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!
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🧪🚨ATTENTION: TENURE TRACK JOB POSTINGS!🚨Come work with me in Buffalo! We are hiring TWO TT faculty lines:
-Physical/Analytical Chemistry
-Genetics/Microbiology Biologist
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-Physical/Analytical Chemistry
-Genetics/Microbiology Biologist
Please Share!!
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September 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM
🧪🚨ATTENTION: TENURE TRACK JOB POSTINGS!🚨Come work with me in Buffalo! We are hiring TWO TT faculty lines:
-Physical/Analytical Chemistry
-Genetics/Microbiology Biologist
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-Physical/Analytical Chemistry
-Genetics/Microbiology Biologist
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I’m thrilled to share that our search for a tenure-track colleague in my *truly wonderful and collegial* Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development Division in the MCB Department at Berkeley @berkeleymcb.bsky.social is live! Please share this broad search widely: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481
Assistant Professor -Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development - Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
August 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I’m thrilled to share that our search for a tenure-track colleague in my *truly wonderful and collegial* Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development Division in the MCB Department at Berkeley @berkeleymcb.bsky.social is live! Please share this broad search widely: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481
Our paper on robotic handling of tomato & strawberry is out! Soft grippers cause less damage than rigid ones, but high pressure & 3-finger grips still cause hidden harm 🍓🍅 #PlantScience #Postharvest www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @hortproductphyswur.bsky.social
Multi-scale postharvest quality assessment of tomato and strawberry handled with robotic grippers
Robotic handling can reduce postharvest losses, but its mechanical impacts on fresh produce require evaluation for hidden damage. This study assessed …
www.sciencedirect.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Our paper on robotic handling of tomato & strawberry is out! Soft grippers cause less damage than rigid ones, but high pressure & 3-finger grips still cause hidden harm 🍓🍅 #PlantScience #Postharvest www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @hortproductphyswur.bsky.social
Our paper about photoperiod effects on strawberry development in vertical farms is out! Short days suppress vegetative growth, but less so in everbearing than seasonal cultivars 🍓 #PlantScience @hortproductphyswur.bsky.social journals.ashs.org/view/journal...
August 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Our paper about photoperiod effects on strawberry development in vertical farms is out! Short days suppress vegetative growth, but less so in everbearing than seasonal cultivars 🍓 #PlantScience @hortproductphyswur.bsky.social journals.ashs.org/view/journal...
Our paper about stomatal malfunction in chrysanthemum is out! High humidity during growth can cause chrysanthemums to lose water post-harvest, but susceptibility varies by genotype — a path to better cultivars 🌼💧 #PlantScience journals.ashs.org/view/journal...
@hortproductphyswur.bsky.social
@hortproductphyswur.bsky.social
August 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Our paper about stomatal malfunction in chrysanthemum is out! High humidity during growth can cause chrysanthemums to lose water post-harvest, but susceptibility varies by genotype — a path to better cultivars 🌼💧 #PlantScience journals.ashs.org/view/journal...
@hortproductphyswur.bsky.social
@hortproductphyswur.bsky.social
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📣 Job alert! 2 Positions starting 2027.
PhD position with me and @bayerlab.bsky.social on Robustness of embryonic and stomatal development, part of @greenrobust.de
Postdoc position on the regulation of cell state, following up on some exciting snRNAseq dat!
Apply now or share!
#PlantSciJob
PhD position with me and @bayerlab.bsky.social on Robustness of embryonic and stomatal development, part of @greenrobust.de
Postdoc position on the regulation of cell state, following up on some exciting snRNAseq dat!
Apply now or share!
#PlantSciJob
August 24, 2026 at 12:47 PM
📣 Job alert! 2 Positions starting 2027.
PhD position with me and @bayerlab.bsky.social on Robustness of embryonic and stomatal development, part of @greenrobust.de
Postdoc position on the regulation of cell state, following up on some exciting snRNAseq dat!
Apply now or share!
#PlantSciJob
PhD position with me and @bayerlab.bsky.social on Robustness of embryonic and stomatal development, part of @greenrobust.de
Postdoc position on the regulation of cell state, following up on some exciting snRNAseq dat!
Apply now or share!
#PlantSciJob
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New postdoc opportunity in our team! Topic is computational analysis of (meta)genomic data to study evolution of plant-microbiome interactions. Part of the AEGIS consortium (aegisearth.bio/en). Apply here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
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Postdoc on computational (meta)genomic analysis
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges for global food security, requiring new approaches to understand and harness the natural diversity that enables plants and their associated microbiomes...
www.wur.nl
August 4, 2026 at 6:31 AM
New postdoc opportunity in our team! Topic is computational analysis of (meta)genomic data to study evolution of plant-microbiome interactions. Part of the AEGIS consortium (aegisearth.bio/en). Apply here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
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Please RT!
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How do transcription factors bind DNA strongly, and in a switch like manner, while remaining sequence specific?
Our new paper on a canonical plant TF suggests the answer is a previously underappreciated assembly state: transcription factor nanoclusters.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new paper on a canonical plant TF suggests the answer is a previously underappreciated assembly state: transcription factor nanoclusters.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Nanoclustering of a plant transcription factor enables strong yet specific DNA binding
Transcription factor nanoclusters balance the DNA binding trade-off between weakly binding oligomers and nonspecific condensates.
www.science.org
July 25, 2026 at 10:47 AM
How do transcription factors bind DNA strongly, and in a switch like manner, while remaining sequence specific?
Our new paper on a canonical plant TF suggests the answer is a previously underappreciated assembly state: transcription factor nanoclusters.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new paper on a canonical plant TF suggests the answer is a previously underappreciated assembly state: transcription factor nanoclusters.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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I found that H2O2 treatment of Petunia flowers creates a spotted pattern 😯
It's known oxidation degrades anthocyanins, but the pattern was unexpected! Any ideas @gardiner-lab.bsky.social @julianverdonk.eurosky.social ?
It's known oxidation degrades anthocyanins, but the pattern was unexpected! Any ideas @gardiner-lab.bsky.social @julianverdonk.eurosky.social ?
July 17, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I found that H2O2 treatment of Petunia flowers creates a spotted pattern 😯
It's known oxidation degrades anthocyanins, but the pattern was unexpected! Any ideas @gardiner-lab.bsky.social @julianverdonk.eurosky.social ?
It's known oxidation degrades anthocyanins, but the pattern was unexpected! Any ideas @gardiner-lab.bsky.social @julianverdonk.eurosky.social ?
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🌾🧬 Virus-induced genome editing (VIGE) delivers CRISPR via plant viruses, bypassing tissue culture. Now moving from proof-of-concept to practice, with heritable edits achieved in wheat
A promising non-transgenic tool #plantscience @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
A promising non-transgenic tool #plantscience @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
Virus-induced genome editing: toward crop breeding applications
CRISPR-Cas-based genome editing has revolutionized precise genome manipulation in
plants, yet its practical application is still constrained by the inefficient delivery
of editing reagents across diff...
www.cell.com
July 11, 2026 at 2:09 PM
🌾🧬 Virus-induced genome editing (VIGE) delivers CRISPR via plant viruses, bypassing tissue culture. Now moving from proof-of-concept to practice, with heritable edits achieved in wheat
A promising non-transgenic tool #plantscience @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
A promising non-transgenic tool #plantscience @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
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Job alert 🚨 Two (!!) postdoc positions in plant-virus interactions at University of Amsterdam! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Cat's Plant Shenanigans
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July 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Job alert 🚨 Two (!!) postdoc positions in plant-virus interactions at University of Amsterdam! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Such fun hosting @julianverdonk.eurosky.social for a mini sabatical (Virginia Tech Translational Plant Sciences Center Global Distinction Fellow) in the lab! Been messing with science together since the 90's 🤓
July 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Such fun hosting @julianverdonk.eurosky.social for a mini sabatical (Virginia Tech Translational Plant Sciences Center Global Distinction Fellow) in the lab! Been messing with science together since the 90's 🤓
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📣 We are hiring! In the collaborative research center 'Plant Ecological Genetics' @teamthomma.bsky.social searches a PhD candidate to study the role of plant-associated microbiota in plant density responses and inter-plant competition. See project A07: sl1nk.com/b7z0doc Deadline July 10!
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June 19, 2026 at 6:05 PM
📣 We are hiring! In the collaborative research center 'Plant Ecological Genetics' @teamthomma.bsky.social searches a PhD candidate to study the role of plant-associated microbiota in plant density responses and inter-plant competition. See project A07: sl1nk.com/b7z0doc Deadline July 10!
Research stay in the Bargmann lab @bas-bargmann.bsky.social as Global Distinction Fellow to do some Petunia Protoplast TARGET experiments. Sorting and sequencing! @petuniaplatform.bsky.social @hortproductphyswur.bsky.social #PlantScience #Petunia
June 20, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Research stay in the Bargmann lab @bas-bargmann.bsky.social as Global Distinction Fellow to do some Petunia Protoplast TARGET experiments. Sorting and sequencing! @petuniaplatform.bsky.social @hortproductphyswur.bsky.social #PlantScience #Petunia
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W 3 Professorship for Plant Biotechnology. Freiburg, Germany.
Apply if you’d like to be my successor.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob #plantsciencejob
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...
Apply if you’d like to be my successor.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob #plantsciencejob
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...
University of Freiburg
uni-freiburg.de
June 8, 2026 at 9:55 AM
W 3 Professorship for Plant Biotechnology. Freiburg, Germany.
Apply if you’d like to be my successor.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob #plantsciencejob
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...
Apply if you’d like to be my successor.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob #plantsciencejob
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...
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Back from World Petunia Days 2026 in Rome 🌸 Great meeting — familiar faces, new ones, and excellent science. The petunia community keeps growing. Already looking forward to the next one! #Petunia #PlantScience #WorldPetuniaDays2026 #WPD2026
June 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Back from World Petunia Days 2026 in Rome 🌸 Great meeting — familiar faces, new ones, and excellent science. The petunia community keeps growing. Already looking forward to the next one! #Petunia #PlantScience #WorldPetuniaDays2026 #WPD2026
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🔜Two postdoc positions are available in Rouached Lab for a creative individual to lead a project that will explore a new dimension in the field of plant nutrition. Please contact me if you are interested in TOR signaling, epigenetic and/or plant development [email protected]
June 4, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🔜Two postdoc positions are available in Rouached Lab for a creative individual to lead a project that will explore a new dimension in the field of plant nutrition. Please contact me if you are interested in TOR signaling, epigenetic and/or plant development [email protected]
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We have an open PhD position in our Mol. Biochemistry of Plant-Microbe Interactions Lab Saurlab.com. Please see details below, share and consider applying. jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de
June 4, 2026 at 7:11 AM
We have an open PhD position in our Mol. Biochemistry of Plant-Microbe Interactions Lab Saurlab.com. Please see details below, share and consider applying. jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
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June 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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What a time to be alive... RNA-Seq for half the price I paid 3 months ago, with results 4x faster... And I can ship it without dry-ice at the dropbox at my neighbouring faculty.
Thanks @plasmidsaurus.bsky.social! Looking forward to the results 🧬 #PhDlife #molecularbiology #plantscience
Thanks @plasmidsaurus.bsky.social! Looking forward to the results 🧬 #PhDlife #molecularbiology #plantscience
June 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
What a time to be alive... RNA-Seq for half the price I paid 3 months ago, with results 4x faster... And I can ship it without dry-ice at the dropbox at my neighbouring faculty.
Thanks @plasmidsaurus.bsky.social! Looking forward to the results 🧬 #PhDlife #molecularbiology #plantscience
Thanks @plasmidsaurus.bsky.social! Looking forward to the results 🧬 #PhDlife #molecularbiology #plantscience