Aman Husbands
@husbandslab.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Univ of Pennsylvania. Plant developmental biology, robustness, evolution, transcription factors, Bajan rum
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Antagonism between blue and red light-signalling controls thallus flatness in Marchantia polymorpha https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.10.687525v1
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Antagonism between blue and red light-signalling controls thallus flatness in Marchantia polymorpha https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.10.687525v1
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Words from Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction on "When Trees Testify":
"Beronda L. Montgomery draws on the experience of Black American...growing up in Arkansas, and her expertise as a plant scientist to....A fascinating, informative, and deeply moving book."
"Beronda L. Montgomery draws on the experience of Black American...growing up in Arkansas, and her expertise as a plant scientist to....A fascinating, informative, and deeply moving book."
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Words from Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction on "When Trees Testify":
"Beronda L. Montgomery draws on the experience of Black American...growing up in Arkansas, and her expertise as a plant scientist to....A fascinating, informative, and deeply moving book."
"Beronda L. Montgomery draws on the experience of Black American...growing up in Arkansas, and her expertise as a plant scientist to....A fascinating, informative, and deeply moving book."
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@plosbiology.org Thanks for the nice highlight of our paper on the website.
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
@plosbiology.org Thanks for the nice highlight of our paper on the website.
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A multiscale growth atlas of Arabidopsis: linking cell dynamics to organ development
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A multiscale growth atlas of Arabidopsis: linking cell dynamics to organ development
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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📢🌱 Job alert: Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics (Tenure-track)
Join our interdisciplinary research environment, in Montréal Botanical Garden!
📅 Deadline: October 13, 2025
📍 Université de Montréal, Canada
Please share! 🌿
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Join our interdisciplinary research environment, in Montréal Botanical Garden!
📅 Deadline: October 13, 2025
📍 Université de Montréal, Canada
Please share! 🌿
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Prof_Plant_Mol_Gen_Montreal.pdf
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September 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
📢🌱 Job alert: Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics (Tenure-track)
Join our interdisciplinary research environment, in Montréal Botanical Garden!
📅 Deadline: October 13, 2025
📍 Université de Montréal, Canada
Please share! 🌿
drive.google.com/file/d/1Sxkt...
Join our interdisciplinary research environment, in Montréal Botanical Garden!
📅 Deadline: October 13, 2025
📍 Université de Montréal, Canada
Please share! 🌿
drive.google.com/file/d/1Sxkt...
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Are you looking for a PhD in Plant Science? Check our our project on barley canopy architecture. Combine genetics and physics to understand how awns influence barley grain development. Find out more here: lnkd.in/eWhWammJ Apply by 14th December. #PhDPosition
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Are you looking for a PhD in Plant Science? Check our our project on barley canopy architecture. Combine genetics and physics to understand how awns influence barley grain development. Find out more here: lnkd.in/eWhWammJ Apply by 14th December. #PhDPosition
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
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New paper is online! We used single cell RNA-seq & phylogenetics to identify 2 additional cell type specific TFs that control late-stage vinca alkaloid biosynthesis. The key insights originated from Camptotheca, another species that produces alkaloids. doi.org/10.1111/nph.... #PlantScience #SecMet
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
New paper is online! We used single cell RNA-seq & phylogenetics to identify 2 additional cell type specific TFs that control late-stage vinca alkaloid biosynthesis. The key insights originated from Camptotheca, another species that produces alkaloids. doi.org/10.1111/nph.... #PlantScience #SecMet
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PhD opportunity in plant developmental biology for UK based students of Black heritage!
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
PhD opportunity in plant developmental biology for UK based students of Black heritage!
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
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Nanoclustering of a plant transcription factor enables strong yet specific DNA binding https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.05.686732v1
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Nanoclustering of a plant transcription factor enables strong yet specific DNA binding https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.05.686732v1
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Transcriptional outputs and condensates – formation and function
#TansleyInsight by Hutin et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#plantscience
#TansleyInsight by Hutin et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#plantscience
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Transcriptional outputs and condensates – formation and function
#TansleyInsight by Hutin et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#plantscience
#TansleyInsight by Hutin et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#plantscience
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New paper alert! Scientists in Clemens Plaschka’s lab at the IMP and @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social's lab at
@imbavienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: bit.ly/4nHcvys
@imbavienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: bit.ly/4nHcvys
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New paper alert! Scientists in Clemens Plaschka’s lab at the IMP and @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social's lab at
@imbavienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: bit.ly/4nHcvys
@imbavienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: bit.ly/4nHcvys
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Post-election column for @undark.org:
"The questions [about political identity] are more than casual curiosities but can be formalized into a technical research agenda dedicated to investigating the sometimes-hidden forces that craft political identity."
undark.org/2025/11/06/o...
"The questions [about political identity] are more than casual curiosities but can be formalized into a technical research agenda dedicated to investigating the sometimes-hidden forces that craft political identity."
undark.org/2025/11/06/o...
The Increasingly Complex Science of Political Identity
Opinion | Understanding why people vote the way they do has emerged as a cutting-edge scientific question requiring new tools.
undark.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Post-election column for @undark.org:
"The questions [about political identity] are more than casual curiosities but can be formalized into a technical research agenda dedicated to investigating the sometimes-hidden forces that craft political identity."
undark.org/2025/11/06/o...
"The questions [about political identity] are more than casual curiosities but can be formalized into a technical research agenda dedicated to investigating the sometimes-hidden forces that craft political identity."
undark.org/2025/11/06/o...
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Our latest paper has just been published in Cell!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
We developed a new method called MCC ultra, which allows 3D chromatin structure to be visualised with a 1 base pair pixel size.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
We developed a new method called MCC ultra, which allows 3D chromatin structure to be visualised with a 1 base pair pixel size.
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Our latest paper has just been published in Cell!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
We developed a new method called MCC ultra, which allows 3D chromatin structure to be visualised with a 1 base pair pixel size.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
We developed a new method called MCC ultra, which allows 3D chromatin structure to be visualised with a 1 base pair pixel size.
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1/ Preprint alert:
🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social
🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
1/ Preprint alert:
🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social
🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social
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Our work on mapping the dynamics of phospholipids during lateral root formation is now published in @jxbotany.bsky.social We show that PI(4,5)P₂ plays a key role: targeted reduction in pericycle promotes LR development.
→ academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
→ academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Our work on mapping the dynamics of phospholipids during lateral root formation is now published in @jxbotany.bsky.social We show that PI(4,5)P₂ plays a key role: targeted reduction in pericycle promotes LR development.
→ academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
→ academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Phosphorus is essential for global food production, yet its supply is limited. PRI researchers have now uncovered a signaling pathway that explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
@hatem-rouached.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social
@hatem-rouached.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social
How plants decide when to flower: MSU scientists uncover a phosphorus-responsive switch
A newly discovered signaling pathway explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
plantresilience.msu.edu
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Phosphorus is essential for global food production, yet its supply is limited. PRI researchers have now uncovered a signaling pathway that explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
@hatem-rouached.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social
@hatem-rouached.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social
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Delineating Mutation Bias and Selection during Plant Development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.01.686053v1
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Delineating Mutation Bias and Selection during Plant Development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.01.686053v1
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🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
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Come work with us!!
We have a great group of plant biologists already, and there are FOUR searches for new plant biologists of different flavours across campus. We also have an outstanding group of animal physiologists (including @mstager.bsky.social ). Please apply!!
We have a great group of plant biologists already, and there are FOUR searches for new plant biologists of different flavours across campus. We also have an outstanding group of animal physiologists (including @mstager.bsky.social ). Please apply!!
Just a few days left to apply to our TT position in Plant Physiology in the Dept. of Biology @UMassAmherst! Join a great group of plant scientists (and physiologists 😉) AND fall in love with small town New England! Please repost. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
October 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Come work with us!!
We have a great group of plant biologists already, and there are FOUR searches for new plant biologists of different flavours across campus. We also have an outstanding group of animal physiologists (including @mstager.bsky.social ). Please apply!!
We have a great group of plant biologists already, and there are FOUR searches for new plant biologists of different flavours across campus. We also have an outstanding group of animal physiologists (including @mstager.bsky.social ). Please apply!!
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A bit belated, but happy to have our preprint, “An Ecological Theory of Democracy,” out.
We consider political party competition in light of classic ecological theory. Led by a talented former undergrad, Riley Fotis, in collaboration with Brendan O’Leary (neither on bluesky).
A 🧵 1/
We consider political party competition in light of classic ecological theory. Led by a talented former undergrad, Riley Fotis, in collaboration with Brendan O’Leary (neither on bluesky).
A 🧵 1/
OSF
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October 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A bit belated, but happy to have our preprint, “An Ecological Theory of Democracy,” out.
We consider political party competition in light of classic ecological theory. Led by a talented former undergrad, Riley Fotis, in collaboration with Brendan O’Leary (neither on bluesky).
A 🧵 1/
We consider political party competition in light of classic ecological theory. Led by a talented former undergrad, Riley Fotis, in collaboration with Brendan O’Leary (neither on bluesky).
A 🧵 1/
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Tenure-Track Plant Biology Assistant Professor position at UT Austin MBS. Review of the applications starts Nov. 1! Please spread the words🤠🌱🌼🌽🫛🍃🌾
jobs.plantae.org/jobs/2176440...
jobs.plantae.org/jobs/2176440...
Assistant Professor in Austin, TX for The University of Texas at Austin
Exciting opportunity in Austin, TX for The University of Texas at Austin as a Assistant Professor
jobs.plantae.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Tenure-Track Plant Biology Assistant Professor position at UT Austin MBS. Review of the applications starts Nov. 1! Please spread the words🤠🌱🌼🌽🫛🍃🌾
jobs.plantae.org/jobs/2176440...
jobs.plantae.org/jobs/2176440...
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My commentary published in Current Biology! “Plant regeneration: Breaking the silence of totipotency by reprogramming a stomatal precursor cell” Full text available →
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October 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My commentary published in Current Biology! “Plant regeneration: Breaking the silence of totipotency by reprogramming a stomatal precursor cell” Full text available →
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lzT-3QW8S...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lzT-3QW8S...
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Hiring a #postdoc to join our new lab at CSU! oconnorlab.colostate.edu
October 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Hiring a #postdoc to join our new lab at CSU! oconnorlab.colostate.edu