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James Held
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PhD in Biology | LSRF Postdoc Fellow @CarnegieScience Plant Bio🦠🌿
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plantevolution.bsky.social
Two fantastic positions in #plantscience: A junior AND a senior group leader position at the Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), part of @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. Generous core funding, fantastic plant and non-plant colleagues, all in a very livable and beautiful city.
www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/join-us/...
Senior Group Leader Position
www.oeaw.ac.at
March 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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aspbofficial.bsky.social
🚨The 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) application close today, February 7!🌿

👉Learn more and apply now! surf.aspb.org

#PlantScience
aspbofficial.bsky.social American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · Jan 21
🚨 Opportunity Alert! Now accepting applications for 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF).

Learn more and apply by February 7, 2025 👉 https://surf.aspb.org
Image text: Opportunity Alert! Now accepting applications for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships. Apply by February 7, 2025! Recipients receive: $6000 summer stipend, ASPB membership, $700 for materials, Travel support to Plant Biology 2026. Featuring ASPB logo on a plant themed background.
February 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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plantophagy.bsky.social
Happy to see that our Cell wall integrity #CWI & #ATG8ylation #preprint found a home @natureplants www.nature.com/articles/s41... Congrats Jose, Peng, Alessia & everyone involved. Stay tuned for exciting updates on this story…
ATG8ylation of vacuolar membrane protects plants against cell wall damage - Nature Plants
ATG8ylation of the tonoplast, triggered by cell wall damage, acts as a vital vacuolar quality control mechanism that safeguards vacuolar integrity and ensures cell survival under stress.
www.nature.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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samillingworth.com
🌱 Supercharging Photosynthesis?

A new study highlights a gene that enhances photosynthesis efficiency & biomass in plants like poplar by up to 200%.

This could revolutionise sustainable agriculture and address future food demands.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#SciComm #PlantScience 🧪
An orphan gene BOOSTER enhances photosynthetic efficiency and plant productivity
Organelle-to-nucleus DNA transfer is an ongoing process playing an important role in the evolution of eukaryotic life. Here, genome-wide association s…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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innovativegenomics.bsky.social
New research from IGI Investigator Dave Savage and first author Noam Prywes details the landscape of possible Rubisco variants, suggesting ways to make the world's most abundant enzyme better at its job. 🌱

Read more: ow.ly/t2JO50ULh10
January 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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aburlacot.bsky.social
📢📣Are you a young scientist excited by sustainability, algae, and bioenergetics? We have a new opening for a junior research associate position to join our team👇
Please RT🤗
jobs.carnegiescience.edu/jobs/junior-...
January 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM