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Bondada
@bondada.bsky.social
Postdoc at Max Planck institute for Biology - Langer's Lab.
Interested in min-chromosomes, Haploid induction, epigenetics, genome stability, Arabidopsis, Magnaporthe. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Qlbm2YcAAAAJ&hl=en
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And now we have Arabidopsis plants with 8 chromosomes instead of 10 and no obvious phenotypic differences, this week in @science.org
#PlantScience
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Perspective here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
CRISPR-Cas–mediated heritable chromosome fusions in Arabidopsis
The genome of Arabidopsis thaliana consists of 10 chromosomes. By inducing CRISPR-Cas–mediated breaks at subcentromeric and subtelomeric sequences, we fused entire chromosome arms, obtaining two eight...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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I'm looking for a postdoc to work for 3 years on the function of #circadian clock proteins in wheat.
I also have a full-funded PhD opportunity.
#plantscience
Postdoc applications close on 2 April.
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91954...
Details : Research Fellow in Plant Biochemistry : The University of Melbourne
Careers at The University of Melbourne
jobs.unimelb.edu.au
March 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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🥳Just published @nature.com. Over 25 years after the discovery of SPO11 as the enzyme responsible for initiating meiotic recombination, we finally succeeded in reconstituting its DNA cleavage activity.🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
SPO11 dimers are sufficient to catalyse DNA double-strand breaks in vitro - Nature
A biochemical system recapitulates the hallmarks of meiotic double-strand break formation, with mouse SPO11 catalysing break formation in the absence of any partners and remaining covalently atta...
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February 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Apps are due FRIDAY for the Science IRL grant

We're funding projects that tackle humanity's big science-centric problems, while reaching people who are NOT engaging with science. Bring me your creative, unique projects that put science where there currently is none.

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SCIENCE IRL: Community SciComm mini-grant
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
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February 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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[note: that was not the correct bsky account 😅!]

Really exciting paper out @currentbiology.bsky.social
on the evolution of virulence in Xanthomonas (possibly) made possible by the loss of CRISPR-Cas. 🔽

www.cell.com/current-biol...
Evolution of a vascular plant pathogen is associated with the loss of CRISPR-Cas and an increase in genome plasticity and virulence genes
Paauw et al. report on the evolution of a plant pathogenic Xanthomonas pathovar and show that the gain of mobile genetic elements and virulence factors coincided with the loss of the CRISPR-Cas genome...
www.cell.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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To celebrate @asps-oz.bsky.social joining Bluesky, here is a starter pack of Aussie Plant Scientists. 🎉🌾🌱🪴🥳
Let me know if you or someone you know should be added. go.bsky.app/AiLTKHH
February 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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I'm happy to announce a postdoctoral position is available in my lab. We have lots of great data to analyze with respect to transposons & epigenetics and cool biological questions to answer.
Please reskeet and share.
Joining | The Mosher Lab
www.mosherlab.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Don't miss your opportunity to attend New Phytologist next generation scientists, the FREE meeting for early career researchers in plant science. #npnextgen

4–7 July 2025
Birmingham, UK

Apply to attend by 27 January!
www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...
January 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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From lesions to lessons:
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of filamentous plant pathogen genomics. In our new review, we present lessons we learned over the past 2 decades and discuss the future of plant pathogen genomics. Take a first look!

apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
From Lesions to Lessons: Two Decades of Filamentous Plant Pathogen Genomics | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
Filamentous plant pathogens pose a severe threat to food security. Current estimates suggest up to 23% yield losses to pre- and post-harvest diseases and these losses are projected to increase due to ...
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January 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Fungal genomes are 🤯🤯🤯
We wrote this review to summarise some lessons we learned in the last 20 years of fungal genomics.

Excited to see where our field is going in the next 20 years to come!

Thanks a lot to all co-authors YuSeng Huang
@thorstenlangner.bsky.social and Sophia Häußler
🧵👇
January 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Wonderful retrospective on pathogen genomics by @wagnercfagundes.bsky.social, @thorstenlangner.bsky.social et al.! Fantastic write-up and beautiful illustrations!
January 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Very inspiring review @mpmijournal.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Join us in Belfast for our #epigenetics meeting and hear from fantastic speakers. Submit an abstract until 26 Jan and register until 23 Feb!

Don't miss this chance to share your research & network with experts in the field.

genetics.org.uk/events/epige...
Epigenetics-2025, from mechanisms to disease | Genetics Society
Meeting background This international conference will bring together leading experts to foster dynamic discussions on the latest breakthroughs in epigenetics. It will cover mechanisms of epigenetic re...
genetics.org.uk
January 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Highly recommended (I am co-organizing this exciting meeting)! Please come and join us!
The GfG is delighted to reconnect with everyone here on Bluesky!

We're excited to announce our upcoming symposium, "Epigenetics & Chromatin", taking place September 24–26 in Giessen, Germany.
Stay tuned for more details!
(... and become a member of the GfG...!)
January 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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🚨 Job Vacancies

Looking for a fresh start in 2025?

We have several positions available. Check our job portal to see if these roles fit you.

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December 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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The first langner lab Xmas party! 🤩 I feel incredibly lucky and happy to have such an amazing crowd of young scientist and incredible people around me!
December 12, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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**SPECIAL ISSUE OPEN**

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞

Guest editors: Zsuzsanna Kolbert & Christophe Bailly

Deadline: 28th February 2025

Email us if you'd like to submit a paper - there's still time!

#JXBspecialissue #seeds #plantscience 🧪

@sebiology.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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🌱 Did you know that plant-pathogenic protists have effectors they use to infect susceptible hosts? Check out this review by @sohambio.bsky.social (apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...) on @mpmijournal.bsky.social and listen to our latest podcast episode 🎧 : open.spotify.com/episode/0eVS...
Decoding the Arsenal: Protist Effectors and Their Impact on Photosynthetic Hosts | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
Interactions between various microbial pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi, oomycetes, and their plant hosts have traditionally been the focus of phytopathology. In recent years, a significan...
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January 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Applications are now open for the 2025 Workshop on Molecular Evolution (MOLE) at the Marine Biological Laboratory in *beautiful* Woods Hole, MA!

More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io

Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Application deadline: Jan. 29th

Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st
Workshop on Molecular Evolution | Marine Biological Laboratory
The workshop serves graduate students, postdocs, and established faculty from around the world seeking to apply the principles of molecular evolution to questions of anthropology, conservation genetic...
www.mbl.edu
January 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN PLANT PATHOLOGY / GENOMICS

We have extended the deadlines for the postdoctoral positions. Please apply by January 15!
Note that experience with either genome or transcriptome data, preferably on a large scale, is a must for these positions.
We're recruiting:
1 PhD student, 2 postdocs and 2 lab assistants!

Application deadlines in January.

More details here:

www.phytopathology.uni-kiel.de/en/open-posi...
Open Positions
Open Positions
www.phytopathology.uni-kiel.de
January 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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🌱 Keep our favorite plant model research community thriving & help recognize outstanding members of the Arabidopsis Community! 🏆 www.surveymonkey.com/r/NAASCAWARDS
2025-Nominate for NAASC Arabidopsis Community Awards
Nominate for NAASC awards
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January 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Natural variation modifies centromere proximal meiotic crossover frequency and segregation distortion in Arabidopsis thaliana biorxiv.org/content/10.1... new work from us on centromere inheritance and organisation @matt-naish.bsky.social @plantevolution.bsky.social @genomeevolution.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Centrophilic retrotransposon integration via CENH3 chromatin in Arabidopsis from Tetsuji Kakutani & colleagues - beautiful insights into control of transposon insertion into the centromeres
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Centrophilic retrotransposon integration via CENH3 chromatin in Arabidopsis - Nature
An Arabidopsis long terminal repeat retrotransposon integrates de novo into regions occupied by centromere-specific histone variant, showing the impact of centromeric chromatin on transposable element...
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January 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Expert voice from SCIENCE.

Why biodiversity matters in agriculture and food systems
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Why biodiversity matters in agriculture and food systems
Imagine a world where the variety of food sources we rely on is reduced to a mere handful of species. This is not a dystopian future. It’s the path we are on right now, and it’s happening silently in ...
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December 28, 2024 at 12:26 AM