Charles Melnyk
@charlesmelnyk.bsky.social
Plant biologist studying grafting, tissue regeneration and parasitic plants at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: www.melnyklab.com
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Only a few days left to apply!
My group is looking for a postdoc to engineer and deploy new tools to precisely manipulate and decode how auxin coordinates plant morphogenesis.
@starmorph-syg.bsky.social
Research Associate - Reprogramming Development (closes 7 October 2025)
My group is looking for a postdoc to engineer and deploy new tools to precisely manipulate and decode how auxin coordinates plant morphogenesis.
@starmorph-syg.bsky.social
Research Associate - Reprogramming Development (closes 7 October 2025)
www.cam.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Only a few days left to apply!
My group is looking for a postdoc to engineer and deploy new tools to precisely manipulate and decode how auxin coordinates plant morphogenesis.
@starmorph-syg.bsky.social
Research Associate - Reprogramming Development (closes 7 October 2025)
My group is looking for a postdoc to engineer and deploy new tools to precisely manipulate and decode how auxin coordinates plant morphogenesis.
@starmorph-syg.bsky.social
Research Associate - Reprogramming Development (closes 7 October 2025)
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Plants are constantly under attack in nature But what determines whether they choose to defend themselves or heal their tissue? Charles Melnyk is conducting groundbreaking molecular research to understand their strategies
#research #science #plantscience @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social
shorturl.at/1jZ5W
#research #science #plantscience @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social
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Fight or heal – how do plants know what is best for them? | Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
Plants are constantly under attack in nature. But what determines whether they choose to defend themselves or heal their tissue? Charles Melnyk is conducting groundbreaking molecular research to under...
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September 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Plants are constantly under attack in nature But what determines whether they choose to defend themselves or heal their tissue? Charles Melnyk is conducting groundbreaking molecular research to understand their strategies
#research #science #plantscience @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social
shorturl.at/1jZ5W
#research #science #plantscience @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social
shorturl.at/1jZ5W
Reposted by Charles Melnyk
Our new paper is out!
1/14 How does an organ rebuild its shape after injury? It's not just about making new cells, but aligning them in the right direction — like bricks shaping a structure. We show that it's all driven by Cell Geometry!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
1/14 How does an organ rebuild its shape after injury? It's not just about making new cells, but aligning them in the right direction — like bricks shaping a structure. We show that it's all driven by Cell Geometry!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Wound repair in plants guided by cell geometry
Mathew et al. show that growth conflicts reshape cells after injury, forming rhomboidal
geometries that trigger diagonal divisions. This reorients cell files to restore tapered
morphology. A two-step ...
www.cell.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Our new paper is out!
1/14 How does an organ rebuild its shape after injury? It's not just about making new cells, but aligning them in the right direction — like bricks shaping a structure. We show that it's all driven by Cell Geometry!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
1/14 How does an organ rebuild its shape after injury? It's not just about making new cells, but aligning them in the right direction — like bricks shaping a structure. We show that it's all driven by Cell Geometry!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- The hidden power of water in plant regeneration (Nature Plants) @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social (Summary by Ching Chan) buff.ly/9quikax
#PlantaePSRW
#PlantaePSRW
The hidden power of water in plant regeneration | Plantae
Plants are renowned for their remarkable ability to regenerate tissues and organs. Two typical regeneration pathways—de novo root regeneration (DNRR) and wound-induced callus (WIC) formation—enable…
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July 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Plant Science Research Weekly -- The hidden power of water in plant regeneration (Nature Plants) @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social (Summary by Ching Chan) buff.ly/9quikax
#PlantaePSRW
#PlantaePSRW
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Plant Science Research Weekly: July 18, 2025 plantae.org/plant-scienc... (3/3) The hidden power of water in plant regeneration; ; Unusual cell death pathway in maize endosperm; Herbivore bites promote plant growth in the succeeding year. @matthiaserb.bsky.social @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Plant Science Research Weekly: July 18, 2025 plantae.org/plant-scienc... (3/3) The hidden power of water in plant regeneration; ; Unusual cell death pathway in maize endosperm; Herbivore bites promote plant growth in the succeeding year. @matthiaserb.bsky.social @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social
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Please spread the word: Position in plant development @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
Looking forward to having a new colleague!
www.upsc.se/jobs/6590-as...
Looking forward to having a new colleague!
www.upsc.se/jobs/6590-as...
Umeå Plant Science Centre - Associate Senior Lecturer in plant physiology with focus on plant embryo development
Umeå Plant Science Centre - A centre of excellence for experimental plant biology in Umeå Sweden. ©UPSC
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July 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Please spread the word: Position in plant development @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
Looking forward to having a new colleague!
www.upsc.se/jobs/6590-as...
Looking forward to having a new colleague!
www.upsc.se/jobs/6590-as...
How do plants decide the fate of a wound and what to regenerate? Water availability! Abdul Kareem and colleagues show that regeneration outcomes after tissue cutting are controlled by water. A 🧵/n 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Water availability positions auxin response maxima to determine plant regeneration fates - Nature Plants
This study reveals that water availability at the wound determines plant regeneration outcomes. High water availability induces root regeneration whereas low water availability triggers callus formati...
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July 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
How do plants decide the fate of a wound and what to regenerate? Water availability! Abdul Kareem and colleagues show that regeneration outcomes after tissue cutting are controlled by water. A 🧵/n 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Beautiful work showing opposing gradients of gases activates regeneration in wounded Arabidopsis roots. Congrats to all authors! Some interesting future questions raised regarding aerial tissues and non-Arabidopsis. How do they activate regeneration? Next big questions for the field.
How plants sense injury in their barrier tissue, periderm? Painstakingly detailed and amazing work by post doc Hiroyuki Iida shows that wounding is sensed by the diffusion of two gases: ethylene and oxygen. @treebiocoe.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu 1/x 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Plants monitor the integrity of their barrier by sensing gas diffusion - Nature
A study using Arabidopsis shows that plants can monitor the integrity of their outer barriers by sensing gas diffusion, enabling them to initiate wound repair to prevent water loss and pathogen entry.
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July 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Beautiful work showing opposing gradients of gases activates regeneration in wounded Arabidopsis roots. Congrats to all authors! Some interesting future questions raised regarding aerial tissues and non-Arabidopsis. How do they activate regeneration? Next big questions for the field.
Congratulations to all winners and finalists for their amazing science and excellent talks! I'm very pleased to be part of this group of scientists, and thankful to @mplantpcom.bsky.social for this award!
New! The winners of Rising Stars in Plant Sciences 2025 (RSPS2025) come out. Congratulations to Dr. Tonni Grube Andersen, Dr. Charles Melnyk, Dr. Li Wan, Dr. Bing Wang, and Dr. Zhen Yan!🎇🎇🎇
July 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations to all winners and finalists for their amazing science and excellent talks! I'm very pleased to be part of this group of scientists, and thankful to @mplantpcom.bsky.social for this award!
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Just like in Fashion - trends are also returning in #PlantScience.
ATM, Grafting is coming back!
Two recent reviews were dedicated to it:
First, Augstein & @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Then, @fritz-kragler.bsky.social & Bock:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
ATM, Grafting is coming back!
Two recent reviews were dedicated to it:
First, Augstein & @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Then, @fritz-kragler.bsky.social & Bock:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Just like in Fashion - trends are also returning in #PlantScience.
ATM, Grafting is coming back!
Two recent reviews were dedicated to it:
First, Augstein & @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Then, @fritz-kragler.bsky.social & Bock:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
ATM, Grafting is coming back!
Two recent reviews were dedicated to it:
First, Augstein & @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Then, @fritz-kragler.bsky.social & Bock:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Finally!
Im so excited to present to culmination of many years of work from the fantastic Defeng Shen and some great collaborators. For details, I have made a digested thread below, but if you are more interested feel free to reach out (and read the paper of course).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Im so excited to present to culmination of many years of work from the fantastic Defeng Shen and some great collaborators. For details, I have made a digested thread below, but if you are more interested feel free to reach out (and read the paper of course).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Apoplastic barriers are essential for nodule formation and nitrogen fixation in Lotus japonicus
Establishment of the apoplastic root barrier known as the Casparian strip occurs early in root development. In legumes, this area overlaps with nitrogen-fixing nodule formation, which raises the possi...
www.science.org
March 21, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Finally!
Im so excited to present to culmination of many years of work from the fantastic Defeng Shen and some great collaborators. For details, I have made a digested thread below, but if you are more interested feel free to reach out (and read the paper of course).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Im so excited to present to culmination of many years of work from the fantastic Defeng Shen and some great collaborators. For details, I have made a digested thread below, but if you are more interested feel free to reach out (and read the paper of course).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Charles Melnyk
Great paper by the group of lab alumnus Changzheng Xu on auxin regulation of fiber development in poplar.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The auxin–PLETHORA 5 module regulates wood fibre development in Populus tomentosa - Nature Plants
The study reveals that PLETHORA 5, a transcription factor activated by auxin signalling in the vascular cambium, regulates cell expansion and cell wall thickening of fibres by directly repressing SND1...
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March 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Great paper by the group of lab alumnus Changzheng Xu on auxin regulation of fiber development in poplar.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Please check out our Commentary on the recent PNAS paper from the @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social lab about systemic signals in Phtheirospermum japonicum:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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...
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March 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Please check out our Commentary on the recent PNAS paper from the @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social lab about systemic signals in Phtheirospermum japonicum:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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We're looking for a postdoc to join the lab to work on cell-to-cell communication via the apoplast. Candidate must be brave, as they will have to lead us (me) away from the plasmodesmata-lands we've inhabited for so long!
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Postdoctoral Researcher (Faulkner Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Faulkner Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Cell & Developmental Biology.
www.jic.ac.uk
March 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We're looking for a postdoc to join the lab to work on cell-to-cell communication via the apoplast. Candidate must be brave, as they will have to lead us (me) away from the plasmodesmata-lands we've inhabited for so long!
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
A PhD position is available in my group @_SLU. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden to work on plant regeneration and graft hybrid formation! Details below. Please share! #plantscijobs #PlantScience
March 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A PhD position is available in my group @_SLU. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden to work on plant regeneration and graft hybrid formation! Details below. Please share! #plantscijobs #PlantScience
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🌱 When a root cell undergoes symmetric division, are the daughter cells actually identical? By combining live-cell imaging and scRNAseq we discovered a new cell state with uneven BR activity. Read our full paper in Cell: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... @nvukas.bsky.social @trevormnolan.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🌱 When a root cell undergoes symmetric division, are the daughter cells actually identical? By combining live-cell imaging and scRNAseq we discovered a new cell state with uneven BR activity. Read our full paper in Cell: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... @nvukas.bsky.social @trevormnolan.bsky.social
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Please repost: BBSRC funded PhD opportunity. Please get in touch for further project info. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Investigation of genes regulating the intercalary meristem in barley at Durham University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Investigation of genes regulating the intercalary meristem in barley at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Please repost: BBSRC funded PhD opportunity. Please get in touch for further project info. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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We are hiring! Are you interested in lateral root development and the cellular processes that accommodate these newly formed organs? If yes, apply! We are recruiting a Post-doc (from May 2025) and a PhD student (from September 2025).
www.unine.ch/lbmc/jobs/
www.unine.ch/lbmc/jobs/
Jobs - Laboratory of cell and molecular biology
Join Our Team – Open Positions at the LBMC, Vermeer Lab. We are excited to announce two open positions, please get in touch with Prof. Dr. Joop Vermeer: josephus.vermeer@unine.ch Applications open f...
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February 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We are hiring! Are you interested in lateral root development and the cellular processes that accommodate these newly formed organs? If yes, apply! We are recruiting a Post-doc (from May 2025) and a PhD student (from September 2025).
www.unine.ch/lbmc/jobs/
www.unine.ch/lbmc/jobs/
"A long-distance inhibitory system regulates haustoria numbers in parasitic plants", our work is now out in @pnas.org. We propose that parasitic plants count their infection numbers, and dynamically regulate new infections in response. Read all about it:
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"A long-distance inhibitory system regulates haustoria numbers in parasitic plants", our work is now out in @pnas.org. We propose that parasitic plants count their infection numbers, and dynamically regulate new infections in response. Read all about it:
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Our review on using grafting to engineer plants is out! Have a look in Plant Journal 👇
𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰📚
Modern and historical uses of plant grafting to engineer development, stress tolerance, chimeras, and hybrids
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70057
by Frauke Augstein & @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social
@SLU
Grafting advances+techniques+applications+ phenotypic improvements
Modern and historical uses of plant grafting to engineer development, stress tolerance, chimeras, and hybrids
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70057
by Frauke Augstein & @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social
@SLU
Grafting advances+techniques+applications+ phenotypic improvements
Modern and historical uses of plant grafting to engineer development, stress tolerance, chimeras, and hybrids
Plant grafting has been practiced for millennia and recent developments have resulted in new species, new techniques and new applications appearing. Here, we review these advances focusing on develop...
doi.org
February 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Our review on using grafting to engineer plants is out! Have a look in Plant Journal 👇
Reposted by Charles Melnyk
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Seeking 4 Postdocs & 1 PhD to join €10 million multi-institution ERC Research #RESYDE project.
Help unravel the complex processes of symmetry breaking in plant development using flowers as a model system.
ℹ️ www2.hu-berlin.de/resyde/
Please share! #plantscijobs #PlantScience
Seeking 4 Postdocs & 1 PhD to join €10 million multi-institution ERC Research #RESYDE project.
Help unravel the complex processes of symmetry breaking in plant development using flowers as a model system.
ℹ️ www2.hu-berlin.de/resyde/
Please share! #plantscijobs #PlantScience
January 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Seeking 4 Postdocs & 1 PhD to join €10 million multi-institution ERC Research #RESYDE project.
Help unravel the complex processes of symmetry breaking in plant development using flowers as a model system.
ℹ️ www2.hu-berlin.de/resyde/
Please share! #plantscijobs #PlantScience
Seeking 4 Postdocs & 1 PhD to join €10 million multi-institution ERC Research #RESYDE project.
Help unravel the complex processes of symmetry breaking in plant development using flowers as a model system.
ℹ️ www2.hu-berlin.de/resyde/
Please share! #plantscijobs #PlantScience
Reposted by Charles Melnyk
Very proud and happy to have contributed to this amazing story led by @priyaramakrishna.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... @nature.com 🧪
Elemental cryo-imaging reveals SOS1-dependent vacuolar sodium accumulation - Nature
This study demonstrates that cryo nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry (CryoNanoSIMS) enables direct multi-elemental imaging at subcellular resolution of macro- and micronutrients or trace elemen...
www.nature.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Very proud and happy to have contributed to this amazing story led by @priyaramakrishna.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... @nature.com 🧪
Reposted by Charles Melnyk
Please spread the word, PhD position in our group!
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Jobs and vacancies at SLU. | slu.se
Jobs and vacancies at SLU. Read more about each job by clicking the job title. Please, follow the instructions closely when applying.
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January 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Please spread the word, PhD position in our group!
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Join us in Ghent on June 14-15 for two days of Plant Vascular Development! A satellite meeting of ICAR25 #ICAR25 More info at icar25.com Spread the word! #PlantScience
January 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Join us in Ghent on June 14-15 for two days of Plant Vascular Development! A satellite meeting of ICAR25 #ICAR25 More info at icar25.com Spread the word! #PlantScience
Last chance to apply for an Associate Professor position in our Plant Biology Department at SLU. Deadline Jan 20th. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
A Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor position is available in the Plant Biology Department at SLU, related to how plants grow, develop & interact with their environment. Come join us in a welcoming and dynamic department in Uppsala, Sweden! More info below:
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
Jobs and vacancies at SLU. | slu.se
Jobs and vacancies at SLU. Read more about each job by clicking the job title. Please, follow the instructions closely when applying.
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January 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Last chance to apply for an Associate Professor position in our Plant Biology Department at SLU. Deadline Jan 20th. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!