Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS)
@asps-oz.bsky.social
The Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) promotes #PlantScience in Australia, and provides professional contact within our community #ASPS2025 #ozplants
https://www.asps.org.au/
https://www.asps.org.au/
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Dr. Sunita Ramesh on diversity in plant science: "Australia's multicultural population & Indigenous knowledge create stronger research. Diverse teams bring broader perspectives & challenge conventional thinking. Inclusion isn't just a goal, it's a pathway to richer science"
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November 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Dr. Sunita Ramesh on diversity in plant science: "Australia's multicultural population & Indigenous knowledge create stronger research. Diverse teams bring broader perspectives & challenge conventional thinking. Inclusion isn't just a goal, it's a pathway to richer science"
bit.ly/4oq3IC7
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🌱 🧬 Dr. James Lloyd (UWA) - WA Young Tall Poppy winner! Develops synthetic gene circuits for plants & explores genome re-writing. Plus: performed science comedy to 150 people at Perth World Fringe! "Comedy can communicate important ideas without losing scientific rigor" #SynBio
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November 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🌱 🧬 Dr. James Lloyd (UWA) - WA Young Tall Poppy winner! Develops synthetic gene circuits for plants & explores genome re-writing. Plus: performed science comedy to 150 people at Perth World Fringe! "Comedy can communicate important ideas without losing scientific rigor" #SynBio
bit.ly/4oq3IC7
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Abbreviated agenda for the upcoming AGM:
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Abbreviated agenda for the upcoming AGM:
Dr. Ashley Jones, ACT Young Tall Poppy of the Year & Alan Wilton Award winner! Genome evolution research in Aussie natives using long-read-seq reveals climate adaptation & disease resistance. "Feel like turning point for native plant science recognition"
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November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Dr. Ashley Jones, ACT Young Tall Poppy of the Year & Alan Wilton Award winner! Genome evolution research in Aussie natives using long-read-seq reveals climate adaptation & disease resistance. "Feel like turning point for native plant science recognition"
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🔬 Dr. Fatima Naim (Curtin) on Young Tall Poppy Award: "Gratifying, energising & humbling!" Her work on wheat-fungal pathogen interactions combines nuclear science, spatial transcriptomics & genomics for practical breeding solutions. #CropScience
www.asps.org.au/phytogen/oct...
www.asps.org.au/phytogen/oct...
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🔬 Dr. Fatima Naim (Curtin) on Young Tall Poppy Award: "Gratifying, energising & humbling!" Her work on wheat-fungal pathogen interactions combines nuclear science, spatial transcriptomics & genomics for practical breeding solutions. #CropScience
www.asps.org.au/phytogen/oct...
www.asps.org.au/phytogen/oct...
🌟 Young Tall Poppy winner Dr. Ali Bajwa (La Trobe): Weed science research protecting agriculture & environment. "Recognition validates years of work & gives platform to advocate for sustainable agriculture." Read his reflections in Phytogen!
www.asps.org.au/phytogen/oct...
www.asps.org.au/phytogen/oct...
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🌟 Young Tall Poppy winner Dr. Ali Bajwa (La Trobe): Weed science research protecting agriculture & environment. "Recognition validates years of work & gives platform to advocate for sustainable agriculture." Read his reflections in Phytogen!
www.asps.org.au/phytogen/oct...
www.asps.org.au/phytogen/oct...
☕ Women in Plant Science Breakfast - Nov 25, 8-9am! Join Alison Gill & Alison Bentley. Free event with presentations, Q&A & networking. Thanks to Yitpi Foundation, Plants for Space, Waite & CSIRO. Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
#WomenInSTEM #ASPS2025
#WomenInSTEM #ASPS2025
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
☕ Women in Plant Science Breakfast - Nov 25, 8-9am! Join Alison Gill & Alison Bentley. Free event with presentations, Q&A & networking. Thanks to Yitpi Foundation, Plants for Space, Waite & CSIRO. Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
#WomenInSTEM #ASPS2025
#WomenInSTEM #ASPS2025
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🍷 Conference dinner at National Wine Centre next to Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Book your spot for an evening of networking, food & wine.
Limited spaces! #ASPS2025 #ConferenceDinner
www.asps.org.au/asps-annual-conference
Limited spaces! #ASPS2025 #ConferenceDinner
www.asps.org.au/asps-annual-conference
October 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
🍷 Conference dinner at National Wine Centre next to Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Book your spot for an evening of networking, food & wine.
Limited spaces! #ASPS2025 #ConferenceDinner
www.asps.org.au/asps-annual-conference
Limited spaces! #ASPS2025 #ConferenceDinner
www.asps.org.au/asps-annual-conference
🎯 ASPS 2025 final call! Nov 24-27 at Flinders Bedford Park. 11 specialized sessions from student-led Future of Plant Science to Industry sessions.
Register: www.asps.org.au/asps-annual-conference
#PlantScience #Adelaide
Register: www.asps.org.au/asps-annual-conference
#PlantScience #Adelaide
October 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
🎯 ASPS 2025 final call! Nov 24-27 at Flinders Bedford Park. 11 specialized sessions from student-led Future of Plant Science to Industry sessions.
Register: www.asps.org.au/asps-annual-conference
#PlantScience #Adelaide
Register: www.asps.org.au/asps-annual-conference
#PlantScience #Adelaide
🏆 2025 ASPS Award Winners announced!
Peter Goldacre: Dr. Stephanie Watts-Fawkes (Wageningen).
RN Robertson Lecture: Prof. Michelle Watt (Melbourne).
FPB Best Paper: Dr. Yin Liu.
Annals of Botany: Dr. Lena Mueller.
Congrats all! #ASPS2025
Peter Goldacre: Dr. Stephanie Watts-Fawkes (Wageningen).
RN Robertson Lecture: Prof. Michelle Watt (Melbourne).
FPB Best Paper: Dr. Yin Liu.
Annals of Botany: Dr. Lena Mueller.
Congrats all! #ASPS2025
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
🏆 2025 ASPS Award Winners announced!
Peter Goldacre: Dr. Stephanie Watts-Fawkes (Wageningen).
RN Robertson Lecture: Prof. Michelle Watt (Melbourne).
FPB Best Paper: Dr. Yin Liu.
Annals of Botany: Dr. Lena Mueller.
Congrats all! #ASPS2025
Peter Goldacre: Dr. Stephanie Watts-Fawkes (Wageningen).
RN Robertson Lecture: Prof. Michelle Watt (Melbourne).
FPB Best Paper: Dr. Yin Liu.
Annals of Botany: Dr. Lena Mueller.
Congrats all! #ASPS2025
📢 ASPS committee positions open! Apply for Honorary Treasurer, discipline reps (Genetics, Plant Dev, Ecophysiology, Climate, Physiology) & student reps.
Submit nomination form + 100-word statement to secretary@asps.org.au by Nov 14. #AusPlantSci
Submit nomination form + 100-word statement to secretary@asps.org.au by Nov 14. #AusPlantSci
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
📢 ASPS committee positions open! Apply for Honorary Treasurer, discipline reps (Genetics, Plant Dev, Ecophysiology, Climate, Physiology) & student reps.
Submit nomination form + 100-word statement to secretary@asps.org.au by Nov 14. #AusPlantSci
Submit nomination form + 100-word statement to secretary@asps.org.au by Nov 14. #AusPlantSci
🎉 Congratulations to ASPS Student Travel Award recipients! These awards provide essential funding for students to attend the Adelaide conference.
See full profiles in September Phytogen
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#ASPS2025 #StudentAwards
See full profiles in September Phytogen
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#ASPS2025 #StudentAwards
October 17, 2025 at 4:31 AM
🎉 Congratulations to ASPS Student Travel Award recipients! These awards provide essential funding for students to attend the Adelaide conference.
See full profiles in September Phytogen
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#ASPS2025 #StudentAwards
See full profiles in September Phytogen
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#ASPS2025 #StudentAwards
🚀 Professor Sigfredo Fuentes on the future: ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space is participating in Artemis III's LEAF experiment - growing Arabidopsis, Brassica & duckweed on the Moon in 2027!
Space agriculture is here!
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#PlantsForSpace #Artemis
Space agriculture is here!
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#PlantsForSpace #Artemis
October 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
🚀 Professor Sigfredo Fuentes on the future: ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space is participating in Artemis III's LEAF experiment - growing Arabidopsis, Brassica & duckweed on the Moon in 2027!
Space agriculture is here!
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#PlantsForSpace #Artemis
Space agriculture is here!
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#PlantsForSpace #Artemis
🧬 Dr. Nipuni Peththa Thanthrige producing antimalarial peptides in plants!
Using cowpea & N. benthamiana as biofactories.
Recently trained at CSIRO on stable cowpea transformation.
Co-chairing Genetics session at ASPS 2025! #PlantBiotech #Malaria
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Using cowpea & N. benthamiana as biofactories.
Recently trained at CSIRO on stable cowpea transformation.
Co-chairing Genetics session at ASPS 2025! #PlantBiotech #Malaria
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October 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
🧬 Dr. Nipuni Peththa Thanthrige producing antimalarial peptides in plants!
Using cowpea & N. benthamiana as biofactories.
Recently trained at CSIRO on stable cowpea transformation.
Co-chairing Genetics session at ASPS 2025! #PlantBiotech #Malaria
bit.ly/42UTBfH
Using cowpea & N. benthamiana as biofactories.
Recently trained at CSIRO on stable cowpea transformation.
Co-chairing Genetics session at ASPS 2025! #PlantBiotech #Malaria
bit.ly/42UTBfH
🔬 Meet Chamilka Ratnayake (QLD student rep): Using anthocyanin colours as genetic reporters in plants. Creating transgene-free crops with CRISPR where colour literally shows you which pathways are active. Nature as a data visualization tool! #PlantScience #SynBio
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October 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
🔬 Meet Chamilka Ratnayake (QLD student rep): Using anthocyanin colours as genetic reporters in plants. Creating transgene-free crops with CRISPR where colour literally shows you which pathways are active. Nature as a data visualization tool! #PlantScience #SynBio
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Treasurer Update: Dr. Mark Waters shares financial health of the ASPS and investment in member benefits including travel grants, conference support, and Phytogen.
Strong fiscal position enables expanded support for early-career researchers and students.
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Strong fiscal position enables expanded support for early-career researchers and students.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Treasurer Update: Dr. Mark Waters shares financial health of the ASPS and investment in member benefits including travel grants, conference support, and Phytogen.
Strong fiscal position enables expanded support for early-career researchers and students.
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Strong fiscal position enables expanded support for early-career researchers and students.
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Please join @aligill.bsky.social & @alisonrbentley.bsky.social for the first ASPS Women in Plant Science Breakfast from 8 to 9am on Tuesday 25th November.
Register here (FREE): forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Register here (FREE): forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Please join @aligill.bsky.social & @alisonrbentley.bsky.social for the first ASPS Women in Plant Science Breakfast from 8 to 9am on Tuesday 25th November.
Register here (FREE): forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Register here (FREE): forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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⏰ Final reminder: ASPS 2025 registration.
Early bird and abstract registration closing TODAY!
Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience
Early bird and abstract registration closing TODAY!
Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience
October 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
⏰ Final reminder: ASPS 2025 registration.
Early bird and abstract registration closing TODAY!
Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience
Early bird and abstract registration closing TODAY!
Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience
October 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The following positions are available on ASPS committees:
Executive Committee: Honorary Treasurer
Discipline Rep:
- Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Plant Development
- Environmental Ecophysiology
- Plant Climate Interactions
- Plant Physiology
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Executive Committee: Honorary Treasurer
Discipline Rep:
- Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Plant Development
- Environmental Ecophysiology
- Plant Climate Interactions
- Plant Physiology
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October 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The following positions are available on ASPS committees:
Executive Committee: Honorary Treasurer
Discipline Rep:
- Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Plant Development
- Environmental Ecophysiology
- Plant Climate Interactions
- Plant Physiology
1/3
Executive Committee: Honorary Treasurer
Discipline Rep:
- Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Plant Development
- Environmental Ecophysiology
- Plant Climate Interactions
- Plant Physiology
1/3
👩🔬 Meet Juel Datta (left), QLD student rep at QUT, studying mechanisms behind prolonged phase transition in citrus.
Using advanced genomic approaches and improved tissue culture protocols to enhance citrus breeding programs.
#PlantScience #CitrusResearch
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Using advanced genomic approaches and improved tissue culture protocols to enhance citrus breeding programs.
#PlantScience #CitrusResearch
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October 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
👩🔬 Meet Juel Datta (left), QLD student rep at QUT, studying mechanisms behind prolonged phase transition in citrus.
Using advanced genomic approaches and improved tissue culture protocols to enhance citrus breeding programs.
#PlantScience #CitrusResearch
bit.ly/42UTBfH
Using advanced genomic approaches and improved tissue culture protocols to enhance citrus breeding programs.
#PlantScience #CitrusResearch
bit.ly/42UTBfH
🚨 Security Alert: Phishing scam targeting ASPS conference attendees.
Emails offering "attendee lists" from non-institutional addresses (gmail, etc.) are fraudulent. ASPS only uses .edu/.org.au domains.
Stay safe!
#ASPS2025 #CyberSecurity
Emails offering "attendee lists" from non-institutional addresses (gmail, etc.) are fraudulent. ASPS only uses .edu/.org.au domains.
Stay safe!
#ASPS2025 #CyberSecurity
October 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
🚨 Security Alert: Phishing scam targeting ASPS conference attendees.
Emails offering "attendee lists" from non-institutional addresses (gmail, etc.) are fraudulent. ASPS only uses .edu/.org.au domains.
Stay safe!
#ASPS2025 #CyberSecurity
Emails offering "attendee lists" from non-institutional addresses (gmail, etc.) are fraudulent. ASPS only uses .edu/.org.au domains.
Stay safe!
#ASPS2025 #CyberSecurity
Want to meet this awesome group of plant scientists?
Join us at ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, 24-27 November!
(Photo from ASPS 2023 conference in Hobart)
Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Adelaide
Join us at ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, 24-27 November!
(Photo from ASPS 2023 conference in Hobart)
Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Adelaide
September 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Want to meet this awesome group of plant scientists?
Join us at ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, 24-27 November!
(Photo from ASPS 2023 conference in Hobart)
Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Adelaide
Join us at ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, 24-27 November!
(Photo from ASPS 2023 conference in Hobart)
Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0
#ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Adelaide