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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) is a research institute of the University of Cambridge dedicated to plant developmental biology.
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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · Dec 23
🌱 2x David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships at @slcuplants.bsky.social

Launch your first independent research group in quantitative plant development, with generous support & world-class facilities.

Deadline extended to 30 Jan 2026

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/david-s...
#plantscijobs
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renskevroomans.bsky.social
It's been a great experience, feel free to message me if you have questions :).
slcuplants.bsky.social Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · Jan 9
Launch your own independent research group!

2x David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships at @slcuplants.bsky.social

📆 Apply by 30 Jan 2026

More info:
👉 www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/careers/grou...
Job details:
👉 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/david-s...

Please share this post #PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob
Photo of the interior of award-winning Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University building. Glass walls look into the research labs and naturally lit staircase and walkway with study boxes looking into the Botanic Garden
January 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
slcuplants.bsky.social
Launch your own independent research group!

2x David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships at @slcuplants.bsky.social

📆 Apply by 30 Jan 2026

More info:
👉 www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/careers/grou...
Job details:
👉 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/david-s...

Please share this post #PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob
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January 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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dev-journal.bsky.social
In preprints: understanding leaf form for better crop designs

Neha Bhatia from @slcuplants.bsky.social discusses two preprints on soybean leaf development by Chancelor Clark & colleagues and Bishal Tamang & colleagues

doi.org/10.1242/dev....
In preprints A new preprint curation initiative from Development
January 7, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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hajkdrost.bsky.social
Explore gene expression evolution across organs in seven flowering plant species via our interactive atlas:

🖥️ DevSeq Plant WebApp
👉 www.devseqplant.org/index.php

📂 All datasets are openly available for reuse and reanalysis:
👉 github.com/schustischus...
January 8, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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obcbioimaging.bsky.social
Now speaking is Ho-Wei Wu of @slcuplants.bsky.social about imaging of circadian gene expression in live growing root tips
January 7, 2026 at 11:51 AM
slcuplants.bsky.social
And learn about the excellent facilities and exceptional central support services www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/about/facili...
including unique core microscopy facilities that you will have access to www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/about/facili...
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Montage of microscopy images of plant tissues and cells from SLCU researchers, including SEM, confocal and light microscopy.
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
slcuplants.bsky.social
Meet the other PIs at SLCU and find out what sort of research they do: www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/research/res...
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Sainsbury Laboratory Group Leaders
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
slcuplants.bsky.social
Join a world-leading research centre for interdisciplinary plant developmental biology with a collaborative and family friendly environment, financial support & freedom to advance your own original research programmes.

Find out about being a PI at SLCU
www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/careers/grou...
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Group Leaders | Sainsbury Laboratory
David Sainsbury Career Development Fellow x2 Applications are invited for two David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships to join the Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University.
www.slcu.cam.ac.uk
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
slcuplants.bsky.social
🌱 2x David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships at @slcuplants.bsky.social

Launch your first independent research group in quantitative plant development, with generous support & world-class facilities.

Deadline extended to 30 Jan 2026

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/david-s...
#plantscijobs
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December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
slcuplants.bsky.social
Project Name: Variable and Noisy Gene Expression in the Arabidopsis Shoot Meristem

Supervisors: James Locke & Elliot Meyerowitz

Application Deadline: 15 February 2026

Start Date: October 2026

More details: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/phd-stu...
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Primordium formation in the pAHP6::ER-GFP reporter line (upper panel), pATHB8::ATHB8-GFP reporter line (middle panel) and pJKD::JKD-Ypet reporter line (bottom panel) following the phyllotactic pattern. scale bars for primordium initiation, 5 µm.
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
slcuplants.bsky.social
Project Name: DIY Plant Walls: Engineering Plant Cell Size and Material Strength using Fungal Proteins

Supervisors: @dromius.bsky.social & @robinsonsci.bsky.social

Application Deadline: 5pm Monday 19 January 2026

Start Date: 1 October 2026

More details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Detection of gene activity of a FOLD gene (black spots) specifically in the structures formed by the symbiotic fungus Rhizophagus irregularis (labelled in yellow) within legume root cells. Image by Edouard Evangelisti.
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
slcuplants.bsky.social
🚨Two fully-funded #PhD positions🚨
Join @slcuplants.bsky.social to help us explore intriguing fundamental plant development questions in a supportive, friendly institute with fantastic supervisors & exceptional support services 🌿🧬🔬
Find out more www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/PhD

Pls share
#plantscijobs
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Montage of microscopy images of plant organs and cells in tissues.
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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engbioirc.bsky.social
Café Synthetique returns in 2026!

Join us on Mon 19 Jan for talks on Cellular Decision Making in Plant Environmental Response & miRNA Crop Assessment with
@xanderjones.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social and the Cambridge iGEM Team 🪴🌱

Sign up👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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camplantsci.bsky.social
Watch @anikadamm.bsky.social's presentation on plant-parasitic nematodes from last week's @aabiologists.bsky.social conference:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ha5...

Anika is a PhD student in @sebastianevda.bsky.social's lab at the Crop Science Centre @camplantsci.bsky.social.
December 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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alexwebblab.bsky.social
#PlantResearch Enjoyed writing with @beverleycubg.bsky.social a perspective about wonderful paper by Valencia-Montoya et al. in this week's Science. Cycads use thermal radiation to affect pollinators. Is this why Cycads are not as diverse as angiosperms? share.google/Xj8iH9E4tqvN...
Infrared as a pollination signal
Relying on infrared communication over visual color could have limited cycad evolution
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December 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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weibingyang.bsky.social
Thrilled to have our paper out in @science.org. Cell division guides plant cell wall formation. Does the reverse hold? We show that bimodal pectin methylesterification, via PME5 mRNA nuclear sequestration, influences plant cell division and cell plate orientation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cell wall patterning regulates plant stem cell dynamics
The plant cell wall regulates development through spatiotemporal modulation of its chemical and mechanical properties. Pectin methylesterification is recognized as a rheological switch controlling wal...
www.science.org
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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botanicaljim.bsky.social
Sometimes you're incredibly lucky and it can take a while, but you look back at old data and realise there's something absolutely fascinating in there.

'Oh that's there, people have been hypothesising that might happen for years'

Looks like I'm writing a new grant application...
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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dariuskos.bsky.social
A nice day in the fine Norwich with a lovely crowd! It was fun to talk about GRAS7 and some natural fungus-Marchantia interactions, thanks for the opportunity 🤓
gensocuknonseed.bsky.social Genetics Society Non-Seed Plant SIG @gensocuknonseed.bsky.social · Dec 12
@dariuskos.bsky.social highlights the multitalented MpGRAS7 gene, which is involved in both stress response and reproductive development #nonseedUK25 😀
December 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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pauformosa.bsky.social
Wondering about the dynamics during a developmental transition? Check out our preprint “Time-dependent bistability leads to critical slowing down during floral transition in Arabidopsis”, a very exciting collaboration with the Coupland lab @mpipz.bsky.social doi.org/10.64898/202...
December 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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mpi-ie.bsky.social
Our PhD program IMPRS-EBM of #Epigenetics, #Biophysics & #Metabolism will open for applications next week. 📢

Want to work at the forefront of epigenetic research at an MPI? Looking for a fully-funded #PhDposition at Max Planck? Here is your chance: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
Poster calling for applications for fully funded Max Planck PhD positions in Freiburg, Germany, listing research areas and benefits, deadline February 6, 2026.
December 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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cubotanicgarden.bsky.social
✨Share a little botanical joy this Christmas. Our 2025 Christmas Gift Guide is bursting with ideas inspired by the beauty of the Garden.🌱 Your gift-giving helps us to continue growing the Garden & its work in research, education, conservation & community support.
December 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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binebrumm.bsky.social
Check out amazing confocal images by @alexguyon.bsky.social, former member of @dromius.bsky.social lab and now postdoc in Maria Harrison’s group. He managed to image haustoria from a pathogen and arbuscules from a symbiont in the same cell! 🤩
slcuplants.bsky.social Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · Dec 11
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi boost plant resilience by remodelling the plant-pathogen membrane interface
Check-out the latest paper from @alexguyon.bsky.social & @dromius.bsky.social
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
News article www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/news/arbuscu...
Mutualist-pathogen co-colonisation modulates phosphoinositide signatures at host intracellular interfaces: Nicotiana benthamiana plants expressing biosensors for PI4P and PI(4,5)P2. PI(4,5)P2 was tip-enriched at mutualist structures but evenly distributed around pathogen structures. PI4P was absent from pathogen extrahaustorial membranes but present at invasive hyphae and mutualist interfaces. Co-colonisation triggered PI4P recruitment at pathogen haustoria, and enhanced resistance to P. palmivora. Graphic by Alex Guyon.
December 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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It's been a great experience to start a team here, I highly recommend applying!
slcuplants.bsky.social Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · Dec 11
🌱 2x David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships at @slcuplants.bsky.social

Unique opportunity for early-career researchers to launch their own independent research programme in quantitative plant development, with generous support & world-class facilities.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/david-s...
Interior of Sainsbury Laboratory building showing experimental laboratories on left with floor-to-ceiling glass facing into the main central avenue with people walking on stairs and sitting at study boxes. Lots of natural light and views to the Cambrdge University Botanic Garden. Overlay text "Join SLCU" and logos and closing date of 15 January 2026.
December 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
slcuplants.bsky.social
Strikingly, in AM-precolonised roots, the pathogen’s EHM was dramatically re-wired: PI4P and myristoylated proteins surrounded the haustorium, giving the EHM a PAM-like identity. This shows that host membrane identity is dynamic and reshaped by co-colonisation.
December 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
slcuplants.bsky.social
The team investigated the role of phosphoinositides (PIPs) that act like molecular "identity tags" on cell membranes, dictating how the cell functions. Under controlled laboratory conditions, the team confirmed that the two microbes established distinct membrane identities.
December 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM