Andrea Gómez-Felipe
@andreagomezfe.bsky.social
Postdoc @Indiana University I flower & fruit development l Microscopy I ➡️De Folter Lab🇲🇽➡️Kierzkowski Lab🇨🇦 ➡️ Nikolov Lab🇺🇲 l 🌱💮 Microscopy lover🔬| AFE The Plant Cell Journal 💻
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Two orthogonal differentiation gradients locally coordinate fruit morphogenesis
Nature Communications - The coordination of cellular behaviors is essential for proper organogenesis. Here the authors show that fruit development in Arabidopsis is governed by time-shifted...
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One of my first live imaging of Arabidopsis gynoecium www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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@atinygreencell.bsky.social, I'm guessing that you are familiar with all of this already?
the "Mg²⁺ problem" has been known for a long time. For example, in the standard "rich medium" LB (see👇).
now we get to know more about the reasons! #MicroSky
now we get to know more about the reasons! #MicroSky
September 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM
@atinygreencell.bsky.social, I'm guessing that you are familiar with all of this already?
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🌱 Our new paper about growth-derived mechanical conflicts in gynoecium and fruit morphogenesis is now out @currentbiology.bsky.social
🎉Congrats to Binghan Wang and all authors.
📄https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)01086-9
@irbv.bsky.social @umontreal-en.bsky.social
🎉Congrats to Binghan Wang and all authors.
📄https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)01086-9
@irbv.bsky.social @umontreal-en.bsky.social
September 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
🌱 Our new paper about growth-derived mechanical conflicts in gynoecium and fruit morphogenesis is now out @currentbiology.bsky.social
🎉Congrats to Binghan Wang and all authors.
📄https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)01086-9
@irbv.bsky.social @umontreal-en.bsky.social
🎉Congrats to Binghan Wang and all authors.
📄https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)01086-9
@irbv.bsky.social @umontreal-en.bsky.social
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@naascarabidopsis.bsky.social are hosting a series of seminars this autumn you don't want to miss. 💚
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/rsvp-awards-...
I'm speaking with @yoselin.bsky.social & Sterling on Oct 27 4:30PM UK, 9:30AM PDT, 12:30PM EDT
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Join us!
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I'm speaking with @yoselin.bsky.social & Sterling on Oct 27 4:30PM UK, 9:30AM PDT, 12:30PM EDT
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Join us!
September 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
@naascarabidopsis.bsky.social are hosting a series of seminars this autumn you don't want to miss. 💚
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/rsvp-awards-...
I'm speaking with @yoselin.bsky.social & Sterling on Oct 27 4:30PM UK, 9:30AM PDT, 12:30PM EDT
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/...
Join us!
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/rsvp-awards-...
I'm speaking with @yoselin.bsky.social & Sterling on Oct 27 4:30PM UK, 9:30AM PDT, 12:30PM EDT
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/...
Join us!
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
In a global first, Mexico approves use of RNA-based fungicide.
Oifirax, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA molecules to kill the fungus responsible for powdery mildew on grapes.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Oifirax, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA molecules to kill the fungus responsible for powdery mildew on grapes.
www.science.org/content/arti...
In a global first, Mexico approves use of RNA-based fungicide
Oifirax, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA molecules to kill the fungus responsible for powdery mildew on grapes
www.science.org
August 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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Happy to share our combined views on the opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology; collaborative work now out in @theplantcell.bsky.social : track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...
Decoding plants cell by cell: opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology
Single-cell and spatial biology techniques present new opportunities for plant research, but also come with methodological considerations, technical limita
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July 30, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Happy to share our combined views on the opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology; collaborative work now out in @theplantcell.bsky.social : track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...
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A collection of perspectives on the opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology is now published in
@ThePlantCell
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academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
Happy to have contributed the chapter, “Spatial transcriptomics in plants: where next?”
@ThePlantCell
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academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
Happy to have contributed the chapter, “Spatial transcriptomics in plants: where next?”
July 30, 2026 at 8:14 AM
A collection of perspectives on the opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology is now published in
@ThePlantCell
.
academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
Happy to have contributed the chapter, “Spatial transcriptomics in plants: where next?”
@ThePlantCell
.
academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
Happy to have contributed the chapter, “Spatial transcriptomics in plants: where next?”
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Our single-cell atlas paper made the cover 🎉 image by @lbmountain.bsky.social, showing the mature Brachy epidermis in all its beauty. #GoBrachy: yellow is lignin, and blue is cell wall autofluorescence.
July 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Our single-cell atlas paper made the cover 🎉 image by @lbmountain.bsky.social, showing the mature Brachy epidermis in all its beauty. #GoBrachy: yellow is lignin, and blue is cell wall autofluorescence.
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I'm so thankful to @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social for the Community Impact award, shared with @yoselin.bsky.social & Sterling Field.
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/....
It's especially sweet as I'll retire from ASPB Dec 31, 2026.
I'm leaving my job so I'll have more time for my work 😉
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It's especially sweet as I'll retire from ASPB Dec 31, 2026.
I'm leaving my job so I'll have more time for my work 😉
July 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I'm so thankful to @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social for the Community Impact award, shared with @yoselin.bsky.social & Sterling Field.
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/....
It's especially sweet as I'll retire from ASPB Dec 31, 2026.
I'm leaving my job so I'll have more time for my work 😉
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/....
It's especially sweet as I'll retire from ASPB Dec 31, 2026.
I'm leaving my job so I'll have more time for my work 😉
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New review out in Current Biology with colleagues in the Plant Cell Atlas (@plantcellatlas.bsky.social)! We discuss how single-cell genomics is reshaping our understanding of plant cell-type identity and evolution across the Green Lineage.
bit.ly/4eAip2Q
bit.ly/4eAip2Q
June 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
New review out in Current Biology with colleagues in the Plant Cell Atlas (@plantcellatlas.bsky.social)! We discuss how single-cell genomics is reshaping our understanding of plant cell-type identity and evolution across the Green Lineage.
bit.ly/4eAip2Q
bit.ly/4eAip2Q
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Out now! “Finding your way into scientific publishing: from peer review to editorial roles” with panelists Nancy Hofmann, Rory Osborne, Andrea Gomez-Felipe, and William Teale.
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/...
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June 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Out now! “Finding your way into scientific publishing: from peer review to editorial roles” with panelists Nancy Hofmann, Rory Osborne, Andrea Gomez-Felipe, and William Teale.
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/...
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/...
Join us!
🚨Upcoming NAASC Early Career webinar: Finding your way into scientific publishing: from peer review to editorial roles.
➡️RSVP here: www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/rsvp-naasc-w...
➡️RSVP here: www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/rsvp-naasc-w...
May 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Join us!
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What a fabulous lineup of speakers! Don't miss this one!
🚨Upcoming NAASC Early Career webinar: Finding your way into scientific publishing: from peer review to editorial roles.
➡️RSVP here: www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/rsvp-naasc-w...
➡️RSVP here: www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/rsvp-naasc-w...
May 15, 2026 at 8:28 AM
What a fabulous lineup of speakers! Don't miss this one!
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Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
scim.ag
May 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
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Do you want to know how to build an organ from a single cell?
Check out our paper about phyllid development in moss by Weney Lin @irbv.bsky.social
Colaboration with Yoan Couder @ensdelyon.bsky.social and and Richard Smith @johninnescentre.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Check out our paper about phyllid development in moss by Weney Lin @irbv.bsky.social
Colaboration with Yoan Couder @ensdelyon.bsky.social and and Richard Smith @johninnescentre.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
April 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Do you want to know how to build an organ from a single cell?
Check out our paper about phyllid development in moss by Weney Lin @irbv.bsky.social
Colaboration with Yoan Couder @ensdelyon.bsky.social and and Richard Smith @johninnescentre.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Check out our paper about phyllid development in moss by Weney Lin @irbv.bsky.social
Colaboration with Yoan Couder @ensdelyon.bsky.social and and Richard Smith @johninnescentre.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Happy to see this paper out!
🌸⚖️ RESEARCH ⚖️🌸
Live imaging and hormone manipulation shows how auxin–cytokinin crosstalk drives differential growth at the cellular level in the gynoecium to establish the correct geometry for carpel primordia initiation – Gómez-Felipe et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Live imaging and hormone manipulation shows how auxin–cytokinin crosstalk drives differential growth at the cellular level in the gynoecium to establish the correct geometry for carpel primordia initiation – Gómez-Felipe et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
March 29, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Happy to see this paper out!
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We are delighted to share this week’s featured image from Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social, showcasing pollen grains from various plant species. Read our post to discover more about the image and learn about Nat’s research.
#FluorescenceFriday
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#FluorescenceFriday
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Featured image with Nat Prunet - FocalPlane
Featured image with Nat Prunet - News
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March 27, 2026 at 10:41 AM
We are delighted to share this week’s featured image from Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social, showcasing pollen grains from various plant species. Read our post to discover more about the image and learn about Nat’s research.
#FluorescenceFriday
focalplane.biologists.com/2026/03/27/f...
#FluorescenceFriday
focalplane.biologists.com/2026/03/27/f...
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Our work on #hornwort #pyrenoids is finally out in @science.org! 🎉 We uncovered how hornworts pack their Rubisco into pyrenoids and successfully recreated them in Arabidopsis. A key step toward engineering more efficient photosynthesis in crops @btiscience.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An unconventional Rubisco small subunit underpins the CO2-concentrating organelle in land plants
In many algae, photosynthesis is boosted by biophysical CO2-concentrating mechanisms, which pack the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco into liquid-like organelles called pyrenoids. Engineering C3 crops with a...
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March 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Our work on #hornwort #pyrenoids is finally out in @science.org! 🎉 We uncovered how hornworts pack their Rubisco into pyrenoids and successfully recreated them in Arabidopsis. A key step toward engineering more efficient photosynthesis in crops @btiscience.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Not something you see in textbooks very often: tripolar mitosis.
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Not something you see in textbooks very often: tripolar mitosis.
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The Plant Cell welcomes 2026 Assistant Features Editors.
In an exciting turn of events, this year I get to work with the Plant Cell Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) as well as Plant Physiology AFEs, because Nan Eckardt, long-time Plant Cell Features Editor, has retired! 🎉
doi.org/10.1093/plce...
In an exciting turn of events, this year I get to work with the Plant Cell Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) as well as Plant Physiology AFEs, because Nan Eckardt, long-time Plant Cell Features Editor, has retired! 🎉
doi.org/10.1093/plce...
January 9, 2026 at 8:06 AM
The Plant Cell welcomes 2026 Assistant Features Editors.
In an exciting turn of events, this year I get to work with the Plant Cell Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) as well as Plant Physiology AFEs, because Nan Eckardt, long-time Plant Cell Features Editor, has retired! 🎉
doi.org/10.1093/plce...
In an exciting turn of events, this year I get to work with the Plant Cell Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) as well as Plant Physiology AFEs, because Nan Eckardt, long-time Plant Cell Features Editor, has retired! 🎉
doi.org/10.1093/plce...
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New paper from our lab @jxbotany.bsky.social about auxin and cytokinin interactions during carpel initiation in Arabidopsis
Led by @andreagomezfe.bsky.social in collaboration with @defolter-lab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
Led by @andreagomezfe.bsky.social in collaboration with @defolter-lab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
December 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
New paper from our lab @jxbotany.bsky.social about auxin and cytokinin interactions during carpel initiation in Arabidopsis
Led by @andreagomezfe.bsky.social in collaboration with @defolter-lab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
Led by @andreagomezfe.bsky.social in collaboration with @defolter-lab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
I’m happy to finally share our story on carpel initiation in Arabidopsis and how auxin and cytokinin shape carpel growth patterns. Auxin and cytokinin regulate growth dynamics underlying carpel initiation url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...
Auxin and cytokinin regulate growth dynamics underlying carpel initiation
Abstract. Plant organ initiation requires precise spatial and temporal coordination of cellular behaviors. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the gynoecium, the fema
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December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I’m happy to finally share our story on carpel initiation in Arabidopsis and how auxin and cytokinin shape carpel growth patterns. Auxin and cytokinin regulate growth dynamics underlying carpel initiation url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...
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IN BRIEF: Deciphering the Tomato Phosphate Starvation Response: Functional and Transcriptional Roles of SlPHR3 and SlPHR4 (Andrea Gómez-Felipe) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Deciphering the tomato phosphate starvation response: Functional and transcriptional roles of SlPHR3 and SlPHR4
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for plants, primarily taken up from the soil in the form of inorganic phosphate (Pi) (Paz-Ares et al. 2022). Howeve
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November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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🌱 Open PhD Position in Plant EvoDevo 🌱 Thinking about a PhD in plant evodevo? The Becker Research Group (JLU Giessen, Germany) has a fully funded 4-year PhD position in the ICIPS II research unit! 🎓 📍 Where? Gießen, Germany – great research environment & vibrant plant science network.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🌱 Open PhD Position in Plant EvoDevo 🌱 Thinking about a PhD in plant evodevo? The Becker Research Group (JLU Giessen, Germany) has a fully funded 4-year PhD position in the ICIPS II research unit! 🎓 📍 Where? Gießen, Germany – great research environment & vibrant plant science network.
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#Nectar, the original cocktail: an introduction to a #VirtualIssue
Check out this #Editorial from Gong, et al. introducing the Virtual Issue 'Nectar and nectaries'
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Check out this #Editorial from Gong, et al. introducing the Virtual Issue 'Nectar and nectaries'
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
October 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#Nectar, the original cocktail: an introduction to a #VirtualIssue
Check out this #Editorial from Gong, et al. introducing the Virtual Issue 'Nectar and nectaries'
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Check out this #Editorial from Gong, et al. introducing the Virtual Issue 'Nectar and nectaries'
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
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Profile of @plantphys.bsky.social EIC Yunde Zhao & RUBY reporter his lab developed; free for use in academic labs & classrooms. “RUBY is making a difference in so many ways because we opened it up to all of science".
"Fundamental research is crucial because it can lead to unexpected discoveries.”
"Fundamental research is crucial because it can lead to unexpected discoveries.”
Seeing Red: A UC San Diego Invention is Transforming the Way Scientists Track Genes
UC San Diego biologists have created a transformative new way to monitor genes. The game-changing tool known as RUBY is an inexpensive, easy-to-use technology that allows researchers to visualize gene...
today.ucsd.edu
October 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Profile of @plantphys.bsky.social EIC Yunde Zhao & RUBY reporter his lab developed; free for use in academic labs & classrooms. “RUBY is making a difference in so many ways because we opened it up to all of science".
"Fundamental research is crucial because it can lead to unexpected discoveries.”
"Fundamental research is crucial because it can lead to unexpected discoveries.”