Lisa Smith
@plantylisasmith.bsky.social
Plant geneticist/molecular biologist/developmental biologist. Senior lecturer at Uni of Sheffield. She/her. 🇦🇺🇳🇿🇬🇧🌱🌿🌾🍄
Interested in plant development and/or cell walls? We (Sam Amsbury, Andrew Fleming and I) have three PhD positions at the University of Sheffield open for applications until 7th January. We offer a friendly, jointly-run lab, great facilities, an affordable city and proximity to the Peak District!
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Interested in plant development and/or cell walls? We (Sam Amsbury, Andrew Fleming and I) have three PhD positions at the University of Sheffield open for applications until 7th January. We offer a friendly, jointly-run lab, great facilities, an affordable city and proximity to the Peak District!
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I'm recruiting a post doc and a research assistant for a 30 month project “ZHOUPI genes, cell death and the evolution of plant endosperm” funded by a Research Project grant from the Leverhulme Trust @Leverhulme.ac.uk. Application details are on the Opportunities page at biology.ed.ac.uk/goodrich
September 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I'm recruiting a post doc and a research assistant for a 30 month project “ZHOUPI genes, cell death and the evolution of plant endosperm” funded by a Research Project grant from the Leverhulme Trust @Leverhulme.ac.uk. Application details are on the Opportunities page at biology.ed.ac.uk/goodrich
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Post-doctoral position in Plant Developmental Genetics and Evolution
A 2-year post-doctoral position is available in
@rdplab.bsky.social
The successful candidate will join the SIGNAL team under the supervision of Dr. Yoan Coudert.
For more information : www.ens-lyon.fr/RDP/IMG/pdf/...
A 2-year post-doctoral position is available in
@rdplab.bsky.social
The successful candidate will join the SIGNAL team under the supervision of Dr. Yoan Coudert.
For more information : www.ens-lyon.fr/RDP/IMG/pdf/...
www.ens-lyon.fr
September 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Post-doctoral position in Plant Developmental Genetics and Evolution
A 2-year post-doctoral position is available in
@rdplab.bsky.social
The successful candidate will join the SIGNAL team under the supervision of Dr. Yoan Coudert.
For more information : www.ens-lyon.fr/RDP/IMG/pdf/...
A 2-year post-doctoral position is available in
@rdplab.bsky.social
The successful candidate will join the SIGNAL team under the supervision of Dr. Yoan Coudert.
For more information : www.ens-lyon.fr/RDP/IMG/pdf/...
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Very excited to finally share the main findings from my PhD, now out as a preprint!
We developed an epigenetic system to understand how plants remember and forget past infections - a phenomenon known as immune memory 🌱🧬🧠
Highlights below! 1/9
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We developed an epigenetic system to understand how plants remember and forget past infections - a phenomenon known as immune memory 🌱🧬🧠
Highlights below! 1/9
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
From recall to reset: the role of DNA (de)methylation in modulating plant immune memory
Epigenetic reprogramming is increasingly recognised as a driver of plant immune memory, yet its molecular basis remains poorly understood. Using a chemically inducible transgene in Arabidopsis, we tra...
www.biorxiv.org
August 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Very excited to finally share the main findings from my PhD, now out as a preprint!
We developed an epigenetic system to understand how plants remember and forget past infections - a phenomenon known as immune memory 🌱🧬🧠
Highlights below! 1/9
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We developed an epigenetic system to understand how plants remember and forget past infections - a phenomenon known as immune memory 🌱🧬🧠
Highlights below! 1/9
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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We are excited to announce the PCA Imaging Workshop Webinar Series: FIJI Basics for Visualizing and Quantifying Plant Images!
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 7:30am PT/9:30am CT/10:30am ET.
Register Now! bit.ly/45zJE7V
@radinbio.bsky.social @rheelab.bsky.social
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 7:30am PT/9:30am CT/10:30am ET.
Register Now! bit.ly/45zJE7V
@radinbio.bsky.social @rheelab.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We are excited to announce the PCA Imaging Workshop Webinar Series: FIJI Basics for Visualizing and Quantifying Plant Images!
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 7:30am PT/9:30am CT/10:30am ET.
Register Now! bit.ly/45zJE7V
@radinbio.bsky.social @rheelab.bsky.social
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 7:30am PT/9:30am CT/10:30am ET.
Register Now! bit.ly/45zJE7V
@radinbio.bsky.social @rheelab.bsky.social
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ONE Lectureship in genomics + TWO in ecology are advertised right now in my 'hood. Applications close 7th August. It'd be brilliant to have these filled with plant people. #PlantSciJobs #MonashBiol #plantecology #plantgenomics 🪴🧪🌱🌿🌾 This links to both : www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunitie...
Three positions at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia): Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ecology (2 positions) or Genomics (1 position) - VIC - Ecological Society of Australia
Closing 7 August 2025 The School of Biological Sciences at Monash University is seeking three academics to join our team as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (tenured-equivalent position under the Austral...
www.ecolsoc.org.au
July 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
ONE Lectureship in genomics + TWO in ecology are advertised right now in my 'hood. Applications close 7th August. It'd be brilliant to have these filled with plant people. #PlantSciJobs #MonashBiol #plantecology #plantgenomics 🪴🧪🌱🌿🌾 This links to both : www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunitie...
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Please RT: 🌾 Open PhD Position @TUM (Phytopathology, Freising, Germany)
Join our team and help us to decode the molecular mechanisms driving plant cell remodeling during fungal infection. Focus: RIC proteins in Barley–Blumeria hordei interaction 🔬 CRISPR, microscopy, proteomics & more!
#PlantScience
Join our team and help us to decode the molecular mechanisms driving plant cell remodeling during fungal infection. Focus: RIC proteins in Barley–Blumeria hordei interaction 🔬 CRISPR, microscopy, proteomics & more!
#PlantScience
June 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Please RT: 🌾 Open PhD Position @TUM (Phytopathology, Freising, Germany)
Join our team and help us to decode the molecular mechanisms driving plant cell remodeling during fungal infection. Focus: RIC proteins in Barley–Blumeria hordei interaction 🔬 CRISPR, microscopy, proteomics & more!
#PlantScience
Join our team and help us to decode the molecular mechanisms driving plant cell remodeling during fungal infection. Focus: RIC proteins in Barley–Blumeria hordei interaction 🔬 CRISPR, microscopy, proteomics & more!
#PlantScience
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In about a week we (Biological Sciences @ Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia) will be opening a search for 3 (!!!) permanent academic positions (40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service) at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. 1 Genomics, 2 Ecology. Please share, email me, DM, follow, send carrier pigeons…
June 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In about a week we (Biological Sciences @ Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia) will be opening a search for 3 (!!!) permanent academic positions (40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service) at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. 1 Genomics, 2 Ecology. Please share, email me, DM, follow, send carrier pigeons…
Home grown sweet peas and strawberries. Must be summer.
June 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Home grown sweet peas and strawberries. Must be summer.
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We are looking for an intern to join the Biofoundry team!
Keen to work in #PlantSciences? 🌿
Applications are open for a new John Innes Foundation Internship with Dr Carolina Grandellis at the Earlham Biofoundry. 🧬
You'll work on #bioengineering approaches for plant sciences, utilising high-throughput platforms at the Earlham Institute.
Applications are open for a new John Innes Foundation Internship with Dr Carolina Grandellis at the Earlham Biofoundry. 🧬
You'll work on #bioengineering approaches for plant sciences, utilising high-throughput platforms at the Earlham Institute.
John Innes Foundation Internship in Plant Science
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June 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We are looking for an intern to join the Biofoundry team!
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Group leader position at the University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotechnology. Plant biologists eligible as well. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Group Leader, Institute of Biotechnology
Group Leader, Institute of Biotechnology
jobs.helsinki.fi
June 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Group leader position at the University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotechnology. Plant biologists eligible as well. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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❗ We have an open post-doc position in our group! 🌱🥔🧬
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
Post-doc position: Genome Editing Sustainable and Innovative Potatoes - Agroscope
Agroscope is looking for Post-doc position: Genome Editing Sustainable and Innovative Potatoes
jobs.admin.ch
June 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
❗ We have an open post-doc position in our group! 🌱🥔🧬
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here:
jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie...
#NBTs
With the publication of a new preprint (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) with collaborators @labschneeberger.bsky.social @plantevolution.bsky.social and @jurriaanton.bsky.social, I feel it is timely to talk about what will probably be the most successful 'failed' experiment of my career.
The mutational dynamics of the Arabidopsis centromeres
Centromeres are specialized chromosome regions essential for sister chromatid cohesion and spindle attachment during mitosis. Many centromeres comprise highly variable, megabase-scale satellite DNA ar...
www.biorxiv.org
June 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
With the publication of a new preprint (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) with collaborators @labschneeberger.bsky.social @plantevolution.bsky.social and @jurriaanton.bsky.social, I feel it is timely to talk about what will probably be the most successful 'failed' experiment of my career.
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We're looking for a new PhD candidate to join the lab. Please share 🌱😄
June 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
We're looking for a new PhD candidate to join the lab. Please share 🌱😄
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There are a couple more #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs open here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social
Scientist Pre-Breeding Rapeseed:
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
Technical Assistant in Biotic Stress Trait Development
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
Research Intern Plant Breeding
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
Scientist Pre-Breeding Rapeseed:
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
Technical Assistant in Biotic Stress Trait Development
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
Research Intern Plant Breeding
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
May 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
There are a couple more #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs open here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social
Scientist Pre-Breeding Rapeseed:
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
Technical Assistant in Biotic Stress Trait Development
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
Research Intern Plant Breeding
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
Scientist Pre-Breeding Rapeseed:
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
Technical Assistant in Biotic Stress Trait Development
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
Research Intern Plant Breeding
jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...
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We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher! Join the Ma Lab in exploring the the intricate interplay between plant development and defense signaling. Link below. #jobs #research #plantbiology #vienna
May 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher! Join the Ma Lab in exploring the the intricate interplay between plant development and defense signaling. Link below. #jobs #research #plantbiology #vienna
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If you haven't already - make sure to save the date to the Black in Plant Science Conference taking place on Friday 24 October at the University of Leeds. Registration will soon be opening so make sure to save the date to avoid disappointment.
April 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
If you haven't already - make sure to save the date to the Black in Plant Science Conference taking place on Friday 24 October at the University of Leeds. Registration will soon be opening so make sure to save the date to avoid disappointment.
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Apply now for a four year Research Fellowship at Kew. £41,020 per annum Closing Date 20/04/2025 opportunity to become an independent researcher with some startup funds for research and travel. careers.kew.org/internal/vac...
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April 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Apply now for a four year Research Fellowship at Kew. £41,020 per annum Closing Date 20/04/2025 opportunity to become an independent researcher with some startup funds for research and travel. careers.kew.org/internal/vac...
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Three days left to apply for a fully funded #PlantScience #PhDOpportunity with me and @julie-gray.bsky.social! Deadline Monday, April 14, 2025.
The Rowe lab is recruiting a #PlantScience PhD student for 2025! You'll use our new ABACUS FRET biosensors to map the leaf #AbscisicAcid accumulations at low humidity in Arabidopsis, wheat and rice to understand how ABA regulates stomatal dynamics. #PhDposition
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
April 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Three days left to apply for a fully funded #PlantScience #PhDOpportunity with me and @julie-gray.bsky.social! Deadline Monday, April 14, 2025.
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🌱 🔬
🚨 There is a 2-year postdoc position available in my group in Neuchâtel 🚨
Please share!
Details here: www.unine.ch/biologie/wp-...
🚨 There is a 2-year postdoc position available in my group in Neuchâtel 🚨
Please share!
Details here: www.unine.ch/biologie/wp-...
www.unine.ch
April 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🌱 🔬
🚨 There is a 2-year postdoc position available in my group in Neuchâtel 🚨
Please share!
Details here: www.unine.ch/biologie/wp-...
🚨 There is a 2-year postdoc position available in my group in Neuchâtel 🚨
Please share!
Details here: www.unine.ch/biologie/wp-...
Tom's paper on potential targets of CIPC for sprout suppression in potatoes (and Arabidopsis) is now out at Plant Direct in its final form, 4 months after our initial submission to BioRxiv.
dx.doi.org/10.1002/pld3...
dx.doi.org/10.1002/pld3...
April 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Tom's paper on potential targets of CIPC for sprout suppression in potatoes (and Arabidopsis) is now out at Plant Direct in its final form, 4 months after our initial submission to BioRxiv.
dx.doi.org/10.1002/pld3...
dx.doi.org/10.1002/pld3...
Had a lovely time at the @gensocuk.bsky.social Seed Plants Research meeting. Such a diversity of topics, plus lots of networking opportunities, including dinner at Durham Castle!
Congrats to poster prize winners:
First: Karolina Brzezinska
Runners up: Skylar Johnson, George Jervis, Anisha Uppal
Congrats to poster prize winners:
First: Karolina Brzezinska
Runners up: Skylar Johnson, George Jervis, Anisha Uppal
April 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Had a lovely time at the @gensocuk.bsky.social Seed Plants Research meeting. Such a diversity of topics, plus lots of networking opportunities, including dinner at Durham Castle!
Congrats to poster prize winners:
First: Karolina Brzezinska
Runners up: Skylar Johnson, George Jervis, Anisha Uppal
Congrats to poster prize winners:
First: Karolina Brzezinska
Runners up: Skylar Johnson, George Jervis, Anisha Uppal
Job opportunities!
- IT Technician
- Research Assistant in Tropical Ecology and Conservation
- Research Assistant in Chromatin and Memory
- Research Laboratory Technician
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/?unit=u0...
- IT Technician
- Research Assistant in Tropical Ecology and Conservation
- Research Assistant in Chromatin and Memory
- Research Laboratory Technician
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/?unit=u0...
April 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Very much looking forward to this meeting in Durham!
The Genetics Society Seed Plant Research meeting is back this year on 8-9 Apr 2025 in Durham, UK. Join us to hear about exciting recent advances in plant science from a great line up of speakers and selected abstracts. Register cheaply here👉🏾 genetics.org.uk/events/seed-...
April 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Very much looking forward to this meeting in Durham!
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An opportunity for the brightest in mid-years of a STEM degree in the UK. A paid studentship for those of Black-heritage to contribute to research and learn through an inclusive experience. Apply by Sunday March 30th!
There’s only one week left to apply for the BiPS Summer Studentship. Like the students from our cohort last year, you will have the opportunity to present at the 2025 BiPS Conference. Head to the link in our website for the list of projects that you could possibly take part in: buff.ly/lDqP68H
March 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
An opportunity for the brightest in mid-years of a STEM degree in the UK. A paid studentship for those of Black-heritage to contribute to research and learn through an inclusive experience. Apply by Sunday March 30th!