Spending a couple of days at the @wellcometrust.bsky.social headquarters in London to support a wonderful initiative empowering under-represented groups in science. And how fitting that they have a Mendel room in the building! 🌱

The inclusive education & mentoring workshop we organised at #ICAR25 went well! Thought-provoking talks from Agnes Uhereczky, @plantteaching.bsky.social, @yoselin.bsky.social (& @blackinplantsci.bsky.social award recipients), Sofie Goormachtig, myself, @mehta-lab.com! 🌱🎉 Thank you for attending!

If you are in ☀️ Ghent at #ICAR2025, drop by my poster (#123) today from 5.30 to 7pm!
Come say hi, stay for a plasmodensta and ER quality control story 🌱 Drop me a line if you want to catch up at a different time 🙂 Especially keen to chat with ERQC/ERAD experts (looking for collaborators!)

Managed to include multiple Star Wars ⭐❕ references in the last 🌿 @instmolplantsci.bsky.social PS lecture of the term... If Luke Skywalker were a plant cell, would he be destined to join the dark side of the force like his father? A matter of lineage vs inductive signalling... #PlantSciEd

Shopping for this afternoon’s practical on fruit anatomy 🍓🍊🍏🫘 the many hats a PS lecturer wears… #PlantSciEd (@sainsburys.bsky.social if you want to sponsor us next year that would save me from hunting for yellow discounted labels 😜)

With a slight delay due to the weekend, I wanted to celebrate the amazing 👩‍🔬 mentors I’ve had in my 🌱 career (Kirsten Knox, Ottoline Leyser, @emmanuellebayer.bsky.social and @julie-gray.bsky.social) plus all the amazing 👩‍🔬 colleagues and friends encountered along the way! 🎉
#InternationalWomen’sDay

Lovely to catch up over lunch with my super talented friend Sandhya Sridhar (from @drglycoben.bsky.social lab at the @crick.ac.uk). If you want to know more about her research have a look here: www.crick.ac.uk/research/fin.... A shout-out the amazing workplace as well!

#PlantSciEd Group photo! 🌱🎉

#PlantSciEd an exciting series of short talks this afternoon: Beth Dyson, Anne Plessis, Alec Forsyth and Enrique Lopez-Juez all touching up different aspects of 🌱 plant science teaching.

#PlantSciEd Lots of energy in the room! A stimulating workshop on challenges and opportunities in PS education. Many fantastic suggestions and ideas that will hopefully converge in a manifesto output!

An early 🎄 present: a kind nomination for the EUSA @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social EUSA Teacher of Year award. It's so heartwarming when students go the extra mile to recognise teaching efforts! Glad they enjoyed my lectures in our Genetics & Evolution course! 🎉

Interested in plant biology education? ☘️ 📚 Join us January 7-8, 2025 in Lancaster (UK) for an exciting mix of keynotes, short talks and workshops. We want to develop a collaborative & diverse plant science teaching community. Final full programme online. Register before 12/12/24: cvent.me/LB9K1D

If you are an early career lecturer/fellow, we'd love to hear what you are up to (and how we can support you)! 📚Join us (ECLBio - RSB) for a quick & friendly chat on Wednesday 11th Dec (10-10.30am) on Teams: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi... Last meeting before the winter break! ❄️

Stellar presentation from @emmanuellebayer.bsky.social visiting us here at the University of Edinburgh. Plasmodesmata, membrane contact sites and amazing microscopy all around! What a treat! 🌱