Martin Balcerowicz
@transcription.bsky.social
Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Dundee; interested in #PlantSignaling, #PlantStress & #PlantDevelopment 🌱🌾☀️🌡️🧬; He/him
https://sites.dundee.ac.uk/balcerowicz-lab
https://sites.dundee.ac.uk/balcerowicz-lab
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UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.K. science sector is ‘bleeding to death,’ lawmakers say in report
House of Lords committee urges government to stem exodus of science and technology companies
www.science.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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🌿🌈 Less than a year for ISPP 2026 in Switzerland! 🇨🇭 Check our website ispp2026.unine.ch for more details.
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🌿🌈 Less than a year for ISPP 2026 in Switzerland! 🇨🇭 Check our website ispp2026.unine.ch for more details.
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This is one of the best conference to attend as a plant molecular biologist! Always inspiring, highly interactive and lots of fun.
Hi all @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social members and other 🌽community folks, #MBP2026 🌱 is no open for registration. Please 🏄♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc...
Conference
Conference "Molecular Biology of Plants", annual meeting of the Section Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology in the DBG
www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de
October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is one of the best conference to attend as a plant molecular biologist! Always inspiring, highly interactive and lots of fun.
I've been in this role for @theplantjournal.bsky.social for nearly two years and can highly recommend it! You work with a great team, hone your writing skills and grow your network in the plant science community. Feel free to reach out if you have specific questions about the role.
Looking for 2 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬!
🌿 Join TPJ! You´ll:
🧬 Select standout TPJ papers
📰 Write short commentaries
🎨 Choose cover images
💬 Work with authors & SEB team
👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor
📩 Rosie Trice 𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞@𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦
🗓️24Nov2025
🌿 Join TPJ! You´ll:
🧬 Select standout TPJ papers
📰 Write short commentaries
🎨 Choose cover images
💬 Work with authors & SEB team
👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor
📩 Rosie Trice 𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞@𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦
🗓️24Nov2025
October 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I've been in this role for @theplantjournal.bsky.social for nearly two years and can highly recommend it! You work with a great team, hone your writing skills and grow your network in the plant science community. Feel free to reach out if you have specific questions about the role.
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This is a fantastic meeting (I was lucky enough to go last year) and @theplantjournal.bsky.social is delighted to sponsor an early career researcher award for the best talk
Hi all @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social members and other 🌽community folks, #MBP2026 🌱 is no open for registration. Please 🏄♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc...
Conference
Conference "Molecular Biology of Plants", annual meeting of the Section Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology in the DBG
www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is a fantastic meeting (I was lucky enough to go last year) and @theplantjournal.bsky.social is delighted to sponsor an early career researcher award for the best talk
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New paper from Karen Halliday, @andruromanowski.bsky.social and Mengke Zhou, showing how PIF7 interacts with and inhibits phyA and can actually cause it to move to the cytosol!
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
October 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
New paper from Karen Halliday, @andruromanowski.bsky.social and Mengke Zhou, showing how PIF7 interacts with and inhibits phyA and can actually cause it to move to the cytosol!
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
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Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture. "27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs
Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.
www.nature.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture. "27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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My latest paper, a postdoc project of mine from the @ronaldpierik.bsky.social lab is finally out in the Plant Cell all its formatted glory! doi.org/10.1093/plce...
Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.
Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.
Gibberellin transport affects lateral root growth through HY5 in response to far-red light
Gibberellin translocation from shoot to root conveys a plant-plant competition signal that leads to a reduction in lateral root growth.
doi.org
September 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My latest paper, a postdoc project of mine from the @ronaldpierik.bsky.social lab is finally out in the Plant Cell all its formatted glory! doi.org/10.1093/plce...
Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.
Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.
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New 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 by @transcription.bsky.social
🍃The making of a leaf tip: how cell division angles define shape
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70453
Mathematical modelling + developmental biology to investigate leaf shape formation
Zang et al: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.....
🍃The making of a leaf tip: how cell division angles define shape
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70453
Mathematical modelling + developmental biology to investigate leaf shape formation
Zang et al: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.....
The making of a leaf tip: how cell division angles define shape
Click on the article title to read more.
doi.org
September 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
New 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 by @transcription.bsky.social
🍃The making of a leaf tip: how cell division angles define shape
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70453
Mathematical modelling + developmental biology to investigate leaf shape formation
Zang et al: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.....
🍃The making of a leaf tip: how cell division angles define shape
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70453
Mathematical modelling + developmental biology to investigate leaf shape formation
Zang et al: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.....
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HISTORIC HEAT WAVE IN NORTHERN SPAIN
ASTURIAS
42.9 Mieres
41.2 Oviedo
CANTABRIA
43.3 Cilorigo de Liebana
42.4 San Felices de Buelna
42.2 Ramales de la Victoria
HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY FOR ASTURIAS AND CANTABRIA (by much !):Records pulverized
43.4 also in Bilbao (Basque)
Screenshots by AEMET
ASTURIAS
42.9 Mieres
41.2 Oviedo
CANTABRIA
43.3 Cilorigo de Liebana
42.4 San Felices de Buelna
42.2 Ramales de la Victoria
HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY FOR ASTURIAS AND CANTABRIA (by much !):Records pulverized
43.4 also in Bilbao (Basque)
Screenshots by AEMET
August 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
HISTORIC HEAT WAVE IN NORTHERN SPAIN
ASTURIAS
42.9 Mieres
41.2 Oviedo
CANTABRIA
43.3 Cilorigo de Liebana
42.4 San Felices de Buelna
42.2 Ramales de la Victoria
HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY FOR ASTURIAS AND CANTABRIA (by much !):Records pulverized
43.4 also in Bilbao (Basque)
Screenshots by AEMET
ASTURIAS
42.9 Mieres
41.2 Oviedo
CANTABRIA
43.3 Cilorigo de Liebana
42.4 San Felices de Buelna
42.2 Ramales de la Victoria
HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY FOR ASTURIAS AND CANTABRIA (by much !):Records pulverized
43.4 also in Bilbao (Basque)
Screenshots by AEMET
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GROUP LEADER VACANCY
JIC is recruiting a Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences.
If you think your research would synergise and thrive at JIC, please apply.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
JIC is recruiting a Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences.
If you think your research would synergise and thrive at JIC, please apply.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences | John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a visionary Group Leader to lead research on Discovery Plant Science.
www.jic.ac.uk
July 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
GROUP LEADER VACANCY
JIC is recruiting a Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences.
If you think your research would synergise and thrive at JIC, please apply.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
JIC is recruiting a Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences.
If you think your research would synergise and thrive at JIC, please apply.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
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🌾 Great news — Gwen Kirschner has taken a permanent position in the @PlantEcoHutton Team as Principal Investigator in Plant-Soil Interactions! It's great to know you're going to be around for longer, Gwen.
@hutton.ac.uk
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🌾 Great news — Gwen Kirschner has taken a permanent position in the @PlantEcoHutton Team as Principal Investigator in Plant-Soil Interactions! It's great to know you're going to be around for longer, Gwen.
@hutton.ac.uk
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social
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New preprint out!
We reveal that ERAD, a protein degradation pathway, selectively targets intracellular PILS auxin transport facilitators to control growth.
This expands ERAD's role beyond protein quality control, right into developmental regulation.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
New preprint out!
We reveal that ERAD, a protein degradation pathway, selectively targets intracellular PILS auxin transport facilitators to control growth.
This expands ERAD's role beyond protein quality control, right into developmental regulation.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
🧵1/
New preprint out!
We reveal that ERAD, a protein degradation pathway, selectively targets intracellular PILS auxin transport facilitators to control growth.
This expands ERAD's role beyond protein quality control, right into developmental regulation.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
New preprint out!
We reveal that ERAD, a protein degradation pathway, selectively targets intracellular PILS auxin transport facilitators to control growth.
This expands ERAD's role beyond protein quality control, right into developmental regulation.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🔥Postdoc opportunity 🌱
The Legris lab at the University of Neuchâtel 🇨🇭 is looking for a Postdoc to work on the regulation of branching by warm temperatures. If you have a background on plant physiology and development, and you're interested in shoot thermomorphogenesis, apply now!
The Legris lab at the University of Neuchâtel 🇨🇭 is looking for a Postdoc to work on the regulation of branching by warm temperatures. If you have a background on plant physiology and development, and you're interested in shoot thermomorphogenesis, apply now!
July 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🔥Postdoc opportunity 🌱
The Legris lab at the University of Neuchâtel 🇨🇭 is looking for a Postdoc to work on the regulation of branching by warm temperatures. If you have a background on plant physiology and development, and you're interested in shoot thermomorphogenesis, apply now!
The Legris lab at the University of Neuchâtel 🇨🇭 is looking for a Postdoc to work on the regulation of branching by warm temperatures. If you have a background on plant physiology and development, and you're interested in shoot thermomorphogenesis, apply now!
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🍀🔬
SUF4 (SUPPRESSOR OF FRIGIDA 4) forms temperature-dependent condensates in plant cell nuclei!
Manipulating condensation of thermo-sensitive SUF4 protein tunes flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana; from David Ehrhardt's lab @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
SUF4 (SUPPRESSOR OF FRIGIDA 4) forms temperature-dependent condensates in plant cell nuclei!
Manipulating condensation of thermo-sensitive SUF4 protein tunes flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana; from David Ehrhardt's lab @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🍀🔬
SUF4 (SUPPRESSOR OF FRIGIDA 4) forms temperature-dependent condensates in plant cell nuclei!
Manipulating condensation of thermo-sensitive SUF4 protein tunes flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana; from David Ehrhardt's lab @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
SUF4 (SUPPRESSOR OF FRIGIDA 4) forms temperature-dependent condensates in plant cell nuclei!
Manipulating condensation of thermo-sensitive SUF4 protein tunes flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana; from David Ehrhardt's lab @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Great job opportunity at The Center for Integrative Genomics, Lausanne University, Switzerland unil.ch/cig/en/home....
For a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. More details for how to apply are here nature.com/naturecareer...
For a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. More details for how to apply are here nature.com/naturecareer...
June 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Great job opportunity at The Center for Integrative Genomics, Lausanne University, Switzerland unil.ch/cig/en/home....
For a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. More details for how to apply are here nature.com/naturecareer...
For a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. More details for how to apply are here nature.com/naturecareer...
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This is a fantastic documentary on #PlantBiotechnology, genetically engineered #PlantGMOs, & the anti-scientific disinformation campaigns that #Greenpeace has been running against them.
In German, but there are English subtitles.
SWR is German public broadcaster, & I don't see a COI.
#PlantScience
In German, but there are English subtitles.
SWR is German public broadcaster, & I don't see a COI.
#PlantScience
Greenpeace warnt vor grüner Gentechnik – zu Recht? | SWR Wissen
YouTube video by SWR Wissen
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is a fantastic documentary on #PlantBiotechnology, genetically engineered #PlantGMOs, & the anti-scientific disinformation campaigns that #Greenpeace has been running against them.
In German, but there are English subtitles.
SWR is German public broadcaster, & I don't see a COI.
#PlantScience
In German, but there are English subtitles.
SWR is German public broadcaster, & I don't see a COI.
#PlantScience
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A method to obtain transgene-free genome-edited plants by killing transgenic gametes using gamete-expressed Barnase.
From: www.cell.com/molecular-pl...
#PlantScience
From: www.cell.com/molecular-pl...
#PlantScience
A highly efficient and environmentally friendly strategy to obtain transgene-free genome-edited progeny in flowering plants
Obtaining foreign DNA-free crops after genome editing is essential for agricultural
applications, because of the current regulatory policies on gene-edited plants in
various countries. However, it is ...
www.cell.com
June 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A method to obtain transgene-free genome-edited plants by killing transgenic gametes using gamete-expressed Barnase.
From: www.cell.com/molecular-pl...
#PlantScience
From: www.cell.com/molecular-pl...
#PlantScience
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🎉We're pleased to announce that our very own Jade Bleau has been awarded the NAASC Earlier Career Community Impact Award.
We would also like to extend our congratulations to the other winners:
💐Joanna Friesner, Jose Dinneny, Dawn Nagel, Natanella Elouz-Elias, Nick Provart and Anna Stepanova.
We would also like to extend our congratulations to the other winners:
💐Joanna Friesner, Jose Dinneny, Dawn Nagel, Natanella Elouz-Elias, Nick Provart and Anna Stepanova.
June 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🎉We're pleased to announce that our very own Jade Bleau has been awarded the NAASC Earlier Career Community Impact Award.
We would also like to extend our congratulations to the other winners:
💐Joanna Friesner, Jose Dinneny, Dawn Nagel, Natanella Elouz-Elias, Nick Provart and Anna Stepanova.
We would also like to extend our congratulations to the other winners:
💐Joanna Friesner, Jose Dinneny, Dawn Nagel, Natanella Elouz-Elias, Nick Provart and Anna Stepanova.
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🚨NEW from me: the U.S. and Europe could experience a 40% drop in food production this century as temperatures rise, a major new study has found. "It's almost like in this context, those with the most to lose, lose the most," said Prof Andrew Hultgren, a lead author of the study.
U.S. And Europe Face 40% Drop In Food Production, Scientists Warn
Major study finds world's most productive farming regions are especially vulnerable to rising temperatures, and face steep declines in agricultural output this century.
www.forbes.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🚨NEW from me: the U.S. and Europe could experience a 40% drop in food production this century as temperatures rise, a major new study has found. "It's almost like in this context, those with the most to lose, lose the most," said Prof Andrew Hultgren, a lead author of the study.
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Temperature is so important for plants that they have come up with many independent temperature sensors.
Curious? Read more in this review by former WeigelWorld members Sridevi Sureshkumar & Suresh Balasubramanian.
#plantscience
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Curious? Read more in this review by former WeigelWorld members Sridevi Sureshkumar & Suresh Balasubramanian.
#plantscience
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
June 13, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Temperature is so important for plants that they have come up with many independent temperature sensors.
Curious? Read more in this review by former WeigelWorld members Sridevi Sureshkumar & Suresh Balasubramanian.
#plantscience
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Curious? Read more in this review by former WeigelWorld members Sridevi Sureshkumar & Suresh Balasubramanian.
#plantscience
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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PhD students during a thesis crunch often think they 'don't have time' for exercise or hobbies that keep them sane.
They do. Spending 2 hours a week exercising etc will not meaningfully cut into your writing time, but it will make you sleep better, feel happier, more efficient and more productive.
They do. Spending 2 hours a week exercising etc will not meaningfully cut into your writing time, but it will make you sleep better, feel happier, more efficient and more productive.
June 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
PhD students during a thesis crunch often think they 'don't have time' for exercise or hobbies that keep them sane.
They do. Spending 2 hours a week exercising etc will not meaningfully cut into your writing time, but it will make you sleep better, feel happier, more efficient and more productive.
They do. Spending 2 hours a week exercising etc will not meaningfully cut into your writing time, but it will make you sleep better, feel happier, more efficient and more productive.
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Two 5’ splice site classes are a fundamental but overlooked feature of eukaryote genome organisation. Watch the seminar to hear #OpenBiology author Gordon Simpson talk about his review article: cassyni.com/events/7GPzZ... @ggsimpsonrna.bsky.social #genomics
RNA splicing: a split consensus reveals two major 5′ splice site classes. Read the
#OpenBiology review: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #genomics
#OpenBiology review: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #genomics
June 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Two 5’ splice site classes are a fundamental but overlooked feature of eukaryote genome organisation. Watch the seminar to hear #OpenBiology author Gordon Simpson talk about his review article: cassyni.com/events/7GPzZ... @ggsimpsonrna.bsky.social #genomics
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Very happy to see this review by @elizavveen.bsky.social, Jesse Küpers and myself now out in Plant Cell & Environment! About how stresses impact chloroplasts, and how this can steer plant development via retrograde signaling 🌱 @pph-wur.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pce.15664
Plastids in a Pinch: Coordinating Stress and Developmental Responses Through Retrograde Signalling
Plastids can sense environmental stress and improve whole plant adaptation through retrograde communication to the nucleus. Recent studies have advanced our understanding of integrated canonical and ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Very happy to see this review by @elizavveen.bsky.social, Jesse Küpers and myself now out in Plant Cell & Environment! About how stresses impact chloroplasts, and how this can steer plant development via retrograde signaling 🌱 @pph-wur.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pce.15664