Laura Moody
moodytomato.bsky.social
Laura Moody
@moodytomato.bsky.social
Royal Society University Research Fellow at the Department of Biology in Oxford. Unravelling 3D growth in plants 🌱 #plantscience
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Were hiring! We have 3 new open positions on our academic staff, more details on the link below. It’s an open call, and we would love to boost the diversity of our staff, so if you think there might be a good scientific fit, do apply! I am happy to take enquiries. www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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February 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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It’s been amazing to receive so much interest in the Prototaxites paper!
An absolute highlight was talking about the work last night to Jane Hill on BBC R4, The World Tonight
The Prototaxites segment starts at 33 mins 👇👇
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The World Tonight - President Zelensky slams Europeans for being in ‘Greenland mode’ - BBC Sounds
At Davos, the Ukrainian president attacked his European allies for their passivity.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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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…
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January 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Love this really cool method for gene editing briwn algae- greens or lycophytes next? www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Efficient CRISPR-Cas genome editing in brown algae
Brown algae, a key yet understudied lineage of multicellular eukaryotes, have long lacked tools for functional genomics. Martinho et al. introduce a high-efficiency, transgene-free CRISPR platform ena...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Happy to share my lab’s first venture into the world of wheat from an enjoyable collaboration with Chris Burt at RAGT Seeds and Keith Edwards. My team members Katie Jeal and Sophie Carpenter did a terrific job of the bioinformatics and starting the lab work. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Phylogeny, chromosomal mapping and expression analyses of wheat CLAVATA pathway components suggest differential selection on receptor‐like kinases, CLEs and T3 WOXes
The Arabidopsis CLAVATA pathway regulates shoot apex and fruit size, and disrupting CLAVATA function has led to yield improvement in crops. Despite its central position in agriculture, the potential ...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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@philcarella.bsky.social opens up the 4th #nonseedUK25 meeting. An exciting day of science lies ahead…
December 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Comparative genomics to understand the evolution of water conducting tissues. A great overview by @alexmcbowles.bsky.social 🌱 #nonseedUK25
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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@sramundo.bsky.social looks through the lens of Chlamydomonas to understand the origins of plastid-encoded RNA polymerase complexity #nonseedUK25 👍
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Katy Mather introduces a novel regulator of 3D growth in P. patens (NOG5) #nonseedUK25 😃
December 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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@jimfouracre.bsky.social discusses vegetative phase change and the ancestral role of miR156 #nonseedUK25
December 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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@davidjhoey.bsky.social discusses the acquisition of vasculature as an evolutionary innovation - lovely comparative approaches across multiple land plant lineages #nonseedUK25 🌱 😊
December 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Hugh Mulvey explains why M. polymorpha is such a great system for studying morphogenesis from a single cell #nonseedUK25 👍
December 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Miriam Charpentier discusses the evolution of endosymbiosis-mediated nuclear calcium signaling in land plants #nonseedUK25 🌱 👍
December 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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@dariuskos.bsky.social highlights the multitalented MpGRAS7 gene, which is involved in both stress response and reproductive development #nonseedUK25 😀
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Ooi-Kock Teh explores how cells sense and adapt to changes in cell wall integrity #nonseedUK25 🌱 👍
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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@justingoodrich.bsky.social investigates the ancestral roles of ZHOUPI genes in land plants #nonseedUK25 🌱 👍
December 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Fantastic closing keynote by @rensingstefan.bsky.social. Thanks for joining us and telling us about all of the great @watertoland.bsky.social outputs 👍
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Non-seed science is accelerating forwards at a truly impressive rate. Thanks to @philcarella.bsky.social and Kayla Robinson for an awesome #nonseedUK25 meeting, and to @justingoodrich.bsky.social and @sandyheth.bsky.social for agreeing to organise #nonseedUK26 in Edinburgh - looking forward to it 👍
Thanks to everyone who came along to the #nonseedUK25 meeting. Another fantastic day of non-seed science. Thanks to @philcarella.bsky.social and Kayla Robinson for looking after us all so well 👍
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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We’re delighted to announce that the #nonseedUK26 meeting will be held in Edinburgh. Watch this space for further details 🌱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😃
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December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Always a high octane event - super science highlighted, and very impressive talks 👍
The 4th annual non-seed plant flash talk showcase extravaganza didn’t disappoint #nonseedUK25 🌱
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Looking forward to it 👍
We’re looking forward to seeing you all at the #nonseedUK25 meeting tomorrow, and hearing about some jolly exciting non-seed science 🌱 😊
December 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Looking forward to Friday's Non-seed plant meeting in Norwich. Together with @karimaelm.bsky.social, we wrote a Review about the last year meeting. We discuss about the latest advances and the importance of using in models. Thanks @biologists.bsky.social and @biologyopen.bsky.social. #PlantScience
Non-seed plant research in the spotlight
Summary: With non-seed plant research gaining momentum and a vibrant community emerging, this Meeting Review highlights the growing impact of diverse model systems on key questions in plant evolution.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Thanks @fromani.bsky.social and @karimaelm.bsky.social for writing such a great summary 👍
December 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Applications are open for @dev-journal.bsky.social 2026 Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs applying for group leader positions:

Mentoring
Profile raising
Leadership training
Network building

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Development's Pathway to Independence Programme
Our grants support and encourage the sharing of knowledge throughout the community by facilitating international collaboration, event attendance and the organisation of scientific meetings, conference...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM