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Exciting to see the plant science community come together at ComBio 2026! Looking forward to the latest discoveries and collaborations. 🌿
The ComBio 2026 website www.combio.org.au
#ComBio2026 #AusPlantSci #Phytogen #PlantScience
August 3, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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📱 Connect with ASPS!
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Find us on:
🌐 Official website
📰 Phytogen newsletter
🎓 Conference updates
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💼 LinkedIn
🐦 Twitter/X @asps_ozplants

Join Australia's plant science community! 🌱

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December 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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📋ASPS membership benefits:

- networking
- conference discounts
- award eligibility
- Phytogen updates + spotlights
- student rates available!

Check your status and renew today!
www.asps.org.au/members

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July 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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🎬 Relive the highlights from #ASPS2025 in Adelaide - incredible science, networking, and collaboration across four amazing days! 🌱

See you at ComBio 2026 in Sydney! 👋

#AusPlantSci #PlantScience #ASPS2025 #ComBio2026​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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⏰ Starting very soon at #ASPS2025!
🏆 Peter Goldacre Award Talk
📅 Tuesday 11:00am | Chair: Brent Kaiser (UoS)
🎤 Dr. Stephanie Watts-Fawkes (Wageningen University, Netherlands)
One of our most prestigious awards - don't miss it!
#AusPlantSci #PlantScience #PeterGoldacreAward
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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2026 ASPS Award recognising excellence across plant science research, education & outreach:
JG Wood Lecture: Barry Pogson , Peter Goldacre Award: Renee Marchin Prokopavicius
Jan Anderson Award: Vanessa Melino, Education & Outreach Claudia Keitel
For details: www.asps.org.au/phytogen
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June 8, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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📢 ASPS committee positions open! Apply for Honorary Treasurer, discipline reps (Genetics, Plant Dev, Ecophysiology, Climate, Physiology) & student reps.

Submit nomination form + 100-word statement to secretary@asps.org.au by Nov 14. #AusPlantSci
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Phytogen March2026. A collection of ‘firsts’ 🌱 milestone moments—from first talks to first leadership roles—offering insight and encouragement for those reaching similar steps. Read more: www.asps.org.au/phytogen/mar... #AusPlantSci #WomeninPlantScience #Phytogen
April 20, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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New Website Launch: ASPS launches new website!

July Phytogen is the first edition using the updated platform at www.asps.org.au. Still working out the details, but improved functionality and design for the plant science community.

#AusPlantSci #WebsiteLaunch
August 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Qinqin Yang (The University of Sydney) braved her first ASPS Conference presentation on nanomaterials for Arabidopsis pollen! Read her experience in Phytogen March issue: www.asps.org.au/phytogen/mar...
#AusPlantSci #WomenInPlantScience
April 21, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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🎤 ASPS2025 Session Spotlight: Annals of Botany Travelling Speaker.
📅 Wednesday 11:00am | Chair: Eloise Foo (UTAS)
🌍 Featuring Dr. Lena Müller from the Salk Institute (USA)
Don't miss this special international perspective at #ASPS2025!
#AusPlantSci #PlantScience #AnnalsOfBotany
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Membership Benefits:

ASPS membership provides conference discounts, travel grant eligibility, networking opportunities, and Phytogen updates.

Student rates available. Check your status at the new website!
www.asps.org.au/become-a-mem...

#AusPlantSci #Membership
Become a Member — Australian Society of Plant Scientists
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September 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Congratulations to Dr Ali Gill on receiving the Herchel Smith Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Cambridge.

Her story reminds us that persistence and resilience are central to scientific success.

#AusPlantSci #Phytogen #ASPS #Postdoc
July 13, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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#ComBio2026 Call for late breaking Abstract:Poster presentation
Deadline : 8th July 2026 (11:59pm AEST)
Details: www.combio.org.au/call-for-lat...
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June 12, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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ComBio 2026 is coming to Sydney! 29 Sept – 1 Oct 2026
🔗 Registrations are now open – don’t miss out!
www.combio.org.au
🎟️ ASPS cocktail event tickets are also available.
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Stay tuned for updates via the ComBio LinkedIn page. #ausplantsci #combio2026
May 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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🎓 2025 Conference Postgraduate Travel Award Reflection. Yalin Liu (UniMelb) reflects on ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, highlighting her first poster presentation experience, insights from outreach sessions, and valuable networking
For details: www.asps.org.au/phytogen
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June 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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@aurouxlucas.bsky.social
(LaTrobe) reflects on ASPS 2025 as a great platform for sharing his single-cell omics research and building valuable collaborations across the plant science community.
#AusPlantSci #PlantOmics
More info: www.asps.org.au/phytogen/apr...
May 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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🎓 2025 Conference Postgraduate Travel Award Reflection
Kritika Sharma (UTas) shares her experience at ASPS 2025 Conference in Adelaide, highlighting valuable sessions on outreach, Indigenous learnings, and industry engagement. For details: www.asps.org.au/phytogen
#AusPlantSci #PlantScience
June 12, 2026 at 4:16 AM
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Check out a recent publication from ASPS student member @aurouxlucas.bsky.social
(LaTrobe Uni):
Advances in seed omics
Journal of Experimental Botany (2026). Congrats, Lucas!
Link to paper : doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#AusPlantSci #SeedScience #PlantOmics #PlantGenomics #PlantBiology
Advances in seed omics
This review synthesizes recent breakthroughs in seed biology enabled by cutting-edge omics technologies, revealing molecular mechanisms controlling seed de
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May 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Check out a recent publication from ASPS student member Gabrielle Jessica (USyd)
From genes to climate: a perspective on the importance of leaf shape. Journal of Experimental Botany (2026)
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
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From genes to climate: a perspective on the importance of leaf shape
Integrating knowledge on the regulatory genes controlling leaf shape with morphological responses to environmental variables has the potential to identify
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May 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Heads up! Abstract submission for #ComBio2026 closes Monday 20 April.

Tickets for the ASPS cocktail event at Combio are available www.combio.org.au/social-program

Don't miss out! #AusPlantSci
April 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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#ASPS2025 Conference Student Travel Awardee Sabrina De Zen (ANU) reflects on ASPS 2025 as a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas, gain new perspectives, and connect with researchers across plant science.
#AusPlantSci #PhDLife
More info: www.asps.org.au/phytogen/apr...
May 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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👋 Welcome Joseph Pegler as ASPS Honorary Treasurer from 2026!
Joseph joins us from the University of Newcastle and will guide the Society's financial management.
Thank you to outgoing Treasurer Mark Waters for your dedicated service! 🙏
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December 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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How do trees survive extreme heat? Goldacre Award winner Dr Renée Marchin's research into warming, drought, heatwaves, tree water use and urban forest resilience is helping to identify species that can better withstand future climates.
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👉 www.asps.org.au/phytogen/jun...
July 8, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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Still time to get your applications in for our prestigious awards. Winners present at our #asps2025 conference happening later this year in Adelaide.

More info at www.asps.org.au/asps25, /asps.org.au/awards

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May 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM