Kes Maio
@kesmaio.bsky.social
PhD student at the John Innes Centre
🍃Studying leaf morphogenesis 🍃
🍃Studying leaf morphogenesis 🍃
Having a wonderful time at #AfriPlantSci2025 in Morocco! Being a part of the organising team has taught me so much and allowed me to meet all of the brilliant participants. Thanks to @johninnescentre.bsky.social #UKCGIAR #UM6P and #ICARDA for facilitating this course 🔬🧬🌱
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Having a wonderful time at #AfriPlantSci2025 in Morocco! Being a part of the organising team has taught me so much and allowed me to meet all of the brilliant participants. Thanks to @johninnescentre.bsky.social #UKCGIAR #UM6P and #ICARDA for facilitating this course 🔬🧬🌱
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Consistency is key: shaping a sepal (Quant Plant Bio) (Summary by Kes Miao @kesmaio.bsky.social) buff.ly/mH69NZL
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Consistency is key: Shaping a sepal | Plantae
The development of the 3D shape of an is complex, and the contributions of underlying pathways are difficult to untangle. Battu et al. decouple the organ size and organ shape by conducting a thorough…
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November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Consistency is key: shaping a sepal (Quant Plant Bio) (Summary by Kes Miao @kesmaio.bsky.social) buff.ly/mH69NZL
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📣 Looking for a 3-Year Postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social to join my Wellcome project.
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
Postdoctoral Researcher (Dr Miguel Montez) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Wellcome Trust project led by Dr Miguel Montez and hosted within the Dodd Group at the John Innes Centre.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
📣 Looking for a 3-Year Postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social to join my Wellcome project.
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
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I'm Norwich to give a talk tomorrow, but came a day early to give a writing workshop. Wonderful to catch up with Cathie Martin, who hired me in 2009 when she was EIC of @theplantcell.bsky.social. Thanks to @ciara-obrien.bsky.social for being a great host & other @plantaeofficial.bsky.social fellows.
October 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm Norwich to give a talk tomorrow, but came a day early to give a writing workshop. Wonderful to catch up with Cathie Martin, who hired me in 2009 when she was EIC of @theplantcell.bsky.social. Thanks to @ciara-obrien.bsky.social for being a great host & other @plantaeofficial.bsky.social fellows.
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📣The webinar recording is now available for viewing. Enjoy!🌱 plantae.org/plantaeprese...
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📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on July 18 at 11:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/Ee5ZtXp
#plantscience
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/Ee5ZtXp
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July 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
📣The webinar recording is now available for viewing. Enjoy!🌱 plantae.org/plantaeprese...
#plantscience
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Has hypothesis driven research lost ground to big data? As data grows, often so do costs - how do we find balance? Join us on July 18th for a deep dive into one of the field’s most pressing questions with two leading experts: Ivan Baxter and @kamounlab.bsky.social 🌱💰
📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on July 18 at 11:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/Ee5ZtXp
#plantscience
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/Ee5ZtXp
#plantscience
July 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Has hypothesis driven research lost ground to big data? As data grows, often so do costs - how do we find balance? Join us on July 18th for a deep dive into one of the field’s most pressing questions with two leading experts: Ivan Baxter and @kamounlab.bsky.social 🌱💰
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As part of the Sustainable Initiative of @biologists.bsky.social, we've designed the 'event carbon calculator' to support the creation of sustainable events.
The tool is still in its beta stage. Please test it and let us know if you have any feedback!
thenode.biologists.com/event-carbon...
The tool is still in its beta stage. Please test it and let us know if you have any feedback!
thenode.biologists.com/event-carbon...
Event carbon calculator - the Node
I am excited to announce the release of our event carbon calculator, our latest resource to support the creation of sustainable events. Estimate your
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July 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
As part of the Sustainable Initiative of @biologists.bsky.social, we've designed the 'event carbon calculator' to support the creation of sustainable events.
The tool is still in its beta stage. Please test it and let us know if you have any feedback!
thenode.biologists.com/event-carbon...
The tool is still in its beta stage. Please test it and let us know if you have any feedback!
thenode.biologists.com/event-carbon...
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Stochastic gene expression, an ordinary part of multicellular life (Nature Comms.) @roederlab.bsky.social (Summary by Kes Maio)
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Stochastic gene expression, an ordinary part of multicellular life | Plantae
Stochasticity is an important feature of genes, allowing for variability in their abundance and activity prior to ‘fine-tuning’ at later periods of development. Kong et al. describe this feature in…
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June 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Stochastic gene expression, an ordinary part of multicellular life (Nature Comms.) @roederlab.bsky.social (Summary by Kes Maio)
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We had a great lunchtime litter picking around the institute last week - a reminder to anyone interested in setting up something similar that you can get access to litter pickers and bags through @sascampaigns.bsky.social or your local council 🗑️🚯🌍 @jicstudentvoice.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We had a great lunchtime litter picking around the institute last week - a reminder to anyone interested in setting up something similar that you can get access to litter pickers and bags through @sascampaigns.bsky.social or your local council 🗑️🚯🌍 @jicstudentvoice.bsky.social
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- When CLV walked in fields of gold (Nature Comms) @simonrdg.bsky.social @isaiavardanega.bsky.social (Summary by Kes Maio) buff.ly/FIcGYvr
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When CLV walked in fields of gold | Plantae
A recent study by Vardanega et al. focuses on the development of the unique barley inflorescence architecture and unveils key molecular controls underlying meristematic determinacy. The CLAVATA3/
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June 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Plant Science Research Weekly -- When CLV walked in fields of gold (Nature Comms) @simonrdg.bsky.social @isaiavardanega.bsky.social (Summary by Kes Maio) buff.ly/FIcGYvr
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🌱 Very excited to learn how #PlantScientists around the world are promoting sustainability from the lab! Especially happy to have my friend and colleague Dr. Lize Joubert joining us from South Africa. We met at
@camplantsci.bsky.social, so it’s extra special to reconnect through this event! 👇🏽
@camplantsci.bsky.social, so it’s extra special to reconnect through this event! 👇🏽
📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on April 24 at 10:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/lSj1OL1.
#plantscience
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/lSj1OL1.
#plantscience
April 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
🌱 Very excited to learn how #PlantScientists around the world are promoting sustainability from the lab! Especially happy to have my friend and colleague Dr. Lize Joubert joining us from South Africa. We met at
@camplantsci.bsky.social, so it’s extra special to reconnect through this event! 👇🏽
@camplantsci.bsky.social, so it’s extra special to reconnect through this event! 👇🏽
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Lights, camera, pectin: Bringing hypocotyl elongation out of the dark (Curr. Biol.) (Summary by Kes Maio) buff.ly/UoM4WMP
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Lights, camera, pectin: Bringing hypocotyl elongation out of the dark | Plantae
Light is a powerful signal, shaping plant development and growth. However, the cellular mechanisms that translate light signals into precise developmental responses are still being unravelled.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Lights, camera, pectin: Bringing hypocotyl elongation out of the dark (Curr. Biol.) (Summary by Kes Maio) buff.ly/UoM4WMP
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Featuring @leaf-ucl.bsky.social , @maliagehan.bsky.social and Lize Joubert. Moderated by Plantae Fellows @jumpy-botanist.bsky.social @gabidoria.bsky.social and @kesmaio.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Featuring @leaf-ucl.bsky.social , @maliagehan.bsky.social and Lize Joubert. Moderated by Plantae Fellows @jumpy-botanist.bsky.social @gabidoria.bsky.social and @kesmaio.bsky.social
If you are interested in the steps you can take to work more sustainably as a researcher please come to our webinar!!! I’m so excited to learn more about green lab practice from these incredible speakers 💚🌎🌿
📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on April 24 at 10:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/lSj1OL1.
#plantscience
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/lSj1OL1.
#plantscience
April 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
If you are interested in the steps you can take to work more sustainably as a researcher please come to our webinar!!! I’m so excited to learn more about green lab practice from these incredible speakers 💚🌎🌿
What a wonderful evening with #pint25 @pintofscience.uk 🐥🐝🦠 heading into the Easter bank holiday knowing so much more about Birds, Bees, and Bacteria
April 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What a wonderful evening with #pint25 @pintofscience.uk 🐥🐝🦠 heading into the Easter bank holiday knowing so much more about Birds, Bees, and Bacteria
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#JustIn on Plantae: Integrating Multidisciplinary Approaches in Plant Science Research
In this piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Mohammad Aslam, Yuanyuan Liu, and Kestrel Maio explore key areas where multidisciplinary approaches are integrated with plant biology research. buff.ly/0UYV7bj
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In this piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Mohammad Aslam, Yuanyuan Liu, and Kestrel Maio explore key areas where multidisciplinary approaches are integrated with plant biology research. buff.ly/0UYV7bj
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Integrating Multidisciplinary Approaches in Plant Science Research | Plantae
As global challenges such as climate change, population growth, and food security intensify…
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April 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#JustIn on Plantae: Integrating Multidisciplinary Approaches in Plant Science Research
In this piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Mohammad Aslam, Yuanyuan Liu, and Kestrel Maio explore key areas where multidisciplinary approaches are integrated with plant biology research. buff.ly/0UYV7bj
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In this piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Mohammad Aslam, Yuanyuan Liu, and Kestrel Maio explore key areas where multidisciplinary approaches are integrated with plant biology research. buff.ly/0UYV7bj
#plantscience
Couldn’t be more excited to announce our @pintofscience.uk ticket launch special in Norwich: Birds, Bees and Bacteria🐥🐝🧫 just in time for spring!!! Featuring the brilliant scientists
Please come along and book your FREE ticket using the link
pintofscience.co.uk/event/birds-...
#pint25
Please come along and book your FREE ticket using the link
pintofscience.co.uk/event/birds-...
#pint25
Birds, Bees & Bacteria: Nature's Secrets
We're celebrating the release of #pint25 tickets with this special event. Explore the fascinating world of nature’s rhythms, sounds and roles. Discover how…
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March 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Couldn’t be more excited to announce our @pintofscience.uk ticket launch special in Norwich: Birds, Bees and Bacteria🐥🐝🧫 just in time for spring!!! Featuring the brilliant scientists
Please come along and book your FREE ticket using the link
pintofscience.co.uk/event/birds-...
#pint25
Please come along and book your FREE ticket using the link
pintofscience.co.uk/event/birds-...
#pint25
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Come and visit us at UEA Climate Week’s careers fair! 🙌🌍
Our fantastic team are on-hand until 4pm today, happy to discuss how our science is helping to tackle the climate issues, benefiting the #environment and all about our #biodiversity and #sustainability efforts
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Our fantastic team are on-hand until 4pm today, happy to discuss how our science is helping to tackle the climate issues, benefiting the #environment and all about our #biodiversity and #sustainability efforts
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March 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Come and visit us at UEA Climate Week’s careers fair! 🙌🌍
Our fantastic team are on-hand until 4pm today, happy to discuss how our science is helping to tackle the climate issues, benefiting the #environment and all about our #biodiversity and #sustainability efforts
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Our fantastic team are on-hand until 4pm today, happy to discuss how our science is helping to tackle the climate issues, benefiting the #environment and all about our #biodiversity and #sustainability efforts
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Finding balance: how plants achieve signal specificity in stomatal development and defense (Science Advances) @keikoutorii.bsky.social @arvidhema.bsky.social (Summary by Kes Maio) plantae.org/finding-bala...
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Finding balance: How plants achieve signal specificity in stomatal development and defense | Plantae
Plants need to develop and grow within their environment whilst defending themselves against potential external threats. There are limited resources for these energy-intensive processes and so cross…
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March 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Finding balance: how plants achieve signal specificity in stomatal development and defense (Science Advances) @keikoutorii.bsky.social @arvidhema.bsky.social (Summary by Kes Maio) plantae.org/finding-bala...
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Capsella rubella: My Fruity Valentine (Nature Plants) https://plantae.org/capsella-rubella-my-fruity-valentine/ (Summary by Kes Maio @KestrelMaio)
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Capsella rubella: My Fruity Valentine | Plantae
Most shapes in plant organs are pre-determined at the primordial stage and from this point, growth will establish and maintain this shape. Rarely will re-shaping of an organ occur post-organogenesis.
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February 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Capsella rubella: My Fruity Valentine (Nature Plants) https://plantae.org/capsella-rubella-my-fruity-valentine/ (Summary by Kes Maio @KestrelMaio)
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How to grow a worm: New results shed light on how two transcription factors work together to control body size during the development of Caenorhabditis elegans larvae.
How to grow a worm
New results shed light on how two transcription factors work together to control body size during the development of Caenorhabditis elegans larvae.
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February 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
How to grow a worm: New results shed light on how two transcription factors work together to control body size during the development of Caenorhabditis elegans larvae.
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#JustIn on Plantae - Classical Botany in the Shadow of Molecular Science: Why It Still Matters. In this piece, Plantae Fellows, @kesmaio.bsky.social @carlosgonzsanz.bsky.social and @vedjiwan.bsky.social discuss the decline of the term and education of botanical sciences https://plantae.org/classica…
Classical Botany in the Shadow of Molecular Science: Why It Still Matters | Plantae
The Decline of Classical Botany Though many of us may recognize the word ‘botany’, we may also associate it with dusty books and 18th century science. ‘Botany’ is not used frequently in our…
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January 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
#JustIn on Plantae - Classical Botany in the Shadow of Molecular Science: Why It Still Matters. In this piece, Plantae Fellows, @kesmaio.bsky.social @carlosgonzsanz.bsky.social and @vedjiwan.bsky.social discuss the decline of the term and education of botanical sciences https://plantae.org/classica…
Had a blast working on this with June 🌸 small sustainable changes can be powerful. I’m looking forward to what changes we can make in 2025 with the #GreenImpact scheme
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NBI Students Green Impact Team Win Bronze! (For Green)
By Kestrel Maio and Kristel-June Sartagoda, Student Culture Team For the past year, the students at the NBI have been working hard to ensure that our work environment and culture is conducive to su…
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December 20, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Had a blast working on this with June 🌸 small sustainable changes can be powerful. I’m looking forward to what changes we can make in 2025 with the #GreenImpact scheme
jicstudentvoice.co.uk/2024/12/20/n...
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🧪♻️🔬The first of six in our blog series on how to make labs more sustainable is out. Jeroen Dobbelaere offers an overall picture of academia’s environmental impact.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4irS2Mn
#sustainability #ClimateChange #SciSky #SustainableLabs
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How to make labs more sustainable: introducing sustainability in academia
9 December 2024 by Jeroen Dobbelaere With a growing interest in sustainability in academia, we need to help the biological community embrace these practices within their lab. This is the first of six…
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December 9, 2024 at 4:57 PM
🧪♻️🔬The first of six in our blog series on how to make labs more sustainable is out. Jeroen Dobbelaere offers an overall picture of academia’s environmental impact.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4irS2Mn
#sustainability #ClimateChange #SciSky #SustainableLabs
Read more: https://bit.ly/4irS2Mn
#sustainability #ClimateChange #SciSky #SustainableLabs