Michael Seidl
@mfseidl.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Microbial Genome Evolution, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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TEs aren’t just genomic parasites, they’re also engines of genomic novelty.
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Historic transposon mobilisation waves create distinct pools of adaptive variants in a major crop pathogen - Nature Communications
In this study, the authors analysed a large genomic dataset to trace how jumping genes shaped the global spread of a major wheat pathogen and reveal bursts of activity over decades that drove adaptati...
www.nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
TEs aren’t just genomic parasites, they’re also engines of genomic novelty.
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
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We are looking for a PhD student to work on an exciting plastid endosymbiosis in microbial eukaryotes. This position involves sampling, exciting microscopy such as CARDFISH, ExM and FIBSEM, single-cell transcriptomics and more. #protistsonsky 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We are looking for a PhD student to work on an exciting plastid endosymbiosis in microbial eukaryotes. This position involves sampling, exciting microscopy such as CARDFISH, ExM and FIBSEM, single-cell transcriptomics and more. #protistsonsky 1/2
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How do fungi explore a root system over time?
Spatial & temporal tracking of the Nicotiana root symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi using MycoRed.
Videos, images & optimised Rhizotrons by Nicolas Garcia Hernandez @slcuplants.bsky.social
Science behind it: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Spatial & temporal tracking of the Nicotiana root symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi using MycoRed.
Videos, images & optimised Rhizotrons by Nicolas Garcia Hernandez @slcuplants.bsky.social
Science behind it: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
January 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
How do fungi explore a root system over time?
Spatial & temporal tracking of the Nicotiana root symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi using MycoRed.
Videos, images & optimised Rhizotrons by Nicolas Garcia Hernandez @slcuplants.bsky.social
Science behind it: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Spatial & temporal tracking of the Nicotiana root symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi using MycoRed.
Videos, images & optimised Rhizotrons by Nicolas Garcia Hernandez @slcuplants.bsky.social
Science behind it: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Registration is now open for the 2026 edition of our UU PhD summer school. Check out the not-to-be-missed speaker lineup 🤩🤩 signup now!! @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social @utrechtpmi.bsky.social @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social @rlberendsen.bsky.social @mproveniers.bsky.social @kaisakajala.bsky.social
We are beyond excited to reveal the full line-up for our Environmental Signaling in Plants summer school 2026!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Registration is now open for the 2026 edition of our UU PhD summer school. Check out the not-to-be-missed speaker lineup 🤩🤩 signup now!! @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social @utrechtpmi.bsky.social @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social @rlberendsen.bsky.social @mproveniers.bsky.social @kaisakajala.bsky.social
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🌿 3 new PhD positions in the Ton lab @PPS_UoS. Part of the ERC project '#PlantMemo', exploring how plants remember & respond to stress.
🧬 PhD 1 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🦠 PhD 2 (UK & EU)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌱 PhD 3 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PhD
🧬 PhD 1 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🦠 PhD 2 (UK & EU)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌱 PhD 3 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PhD
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🌿 3 new PhD positions in the Ton lab @PPS_UoS. Part of the ERC project '#PlantMemo', exploring how plants remember & respond to stress.
🧬 PhD 1 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🦠 PhD 2 (UK & EU)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌱 PhD 3 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PhD
🧬 PhD 1 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🦠 PhD 2 (UK & EU)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌱 PhD 3 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PhD
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We are beyond excited to reveal the full line-up for our Environmental Signaling in Plants summer school 2026!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We are beyond excited to reveal the full line-up for our Environmental Signaling in Plants summer school 2026!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
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A lettuce receptor-like kinase recognizes the highly conserved heptapeptide motif within microbial NEP1-like proteins https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.10.687460v1
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A lettuce receptor-like kinase recognizes the highly conserved heptapeptide motif within microbial NEP1-like proteins https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.10.687460v1
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Plz RP. Come join us at @slcuplants.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk to study effector-targeted plant processes impacting plant cell biology and development.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...
www.schornacklab.net
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...
www.schornacklab.net
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Plz RP. Come join us at @slcuplants.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk to study effector-targeted plant processes impacting plant cell biology and development.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...
www.schornacklab.net
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...
www.schornacklab.net
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Hungary 1956
'Well over a 100k people fled the country seeking asylum. Among them was a young geneticist named George Rédei, who headed for the Austrian border with a small vial of seeds tucked in his pocket.
The seeds belonged to a spindly weed in the mustard family called Arabidopsis thaliana.'
'Well over a 100k people fled the country seeking asylum. Among them was a young geneticist named George Rédei, who headed for the Austrian border with a small vial of seeds tucked in his pocket.
The seeds belonged to a spindly weed in the mustard family called Arabidopsis thaliana.'
How a humble weed became a superstar of biology
Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.
knowablemagazine.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Hungary 1956
'Well over a 100k people fled the country seeking asylum. Among them was a young geneticist named George Rédei, who headed for the Austrian border with a small vial of seeds tucked in his pocket.
The seeds belonged to a spindly weed in the mustard family called Arabidopsis thaliana.'
'Well over a 100k people fled the country seeking asylum. Among them was a young geneticist named George Rédei, who headed for the Austrian border with a small vial of seeds tucked in his pocket.
The seeds belonged to a spindly weed in the mustard family called Arabidopsis thaliana.'
Reposted by Michael Seidl
Very happy to see this nice piece of work online, led by superstar postdoc Mariana Tarallo. A great collaboration between the teams at @bioprotection.bsky.social/Massey University and the James Hutton Institute!
PaRXLR40, a broad cell death suppressor of the kauri dieback pathogen Phytophthora agathidicida, targets a plant ARM/BTB domain-containing protein https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.05.686655v1
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Very happy to see this nice piece of work online, led by superstar postdoc Mariana Tarallo. A great collaboration between the teams at @bioprotection.bsky.social/Massey University and the James Hutton Institute!
Reposted by Michael Seidl
📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Genome Biology. We are particularly interested in researchers investigating the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying genome function and regulation. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t7vvdct
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Genome Biology. We are particularly interested in researchers investigating the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying genome function and regulation. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t7vvdct
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SWBio DTP PhD (Univ Exeter): Will global warming speed up antifungal resistance? Work with Prof Gabriel Yvon-Durocher, Prof Neil Gow & team. Experimental evolution, multi-omics & modelling on medical/crop pathogens. Apply: bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo... #PhD #AMR #ClimateChange #Mycology
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
SWBio DTP PhD (Univ Exeter): Will global warming speed up antifungal resistance? Work with Prof Gabriel Yvon-Durocher, Prof Neil Gow & team. Experimental evolution, multi-omics & modelling on medical/crop pathogens. Apply: bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo... #PhD #AMR #ClimateChange #Mycology
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Combating #wheat leaf #rust: Advances in genetic resistance and sustainable management strategies doi.org/10.1016/j.pm...
November 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Combating #wheat leaf #rust: Advances in genetic resistance and sustainable management strategies doi.org/10.1016/j.pm...
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The full list of instructors is available in this flyer.
Registration closes on November 15th - register today to secure your spot!
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Registration closes on November 15th - register today to secure your spot!
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November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The full list of instructors is available in this flyer.
Registration closes on November 15th - register today to secure your spot!
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Registration closes on November 15th - register today to secure your spot!
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Bernabeu, @microbiobits.bsky.social and @tonigabaldon.bsky.social use simulations to test for the robustness of inferred relative timings of gene transfers in the lineage leading to the ancestor of eukaryotes
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf190
#genome #evolution
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf190
#genome #evolution
Phylogeny-aware Simulations Suggest a Low Impact of Unsampled Lineages in the Inference of Gene Flow During Eukaryogenesis
Abstract. The topologies of gene trees are broadly used to infer horizontal gene transfer events and characterize the potential donor and acceptor partners
doi.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Bernabeu, @microbiobits.bsky.social and @tonigabaldon.bsky.social use simulations to test for the robustness of inferred relative timings of gene transfers in the lineage leading to the ancestor of eukaryotes
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf190
#genome #evolution
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf190
#genome #evolution
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Thrilled to share our latest review on receptor kinase processing in plants! 🌱
Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!
Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!
Shedding light on receptor kinase processing
journals.plos.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Thrilled to share our latest review on receptor kinase processing in plants! 🌱
Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!
Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!
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NEW Publication🥳
Rapid #evolution is thought to be disadvantageous due to the accumulation of deleterious #mutations. We identify multiple lineages of rapidly evolving and stable #yeast that are many millions of years old
🔗: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
Rapid #evolution is thought to be disadvantageous due to the accumulation of deleterious #mutations. We identify multiple lineages of rapidly evolving and stable #yeast that are many millions of years old
🔗: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
NEW Publication🥳
Rapid #evolution is thought to be disadvantageous due to the accumulation of deleterious #mutations. We identify multiple lineages of rapidly evolving and stable #yeast that are many millions of years old
🔗: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
Rapid #evolution is thought to be disadvantageous due to the accumulation of deleterious #mutations. We identify multiple lineages of rapidly evolving and stable #yeast that are many millions of years old
🔗: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
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We wrote a review 📖 on hydathode immunity! Learn how bacteria exploit hydathodes to access the vasculature and open questions for future research.
📣 If you are curious about this topic, please consider applying for two open positions in my lab (until Nov23)! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📣 If you are curious about this topic, please consider applying for two open positions in my lab (until Nov23)! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hydathodes at the forefront of plant immunity against vascular pathogens
Hydathodes are tiny plant organs that form an interface between the leaf surface and xylem vasculature. They facilitate excretion of xylem fluid under…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We wrote a review 📖 on hydathode immunity! Learn how bacteria exploit hydathodes to access the vasculature and open questions for future research.
📣 If you are curious about this topic, please consider applying for two open positions in my lab (until Nov23)! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📣 If you are curious about this topic, please consider applying for two open positions in my lab (until Nov23)! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Open position at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics:
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
Director, Center for Pathogen Bioinformatics
The Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics (CPB) is a unit of SIB which offers expertise and services in pathogen bioinformatics, computational molecular epidemiology and related multi-site project manage...
apply.refline.ch
October 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Open position at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics:
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
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Registration is now open for SMBE 2026!
Head over to the registration page to find all the details and secure your spot 🏃♀️
📝 smbe2026.org/registration
🐦 Early-bird deadline: March 31, 2026
If you are an active member of the SMBE you can register for the meeting with discounts.
#SMBE2026
Head over to the registration page to find all the details and secure your spot 🏃♀️
📝 smbe2026.org/registration
🐦 Early-bird deadline: March 31, 2026
If you are an active member of the SMBE you can register for the meeting with discounts.
#SMBE2026
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Registration is now open for SMBE 2026!
Head over to the registration page to find all the details and secure your spot 🏃♀️
📝 smbe2026.org/registration
🐦 Early-bird deadline: March 31, 2026
If you are an active member of the SMBE you can register for the meeting with discounts.
#SMBE2026
Head over to the registration page to find all the details and secure your spot 🏃♀️
📝 smbe2026.org/registration
🐦 Early-bird deadline: March 31, 2026
If you are an active member of the SMBE you can register for the meeting with discounts.
#SMBE2026
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My new Emmy Noether Group is recruiting!
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
Aktuelle Ausschreibungen
Aktuelle Ausschreibungen
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November 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
My new Emmy Noether Group is recruiting!
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
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I'm so grateful for this journey 👩🎓!
Thank you @sebbyrust.bsky.social and @ccilelorrain.bsky.social for your guidance, and to all the inspiring people who help me reach higher and keep moving forward 🦋
Thank you @sebbyrust.bsky.social and @ccilelorrain.bsky.social for your guidance, and to all the inspiring people who help me reach higher and keep moving forward 🦋
Packed room for Emma Corre's PhD defense on transposable elements in rust fungi genomes.
Congratulations Dr @emma--c.bsky.social 👏👏👏
And what a lovely tribute to Barbara McClintock who discovered transposable elements in 🌽!!!
Congratulations Dr @emma--c.bsky.social 👏👏👏
And what a lovely tribute to Barbara McClintock who discovered transposable elements in 🌽!!!
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I'm so grateful for this journey 👩🎓!
Thank you @sebbyrust.bsky.social and @ccilelorrain.bsky.social for your guidance, and to all the inspiring people who help me reach higher and keep moving forward 🦋
Thank you @sebbyrust.bsky.social and @ccilelorrain.bsky.social for your guidance, and to all the inspiring people who help me reach higher and keep moving forward 🦋
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A wheat NLR conferring broad-spectrum resistance against powdery mildew by recognizing two structurally diverse AVR effectors. Interested? Check out our newest preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Dual recognition of structurally unrelated mildew effectors underlies the broad-spectrum resistance of Pm3e in wheat
Broad-spectrum resistance genes are highly valuable for sustainable crop protection, yet the molecular basis of their activity is often unknown. The Pm3 allelic series in wheat encodes NLR receptors t...
www.biorxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A wheat NLR conferring broad-spectrum resistance against powdery mildew by recognizing two structurally diverse AVR effectors. Interested? Check out our newest preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Lifestyles shape genome size and gene content in fungal pathogens.
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buff.ly/tec1Tds
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Lifestyles shape genome size and gene content in fungal pathogens.
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My awesome grad student Shashank and I wrote this paper trying to look at broader patterns of HT in TEs. HT is happening everywhere! DNA transposons jump further than other classes! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Recent horizontal transfer of transposable elements in Drosophila
Transposable elements (TEs) are genetic elements also known as "jumping genes" that increase their copy numbers within a host through various mechanisms of transposition. TEs can also move between spe...
www.biorxiv.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
My awesome grad student Shashank and I wrote this paper trying to look at broader patterns of HT in TEs. HT is happening everywhere! DNA transposons jump further than other classes! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...