MiCRop Harnessing the second genome of plants
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The @micropresearch.bsky.social consortium was well represented at the inspiring 2026 Plant Microbiome Symposium last week in Antequera
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The @micropresearch.bsky.social consortium was well represented at the inspiring 2026 Plant Microbiome Symposium last week in Antequera
Wonderful meeting, with large @micropresearch.bsky.social consortium representation
6th Plant Microbiome Symposium in Antequera 🇪🇸 — one of the best meetings I’ve attended! Great science, talks, and networking with old and new friends. 🌱 Looking forward to the next one in China 🇨🇳!
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wonderful meeting, with large @micropresearch.bsky.social consortium representation
To all @micropresearch.bsky.social consortium members: mark this meeting in your calendar!
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
To all @micropresearch.bsky.social consortium members: mark this meeting in your calendar!
@micropresearch.bsky.social PI @cornepieterse.bsky.social speaking in the Plant Microbiome Symposium 2026 held in Antequera last week
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
@micropresearch.bsky.social PI @cornepieterse.bsky.social speaking in the Plant Microbiome Symposium 2026 held in Antequera last week
@micropresearch.bsky.social coordinator Harro Bouwmeester explains MiCRop research in an interview in Onder Glas, a magazine for Dutch glasshouse growers, and suggests microbiome-based solutions will also be important for glasshouse horticulture.
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Magazines - Vakblad Onder Glas
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November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
@micropresearch.bsky.social coordinator Harro Bouwmeester explains MiCRop research in an interview in Onder Glas, a magazine for Dutch glasshouse growers, and suggests microbiome-based solutions will also be important for glasshouse horticulture.
www.onderglas.nl/magazines/?w...
www.onderglas.nl/magazines/?w...
MiCRop co-PIs @rlberendsen.bsky.social and @vkokkoris.bsky.social on Dutch television
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
MiCRop co-PIs @rlberendsen.bsky.social and @vkokkoris.bsky.social on Dutch television
MiCRop PI @harrobouwmeester.bsky.social presenting the mind blowing complexity of the strigolactones and their role in microbiome recruitment
Amazing journey around strigolactones and how different strigolactone compounds are produced by different plants and how those influence microbiome - integrated omics for understanding rhizosphere systems biology
Note, signaling compounds might require targeted analysis due to low level
#PMS2025
Note, signaling compounds might require targeted analysis due to low level
#PMS2025
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
MiCRop PI @harrobouwmeester.bsky.social presenting the mind blowing complexity of the strigolactones and their role in microbiome recruitment
MiCRop co-PI Paolina Garbeva talking about her work, and that of MiCRop PhD student Muhammad Rizaludin
Paolina on plant (tomato) and microbiome emitted VOCs
see their @femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiol Ecology paper
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see their @femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiol Ecology paper
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#PMS2025
Foliar infections by Botrytis cinerea modulate the tomato root volatilome and microbiome
Botrytis cinerea infection in tomato leaves triggers changes in root volatilome and microbiome, revealing connections between aboveground infections and un
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November 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
MiCRop co-PI Paolina Garbeva talking about her work, and that of MiCRop PhD student Muhammad Rizaludin
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One week left to apply for our PhD positions on insect-plant-microbiome interactions! @micropresearch.bsky.social 👇
We are looking for talented #PhD candidates who would like to study insect-plant-microbiome interactions @w-u-r.bsky.social. If you would like to unravel the role of #microbes in #pollination or #plantdefenses against #rootflies and #aphids, please check
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May 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
One week left to apply for our PhD positions on insect-plant-microbiome interactions! @micropresearch.bsky.social 👇
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🚨 Open position
We are hiring a PhD student to investigate the ecology and genomics of phyllosphere yeasts combining lab experiments with computational approaches. Joins us at @niooknaw.bsky.social in collaboration with @micropresearch.bsky.social @cmelkonian.bsky.social @marnixmedema.bsky.social
We are hiring a PhD student to investigate the ecology and genomics of phyllosphere yeasts combining lab experiments with computational approaches. Joins us at @niooknaw.bsky.social in collaboration with @micropresearch.bsky.social @cmelkonian.bsky.social @marnixmedema.bsky.social
PhD position: Ecology and Genomics of Phyllosphere Yeasts
The phyllosphere - the aerial parts of plants - harbors a rich and diverse microbial community, including bacteria, filamentous fungi, yeasts and viruses. This environment is both harsh and dynamic, e...
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May 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
🚨 Open position
We are hiring a PhD student to investigate the ecology and genomics of phyllosphere yeasts combining lab experiments with computational approaches. Joins us at @niooknaw.bsky.social in collaboration with @micropresearch.bsky.social @cmelkonian.bsky.social @marnixmedema.bsky.social
We are hiring a PhD student to investigate the ecology and genomics of phyllosphere yeasts combining lab experiments with computational approaches. Joins us at @niooknaw.bsky.social in collaboration with @micropresearch.bsky.social @cmelkonian.bsky.social @marnixmedema.bsky.social
MiCRop PhD Roland Berdaguer in the news.
Happy to let you know we will be developing a new microbial product to support the transition to a more sustainable agriculture. See the interview with prospective MicroBioLogicals SEO, Roland Berdaguer.
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Our new NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) Faculty of Impact postdoc Roland Berdaguer interviewed for the FoI Newsletter. | Harro Bouwmeester
Our new NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) Faculty of Impact postdoc Roland Berdaguer interviewed for the FoI Newsletter. Roland will work on the development of a microbial...
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June 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
MiCRop PhD Roland Berdaguer in the news.
@micropresearch.bsky.social researchers Lemeng Dong, Aalt-Jan van Dijk and @harrobouwmeester.bsky.social contribute to research showing that the microbiome affects plant growth and development also through strigolactone signaling.
Happy to have been able to provide support to Yang Bai and team to pull this off: soil microorganisms affect rice tillering through production of a dipeptidic strigolactone analog.
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Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice
Rice tillering is an important agronomic trait regulated by plant genetic and environmental factors. However, the role and mechanism of the root micro…
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April 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
@micropresearch.bsky.social researchers Lemeng Dong, Aalt-Jan van Dijk and @harrobouwmeester.bsky.social contribute to research showing that the microbiome affects plant growth and development also through strigolactone signaling.
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Happy to share some good news! March has been a big month for me. I got tenure (thanks letter writers!!) and was awarded a NSF CAREER grant to study the genetics and evolution of plant-microbiome interactions. I'll be recruiting MS students and a postdoc.
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Michael Grillo Awarded $1.1. Million NSF CAREER Grant: Loyola University Chicago
Michael Grillo, assistant biology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded a $1.1 million NSF CAREER grant to advance his research on microbiomes.
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March 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy to share some good news! March has been a big month for me. I got tenure (thanks letter writers!!) and was awarded a NSF CAREER grant to study the genetics and evolution of plant-microbiome interactions. I'll be recruiting MS students and a postdoc.
www.luc.edu/cas/about/ne...
www.luc.edu/cas/about/ne...
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Remarkably, the same locally trained model also predicted plant growth differences in global datasets, suggesting a highly conserved interconnection between the soil microbiome and plant performance across environments.
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#SoilMicrobiome #MachineLearning #AgTech (2/2)
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#SoilMicrobiome #MachineLearning #AgTech (2/2)
March 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Remarkably, the same locally trained model also predicted plant growth differences in global datasets, suggesting a highly conserved interconnection between the soil microbiome and plant performance across environments.
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#SoilMicrobiome #MachineLearning #AgTech (2/2)
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#SoilMicrobiome #MachineLearning #AgTech (2/2)
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📌Vacancy at the University of Amsterdam!
Join us at the Green Life Sciences with three open positions by my colleagues. 🌱🌻
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PhD position on "Microbial Host Preference in Plant Stress Resilience" in the group of Dr. Kathrin Wippel: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Join us at the Green Life Sciences with three open positions by my colleagues. 🌱🌻
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PhD position on "Microbial Host Preference in Plant Stress Resilience" in the group of Dr. Kathrin Wippel: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD Candidate Microbial Host Preference in Plant Stress Resilience
Are you an early-career researcher with a passion for plant science? Would you like to apply your enthusiasm to a highly relevant project in the field of plant-microbiome interactions? Then we have th...
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February 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📌Vacancy at the University of Amsterdam!
Join us at the Green Life Sciences with three open positions by my colleagues. 🌱🌻
1/3
PhD position on "Microbial Host Preference in Plant Stress Resilience" in the group of Dr. Kathrin Wippel: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Join us at the Green Life Sciences with three open positions by my colleagues. 🌱🌻
1/3
PhD position on "Microbial Host Preference in Plant Stress Resilience" in the group of Dr. Kathrin Wippel: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Postdoc in "Integrating Plant Microbiome Omics Data for Causal Inference" with Prof. Aalt-Jan van Dijk
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Postdoc in "Integrating Plant Microbiome Omics Data for Causal Inference" with Prof. Aalt-Jan van Dijk
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Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Integrating Plant Microbiome Omics Data for Causal Inference
Do you enjoy using computational approaches to study biological problems? Are you interested in developing and applying methodology to investigate plant-microbiome-interactions? We invite enthusiastic...
werkenbij.uva.nl
February 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Postdoc in "Integrating Plant Microbiome Omics Data for Causal Inference" with Prof. Aalt-Jan van Dijk
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Postdoc in "Integrating Plant Microbiome Omics Data for Causal Inference" with Prof. Aalt-Jan van Dijk
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...