@rob-kb.bsky.social
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The growth of #plant leaves is highly dynamic and should be coordinated, but how is #leaf flatness preserved? @roederlab.bsky.social &co show that global coordination of growth across the leaf blade is required to maintain flatness in #Arabidopsis @plosbiology.org 🧪 buff.ly/QUMxOcF
September 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The growth of #plant leaves is highly dynamic and should be coordinated, but how is #leaf flatness preserved? @roederlab.bsky.social &co show that global coordination of growth across the leaf blade is required to maintain flatness in #Arabidopsis @plosbiology.org 🧪 buff.ly/QUMxOcF
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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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Very happy to share that our work "Growth directions and stiffness across cell layers determine whether tissues stay smooth or buckle" is now out @currentbiology.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Special thanks to my postdoctoral mentor @roederlab.bsky.social and all the authors!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Special thanks to my postdoctoral mentor @roederlab.bsky.social and all the authors!
Growth directions and stiffness across cell layers determine whether tissues stay smooth or buckle
Nature exhibits organs of various shapes and forms, ranging from smooth to undulated morphologies. How cells coordinate their growth to produce smooth…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 2, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Very happy to share that our work "Growth directions and stiffness across cell layers determine whether tissues stay smooth or buckle" is now out @currentbiology.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Special thanks to my postdoctoral mentor @roederlab.bsky.social and all the authors!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Special thanks to my postdoctoral mentor @roederlab.bsky.social and all the authors!
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A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne.
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August 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM
A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne.
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Kellenberger @joanameier.bsky.social @beverleycubg.bsky.social et al. studied sexual deception in South African daisy, identifying inverted genomic segments that may maintain the distinct identity of some floral forms in secondary contact zones.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag065
#genome #evolution
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag065
#genome #evolution
March 31, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Kellenberger @joanameier.bsky.social @beverleycubg.bsky.social et al. studied sexual deception in South African daisy, identifying inverted genomic segments that may maintain the distinct identity of some floral forms in secondary contact zones.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag065
#genome #evolution
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag065
#genome #evolution
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Check out our Review on #AFM in plants now on @jxbotany.bsky.social !
Now in @jxbotany.bsky.social !
Check out our opinion piece on Atomic Force Microscopy #afm in Plant Biomechanic Research: A powerful tool that needs careful handling, interpretation & more research! @Klaus Harter, @moscabiomeclab.bsky.social at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Check out our opinion piece on Atomic Force Microscopy #afm in Plant Biomechanic Research: A powerful tool that needs careful handling, interpretation & more research! @Klaus Harter, @moscabiomeclab.bsky.social at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Validate User
doi.org
July 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Check out our Review on #AFM in plants now on @jxbotany.bsky.social !
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Our foray into single cell and spatial transcriptomics led by Byron Rusnak in GenomeBiology. We found that DRMY1 is required for proper brassinosteroid-mediated coordination of sepal elongation, ensuring balanced growth between inner and outer sepals.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
July 13, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Our foray into single cell and spatial transcriptomics led by Byron Rusnak in GenomeBiology. We found that DRMY1 is required for proper brassinosteroid-mediated coordination of sepal elongation, ensuring balanced growth between inner and outer sepals.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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I am looking for a Post-doc in Oxford to work with me on morphogenesis at the cellular scale, with particular emphasis on growth processes and their mechanical and dynamical consequences.
Please circulate
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
This bristle is created by a single cell! Let's model it.
Please circulate
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
This bristle is created by a single cell! Let's model it.
May 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I am looking for a Post-doc in Oxford to work with me on morphogenesis at the cellular scale, with particular emphasis on growth processes and their mechanical and dynamical consequences.
Please circulate
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
This bristle is created by a single cell! Let's model it.
Please circulate
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
This bristle is created by a single cell! Let's model it.
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🧪🌾VACANCY: Postdoctoral scholarship in Plant Cell Adhesion and Mechanosensing🔬
Interested in how plant cells perceive and respond to mechanical signals?
Join @stephanevrg.bsky.social’s group and work on fundamental questions in plant cell biology.
Apply by June 22👇:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Interested in how plant cells perceive and respond to mechanical signals?
Join @stephanevrg.bsky.social’s group and work on fundamental questions in plant cell biology.
Apply by June 22👇:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Postdoctoral scholarship (2 years) within plant cell adhesion and mechanosensing
www.umu.se
May 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
🧪🌾VACANCY: Postdoctoral scholarship in Plant Cell Adhesion and Mechanosensing🔬
Interested in how plant cells perceive and respond to mechanical signals?
Join @stephanevrg.bsky.social’s group and work on fundamental questions in plant cell biology.
Apply by June 22👇:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Interested in how plant cells perceive and respond to mechanical signals?
Join @stephanevrg.bsky.social’s group and work on fundamental questions in plant cell biology.
Apply by June 22👇:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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Development is pleased to support the poster prizes for this #Morpho5 symposium, with our own Reviews Editor, @saanjbati.bsky.social, attending as well.
🔔 This is a quick reminder of in-person registration for the Cambridge Morphogenesis Symposium. We are really looking forward to welcoming you all 🥳
The deadline is a week away! Check out the details and register here: t.ly/YYM3u.
Further programme details will be announced soon! Stay tuned!
The deadline is a week away! Check out the details and register here: t.ly/YYM3u.
Further programme details will be announced soon! Stay tuned!
April 24, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Development is pleased to support the poster prizes for this #Morpho5 symposium, with our own Reviews Editor, @saanjbati.bsky.social, attending as well.
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ICYMI 📻
Catch up on yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 World at One programme - Sarah Montague caught up with JIC's Dr Elizabeth Orton to hear about the process she has refined to speed up ash seed germination, from years in nature down to a week in the lab (from 39:20): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Catch up on yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 World at One programme - Sarah Montague caught up with JIC's Dr Elizabeth Orton to hear about the process she has refined to speed up ash seed germination, from years in nature down to a week in the lab (from 39:20): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
April 23, 2026 at 12:56 PM
ICYMI 📻
Catch up on yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 World at One programme - Sarah Montague caught up with JIC's Dr Elizabeth Orton to hear about the process she has refined to speed up ash seed germination, from years in nature down to a week in the lab (from 39:20): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Catch up on yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 World at One programme - Sarah Montague caught up with JIC's Dr Elizabeth Orton to hear about the process she has refined to speed up ash seed germination, from years in nature down to a week in the lab (from 39:20): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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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/...
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There is a week left to apply for two available positions in my lab @ipbhalle.bsky.social
- PhD: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/12-phd-posit...
- Postdoc: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/13-postdocto...
Earliest start date: 01/05/2026.
We are interested in plant immune receptor biochemistry and evolution. Please share!
- PhD: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/12-phd-posit...
- Postdoc: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/13-postdocto...
Earliest start date: 01/05/2026.
We are interested in plant immune receptor biochemistry and evolution. Please share!
March 2, 2026 at 11:16 AM
There is a week left to apply for two available positions in my lab @ipbhalle.bsky.social
- PhD: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/12-phd-posit...
- Postdoc: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/13-postdocto...
Earliest start date: 01/05/2026.
We are interested in plant immune receptor biochemistry and evolution. Please share!
- PhD: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/12-phd-posit...
- Postdoc: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/13-postdocto...
Earliest start date: 01/05/2026.
We are interested in plant immune receptor biochemistry and evolution. Please share!
Spiral phyllotaxis from a single cell!! 😱😱😱
The rules of arrangement: leaf position governed by cell division in a moss #plantsci🌿
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Spiral phyllotaxis in the moss Physcomitrium patens emerges from simple division rules of the apical cell
Cammarata et al. explore how cell division orientation generates phyllotaxis in moss
with a unicellular meristem. They show that successive rotational divisions in the
apical cell are precisely placed...
www.cell.com
February 25, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Spiral phyllotaxis from a single cell!! 😱😱😱
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Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
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Our new paper! @PNASNews,
1/17
Healing isn’t about eliminating stress- it’s about regulating it.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Work led by @akanshaganguly.bsky.social reveals how plants carefully manage wound-induced stress (ROS) at the cellular level to activate organ regeneration.
1/17
Healing isn’t about eliminating stress- it’s about regulating it.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Work led by @akanshaganguly.bsky.social reveals how plants carefully manage wound-induced stress (ROS) at the cellular level to activate organ regeneration.
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
doi.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Our new paper! @PNASNews,
1/17
Healing isn’t about eliminating stress- it’s about regulating it.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Work led by @akanshaganguly.bsky.social reveals how plants carefully manage wound-induced stress (ROS) at the cellular level to activate organ regeneration.
1/17
Healing isn’t about eliminating stress- it’s about regulating it.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Work led by @akanshaganguly.bsky.social reveals how plants carefully manage wound-induced stress (ROS) at the cellular level to activate organ regeneration.
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This is a very special paper for me. I had the idea of combining transcription factor binding with chromatin in 2016/8. It took some time, but thanks to Fred and Vikas, we can finally share the story in @plos.org Genetics looking at chromatin states in Arabidopsis and Marchantia. #PlantScience
Chromatin state architecture governs transcription factor accessibility across plant genomes
Author summary In eukaryotes, DNA is tightly associated with histone proteins. Histone covalent modifications and histones isoforms, also called histone variants provide most of the complexity of chro...
journals.plos.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This is a very special paper for me. I had the idea of combining transcription factor binding with chromatin in 2016/8. It took some time, but thanks to Fred and Vikas, we can finally share the story in @plos.org Genetics looking at chromatin states in Arabidopsis and Marchantia. #PlantScience
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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...
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...
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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...
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...
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We are hiring! There is a PhD-position available in my group on environmental signal integration in plants. @swammerdamuva.bsky.social
More information:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
More information:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD position in Deciphering the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Signal Integration in Plants
<p><span>Do you wonder how plants simultaneously process, weigh and interpret the countless signals form their surroundings? Are you interested in delving into the mechanisms of signal integration in plants on a cellular level and have a passion for </span><strong><span>molecular biology and bio-imaging</span></strong><span>? Then this job may be for you! We are seeking a dedicated PhD-candidate to join our ambitious but collaborative team. </span></p>
werkenbij.uva.nl
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We are hiring! There is a PhD-position available in my group on environmental signal integration in plants. @swammerdamuva.bsky.social
More information:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
More information:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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📣 Looking for a 3-Year Postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social to join my Wellcome project.
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
Postdoctoral Researcher (Dr Miguel Montez) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Wellcome Trust project led by Dr Miguel Montez and hosted within the Dodd Group at the John Innes Centre.
www.jic.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
📣 Looking for a 3-Year Postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social to join my Wellcome project.
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
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Tissue-wide cues are sensed at the cellular level to coordinate microtubule orientations in plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.18.683221v1
October 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Tissue-wide cues are sensed at the cellular level to coordinate microtubule orientations in plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.18.683221v1
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Excited to participate and talk about how quantitative imaging analyses using #MorphographX helped see things that I didn’t know! #MGX 🌱🧪
🌱 Join us for our upcoming workshop Quantifying Plant Morphogenesis: 4D Insights with MorphoGraphX!
Learn how to quantitatively analyze plant confocal imaging data using MorphoGraphX.
Learn how to quantitatively analyze plant confocal imaging data using MorphoGraphX.
October 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Excited to participate and talk about how quantitative imaging analyses using #MorphographX helped see things that I didn’t know! #MGX 🌱🧪
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A nice hibiscus timeline cleanse 🌺 #Bloomscrolling
September 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A nice hibiscus timeline cleanse 🌺 #Bloomscrolling
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The BM^2 Lab is hiring a Ph.D. student to work on a variety of problems connected to modeling of morphogenesis in plants (i.e. ovule curvature formation, fixed handedness establishment in certain plant organs and its link to cell wall mechanics).
Please share!
Please share!
September 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The BM^2 Lab is hiring a Ph.D. student to work on a variety of problems connected to modeling of morphogenesis in plants (i.e. ovule curvature formation, fixed handedness establishment in certain plant organs and its link to cell wall mechanics).
Please share!
Please share!