KunzLab@LMU
@kunzlab.bsky.social
Passionately researching to understand the transport processes and genes required for proper chloroplast function and photosynthesis.
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“Even when I was an assistant professor, I would say things like, ‘I’m a researcher.’ I wouldn’t say I’m a scientist.” Nobel Laureate Ardem Patapoutian made groundbreaking discoveries about the sense of touch. But he didn’t always have a sense of belonging in science.
Even Nobel Prize Winners Deal With Imposter Syndrome
Neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian immigrated to the US, found belonging in science, and did groundbreaking work on sense of touch.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“Even when I was an assistant professor, I would say things like, ‘I’m a researcher.’ I wouldn’t say I’m a scientist.” Nobel Laureate Ardem Patapoutian made groundbreaking discoveries about the sense of touch. But he didn’t always have a sense of belonging in science.
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Dear ENPER community, We are pleased to invite you to the next ENPER meeting, which will be held in my country Bulgaria, from 26 to 28 August 2026 in Sofia. Save the Date!🌱🌱🌱
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Dear ENPER community, We are pleased to invite you to the next ENPER meeting, which will be held in my country Bulgaria, from 26 to 28 August 2026 in Sofia. Save the Date!🌱🌱🌱
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This is one of the best conference to attend as a plant molecular biologist! Always inspiring, highly interactive and lots of fun.
Hi all @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social members and other 🌽community folks, #MBP2026 🌱 is no open for registration. Please 🏄♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc...
Conference
Conference "Molecular Biology of Plants", annual meeting of the Section Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology in the DBG
www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de
October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is one of the best conference to attend as a plant molecular biologist! Always inspiring, highly interactive and lots of fun.
Hi all @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social members and other 🌽community folks, #MBP2026 🌱 is no open for registration. Please 🏄♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc...
Conference
Conference "Molecular Biology of Plants", annual meeting of the Section Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology in the DBG
www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de
October 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hi all @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social members and other 🌽community folks, #MBP2026 🌱 is no open for registration. Please 🏄♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc...
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v1.109 is rolling out today! #NewProfilePic
We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
October 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
v1.109 is rolling out today! #NewProfilePic
We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
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Plant scientists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer transformed the world's understanding of photosynthesis, and now they have been jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) from The Royal Society, at a ceremony in London.
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Plant scientists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer transformed the world's understanding of photosynthesis, and now they have been jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) from The Royal Society, at a ceremony in London.
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
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At the @sydney.edu.au node of the Australian Plant Phenomics Network, we’re using drone-based LiDAR to map agroecosystems in 3D — revealing canopy structure, terrain, and floral diversity like never before.
Read more here:
🔗 plantphenomics.org.au/visualising-agricultural-landscapes-with-appn-gobi
Read more here:
🔗 plantphenomics.org.au/visualising-agricultural-landscapes-with-appn-gobi
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
At the @sydney.edu.au node of the Australian Plant Phenomics Network, we’re using drone-based LiDAR to map agroecosystems in 3D — revealing canopy structure, terrain, and floral diversity like never before.
Read more here:
🔗 plantphenomics.org.au/visualising-agricultural-landscapes-with-appn-gobi
Read more here:
🔗 plantphenomics.org.au/visualising-agricultural-landscapes-with-appn-gobi
Dear #PlantSci community, we are interested in building transformation-competent artificial chromosome (TAC) libraries from gDNA. Does anyone know if there are companies or core labs, which provide this as a service? Please DM any leads to me. I greatly appreciate the help. Cheers
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Dear #PlantSci community, we are interested in building transformation-competent artificial chromosome (TAC) libraries from gDNA. Does anyone know if there are companies or core labs, which provide this as a service? Please DM any leads to me. I greatly appreciate the help. Cheers
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Time- and space-resolved regulatory circuits in Arabidopsis thaliana https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.23.684094v1
October 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Time- and space-resolved regulatory circuits in Arabidopsis thaliana https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.23.684094v1
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Particularly relevant because of the many displaced persons in African countries such as Sudan
Prospective of indigenous African #wild #food plants in alleviation of the severe #iron #deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan #Africa
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
by Abdellatef et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
by Abdellatef et al.
Harvesting and local trading of wild food plants.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Particularly relevant because of the many displaced persons in African countries such as Sudan
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Societal Impact Statement
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Societal Impact Statement
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
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Our review article got published in 'Biotechnology Advances':
"Decoding bioprocesses with transcriptomics: current status and future potential"
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Biotech #ScaleUp #ScaleDown #Transcriptomics
@puckerlab.bsky.social
"Decoding bioprocesses with transcriptomics: current status and future potential"
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Biotech #ScaleUp #ScaleDown #Transcriptomics
@puckerlab.bsky.social
Redirecting
doi.org
October 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Our review article got published in 'Biotechnology Advances':
"Decoding bioprocesses with transcriptomics: current status and future potential"
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Biotech #ScaleUp #ScaleDown #Transcriptomics
@puckerlab.bsky.social
"Decoding bioprocesses with transcriptomics: current status and future potential"
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Biotech #ScaleUp #ScaleDown #Transcriptomics
@puckerlab.bsky.social
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q.e.d Science
Critical Thinking AI for constructive criticism and science evaluation
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October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Hot off the press, first PI paper 🎉. Reporting a novel protein (VIA1) involved in thylakoid membrane biogenesis. VIA1 (similar to ESCRT-II) and bind to chloroplast ESCRT-III (VIPP1). Showing a direct role of VIPP1 in thylakoid biogenesis.
@cp-cellreports.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/msrepdna
@cp-cellreports.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/msrepdna
October 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Hot off the press, first PI paper 🎉. Reporting a novel protein (VIA1) involved in thylakoid membrane biogenesis. VIA1 (similar to ESCRT-II) and bind to chloroplast ESCRT-III (VIPP1). Showing a direct role of VIPP1 in thylakoid biogenesis.
@cp-cellreports.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/msrepdna
@cp-cellreports.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/msrepdna
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An N-terminal transport-deficient module of CATION EXCHANGER1 is sufficient to trigger anoxia stress responses (Hormat Shadgou Rhein, Shayan Sarkar, Antonella Gradogna, Gabrielle Durocher, Joachim Scholz-Starke, Jon K Pittman, Kendal D Hirschi) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience
An N-terminal transport-deficient module of CATION EXCHANGER1 is sufficient to trigger anoxia stress responses
Expressing a transport-deficient portion of a calcium transporter protein restores stress sensitivity in plants, revealing a signaling role independent of
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October 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Hi all, our 👩⚕️👨⚕️friends from the @lmumuenchen.bsky.social medschool @lmu-klinikum.bsky.social are organizing a charity run for the Hauner Children's Hospital to raise funds for their highly specialized pediatric care unit🏥. More info here: www.lmu-klinikum.de/hauner/kinde...
Plz repost, like & support
Plz repost, like & support
Spendenaktion und Spendenlauf 2025 | Kinderklinik und Kinderpoliklinik im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital
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October 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hi all, our 👩⚕️👨⚕️friends from the @lmumuenchen.bsky.social medschool @lmu-klinikum.bsky.social are organizing a charity run for the Hauner Children's Hospital to raise funds for their highly specialized pediatric care unit🏥. More info here: www.lmu-klinikum.de/hauner/kinde...
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Have you ever looked at the night sky and wondered if there’s a chlorophyll f in the reaction centre of Photosystem I from far-red light adapted cyanobacteria? 🦠
Well, we did (don’t judge) and the work that followed is now out as a First Release in @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Well, we did (don’t judge) and the work that followed is now out as a First Release in @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Locating the missing chlorophylls f in far-red photosystem I
The discovery of chlorophyll f-containing photosystems, with their long-wavelength photochemistry, represented a distinct, low-energy paradigm for oxygenic photosynthesis. Structural studies on chloro...
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October 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Have you ever looked at the night sky and wondered if there’s a chlorophyll f in the reaction centre of Photosystem I from far-red light adapted cyanobacteria? 🦠
Well, we did (don’t judge) and the work that followed is now out as a First Release in @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Well, we did (don’t judge) and the work that followed is now out as a First Release in @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Algal pyrenoids—condensates that mediate ~1/3 of Earth’s CO2 fixation—change size and number as cells divide. Our data suggest a simple control mechanism: a kinase that continuously ejects material from the condensate! ☀️🌍🔬💧 #Biophysics #Photosynthesis
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Algal pyrenoids—condensates that mediate ~1/3 of Earth’s CO2 fixation—change size and number as cells divide. Our data suggest a simple control mechanism: a kinase that continuously ejects material from the condensate! ☀️🌍🔬💧 #Biophysics #Photosynthesis
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity-
Now ads out in Science Careers! Please retweet and APPLY🤠🤘
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-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity-
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Assistant Professor - Austin, Texas job with Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin | 675377
MBS UT Austin invites applications for tenure-track faculty position at the Assist Prof level. Early-stage Assoc Prof level are also considered.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity-
Now ads out in Science Careers! Please retweet and APPLY🤠🤘
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-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity-
Now ads out in Science Careers! Please retweet and APPLY🤠🤘
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Pretty excited to share our new preprint!
Non-photosynthetic Plastid Replacement by a Primary Plastid in the Making
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Non-photosynthetic Plastid Replacement by a Primary Plastid in the Making
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Pretty excited to share our new preprint!
Non-photosynthetic Plastid Replacement by a Primary Plastid in the Making
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Non-photosynthetic Plastid Replacement by a Primary Plastid in the Making
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Co-option of transcription factors drives evolution of quantitative disease resistance against a necrotrophic pathogen (S Einspanier, C Tominello-Ramirez, F Delplace, R Stam) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @sev1panier
October 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Co-option of transcription factors drives evolution of quantitative disease resistance against a necrotrophic pathogen (S Einspanier, C Tominello-Ramirez, F Delplace, R Stam) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @sev1panier
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We're excited to welcome Christopher Topp to the Plant Resilience Institute! Dr. Topp uses powerful imaging tools to envision the future of sustainable agriculture, and he will soon bring his expertise in root biology to MSU. Read the full story: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
October 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're excited to welcome Christopher Topp to the Plant Resilience Institute! Dr. Topp uses powerful imaging tools to envision the future of sustainable agriculture, and he will soon bring his expertise in root biology to MSU. Read the full story: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
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Our article "Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" is finally published @plantphys.bsky.social!
You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here:
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity
You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here:
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity
October 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Our article "Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" is finally published @plantphys.bsky.social!
You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here:
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity
You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here:
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity
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📣🧪🌱We are #hiring a Horticultural Manager for our node of the Australian Plant Phenomics Network in Adelaide. Please help spread the word! careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
Learn more about South Australia's new university for the future.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
📣🧪🌱We are #hiring a Horticultural Manager for our node of the Australian Plant Phenomics Network in Adelaide. Please help spread the word! careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...