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Happy holidays, #UofT 💙 The university will be closed from Dec. 24, 2025 to Jan. 2, 2026.
To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.
We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.
We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy holidays, #UofT 💙 The university will be closed from Dec. 24, 2025 to Jan. 2, 2026.
To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.
We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.
We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
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Folks, our research group is looking for a new recruit. A research technician position is available (48 month contract). Please repost. durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Senior Research Technician in Plant Tissue Culture and Genetics
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Folks, our research group is looking for a new recruit. A research technician position is available (48 month contract). Please repost. durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
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My lab is hiring a postdoc (ERC funded)! If you're interested, get in touch!
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
My lab is hiring a postdoc (ERC funded)! If you're interested, get in touch!
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We were delighted to welcome our most recent Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows to our offices at @biologists.bsky.social for leadership training.
Find out more about our PI fellows and how to apply here:
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Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
Find out more about our PI fellows and how to apply here:
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
December 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We were delighted to welcome our most recent Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows to our offices at @biologists.bsky.social for leadership training.
Find out more about our PI fellows and how to apply here:
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
Find out more about our PI fellows and how to apply here:
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
Application deadline: 2 February 2026.
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We are #hiring!
This IMPRS PhD project @algazuccaro.bsky.social group @unicologne.bsky.social explores plant–microbiome interactions.
🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025
✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de
ℹ️ IMPRS: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
🔗 Group: ag-zuccaro.botanik.uni-koeln.de
This IMPRS PhD project @algazuccaro.bsky.social group @unicologne.bsky.social explores plant–microbiome interactions.
🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025
✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de
ℹ️ IMPRS: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
🔗 Group: ag-zuccaro.botanik.uni-koeln.de
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We are #hiring!
This IMPRS PhD project @algazuccaro.bsky.social group @unicologne.bsky.social explores plant–microbiome interactions.
🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025
✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de
ℹ️ IMPRS: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
🔗 Group: ag-zuccaro.botanik.uni-koeln.de
This IMPRS PhD project @algazuccaro.bsky.social group @unicologne.bsky.social explores plant–microbiome interactions.
🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025
✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de
ℹ️ IMPRS: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
🔗 Group: ag-zuccaro.botanik.uni-koeln.de
We are pleased to welcome Prof Christopher Grefen for his talk on “Insertion pathways for membrane proteins in the plant ER” this Friday, Dec 12. See you at 11am in RW432!
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December 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
We are pleased to welcome Prof Christopher Grefen for his talk on “Insertion pathways for membrane proteins in the plant ER” this Friday, Dec 12. See you at 11am in RW432!
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December 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
From #AI to clean tech to life-saving health care breakthroughs, Ontario’s universities are developing future-ready talent, fuelling job growth & boosting the provincial economy. Learn more at ontariosuniversities.ca #ONpse
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Inside and out, this building is designed to shrink its carbon footprint while inspiring the next generation of researchers.
U of T Magazine: UTM’s New Science Building is a model of sustainability 🌱 https://bit.ly/48gKBmX
U of T Magazine: UTM’s New Science Building is a model of sustainability 🌱 https://bit.ly/48gKBmX
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December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Inside and out, this building is designed to shrink its carbon footprint while inspiring the next generation of researchers.
U of T Magazine: UTM’s New Science Building is a model of sustainability 🌱 https://bit.ly/48gKBmX
U of T Magazine: UTM’s New Science Building is a model of sustainability 🌱 https://bit.ly/48gKBmX
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‘Thank you all’: President Melanie A. Woodin releases first holiday message to the #UofT community 💙 uoft.me/holiday25
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
‘Thank you all’: President Melanie A. Woodin releases first holiday message to the #UofT community 💙 uoft.me/holiday25
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"No one should be made to feel inferior or that they do not belong in science because of their origins." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/48JF6Pg
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"No one should be made to feel inferior or that they do not belong in science because of their origins." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/48JF6Pg
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#UofT's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections @uoftlibraries.bsky.social is turning 70! Visit now until Dec. 23 for a special tour to mark the anniversary. 📖 bit.ly/70RB
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#UofT's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections @uoftlibraries.bsky.social is turning 70! Visit now until Dec. 23 for a special tour to mark the anniversary. 📖 bit.ly/70RB
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From celebrating the history of vanilla to love advice in Sanskrit, #UofTArtSci community members published a diverse range of books in 2025.
Add to your reading list: bit.ly/48UX9kD
Add to your reading list: bit.ly/48UX9kD
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
From celebrating the history of vanilla to love advice in Sanskrit, #UofTArtSci community members published a diverse range of books in 2025.
Add to your reading list: bit.ly/48UX9kD
Add to your reading list: bit.ly/48UX9kD
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#UofT geochemist Barbara Sherwood Lollar draws on billion-year-old water discovery to aid green energy transition 💧 uoft.me/rwib
December 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#UofT geochemist Barbara Sherwood Lollar draws on billion-year-old water discovery to aid green energy transition 💧 uoft.me/rwib
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In his year-end message, Interim Dean Stephen Wright extends his gratitude and wishes the #UofTArtSci community a restful holiday break.
Read his holiday message here: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/message...
Read his holiday message here: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/message...
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In his year-end message, Interim Dean Stephen Wright extends his gratitude and wishes the #UofTArtSci community a restful holiday break.
Read his holiday message here: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/message...
Read his holiday message here: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/message...
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Very excited to advertise 15 plant engineering biology PhD projects @biologyatyork.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social & University of Bristol. 🪴 🥬 🔧 🧬 Come join this new Plant BioDesign community!
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November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Very excited to advertise 15 plant engineering biology PhD projects @biologyatyork.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social & University of Bristol. 🪴 🥬 🔧 🧬 Come join this new Plant BioDesign community!
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We are pleased to welcome Prof Ingo Braasch @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social on Friday, Dec 5 for a fascinating talk on “A Blast From the Past: ‘Living Fossils’ Bridge Gene Regulation Across Long Evolutionary Distances in Vertebrates”! Join us at 11am in RW432 csb.utoronto.ca/events/csb-s...
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We are pleased to welcome Prof Ingo Braasch @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social on Friday, Dec 5 for a fascinating talk on “A Blast From the Past: ‘Living Fossils’ Bridge Gene Regulation Across Long Evolutionary Distances in Vertebrates”! Join us at 11am in RW432 csb.utoronto.ca/events/csb-s...
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Come work with us!! 2.5 year postdoc on HGT in plants.
Please share and get in touch if interested
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Please share and get in touch if interested
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Research Associate: Horizontal Gene Transfer at University of Sheffield
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Associate: Horizontal Gene Transfer opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Come work with us!! 2.5 year postdoc on HGT in plants.
Please share and get in touch if interested
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Please share and get in touch if interested
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Congratulations to HMB professor Naomi Levy-Strumpf on earning the Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award from @utoronto.ca!
The next generation of teaching leaders: Meet 6 exceptional U of T educators
From making chemistry greener to examining the aesthetics of Blackness in popular culture, University of Toronto professors are constantly developing new ways to advance learning and engage students i...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Congratulations to HMB professor Naomi Levy-Strumpf on earning the Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award from @utoronto.ca!
Join us tomorrow, Nov 28 as we welcome Prof Eurico Morais-de-Sá @polarityi3s.bsky.social for his talk on "From protein localization patterns to understanding how epithelial cells move and divide". See you in RW432 at 11am for this fascinating presentation!
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November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Join us tomorrow, Nov 28 as we welcome Prof Eurico Morais-de-Sá @polarityi3s.bsky.social for his talk on "From protein localization patterns to understanding how epithelial cells move and divide". See you in RW432 at 11am for this fascinating presentation!
csb.utoronto.ca/events/csb-s...
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Postdoc positions focused on gene editing using protoplasts and plant regeneration for genetic improvement of forest trees at NC State 🌳
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar
The Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources has a wide variety of strengths in forestry and natural resources management, policy and economics, environmental science and technology, wildlif...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Postdoc positions focused on gene editing using protoplasts and plant regeneration for genetic improvement of forest trees at NC State 🌳
jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/225...
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🚨Innovative paper alert! Ami Sangster in the Moses lab @utoronto.ca found that protein language models could identify features they weren’t trained on! Read for more on this discovery! 🧪💻
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Everything we do is gonna be zero-shot from now on – Moses Lab
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November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🚨Innovative paper alert! Ami Sangster in the Moses lab @utoronto.ca found that protein language models could identify features they weren’t trained on! Read for more on this discovery! 🧪💻
moses.csb.utoronto.ca/2025/11/24/e...
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The Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers provides up to $250K to new, Black-led research initiatives at @utoronto.ca driving innovative solutions to major research challenges.
🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT
🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers provides up to $250K to new, Black-led research initiatives at @utoronto.ca driving innovative solutions to major research challenges.
🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT
🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT
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Dalhousie offers generous Killam scholarships for both Canadian and international students. My lab is looking for graduate students, and is an exciting opportunity, especially for folks looking to do science in an interesting part of the world.
Killam Predoctoral Scholarship Level 2 (Doctoral)
Doctoral • Entrance or in-program scholarship • Canadian or international students • $42,000/yr • Up to 3 years
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November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Dalhousie offers generous Killam scholarships for both Canadian and international students. My lab is looking for graduate students, and is an exciting opportunity, especially for folks looking to do science in an interesting part of the world.
“Characterization of Immunity-Inducing Rhizobacteria Highlights Diversity in Plant–Microbe Interactions” by Mack Loranger in the Yoshioka Lab is the Editor’s Pick in @phytobiomesjournal.bsky.social! Congratulations! 🧪🌱 #PlantScience #SoilScience apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“Characterization of Immunity-Inducing Rhizobacteria Highlights Diversity in Plant–Microbe Interactions” by Mack Loranger in the Yoshioka Lab is the Editor’s Pick in @phytobiomesjournal.bsky.social! Congratulations! 🧪🌱 #PlantScience #SoilScience apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
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Which Arabidopsis gene discoveries have informed crop trait improvements? Here are just a few...
Are you aware of others? 🧪
#plantbiology #plantscience #scisky #cropscience
Are you aware of others? 🧪
#plantbiology #plantscience #scisky #cropscience
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Which Arabidopsis gene discoveries have informed crop trait improvements? Here are just a few...
Are you aware of others? 🧪
#plantbiology #plantscience #scisky #cropscience
Are you aware of others? 🧪
#plantbiology #plantscience #scisky #cropscience