Mary Williams @PlantTeaching
@plantteaching.bsky.social
Promoting SciComm, teaching, equity & inclusion in plant biology. #PlantScience
PI NSF RCN: ROOT&SHOOT. https://rootandshoot.org/
Features Editor ThePlantCell, PlantPhysiology
@PlantTeaching@genomic.social
https://linktr.ee/PlantTeaching 🏴
PI NSF RCN: ROOT&SHOOT. https://rootandshoot.org/
Features Editor ThePlantCell, PlantPhysiology
@PlantTeaching@genomic.social
https://linktr.ee/PlantTeaching 🏴
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Our new paper in Ecology Letters, led by Jan Divíšek, shows that non-invasive alien plant species that successfully establish within local plant communities tend to resemble the resident native species. In contrast, invasive alien species usually differ from native plants.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Our new paper in Ecology Letters, led by Jan Divíšek, shows that non-invasive alien plant species that successfully establish within local plant communities tend to resemble the resident native species. In contrast, invasive alien species usually differ from native plants.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Please share, deadline approaching soon!
The 2026 plant science conference travel award program is open!
Awards are given to student/mentor pairs.
At lease one of the pair must be a member of SACNAS or MANRRS or AISES.
Please share, applications due by Dec 5, 2025.
@sacnas.bsky.social
rootandshoot.org/2026-root-sh...
Awards are given to student/mentor pairs.
At lease one of the pair must be a member of SACNAS or MANRRS or AISES.
Please share, applications due by Dec 5, 2025.
@sacnas.bsky.social
rootandshoot.org/2026-root-sh...
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Please share, deadline approaching soon!
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Agreed! There are hardly any places left doing Plant Biology now in the UK. We kind of need it for the future.....
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Agreed! There are hardly any places left doing Plant Biology now in the UK. We kind of need it for the future.....
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🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🧪🌳🐝🌿🌳🍅🍞🥦Botanical University Challenge to inspire the next generation of botanists.
University of Nottingham, UK, plans to close Plant Biology for new students from autumn 2026. Current students want to know more. Read more here:
www.change.org/p/reconsider...
University of Nottingham, UK, plans to close Plant Biology for new students from autumn 2026. Current students want to know more. Read more here:
www.change.org/p/reconsider...
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🧪🌳🐝🌿🌳🍅🍞🥦Botanical University Challenge to inspire the next generation of botanists.
University of Nottingham, UK, plans to close Plant Biology for new students from autumn 2026. Current students want to know more. Read more here:
www.change.org/p/reconsider...
University of Nottingham, UK, plans to close Plant Biology for new students from autumn 2026. Current students want to know more. Read more here:
www.change.org/p/reconsider...
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Are you looking for a PhD in Plant Science? Check our our project on barley canopy architecture. Combine genetics and physics to understand how awns influence barley grain development. Find out more here: lnkd.in/eWhWammJ Apply by 14th December. #PhDPosition
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
LinkedIn
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lnkd.in
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Are you looking for a PhD in Plant Science? Check our our project on barley canopy architecture. Combine genetics and physics to understand how awns influence barley grain development. Find out more here: lnkd.in/eWhWammJ Apply by 14th December. #PhDPosition
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
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PhD positions!
For next year (deadline 15th april 2026, start date ~september 2026), we are looking for 15 PhD students for AGILE: "Advanced Training for Next Generation Scientists in Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Plant Cells"
cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
please repost!
www.photobodies.com/about-6
For next year (deadline 15th april 2026, start date ~september 2026), we are looking for 15 PhD students for AGILE: "Advanced Training for Next Generation Scientists in Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Plant Cells"
cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
please repost!
www.photobodies.com/about-6
Advanced Training for Next Generation Scientists in Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Plant Cells | AGILE | Project | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission
Quantitative microscopy imaging holds transformative potential in plant sciences by uncovering structural and functional principles at unprecedented spatial and temporal scale revealing how plants adapt their growth and physiology to environmental changes. Despite its promise...
cordis.europa.eu
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
PhD positions!
For next year (deadline 15th april 2026, start date ~september 2026), we are looking for 15 PhD students for AGILE: "Advanced Training for Next Generation Scientists in Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Plant Cells"
cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
please repost!
www.photobodies.com/about-6
For next year (deadline 15th april 2026, start date ~september 2026), we are looking for 15 PhD students for AGILE: "Advanced Training for Next Generation Scientists in Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Plant Cells"
cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
please repost!
www.photobodies.com/about-6
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Regular registration ENDS on November 12th for the
@cspbscbv.bsky.social Eastern Regional Meeting to be held at Wilfrid Laurier University later this month! @laurierbiology.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social
#CSPB_ERM CONFERENCE WEBSITE: event.fourwaves.com/erm2025
@cspbscbv.bsky.social Eastern Regional Meeting to be held at Wilfrid Laurier University later this month! @laurierbiology.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social
#CSPB_ERM CONFERENCE WEBSITE: event.fourwaves.com/erm2025
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Regular registration ENDS on November 12th for the
@cspbscbv.bsky.social Eastern Regional Meeting to be held at Wilfrid Laurier University later this month! @laurierbiology.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social
#CSPB_ERM CONFERENCE WEBSITE: event.fourwaves.com/erm2025
@cspbscbv.bsky.social Eastern Regional Meeting to be held at Wilfrid Laurier University later this month! @laurierbiology.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social
#CSPB_ERM CONFERENCE WEBSITE: event.fourwaves.com/erm2025
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#MicrobiologyMonday: Bacteria swarm, but DYK they also "swash"? This flagella-independent movement is tied to fermentation: as cells ferment sugars, they create local osmolarity gradients, which generate a wave of fluid driving expansion. #JBacteriology: asm.social/2Gh
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#MicrobiologyMonday: Bacteria swarm, but DYK they also "swash"? This flagella-independent movement is tied to fermentation: as cells ferment sugars, they create local osmolarity gradients, which generate a wave of fluid driving expansion. #JBacteriology: asm.social/2Gh
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Inspired after hearing about Joanne Chory’s transformative legacy at the 'SoCal Science with Purpose' symposium last week. Her work is a testament to how vision, perseverance, and purpose-driven work can reshape science and its impact on the world👩🔬
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Inspired after hearing about Joanne Chory’s transformative legacy at the 'SoCal Science with Purpose' symposium last week. Her work is a testament to how vision, perseverance, and purpose-driven work can reshape science and its impact on the world👩🔬
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🎉Congratulations to @victorsmh6.bsky.social at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social who received the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social PhD Award for his thesis “Leveraging evolutionary diversity to discover new autophagy mechanisms in plants”.
More about Victor here: www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/n...
More about Victor here: www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/n...
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🎉Congratulations to @victorsmh6.bsky.social at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social who received the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social PhD Award for his thesis “Leveraging evolutionary diversity to discover new autophagy mechanisms in plants”.
More about Victor here: www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/n...
More about Victor here: www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/n...
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Few Plant science programmes are left in the UK and they are critical to train the next generation.
This move by @uniofnottingham.bsky.social goes against recommendations made in the recent PS Education manifesto. Big mistake! Sign the petition! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
This move by @uniofnottingham.bsky.social goes against recommendations made in the recent PS Education manifesto. Big mistake! Sign the petition! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Few Plant science programmes are left in the UK and they are critical to train the next generation.
This move by @uniofnottingham.bsky.social goes against recommendations made in the recent PS Education manifesto. Big mistake! Sign the petition! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
This move by @uniofnottingham.bsky.social goes against recommendations made in the recent PS Education manifesto. Big mistake! Sign the petition! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Researchers examining Florida's Nature Coast found something rare and wonderful: seagrass meadows that have thrived for centuries, offering a blueprint for what successful coastal conservation can look like. #GoodNews buff.ly/R8M0MCW
Seashells from centuries ago show that seagrass meadows on Florida’s Nature Coast are thriving
Scientists are using mollusk shells to evaluate the health of Florida’s seagrass ecosystems.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Researchers examining Florida's Nature Coast found something rare and wonderful: seagrass meadows that have thrived for centuries, offering a blueprint for what successful coastal conservation can look like. #GoodNews buff.ly/R8M0MCW
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Undergrads from Canada, Ireland, UK, & US: Don't miss the DAAD-RISE #plantscience funded internship at @ipbhalle.bsky.social with @snp2prot.bsky.social. Apply by Nov 30th: daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/find-an-internship 🌱
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Undergrads from Canada, Ireland, UK, & US: Don't miss the DAAD-RISE #plantscience funded internship at @ipbhalle.bsky.social with @snp2prot.bsky.social. Apply by Nov 30th: daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/find-an-internship 🌱
We took the dog past the horse pasture for the first time, and her reactions were brilliant. I'm not sure what was going on in her head, but she thought these huge creatures were fascinating.
(She probably liked the smell too, she's very scent-sitive ❣️)
(She probably liked the smell too, she's very scent-sitive ❣️)
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We took the dog past the horse pasture for the first time, and her reactions were brilliant. I'm not sure what was going on in her head, but she thought these huge creatures were fascinating.
(She probably liked the smell too, she's very scent-sitive ❣️)
(She probably liked the smell too, she's very scent-sitive ❣️)
Reposted by Mary Williams @PlantTeaching
The new lab website is online 🤩🥰
www.photobodies.com
Please have a look 😊
So new and shiny, much info!
Thanks Freddy for your contribution :)
www.photobodies.com
Please have a look 😊
So new and shiny, much info!
Thanks Freddy for your contribution :)
Main Page | Photobodies
The homepage for the Light Signaling and Cell Biology lab of Dr. Kasper van Gelderen.
www.photobodies.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The new lab website is online 🤩🥰
www.photobodies.com
Please have a look 😊
So new and shiny, much info!
Thanks Freddy for your contribution :)
www.photobodies.com
Please have a look 😊
So new and shiny, much info!
Thanks Freddy for your contribution :)
Reposted by Mary Williams @PlantTeaching
PhD opportunity in plant developmental biology for UK based students of Black heritage!
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
PhD opportunity in plant developmental biology for UK based students of Black heritage!
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
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Immensely proud to share that I am the designer of the official badge for LGBT+ History Month 2026.
Last night, @lgbthm.bsky.social revealed that the 2026 theme for the month will be 'Science and Innovation', so get ready to learn about some amazing queer scientists next year!
Last night, @lgbthm.bsky.social revealed that the 2026 theme for the month will be 'Science and Innovation', so get ready to learn about some amazing queer scientists next year!
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Immensely proud to share that I am the designer of the official badge for LGBT+ History Month 2026.
Last night, @lgbthm.bsky.social revealed that the 2026 theme for the month will be 'Science and Innovation', so get ready to learn about some amazing queer scientists next year!
Last night, @lgbthm.bsky.social revealed that the 2026 theme for the month will be 'Science and Innovation', so get ready to learn about some amazing queer scientists next year!
Reposted by Mary Williams @PlantTeaching
In old, wet forests, the moss goes up and up.
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
In old, wet forests, the moss goes up and up.
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Quintalist #451 4/5
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#quintalist
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#quintalist
Quintalist - Daily Ranking Challenge
Correctly answer the Daily Question in 5 tries or fewer. Select 5 choices and click Submit. Play each day!
quintalist.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Quintalist #451 4/5
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Now that's the start to the 2nd half we needed!! 🏴 #SCOvNZL #AutumnNationsSeries 🏉🙌
Outlander Scotland GIF
Alt: Outlander Scotland GIF
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Now that's the start to the 2nd half we needed!! 🏴 #SCOvNZL #AutumnNationsSeries 🏉🙌
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There's still time to RSVP and receive the Zoom link for the Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Awards webinar featuring Detlef Weigel, Mark Estelle, and Maarten Koornneef!
RSVP---> bit.ly/naascawards
@plantevolution.bsky.social
RSVP---> bit.ly/naascawards
@plantevolution.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
There's still time to RSVP and receive the Zoom link for the Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Awards webinar featuring Detlef Weigel, Mark Estelle, and Maarten Koornneef!
RSVP---> bit.ly/naascawards
@plantevolution.bsky.social
RSVP---> bit.ly/naascawards
@plantevolution.bsky.social
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Such a good article. Read it.
We should always be very wary of the meme-ification of science.
We should always be very wary of the meme-ification of science.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Such a good article. Read it.
We should always be very wary of the meme-ification of science.
We should always be very wary of the meme-ification of science.
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"With climate change drying Britain out for longer periods in the future, we need to adapt to the climate we have now. Building new reservoirs will help, but we also need much more management of demand, and a more ambitious plan for water resilience.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"With climate change drying Britain out for longer periods in the future, we need to adapt to the climate we have now. Building new reservoirs will help, but we also need much more management of demand, and a more ambitious plan for water resilience.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🌿 Exciting news! Our new webinar series with #PlantBiotechJ kicks off 24 Nov!
"Translating Research from Lab-to-Field-to-Application"
Prof Edgar Cahoon & Dr Hyojin Kim
🗓️ 24 Nov 2025 | 🕔 17:00 CET
Register now: buff.ly/L6n7YGx #PlantScience
@sebiology.bsky.social @aabiologists.bsky.social
"Translating Research from Lab-to-Field-to-Application"
Prof Edgar Cahoon & Dr Hyojin Kim
🗓️ 24 Nov 2025 | 🕔 17:00 CET
Register now: buff.ly/L6n7YGx #PlantScience
@sebiology.bsky.social @aabiologists.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🌿 Exciting news! Our new webinar series with #PlantBiotechJ kicks off 24 Nov!
"Translating Research from Lab-to-Field-to-Application"
Prof Edgar Cahoon & Dr Hyojin Kim
🗓️ 24 Nov 2025 | 🕔 17:00 CET
Register now: buff.ly/L6n7YGx #PlantScience
@sebiology.bsky.social @aabiologists.bsky.social
"Translating Research from Lab-to-Field-to-Application"
Prof Edgar Cahoon & Dr Hyojin Kim
🗓️ 24 Nov 2025 | 🕔 17:00 CET
Register now: buff.ly/L6n7YGx #PlantScience
@sebiology.bsky.social @aabiologists.bsky.social