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Auwalu Abdu
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PhD Candidate @ Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Working on Plant Epigenetics and Physiology in Barley
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I just published: In praise of experts: distinguishing sense from nonsense in the age of AI

Can chatbots flag bad science? In a sea of polished, plausible noise, expertise matters more
than ever.

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In praise of experts: distinguishing sense from nonsense in the age of AI
Can chatbots flag bad science? In a sea of polished, plausible noise, expertise matters more than ever.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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New opportunity to join our #EvoMPMI group @johninnescentre.bsky.social as a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the mechanistic basis of immunity in diverse plants. Please spread the word, reach out by email, and/or apply if interested! More details here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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More unsolicited advice for early career researchers:

8. Just do it!

Just keep moving, keep taking initiative, and good things will follow. It’s the only sensible way to spend our limited time on this planet and value life. kamounlab.medium.com/7-random-uns...
7 random unsolicited tips for students and early career researchers
You might not want to hear them, but here they are anyway.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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We just published: Why you should sequence your plasmids (and how to do it for free)

Through @GetGenome scientists in 100 countries can access free whole-plasmid sequencing —giving researchers the confidence to move their experiments forward.

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Why you should sequence your plasmids (and how to do it for free)
Through GetGenome, scientists in 100 countries can access free whole-plasmid sequencing — removing barriers, improving quality control…
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August 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Here’s an interesting new paper on ROS1, an enzyme that removes DNA methylation and that is POSITIVELY controlled by DNA methylation.
It’s repression during heat stress 🥵🌱 is crucial to suppress transposon mobility! 🧬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Plants repress ROS1 expression to attenuate heat-induced transposon burst - Nature Plants
Plants suppress the DNA demethylase ROS1 under heat stress to limit transposon activation, preventing genome instability. This conserved mechanism balances stress adaptation with genome protection.
www.nature.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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🌱 come join our lab 😀
🔬 PhD: small RNAs & plant stress (36 mo)
🧬CDD researcher: plant molecular biology (24 mo)
Apply 👇
PhD: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...
CDD: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

#PlantScience #PhD #ResearchJobs#ERC#CNRS
August 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Join the online course on Bioinformatic Analysis of Transposable Elements from Nov 3-7. No prior TE experience needed. More info: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course24/ #course
Bioinformatic analysis of Transposable Elements
3rd-7th November 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online
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July 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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We're looking for a new PhD candidate to join the lab. Please share 🌱😄
A PhD position (initially 3 years) is available in our laboratory in the Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), at the University of Tübingen (Germany). The position is available with an intended start date starting January 2026. Interested applicants should submit a single PDF comprising a motivation letter describing your research interests, an up-to-date CV, and the names and contact information for 2 references to timing.lab@zmbp.uni-tuebingen.de ideally before July 21st.
June 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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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!
July 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Looking for a #PhDposition in #PlantScience ? Our #IMPRS @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social and Uni Potsdam is currently recruiting! 📅 Apply by February 28, 2025
👉 www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD

#PlantSciJobs #PhDjobs #PlantPhysiology #epigenetics #PlantMicrobe #compbio #PlantBiology #PlantSci #plantPhD
January 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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We're looking for PhD students in our TransEvo graduate school!

There are 7 open positions including a project with me on changes in pathogen populations over shorter time frames and a project with Eva Stukenbrock on global adaptation.

More details can be found here!

transevo.de/application
The RTG TransEvo is a Research Training Group which aims at studying and promoting the relevance of evolutionary principles to applied problems.
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January 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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🚨 Exciting PhD Opportunity in Plant Cellular Biology 🌱🔬

Study:

🔥 Translation initiation regulation during stress
🧬 Stress granules & gene expression at single-molecule resolution
🔬 Super-resolution microscopy

📅 Apply by February 14, 2025

@albertcairo.bsky.social

#PhD #PlantBiology #CEITEC
January 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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🚨Job alert: We are looking for a #phd student to join us @unil.bsky.social to study evolution & function of gene regulatory sequences in the context of crop domestication using genome editing and imaging 🌱🍅🧬. #plantscience #scijobs #plantscijobs. Apply here: tinyurl.com/mrdpm5yf
January 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Ten simple rules for developing good reading habits during graduate school and beyond

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January 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM