Prof. Keiko Torii
@keikoutorii.bsky.social
'Plant twitter' via stomatal pores. I'm a Scientist. Views my own. she/her
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I am deeply honored to join the NAS and to add my name to the book of President Abraham Lincoln. As an International Member, I aspire to strengthen the scientific ties between the USA and Japan, and to contribute to the progress of science in this complex global landscape.
Somos las biólogas vegetales! Santiago, Chile 🌱🇨🇱🥰 #WomenInScience
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Somos las biólogas vegetales! Santiago, Chile 🌱🇨🇱🥰 #WomenInScience
Congrats, Momoko @prunus-persica123.bsky.social and all! Excited to see how our former postdoc's work unfolded the mutual inhibitory mechanism bet/w EPFL2 peptide hormone & auxin underpins the intervals of auxin maxima 🌿🔬🥳
Just published @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Just published @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Congrats, Momoko @prunus-persica123.bsky.social and all! Excited to see how our former postdoc's work unfolded the mutual inhibitory mechanism bet/w EPFL2 peptide hormone & auxin underpins the intervals of auxin maxima 🌿🔬🥳
Just published @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Just published @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧬🧪Research Technician Position Open🧬🧪
HHMI, UT Austin. Biochemistry/Biophysics- Assist recombinant protein expression, purification and structural analysis (protein NMR and CryoEM) to uncover the mechanisms of cell fate specification in plants.
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HHMI, UT Austin. Biochemistry/Biophysics- Assist recombinant protein expression, purification and structural analysis (protein NMR and CryoEM) to uncover the mechanisms of cell fate specification in plants.
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Research Technician - Torii Lab
Primary Work Address: 2500 Speedway, Austin, TX, 78712 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the Lab We are currently seeking a proactive Research Technician to s...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
🧬🧪Research Technician Position Open🧬🧪
HHMI, UT Austin. Biochemistry/Biophysics- Assist recombinant protein expression, purification and structural analysis (protein NMR and CryoEM) to uncover the mechanisms of cell fate specification in plants.
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
HHMI, UT Austin. Biochemistry/Biophysics- Assist recombinant protein expression, purification and structural analysis (protein NMR and CryoEM) to uncover the mechanisms of cell fate specification in plants.
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
🧬🌱Research Specialist Position Open🌱🧬 -Please spread the words
HHMI, UT Austin. NGS-based analyses/single cell biology to investigate environmental and hormonal control of plant stem cell differentiation. Requires both wet lab and bioinformatic skills.
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HHMI, UT Austin. NGS-based analyses/single cell biology to investigate environmental and hormonal control of plant stem cell differentiation. Requires both wet lab and bioinformatic skills.
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Research Specialist - Torii Lab
Primary Work Address: 2500 Speedway, Austin, TX, 78712 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the Lab We are currently seeking a proactive Research Specialist to s...
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🧬🌱Research Specialist Position Open🌱🧬 -Please spread the words
HHMI, UT Austin. NGS-based analyses/single cell biology to investigate environmental and hormonal control of plant stem cell differentiation. Requires both wet lab and bioinformatic skills.
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
HHMI, UT Austin. NGS-based analyses/single cell biology to investigate environmental and hormonal control of plant stem cell differentiation. Requires both wet lab and bioinformatic skills.
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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...
Why plant embryos do not differentiate stomata? Discovery of the key peptide hormone. Embryo-specific peptide EPFL8, perceived by ERECTA, inhibits SPCH in a TMM-independent manner. Excellent work by the Torii Lab alumnus, Prof. Xingyun Qi. Congrats🌱🔬!
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
October 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Why plant embryos do not differentiate stomata? Discovery of the key peptide hormone. Embryo-specific peptide EPFL8, perceived by ERECTA, inhibits SPCH in a TMM-independent manner. Excellent work by the Torii Lab alumnus, Prof. Xingyun Qi. Congrats🌱🔬!
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
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 →
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authors.elsevier.com/a/1lzT-3QW8S...
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"Tenure-Track Faculty Position - Plant Interkingdom Environment Interaction and or Plant Immunity at University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
*Application Deadline: 11/1/2025"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Torii_10-16-25.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
*Application Deadline: 11/1/2025"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Torii_10-16-25.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
October 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Tenure-Track Faculty Position - Plant Interkingdom Environment Interaction and or Plant Immunity at University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
*Application Deadline: 11/1/2025"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Torii_10-16-25.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
*Application Deadline: 11/1/2025"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Torii_10-16-25.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
Reposted by Prof. Keiko Torii
Congrats, Joe Ecker @salkinstitute.bsky.social, to receiving the McClintock Prize! Joe has been a visionary leader of the field of genetics and genomics – not only for plants – for decades
www.salk.edu/news-release...
www.salk.edu/news-release...
October 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Congrats, Joe Ecker @salkinstitute.bsky.social, to receiving the McClintock Prize! Joe has been a visionary leader of the field of genetics and genomics – not only for plants – for decades
www.salk.edu/news-release...
www.salk.edu/news-release...
Reposted by Prof. Keiko Torii
[ 博士が愛した論文] 私も寄稿させて頂きました。当時の植物発生学の常識を覆し、私の研究者人生を変えた論文を熱く解説.
I am pleased to introduce the new book, where I, together with 18 other scientists in different fields, discuss about the favorite scientific paper! 😍🌱
natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/product...
I am pleased to introduce the new book, where I, together with 18 other scientists in different fields, discuss about the favorite scientific paper! 😍🌱
natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/product...
博士が愛した論文 研究者19人が語る‟偏愛論文”アンソロジー
この論文が、わたしを変えた、世界を変えた。論文のすごさ、面白さを、日本を代表する研究者が熱量高く語る。
natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
[ 博士が愛した論文] 私も寄稿させて頂きました。当時の植物発生学の常識を覆し、私の研究者人生を変えた論文を熱く解説.
I am pleased to introduce the new book, where I, together with 18 other scientists in different fields, discuss about the favorite scientific paper! 😍🌱
natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/product...
I am pleased to introduce the new book, where I, together with 18 other scientists in different fields, discuss about the favorite scientific paper! 😍🌱
natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/product...
Reposted by Prof. Keiko Torii
Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization
Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...
www.science.org
October 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Prof. Keiko Torii
🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001
October 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001
🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001
October 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001
Exciting🌱! Reprogramming stomatal precursor cells to totipotency -- Cooperation of LEC2 with SPEECHLESS induces auxin biosynthesis genes, inciting a bifurcation of stomatal differentiation trajectory into a new, somatic embryo founder cell state.
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Time-resolved reprogramming of single somatic cells into totipotent states during plant regeneration
In Arabidopsis, transcriptional factors LEC2 and SPCH enhance local auxin biosynthesis,
establishing a transcriptional framework that enables differentiated single somatic
epidermal cells to regain to...
www.cell.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Exciting🌱! Reprogramming stomatal precursor cells to totipotency -- Cooperation of LEC2 with SPEECHLESS induces auxin biosynthesis genes, inciting a bifurcation of stomatal differentiation trajectory into a new, somatic embryo founder cell state.
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Reposted by Prof. Keiko Torii
Excited this paper is finally published! We focused on the inner concave surface of LRR RKs to expand bacterial flagellin perception in plants. Selection indicates expanded perception is more common than previously thought. Experiments led by @jerrytli.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Unlocking expanded flagellin perception through rational receptor engineering - Nature Plants
Receptor kinase FLS2 detects the flg22 epitope of bacterial flagellin. Here the authors identify key residues on FLS2’s concave surface that enable expanded perception of flg22 variants, allowing the ...
www.nature.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Excited this paper is finally published! We focused on the inner concave surface of LRR RKs to expand bacterial flagellin perception in plants. Selection indicates expanded perception is more common than previously thought. Experiments led by @jerrytli.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
So wonderful to catch up w/ long-term friends & colleagues and discuss about exciting topics of plant science in beautiful Denver ⛰️🥰!
September 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
So wonderful to catch up w/ long-term friends & colleagues and discuss about exciting topics of plant science in beautiful Denver ⛰️🥰!
Reposted by Prof. Keiko Torii
Big thanks to Laura Tran for the wonderful coverage of our study in The Scientists Magazine! You captured and delivered the science in our work beautifully. Also big thanks to Lucia Strader for commenting on our findings! 🙏🏻 #STEM #PlantScience #Genomics
www.the-scientist.com/plants-boost...
www.the-scientist.com/plants-boost...
Plants Boost Their Immune System to Recover from Drought
Plant biologist Natanella Illouz-Eliaz studies how the Arabidopsis plant responds to stress such as moderate drought. During drought recovery, the plant boosts its immune system and undergoes genetic ...
www.the-scientist.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Big thanks to Laura Tran for the wonderful coverage of our study in The Scientists Magazine! You captured and delivered the science in our work beautifully. Also big thanks to Lucia Strader for commenting on our findings! 🙏🏻 #STEM #PlantScience #Genomics
www.the-scientist.com/plants-boost...
www.the-scientist.com/plants-boost...
[ 博士が愛した論文] 私も寄稿させて頂きました。当時の植物発生学の常識を覆し、私の研究者人生を変えた論文を熱く解説.
I am pleased to introduce the new book, where I, together with 18 other scientists in different fields, discuss about the favorite scientific paper! 😍🌱
natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/product...
I am pleased to introduce the new book, where I, together with 18 other scientists in different fields, discuss about the favorite scientific paper! 😍🌱
natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/product...
博士が愛した論文 研究者19人が語る‟偏愛論文”アンソロジー
この論文が、わたしを変えた、世界を変えた。論文のすごさ、面白さを、日本を代表する研究者が熱量高く語る。
natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
[ 博士が愛した論文] 私も寄稿させて頂きました。当時の植物発生学の常識を覆し、私の研究者人生を変えた論文を熱く解説.
I am pleased to introduce the new book, where I, together with 18 other scientists in different fields, discuss about the favorite scientific paper! 😍🌱
natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/product...
I am pleased to introduce the new book, where I, together with 18 other scientists in different fields, discuss about the favorite scientific paper! 😍🌱
natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/product...
Had fantastic time visiting my colleagues/friends at Univ. Edinburgh Molecular Plant Science Dept. Steven, Karen, Andrew, Justin and more, thanks for your hospitality and sharing exciting science! Great extra day for science after #PPRM2025 and to enjoy beautiful Scotland 🌱🏰🥰
September 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Had fantastic time visiting my colleagues/friends at Univ. Edinburgh Molecular Plant Science Dept. Steven, Karen, Andrew, Justin and more, thanks for your hospitality and sharing exciting science! Great extra day for science after #PPRM2025 and to enjoy beautiful Scotland 🌱🏰🥰
Big thanks to Frank and the TSL receptor crews for
organizing such a FANTASTIC meeting in beautiful Edinburgh! Nice to get to know the people and learn about their exciting science. So honored to share history of plant peptides & receptors in development, and some future directions🌱🥰 #PPRM2025
organizing such a FANTASTIC meeting in beautiful Edinburgh! Nice to get to know the people and learn about their exciting science. So honored to share history of plant peptides & receptors in development, and some future directions🌱🥰 #PPRM2025
September 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Big thanks to Frank and the TSL receptor crews for
organizing such a FANTASTIC meeting in beautiful Edinburgh! Nice to get to know the people and learn about their exciting science. So honored to share history of plant peptides & receptors in development, and some future directions🌱🥰 #PPRM2025
organizing such a FANTASTIC meeting in beautiful Edinburgh! Nice to get to know the people and learn about their exciting science. So honored to share history of plant peptides & receptors in development, and some future directions🌱🥰 #PPRM2025
Reposted by Prof. Keiko Torii
Looking back at some of the inspiring lectures from #PPRM2025 in Edinburgh—such a privilege to learn from so many outstanding researchers. Grateful for this community and the ideas it sparks.
@keikoutorii.bsky.social @gittacoaker.bsky.social
@marischuster.bsky.social
@keikoutorii.bsky.social @gittacoaker.bsky.social
@marischuster.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Looking back at some of the inspiring lectures from #PPRM2025 in Edinburgh—such a privilege to learn from so many outstanding researchers. Grateful for this community and the ideas it sparks.
@keikoutorii.bsky.social @gittacoaker.bsky.social
@marischuster.bsky.social
@keikoutorii.bsky.social @gittacoaker.bsky.social
@marischuster.bsky.social
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That’s a wrap for #PPRM2025. Great science, wonderful community and amazing location. Glad it all went smoothly and big thanks to @jackrhodes.bsky.social and @draegermarkus.bsky.social for helping organize the meeting.
September 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
That’s a wrap for #PPRM2025. Great science, wonderful community and amazing location. Glad it all went smoothly and big thanks to @jackrhodes.bsky.social and @draegermarkus.bsky.social for helping organize the meeting.
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Frank @frankmenke.bsky.social opens the PPRM2025. Exciting program ahead!
September 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Frank @frankmenke.bsky.social opens the PPRM2025. Exciting program ahead!
Hyemin unraveled the mechanisms of heterodimeric partner selectivity among the stomatal master regulatory TFs, their biological significance, and manipulation by small molecules. She is an award-winning confocal microscopist🔬🌱-Congrats, again!
August 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hyemin unraveled the mechanisms of heterodimeric partner selectivity among the stomatal master regulatory TFs, their biological significance, and manipulation by small molecules. She is an award-winning confocal microscopist🔬🌱-Congrats, again!
Congratulations, our one-and-only grad student, Dr. Hyemin Seo @texasscience.bsky.social for the successful thesis defense with flying colors 🎉🍾🌱🧬🧪! We are so proud of you🥰
August 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Congratulations, our one-and-only grad student, Dr. Hyemin Seo @texasscience.bsky.social for the successful thesis defense with flying colors 🎉🍾🌱🧬🧪! We are so proud of you🥰