James Ronald
jamesronald.bsky.social
James Ronald
@jamesronald.bsky.social
BBSRC Fellow at the University of York; Interested in the cellular dynamics of the plant clock 🌱⏱️🔬
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Arabidopsis EARLY FLOWERING 4 recruits EARLY FLOWERING 3 to the nucleus to facilitate gene repression https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.12.688453v1
December 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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New postdoc position for 3 years in my group at the University of Glasgow to develop mathematical models of plant cold response.

Check out the advert or contact me for more details!

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Assistant/Associate
Research Assistant/AssociateJob Purpose Use mathematical modelling to understand the molecular mechanisms of plant cold sensing, thus providing a foundation for breeding more climate-change-resista...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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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 offering a PhD project together with Sarah McKim on temperature-controlled stomata formation within EASTBIO DTP www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #plantscience #plantscijobs Deadline 15 Feb. Please share/RP
EASTBIO - How plants breathe in a warming world: unravelling temperature control of stomata development at University of Dundee on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EASTBIO - How plants breathe in a warming world: unravelling temperature control of stomata development at University of Dundee, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Reconsider the potential suspension of Plant Biology Courses at UoN - Sign the Petition! c.org/p5jy2GXHcX via
@UKChange
Sign the Petition
Reconsider the potential suspension of Plant Biology Courses at UoN
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November 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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We have a fully funded PhD studentship to join our group researching a newly identified climate sensing module in plants. Working with the fascinating Begonia species this project offers opportunities for cross disciplinary work in molecular cell biology. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
FULLY FUNDED PhD - Analysis of a Novel Climate-Sensing Module in Begonias towards Improved Plant Performance at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - FULLY FUNDED PhD - Analysis of a Novel Climate-Sensing Module in Begonias towards Improved Plant Performance at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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2/ A PhD with John Christie at the University of Glasgow: drive.google.com/file/d/1iBGP... (application deadline 20th December).
Begonia Trust Ad.pdf
drive.google.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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**Please Repost**

Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.

PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Deadline: October 15.
October 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Back to my first love #chronobiology at #ICAR2025 day 2
June 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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ELF3 controls trait heterogeneity by tuning the rate of maturation in Arabidopsis and barley https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.24.644900v1
March 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM