Jorge Hernández-García
@jorgehg.bsky.social
Evolution of plant transcriptional regulation - and other stuff. Keen on (but not restricted to) bryophytes and streptophyte algae.
Figure OCD enforcer.
Cesar Nombela fellow at @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social #NewPI
Views are my own.
Website: bit.ly/455IlPh
Figure OCD enforcer.
Cesar Nombela fellow at @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social #NewPI
Views are my own.
Website: bit.ly/455IlPh
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Last chance to submit your abstract for 'Cellular mechanisms driven by phase separation'! Let's tackle emerging questions in cellular organisation, adaptation, and robustness together 🧬🦠 #EESPhaseSeparation
19 – 22 May 2026
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
19 – 22 May 2026
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Last chance to submit your abstract for 'Cellular mechanisms driven by phase separation'! Let's tackle emerging questions in cellular organisation, adaptation, and robustness together 🧬🦠 #EESPhaseSeparation
19 – 22 May 2026
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
19 – 22 May 2026
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
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Please share!
PhD position (4 years) available in my group @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We look for candidates with solid aptitude in computer science to cross disciplines and use cutting edge imaging to understand host infection by destructive plant pathogens.
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
PhD position (4 years) available in my group @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We look for candidates with solid aptitude in computer science to cross disciplines and use cutting edge imaging to understand host infection by destructive plant pathogens.
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Please share!
PhD position (4 years) available in my group @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We look for candidates with solid aptitude in computer science to cross disciplines and use cutting edge imaging to understand host infection by destructive plant pathogens.
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
PhD position (4 years) available in my group @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We look for candidates with solid aptitude in computer science to cross disciplines and use cutting edge imaging to understand host infection by destructive plant pathogens.
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
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Not all bacteria are beneficial in every context.
We found that enriching Drosophila with a commensal bacterium reduces tolerance to viral infection. The effect was virus-specific and occurred without changes in viral load, immune gene expression or intestinal damage.
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We found that enriching Drosophila with a commensal bacterium reduces tolerance to viral infection. The effect was virus-specific and occurred without changes in viral load, immune gene expression or intestinal damage.
rdcu.be/eZ4Sd
Microbiome composition modulates the lethal outcome of Drosophila A virus infection
rdcu.be
January 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Not all bacteria are beneficial in every context.
We found that enriching Drosophila with a commensal bacterium reduces tolerance to viral infection. The effect was virus-specific and occurred without changes in viral load, immune gene expression or intestinal damage.
rdcu.be/eZ4Sd
We found that enriching Drosophila with a commensal bacterium reduces tolerance to viral infection. The effect was virus-specific and occurred without changes in viral load, immune gene expression or intestinal damage.
rdcu.be/eZ4Sd
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We have an open POSTDOC position to explore Marchantia immune receptor biology that is closing on the 18th of Jan. Apply using the link below, and/or email me for more details. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Postdoctoral Researcher (Carella Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Carella Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Evo-MPMI (Evolutionary Molecular…
www.jic.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
We have an open POSTDOC position to explore Marchantia immune receptor biology that is closing on the 18th of Jan. Apply using the link below, and/or email me for more details. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN NON-SEED PLANT DIVERSITY (BRYOPHYTES, FERNS, LYCOPHYTES).
Vancouver, Canada.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob
botany.ubc.ca/job-postings...
Vancouver, Canada.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob
botany.ubc.ca/job-postings...
UBC
botany.ubc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN NON-SEED PLANT DIVERSITY (BRYOPHYTES, FERNS, LYCOPHYTES).
Vancouver, Canada.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob
botany.ubc.ca/job-postings...
Vancouver, Canada.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob
botany.ubc.ca/job-postings...
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Very happy this review is out 😊🌱
I've collected recent advances in transcriptional and epigenetic 🧬 Regulation of Chloroplast Biogenesis and Differentiation url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...
I've collected recent advances in transcriptional and epigenetic 🧬 Regulation of Chloroplast Biogenesis and Differentiation url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...
Regulation of Chloroplast Biogenesis and Differentiation
Abstract. Chloroplasts are semi-autonomous organelles essential for photosynthetic organisms. They derived from ancestral cyanobacteria through an endosymb
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December 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Very happy this review is out 😊🌱
I've collected recent advances in transcriptional and epigenetic 🧬 Regulation of Chloroplast Biogenesis and Differentiation url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...
I've collected recent advances in transcriptional and epigenetic 🧬 Regulation of Chloroplast Biogenesis and Differentiation url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...
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I’m very excited to share that I have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant! @erc.europa.eu I’m deeply grateful to all current and former lab members, collaborators, mentors, and colleagues for their support. Looking forward to this exciting new chapter! #ERCCoG
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m very excited to share that I have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant! @erc.europa.eu I’m deeply grateful to all current and former lab members, collaborators, mentors, and colleagues for their support. Looking forward to this exciting new chapter! #ERCCoG
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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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warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
I also have a plant evo-devo PhD opportunity open to study the evolutionary origins of female meiosis with me ^^.
Deadline Thursday 27th November, so if you know anyone who might be interested, please do let them know!
#Plantscience
I also have a plant evo-devo PhD opportunity open to study the evolutionary origins of female meiosis with me ^^.
Deadline Thursday 27th November, so if you know anyone who might be interested, please do let them know!
#Plantscience
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
I also have a plant evo-devo PhD opportunity open to study the evolutionary origins of female meiosis with me ^^.
Deadline Thursday 27th November, so if you know anyone who might be interested, please do let them know!
#Plantscience
I also have a plant evo-devo PhD opportunity open to study the evolutionary origins of female meiosis with me ^^.
Deadline Thursday 27th November, so if you know anyone who might be interested, please do let them know!
#Plantscience
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Postdoc position in my lab in Cologne starting early next year or latest in spring to get this exciting project started.
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Postdoc position in my lab in Cologne starting early next year or latest in spring to get this exciting project started.
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
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Start independent research at the JIC with us 👇.
Really interested in finding those with an interest in structural biology and biochemistry of plants and microbes.
Please do get in touch by email if you'd like to know more 👍
Really interested in finding those with an interest in structural biology and biochemistry of plants and microbes.
Please do get in touch by email if you'd like to know more 👍
VACANCY - Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
October 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Start independent research at the JIC with us 👇.
Really interested in finding those with an interest in structural biology and biochemistry of plants and microbes.
Please do get in touch by email if you'd like to know more 👍
Really interested in finding those with an interest in structural biology and biochemistry of plants and microbes.
Please do get in touch by email if you'd like to know more 👍
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TIRIS Postdoc fellowship call will soon be open in Toulouse! If you're interested in plant microbiota, or plant-plant interactions or experimental evolution, the ECOGEN team at the @lipme-toulouse.bsky.social would be happy to support and help with your application!
AToUT – TIRIS – Toulouse's Science In and For Society
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
TIRIS Postdoc fellowship call will soon be open in Toulouse! If you're interested in plant microbiota, or plant-plant interactions or experimental evolution, the ECOGEN team at the @lipme-toulouse.bsky.social would be happy to support and help with your application!
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Biennial Meeting of the Spanish Society of Evolutionary Biology
21-23 January 2026, Valencia, @sesbe-org.bsky.social
sesbe2026.es
🧪 #ecoevo #evosky #evolbio
@uv.es @ucciuv.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social @dicv.csic.es @sibecol.bsky.social @raciencias.bsky.social
21-23 January 2026, Valencia, @sesbe-org.bsky.social
sesbe2026.es
🧪 #ecoevo #evosky #evolbio
@uv.es @ucciuv.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social @dicv.csic.es @sibecol.bsky.social @raciencias.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Biennial Meeting of the Spanish Society of Evolutionary Biology
21-23 January 2026, Valencia, @sesbe-org.bsky.social
sesbe2026.es
🧪 #ecoevo #evosky #evolbio
@uv.es @ucciuv.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social @dicv.csic.es @sibecol.bsky.social @raciencias.bsky.social
21-23 January 2026, Valencia, @sesbe-org.bsky.social
sesbe2026.es
🧪 #ecoevo #evosky #evolbio
@uv.es @ucciuv.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social @dicv.csic.es @sibecol.bsky.social @raciencias.bsky.social
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Did you know that there is a cell cycle duration gradient in plant root meristem? New story by joining forces between Plant dynamics lab and Crisanto Gutiérrez & Bénédicte Desvoyes lab @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social #Plants #roots #cellcycle www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Stem cell regulators drive a G1 duration gradient during plant root development - Nature Plants
A positional and developmentally regulated cell cycle duration gradient exists in the root meristem whereby the G1 phase is very long close to the stem cell niche. This relies on the interplay of PLET...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Did you know that there is a cell cycle duration gradient in plant root meristem? New story by joining forces between Plant dynamics lab and Crisanto Gutiérrez & Bénédicte Desvoyes lab @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social #Plants #roots #cellcycle www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
Career Opportunities: DBMV: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in the field of Plant-organism (22484)
career5.successfactors.eu
September 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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New preprint! 🐛 Root-knot nematodes hijack root cells, turning them into feeding sites and making plants very sick. Using a cross-species scRNA-seq approach we mapped this process and show how this knowledge can be used to engineer resistant crops.🌱 A summary🧵 :
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New preprint! 🐛 Root-knot nematodes hijack root cells, turning them into feeding sites and making plants very sick. Using a cross-species scRNA-seq approach we mapped this process and show how this knowledge can be used to engineer resistant crops.🌱 A summary🧵 :
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Recently, both our team and the Richardson/Estelle/Strader teams showed that ARF transcription factors are actively degraded. In this new preprint, Martijn de Roij explores the requirements and relevance of ARF degradation (1/7)
Diversification of functional requirements for proteolysis of Auxin Response Factors https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.03.673984v1
September 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Recently, both our team and the Richardson/Estelle/Strader teams showed that ARF transcription factors are actively degraded. In this new preprint, Martijn de Roij explores the requirements and relevance of ARF degradation (1/7)
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My department is hiring a Plant-Fungal Assist Prof!! As the newest #NewPI here, don't get me started on how wonderful my colleagues, how smooth my onboarding has been, how supportive the school and the department are, how nice my brand new lab is, and how convenient living in Champaign Urbana is!
We are hiring! The #PlantBio department at UIUC is looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in Plant-Fungal interactions. Application deadline is October 31st @dallingjim.bsky.social see the link below for more details:
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant Professor- Department of Plant Biology
Duties & Responsibilities
illinois.csod.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My department is hiring a Plant-Fungal Assist Prof!! As the newest #NewPI here, don't get me started on how wonderful my colleagues, how smooth my onboarding has been, how supportive the school and the department are, how nice my brand new lab is, and how convenient living in Champaign Urbana is!
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#SciCom opportunity!
Science @science.org is recruiting an editor with postdoctoral expertise in infectious diseases or microbiomes. Come and work with us in the UK or USA! bit.ly/3UHOiMf
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bit.ly
August 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#SciCom opportunity!
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We are hiring the second cohort of EvoReSt PhD students. If you are interested in deep evolutionary questions, checkout:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/687607.html
Apply here:
obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/In...
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/687607.html
Apply here:
obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/In...
August 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We are hiring the second cohort of EvoReSt PhD students. If you are interested in deep evolutionary questions, checkout:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/687607.html
Apply here:
obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/In...
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/687607.html
Apply here:
obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/In...
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There is a nice News & Views article by @suruchiroy.bsky.social and others regarding our recent Nature Plants paper (@mestelle.bsky.social, @drannisr.bsky.social, and @luciastrader.bsky.social labs) and another from @dolfweijers.bsky.social 's lab. #PlantScience #Auxin rdcu.be/eAEnz
ARF degradation fine-tunes auxin response in land plants
Nature Plants - Two recent studies in phylogenetically distant plants integrate a new layer of control into the canonical auxin pathway. A deeply conserved degron that affects the stability of...
rdcu.be
August 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
There is a nice News & Views article by @suruchiroy.bsky.social and others regarding our recent Nature Plants paper (@mestelle.bsky.social, @drannisr.bsky.social, and @luciastrader.bsky.social labs) and another from @dolfweijers.bsky.social 's lab. #PlantScience #Auxin rdcu.be/eAEnz
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Auxin does everything, but how? The story just got more complicated by the discovery of a B class ARF degron providing a means of protein (in)stability regulation. @mjprigge.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social @jorgehg.bsky.social
There is a nice News & Views article by @suruchiroy.bsky.social and others regarding our recent Nature Plants paper (@mestelle.bsky.social, @drannisr.bsky.social, and @luciastrader.bsky.social labs) and another from @dolfweijers.bsky.social 's lab. #PlantScience #Auxin rdcu.be/eAEnz
ARF degradation fine-tunes auxin response in land plants
Nature Plants - Two recent studies in phylogenetically distant plants integrate a new layer of control into the canonical auxin pathway. A deeply conserved degron that affects the stability of...
rdcu.be
August 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Auxin does everything, but how? The story just got more complicated by the discovery of a B class ARF degron providing a means of protein (in)stability regulation. @mjprigge.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social @jorgehg.bsky.social
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Don't forget to submit your abstract for the #EMBO Workshop on #PlantEvolution by August 25th!
Join us @gmivienna.bsky.social in November to discuss all things #plantevodevo
Please spread the word! 🙏🦠🌱
#algae #bryophytes #nonseedplants #terrestrialization
Join us @gmivienna.bsky.social in November to discuss all things #plantevodevo
Please spread the word! 🙏🦠🌱
#algae #bryophytes #nonseedplants #terrestrialization
The GMI announces a new EMBO workshop titled "Plant evolution: from origins to diversification on land" - right here in Vienna. The hybrid event will be held on November 25-27 at the Vienna BioCenter. Register by August 25 at meetings.embo.org/event/25-plant-evolution.
Plant evolution: from origins to diversification on land
The evolution of plants – photosynthetic eukaryotes resulting from the endosymbiosis of a cyanobacterium and a non-photosynthetic host cell – transformed the earth system by reducing the amount of CO…
meetings.embo.org
August 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Don't forget to submit your abstract for the #EMBO Workshop on #PlantEvolution by August 25th!
Join us @gmivienna.bsky.social in November to discuss all things #plantevodevo
Please spread the word! 🙏🦠🌱
#algae #bryophytes #nonseedplants #terrestrialization
Join us @gmivienna.bsky.social in November to discuss all things #plantevodevo
Please spread the word! 🙏🦠🌱
#algae #bryophytes #nonseedplants #terrestrialization
Hey all!
We have been awarded a Spanish national grant to keep researching. Best of all is we have a full PhD contract assigned. We are looking for candidates interested in molecular biology and evolution of (plant) transcription factors, please spread the word!!
Check our web for more information.
We have been awarded a Spanish national grant to keep researching. Best of all is we have a full PhD contract assigned. We are looking for candidates interested in molecular biology and evolution of (plant) transcription factors, please spread the word!!
Check our web for more information.
August 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Hey all!
We have been awarded a Spanish national grant to keep researching. Best of all is we have a full PhD contract assigned. We are looking for candidates interested in molecular biology and evolution of (plant) transcription factors, please spread the word!!
Check our web for more information.
We have been awarded a Spanish national grant to keep researching. Best of all is we have a full PhD contract assigned. We are looking for candidates interested in molecular biology and evolution of (plant) transcription factors, please spread the word!!
Check our web for more information.
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🆕‼️ #NewCBGPpaper
🌊➡️🌿The GBCP researcher @jorgehg.bsky.social co-authors a roadmap published in @currentbiology.bsky.social calling on scientists to unite in tracing the land plants antecesors
📜The publication charts a shared path forward for algae-based plant research
🔗 shorturl.at/0l24W
🌊➡️🌿The GBCP researcher @jorgehg.bsky.social co-authors a roadmap published in @currentbiology.bsky.social calling on scientists to unite in tracing the land plants antecesors
📜The publication charts a shared path forward for algae-based plant research
🔗 shorturl.at/0l24W
July 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🆕‼️ #NewCBGPpaper
🌊➡️🌿The GBCP researcher @jorgehg.bsky.social co-authors a roadmap published in @currentbiology.bsky.social calling on scientists to unite in tracing the land plants antecesors
📜The publication charts a shared path forward for algae-based plant research
🔗 shorturl.at/0l24W
🌊➡️🌿The GBCP researcher @jorgehg.bsky.social co-authors a roadmap published in @currentbiology.bsky.social calling on scientists to unite in tracing the land plants antecesors
📜The publication charts a shared path forward for algae-based plant research
🔗 shorturl.at/0l24W