Jane Langdale 🌱 🌾
@janelangdale.bsky.social
Plant developmental biologist; Airedale terrier owner; most relaxed by the ocean. langdalelab.com
All views expressed are my own and do not represent any of the institutions I am associated with.
All views expressed are my own and do not represent any of the institutions I am associated with.
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Live within 40 miles of Norwich and think you might be low in vitamin D? 📍
Take part in our study investigating whether tomatoes biofortified through gene editing to be high in vitamin in D can help boost vitamin D levels🌞
➡️ buff.ly/eH1w2rB
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
Take part in our study investigating whether tomatoes biofortified through gene editing to be high in vitamin in D can help boost vitamin D levels🌞
➡️ buff.ly/eH1w2rB
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Live within 40 miles of Norwich and think you might be low in vitamin D? 📍
Take part in our study investigating whether tomatoes biofortified through gene editing to be high in vitamin in D can help boost vitamin D levels🌞
➡️ buff.ly/eH1w2rB
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
Take part in our study investigating whether tomatoes biofortified through gene editing to be high in vitamin in D can help boost vitamin D levels🌞
➡️ buff.ly/eH1w2rB
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
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We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor.
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor.
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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Last days to apply for the Research Highlights editor positions @theplantjournal.bsky.social
Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team.
deadline nov 24th
Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team.
deadline nov 24th
Looking for 2 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬!
🌿 Join TPJ! You´ll:
🧬 Select standout TPJ papers
📰 Write short commentaries
🎨 Choose cover images
💬 Work with authors & SEB team
👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor
📩 Rosie Trice 𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞@𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦
🗓️24Nov2025
🌿 Join TPJ! You´ll:
🧬 Select standout TPJ papers
📰 Write short commentaries
🎨 Choose cover images
💬 Work with authors & SEB team
👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor
📩 Rosie Trice 𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞@𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦
🗓️24Nov2025
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Last days to apply for the Research Highlights editor positions @theplantjournal.bsky.social
Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team.
deadline nov 24th
Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team.
deadline nov 24th
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We’re #hiring! Our #IMPRS @mpipz.bsky.social & @unicologne.bsky.social recruits 4 PhD students. We look for candidates with a keen interest in experimental & computational plant biology to join us in 2026!
Find details at www.mpipz.mpg.de/imprs/imprs-... and apply by Jan 5.
#PlantSciJobs
Find details at www.mpipz.mpg.de/imprs/imprs-... and apply by Jan 5.
#PlantSciJobs
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We’re #hiring! Our #IMPRS @mpipz.bsky.social & @unicologne.bsky.social recruits 4 PhD students. We look for candidates with a keen interest in experimental & computational plant biology to join us in 2026!
Find details at www.mpipz.mpg.de/imprs/imprs-... and apply by Jan 5.
#PlantSciJobs
Find details at www.mpipz.mpg.de/imprs/imprs-... and apply by Jan 5.
#PlantSciJobs
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Ten days left to apply to be a @crick.ac.uk Early Career Group Leader
Closing date 27th November
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Closing date 27th November
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
November 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ten days left to apply to be a @crick.ac.uk Early Career Group Leader
Closing date 27th November
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Closing date 27th November
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
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A mosaic of lichen on a Sussex fencepost #lichens #lichenGBI
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A mosaic of lichen on a Sussex fencepost #lichens #lichenGBI
When you are somewhere special but have no idea what you are looking for or at 🤦🏼♀️
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When you are somewhere special but have no idea what you are looking for or at 🤦🏼♀️
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A synthetic transcription cascade enables direct in planta shoot regeneration for transgenesis and gene editing in multiple plants #resource #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A synthetic transcription cascade enables direct in planta shoot regeneration for transgenesis and gene editing in multiple plants #resource #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...
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The University of Toulouse has 44 postdoc positions to fill (Horizon Europe MSCA-COFUND). My lab is looking for candidates to apply and work on how plants regulate cell surface levels of receptors or transporters in response to heat. Please DM me if interested!
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr/en/programs/...
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr/en/programs/...
AToUT – TIRIS – Toulouse's Science In and For Society
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The University of Toulouse has 44 postdoc positions to fill (Horizon Europe MSCA-COFUND). My lab is looking for candidates to apply and work on how plants regulate cell surface levels of receptors or transporters in response to heat. Please DM me if interested!
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr/en/programs/...
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr/en/programs/...
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Consistently an absolutely fantastic meeting - don’t miss out on an opportunity to interact with an awesome bunch of non-seed enthusiasts 🌱 😃 🧬
Only two days left to register for the UK NonSeed meeting (Dec 12th, Norwich). We’re still accepting flash talks!! www.jic.ac.uk/event/4th-ge...
4th Genetics Society Non-Seed Plant Group Meeting 2025 | John Innes Centre
Supported by the Genetics Society, the Non-Seed Plant Sectional Interest Group brings together UK researchers studying all aspects of plant biology using species outside of seed-bearing plants…
www.jic.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Consistently an absolutely fantastic meeting - don’t miss out on an opportunity to interact with an awesome bunch of non-seed enthusiasts 🌱 😃 🧬
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UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.K. science sector is ‘bleeding to death,’ lawmakers say in report
House of Lords committee urges government to stem exodus of science and technology companies
www.science.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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There's still time to RSVP and receive the Zoom link for the Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Awards webinar featuring Detlef Weigel, Mark Estelle, and Maarten Koornneef!
RSVP---> bit.ly/naascawards
@plantevolution.bsky.social
RSVP---> bit.ly/naascawards
@plantevolution.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
There's still time to RSVP and receive the Zoom link for the Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Awards webinar featuring Detlef Weigel, Mark Estelle, and Maarten Koornneef!
RSVP---> bit.ly/naascawards
@plantevolution.bsky.social
RSVP---> bit.ly/naascawards
@plantevolution.bsky.social
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My students have set up a petition to persuade the University of Nottingham not to close our Plant Biology BSc course
c.org/VPhzVVrHPS
Please consider signing
c.org/VPhzVVrHPS
Please consider signing
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My students have set up a petition to persuade the University of Nottingham not to close our Plant Biology BSc course
c.org/VPhzVVrHPS
Please consider signing
c.org/VPhzVVrHPS
Please consider signing
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🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
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Hungary 1956
'Well over a 100k people fled the country seeking asylum. Among them was a young geneticist named George Rédei, who headed for the Austrian border with a small vial of seeds tucked in his pocket.
The seeds belonged to a spindly weed in the mustard family called Arabidopsis thaliana.'
'Well over a 100k people fled the country seeking asylum. Among them was a young geneticist named George Rédei, who headed for the Austrian border with a small vial of seeds tucked in his pocket.
The seeds belonged to a spindly weed in the mustard family called Arabidopsis thaliana.'
How a humble weed became a superstar of biology
Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.
knowablemagazine.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Hungary 1956
'Well over a 100k people fled the country seeking asylum. Among them was a young geneticist named George Rédei, who headed for the Austrian border with a small vial of seeds tucked in his pocket.
The seeds belonged to a spindly weed in the mustard family called Arabidopsis thaliana.'
'Well over a 100k people fled the country seeking asylum. Among them was a young geneticist named George Rédei, who headed for the Austrian border with a small vial of seeds tucked in his pocket.
The seeds belonged to a spindly weed in the mustard family called Arabidopsis thaliana.'
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This week we were happy to launch a new grant scheme, the Science Community Grant, to support practical science education in schools across the UK, made possible by a generous donation from The Julia Rausing Trust. #JuliaRTrust royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This week we were happy to launch a new grant scheme, the Science Community Grant, to support practical science education in schools across the UK, made possible by a generous donation from The Julia Rausing Trust. #JuliaRTrust royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
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PhD opportunity in plant developmental biology for UK based students of Black heritage!
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
PhD opportunity in plant developmental biology for UK based students of Black heritage!
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out.
Application deadline Jan 6th
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social
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The Dobzhansky Prize recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The awardee will present the Dobzhansky Prize plenary at #Evol2026. Apply by December 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Dobzhansky Prize recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The awardee will present the Dobzhansky Prize plenary at #Evol2026. Apply by December 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
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arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
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Good question.
Watching informative video from @theifs.bsky.social on special educational needs. How much of the apparently striking increase in these has resulted from cuts to "normal" education -- fewer teachers, fewer resources etc?
November 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good question.
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🧬🌱Research Specialist Position Open🌱🧬 -Please spread the words
HHMI, UT Austin. NGS-based analyses/single cell biology to investigate environmental and hormonal control of plant stem cell differentiation. Requires both wet lab and bioinformatic skills.
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
HHMI, UT Austin. NGS-based analyses/single cell biology to investigate environmental and hormonal control of plant stem cell differentiation. Requires both wet lab and bioinformatic skills.
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Research Specialist - Torii Lab
Primary Work Address: 2500 Speedway, Austin, TX, 78712 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. About the Lab We are currently seeking a proactive Research Specialist to s...
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🧬🌱Research Specialist Position Open🌱🧬 -Please spread the words
HHMI, UT Austin. NGS-based analyses/single cell biology to investigate environmental and hormonal control of plant stem cell differentiation. Requires both wet lab and bioinformatic skills.
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
HHMI, UT Austin. NGS-based analyses/single cell biology to investigate environmental and hormonal control of plant stem cell differentiation. Requires both wet lab and bioinformatic skills.
hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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Incredible news! I’ve been awarded the Academy Professorship for 2026–2031. I’m deeply grateful to my group members and colleagues for their invaluable contributions that made this possible. @helsinki.fi @treebiocoe.bsky.social www.aka.fi/en/about-the...
Research Council of Finland selects 15 new Academy Professors
The Research Council of Finland (RCF) has decided on funding for 15 new Academy Professorships for the period 1 January 2026–31 December 2031. The revised Academy Professorship funding scheme pr...
www.aka.fi
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Incredible news! I’ve been awarded the Academy Professorship for 2026–2031. I’m deeply grateful to my group members and colleagues for their invaluable contributions that made this possible. @helsinki.fi @treebiocoe.bsky.social www.aka.fi/en/about-the...
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Hey plant developmental biologists! Want to do great science with a great guy in a great place? @oconnord.bsky.social is looking for a postdoc to join his lab at Colorado State:
oconnorlab.colostate.edu/wp-content/u...
#devbio #plantscience #botany #bioimaging #microscopy
oconnorlab.colostate.edu/wp-content/u...
#devbio #plantscience #botany #bioimaging #microscopy
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hey plant developmental biologists! Want to do great science with a great guy in a great place? @oconnord.bsky.social is looking for a postdoc to join his lab at Colorado State:
oconnorlab.colostate.edu/wp-content/u...
#devbio #plantscience #botany #bioimaging #microscopy
oconnorlab.colostate.edu/wp-content/u...
#devbio #plantscience #botany #bioimaging #microscopy
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I guess it’s testament to the vanity of scientists that the “Nature Scientific Reports” trick worked so well on us.
Scientific Reports meanwhile on course to publish 40K papers = >$100M pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov?term=%22Scie...
October 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I guess it’s testament to the vanity of scientists that the “Nature Scientific Reports” trick worked so well on us.
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If you don’t like what this represents, join me in boycotting for-profit publishers of scientific research. There are still high quality, highly selective non-profit run journals around. They need our business to survive and thrive.
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 AM
If you don’t like what this represents, join me in boycotting for-profit publishers of scientific research. There are still high quality, highly selective non-profit run journals around. They need our business to survive and thrive.