Ghazanfar Khan
@ghazkhan.bsky.social
Plant Biologist at Deakin University, Australia
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Very excited that our work on directional symplastic transport in differentiated root is now published!A developmental switch controls cell-to-cell transport in roots via pectin-linked plasmodesmata changes: Molecular Plant www.cell.com/molecular-pl...
July 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Very excited that our work on directional symplastic transport in differentiated root is now published!A developmental switch controls cell-to-cell transport in roots via pectin-linked plasmodesmata changes: Molecular Plant www.cell.com/molecular-pl...
Check out our new commentary! Smart nanocarriers for plant genetic engineering: Plant Communications www.cell.com/plant-commun...
Smart nanocarriers for plant genetic engineering
Nanocarriers are revolutionizing plant genetic engineering by enabling the direct
and efficient delivery of nucleic acids and proteins into plant cells. Through precise
control and customization of th...
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July 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Check out our new commentary! Smart nanocarriers for plant genetic engineering: Plant Communications www.cell.com/plant-commun...
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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 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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...
Our work shows that abolishing ANAC017 function alleviates ammonium toxicity by supporting better metabolic coordination between mitochondria and chloroplasts.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Abolishing ANAC017‐Mediated Mitochondria Retrograde Signalling Alleviates Ammonium Toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana
Ammonium (NH4+), an important nitrogen source, often fails to stimulate plant growth as a sole nitrogen source, a phenomenon known as ammonium toxicity syndrome. NH4+ is believed to disrupt cellular ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Our work shows that abolishing ANAC017 function alleviates ammonium toxicity by supporting better metabolic coordination between mitochondria and chloroplasts.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Great job opportunity at The Center for Integrative Genomics, Lausanne University, Switzerland unil.ch/cig/en/home....
For a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. More details for how to apply are here nature.com/naturecareer...
For a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. More details for how to apply are here nature.com/naturecareer...
June 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Great job opportunity at The Center for Integrative Genomics, Lausanne University, Switzerland unil.ch/cig/en/home....
For a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. More details for how to apply are here nature.com/naturecareer...
For a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. More details for how to apply are here nature.com/naturecareer...
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🌿 SAVE THE DATE: ASPS Conference 2025!
Join us 24-27 November at Flinders University, South Australia!
Registration opens in June. Stay tuned for program details and abstract submission information.
www.asps.org.au/asps25
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Conference #Adelaide
Join us 24-27 November at Flinders University, South Australia!
Registration opens in June. Stay tuned for program details and abstract submission information.
www.asps.org.au/asps25
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Conference #Adelaide
May 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🌿 SAVE THE DATE: ASPS Conference 2025!
Join us 24-27 November at Flinders University, South Australia!
Registration opens in June. Stay tuned for program details and abstract submission information.
www.asps.org.au/asps25
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Conference #Adelaide
Join us 24-27 November at Flinders University, South Australia!
Registration opens in June. Stay tuned for program details and abstract submission information.
www.asps.org.au/asps25
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Conference #Adelaide
While the U.S. is slashing science budgets, Europe is doubling down with their choose Europe for science initiative. Hopefully, the freshly emboldened Albanese government will step up and back science with some bold investments. @edhusicmp.bsky.social #ScienceFunding #HorizonEurope #AusPol
Europe’s choice is clear.
To put science at the heart of its economy.
To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.
And to welcome talent from all over the world.
I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.
→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
To put science at the heart of its economy.
To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.
And to welcome talent from all over the world.
I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.
→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
May 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
While the U.S. is slashing science budgets, Europe is doubling down with their choose Europe for science initiative. Hopefully, the freshly emboldened Albanese government will step up and back science with some bold investments. @edhusicmp.bsky.social #ScienceFunding #HorizonEurope #AusPol
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Scientists in Beijing built a 10¢ test that detects Covid in under 1 minute—faster, cheaper & more sensitive than PCR or CRISPR. No machines, no enzymes, no labs. Just flip a test tube and read the result, similar to a pregnancy test but faster & more sensitive.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A tube-based biosensor for DNA and RNA detection
The sensor performs cheap, sensitive, and visual DNA/RNA detection based on target-triggered change of surface wettability.
www.science.org
May 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Scientists in Beijing built a 10¢ test that detects Covid in under 1 minute—faster, cheaper & more sensitive than PCR or CRISPR. No machines, no enzymes, no labs. Just flip a test tube and read the result, similar to a pregnancy test but faster & more sensitive.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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I'm so very excited to see this out - a single cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis in the rice root reveals mechanisms by which roots can respond to different below-ground growth conditions - including compaction. Congratulations to everyone for persisting in difficult times. rdcu.be/ej8Ui
Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress
Nature - Single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomic approaches reveal major expression changes in outer root cell types when grown in soil versus gel conditions, and also uncover how...
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April 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I'm so very excited to see this out - a single cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis in the rice root reveals mechanisms by which roots can respond to different below-ground growth conditions - including compaction. Congratulations to everyone for persisting in difficult times. rdcu.be/ej8Ui
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A nice issue thanks to all the contributors!
The April edition of our newsletter Phytogen is out!
We have a jammed packed issue with info on awards, #asps2025 conference, Science Meets Parliament, student spotlight, and more !
www.asps.org.au/archives/54015
We have a jammed packed issue with info on awards, #asps2025 conference, Science Meets Parliament, student spotlight, and more !
www.asps.org.au/archives/54015
Australian Society of Plant Scientists » April 2025 Phytogen
www.asps.org.au
April 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A nice issue thanks to all the contributors!
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The transcription factor MYB30 promotes iron homeostasis by maintaining the stability of the FIT transcription factor
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#plantscience
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#plantscience
The transcription factor MYB30 promotes iron homeostasis by maintaining the stability of the FIT transcription factor
A MYB transcription factor acts as a regulator to prevent degradation of a key component of the iron deficiency response involved in maintaining iron homeo
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April 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The transcription factor MYB30 promotes iron homeostasis by maintaining the stability of the FIT transcription factor
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#plantscience
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#plantscience
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REVIEW: Challenges of translating Arabidopsis insights into crops (Cristóbal Uauy , Hilde Nelissen , Raquel Lía Chan , Johnathan A Napier , David Seung , Linsan Liu , Sarah M McKim) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
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April 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
REVIEW: Challenges of translating Arabidopsis insights into crops (Cristóbal Uauy , Hilde Nelissen , Raquel Lía Chan , Johnathan A Napier , David Seung , Linsan Liu , Sarah M McKim) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
🚜 Can AI save our food systems?
In this article led by Dr Mehran Ghasemlou and Prof. Robert Finger, we explore how AI can drive sustainable and equitable transformation across the agri-food sector. #AI #Sustainability #FoodSystems #AgTech
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
In this article led by Dr Mehran Ghasemlou and Prof. Robert Finger, we explore how AI can drive sustainable and equitable transformation across the agri-food sector. #AI #Sustainability #FoodSystems #AgTech
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Sustainability and Environmental Footprints of AI-Supported Agrifood Systems
pubs.acs.org
April 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🚜 Can AI save our food systems?
In this article led by Dr Mehran Ghasemlou and Prof. Robert Finger, we explore how AI can drive sustainable and equitable transformation across the agri-food sector. #AI #Sustainability #FoodSystems #AgTech
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
In this article led by Dr Mehran Ghasemlou and Prof. Robert Finger, we explore how AI can drive sustainable and equitable transformation across the agri-food sector. #AI #Sustainability #FoodSystems #AgTech
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
This👇 perhaps not surprising but very important study showing that we need to address the conscious/unconscious bias when policing (and everything else) in multicultural societies.
Using data on more than 220,000 individuals on Lyft, researchers report in Science that drivers of color are significantly more likely to receive speeding tickets than white drivers, and to face steeper fines, even when traveling at identical speeds. scim.ag/3QYTjOO
High-frequency location data show that race affects citations and fines for speeding
Prior research on racial profiling has found that in encounters with law enforcement, minorities are punished more severely than white civilians. Less is known about the causes of these encounters and...
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April 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This👇 perhaps not surprising but very important study showing that we need to address the conscious/unconscious bias when policing (and everything else) in multicultural societies.
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I'm looking for a postdoc to work for 3 years on the function of #circadian clock proteins in wheat.
I also have a full-funded PhD opportunity.
#plantscience
Postdoc applications close on 2 April.
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91954...
I also have a full-funded PhD opportunity.
#plantscience
Postdoc applications close on 2 April.
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91954...
Details : Research Fellow in Plant Biochemistry : The University of Melbourne
Careers at The University of Melbourne
jobs.unimelb.edu.au
March 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I'm looking for a postdoc to work for 3 years on the function of #circadian clock proteins in wheat.
I also have a full-funded PhD opportunity.
#plantscience
Postdoc applications close on 2 April.
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91954...
I also have a full-funded PhD opportunity.
#plantscience
Postdoc applications close on 2 April.
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91954...
Increase in global UV radiation over the last 40 years may have reduced crop P-utilization efficiency worldwide: Plant Communications www.cell.com/plant-commun...
A PHR-dependent reciprocal antagonistic interplay between UV response and P-deficiency adaptation in plants
Plants are often simultaneously stressed by both UV radiation and phosphorus deficiency
in agricultural ecosystems. This study provides evidence that, to cope with these
threats in a coordinated manne...
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March 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Increase in global UV radiation over the last 40 years may have reduced crop P-utilization efficiency worldwide: Plant Communications www.cell.com/plant-commun...
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We've got an exciting (funded) opportunity for someone who wants to undertake a PhD in plant sciences -you'll work with the international #LEAF team on an Artemis III deployed instrument to understand how plants and their cell walls respond to lunar gravity. #plantsci #glycotime #space 🚀🌱
February 24, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We've got an exciting (funded) opportunity for someone who wants to undertake a PhD in plant sciences -you'll work with the international #LEAF team on an Artemis III deployed instrument to understand how plants and their cell walls respond to lunar gravity. #plantsci #glycotime #space 🚀🌱
Outsmarted by fungi | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Outsmarted by fungi
A fungal pathogen fabricates phosphate starvation in plant cells to promote virulence
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February 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Outsmarted by fungi | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The most supportive and inspiring PI you could ask for! and beautiful location. Highly recommended!
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 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The most supportive and inspiring PI you could ask for! and beautiful location. Highly recommended!