Laura Medina-Puche
@lauramepul.bsky.social
Scientist mostly interested in Molecular Plant-Virus Interactions | Postdoctoral Researcher in @geminiteamlab.bsky.social (ZMBP, Tübingen) | Traveler | Hiker | LesMills fan| Plant lover
ORCID: 0000-0001-8362-8087
ORCID: 0000-0001-8362-8087
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Engineering the C-tail of the versatile Arabidopsis immune receptor RLP23 enhances pathogen resistance in rice and poplar!
Congrats to Andrea Gust and her group at #ZMBP 👏👏👏
#MPMI #EvoMPMI #plantsci
Congrats to Andrea Gust and her group at #ZMBP 👏👏👏
#MPMI #EvoMPMI #plantsci
Engineered pattern recognition receptors enhance broad-spectrum plant resistance - @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social go.nature.com/474nnA9
October 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Splicing was discovered in adenoviruses, but was thought to be only anecdotal in plant viruses... We may need to revisit plant viral transcriptomes and proteomes!
How do geminiviruses maximize their limited coding capacity? Our recent preprint uncovers splicing of viral transcripts as one more strategy used by this viral family. We show that RNA splicing is prevalent in the geminivirus TYLCV — and required for infectivity! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Pervasive splicing in a plant DNA virus
Viruses maximize their limited coding space through strategies that increase transcript and protein diversity. In mammalian viruses, splicing is a well-established mechanism for proteome expansion, ye...
www.biorxiv.org
October 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Splicing was discovered in adenoviruses, but was thought to be only anecdotal in plant viruses... We may need to revisit plant viral transcriptomes and proteomes!
Reposted by Laura Medina-Puche
How do geminiviruses maximize their limited coding capacity? Our recent preprint uncovers splicing of viral transcripts as one more strategy used by this viral family. We show that RNA splicing is prevalent in the geminivirus TYLCV — and required for infectivity! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Pervasive splicing in a plant DNA virus
Viruses maximize their limited coding space through strategies that increase transcript and protein diversity. In mammalian viruses, splicing is a well-established mechanism for proteome expansion, ye...
www.biorxiv.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
How do geminiviruses maximize their limited coding capacity? Our recent preprint uncovers splicing of viral transcripts as one more strategy used by this viral family. We show that RNA splicing is prevalent in the geminivirus TYLCV — and required for infectivity! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congratulations, DOCTOR @chaonan123.bsky.social !!! What a wonderful PhD!!! 🫶🏻👏🏻💪🏻
Incredibly happy and proud of our Chaonan Shi (chaonan123.bsky.social ), who successfully defended her doctoral thesis yesterday at the @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social ! (And what a brilliant defence it was!) 🥳🥳🥳 Congratulations, Dr Shi!!! 🍾🥂🍋🟩🌶️ We are so lucky to have you in our team ❤️
October 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Congratulations, DOCTOR @chaonan123.bsky.social !!! What a wonderful PhD!!! 🫶🏻👏🏻💪🏻
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#HiringCBGP ‼️
🌱 The Center for Plant Biotechnology & Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA/CSIC) is #hiring!
We’re seeking a Head of the Translational Biology Unit/Knowledge Transfer Office to drive innovation, IP protection & industry partnerships.
📍 Apply now: shorturl.at/wI8IW
🌱 The Center for Plant Biotechnology & Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA/CSIC) is #hiring!
We’re seeking a Head of the Translational Biology Unit/Knowledge Transfer Office to drive innovation, IP protection & industry partnerships.
📍 Apply now: shorturl.at/wI8IW
September 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
#HiringCBGP ‼️
🌱 The Center for Plant Biotechnology & Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA/CSIC) is #hiring!
We’re seeking a Head of the Translational Biology Unit/Knowledge Transfer Office to drive innovation, IP protection & industry partnerships.
📍 Apply now: shorturl.at/wI8IW
🌱 The Center for Plant Biotechnology & Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA/CSIC) is #hiring!
We’re seeking a Head of the Translational Biology Unit/Knowledge Transfer Office to drive innovation, IP protection & industry partnerships.
📍 Apply now: shorturl.at/wI8IW
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🌱 ¿Quieres realizar tu tesis doctoral desarrollando un atlas del transcriptoma single-cell y la caracterización funcional de reguladores del desarrollo y maduración del fruto de fresa?
Ofrecemos un contrato de la convocatoria FPI asociado al proyecto PID2024-155863OB-I00
Ofrecemos un contrato de la convocatoria FPI asociado al proyecto PID2024-155863OB-I00
September 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🌱 ¿Quieres realizar tu tesis doctoral desarrollando un atlas del transcriptoma single-cell y la caracterización funcional de reguladores del desarrollo y maduración del fruto de fresa?
Ofrecemos un contrato de la convocatoria FPI asociado al proyecto PID2024-155863OB-I00
Ofrecemos un contrato de la convocatoria FPI asociado al proyecto PID2024-155863OB-I00
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‼️Vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Microbiome Engineering‼️ Join us at the Swammerdam Institute in Amsterdam 🦠🧠💻🌱
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Microbiome Imaging and Functional Analysis
Are you pioneering molecular tools and applying advanced imaging strategies to uncover how microbial communities are organized and interact in space and time? If so, we invite you to join The Swammerd...
werkenbij.uva.nl
September 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
‼️Vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Microbiome Engineering‼️ Join us at the Swammerdam Institute in Amsterdam 🦠🧠💻🌱
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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📢 A Junior Professorship (W1, tenure track) is open at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology at Uni Tübingen (@zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social) — to work on plant protein biochemistry (composition, structure, dynamics, or regulation of protein complexes). 🌱 Great opportunity — Apply by Oct 17th!
September 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📢 A Junior Professorship (W1, tenure track) is open at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology at Uni Tübingen (@zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social) — to work on plant protein biochemistry (composition, structure, dynamics, or regulation of protein complexes). 🌱 Great opportunity — Apply by Oct 17th!
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📢 Job alert! #PlantSciJob
We are opening a Professorship (W1-TT) in Plant Biochemistry at the ZMBP @unituebingen.bsky.social
Apply by October 17th
Please spread the word!
More info 👇
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
We are opening a Professorship (W1-TT) in Plant Biochemistry at the ZMBP @unituebingen.bsky.social
Apply by October 17th
Please spread the word!
More info 👇
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
September 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📢 Job alert! #PlantSciJob
We are opening a Professorship (W1-TT) in Plant Biochemistry at the ZMBP @unituebingen.bsky.social
Apply by October 17th
Please spread the word!
More info 👇
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
We are opening a Professorship (W1-TT) in Plant Biochemistry at the ZMBP @unituebingen.bsky.social
Apply by October 17th
Please spread the word!
More info 👇
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
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Happy to share the new article from my former lab at IBMCP — the final chapter of my PhD!
We optimized geminivirus-based vectors for the controlled expression of recombinant proteins in plants, using autobioluminescence as a real-time reporter 💡🧬🌱
If you’re curious… 👀:
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
We optimized geminivirus-based vectors for the controlled expression of recombinant proteins in plants, using autobioluminescence as a real-time reporter 💡🧬🌱
If you’re curious… 👀:
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
August 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Happy to share the new article from my former lab at IBMCP — the final chapter of my PhD!
We optimized geminivirus-based vectors for the controlled expression of recombinant proteins in plants, using autobioluminescence as a real-time reporter 💡🧬🌱
If you’re curious… 👀:
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
We optimized geminivirus-based vectors for the controlled expression of recombinant proteins in plants, using autobioluminescence as a real-time reporter 💡🧬🌱
If you’re curious… 👀:
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Laura Medina-Puche
Exciting opportunities to establish your group at JIC! Come join our vibrant research community in Norwich!
🔹 Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions (path to tenure-track)
tinyurl.com/yk576jms
🔹 GL in Discovery Plant Sciences (tenure-track or tenured)
tinyurl.com/mwbs4dhn
🔹 Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions (path to tenure-track)
tinyurl.com/yk576jms
🔹 GL in Discovery Plant Sciences (tenure-track or tenured)
tinyurl.com/mwbs4dhn
Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity for an Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions has arisen at the John Innes Centre. To read the full job description for this role…
www.jic.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Exciting opportunities to establish your group at JIC! Come join our vibrant research community in Norwich!
🔹 Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions (path to tenure-track)
tinyurl.com/yk576jms
🔹 GL in Discovery Plant Sciences (tenure-track or tenured)
tinyurl.com/mwbs4dhn
🔹 Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions (path to tenure-track)
tinyurl.com/yk576jms
🔹 GL in Discovery Plant Sciences (tenure-track or tenured)
tinyurl.com/mwbs4dhn
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Our latest article is now online!
@PlantBiotechnologyJournal
Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei
@PlantBiotechnologyJournal
Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei
doi.org
July 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Our latest article is now online!
@PlantBiotechnologyJournal
Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei
@PlantBiotechnologyJournal
Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei
It was great to be part again and see you soon!!
July 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It was great to be part again and see you soon!!
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Cajal bodies are membraneless structures with fundamental roles across eukaryotes—but which proteins actually make them up? Using FAPS, Zhou et al. isolated 34 million plant Cajal bodies and profiled their proteome via LC-MS/MS. Curious? Check out our latest preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Proteome profiling of plant Cajal bodies uncovers kingdom-specific components
Insight into the molecular composition of cellular microenvironments is essential for understanding their function. Membraneless organelles (MLO), such as the nuclear Cajal body (CB), play fundamental...
www.biorxiv.org
July 16, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Cajal bodies are membraneless structures with fundamental roles across eukaryotes—but which proteins actually make them up? Using FAPS, Zhou et al. isolated 34 million plant Cajal bodies and profiled their proteome via LC-MS/MS. Curious? Check out our latest preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Are you interested in how DNA virus infection can change host chromatin localization🦠 ?
Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
📃Poster P-224:Tuesday 15th, Session 1
Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
📃Poster P-224:Tuesday 15th, Session 1
July 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Are you interested in how DNA virus infection can change host chromatin localization🦠 ?
Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
📃Poster P-224:Tuesday 15th, Session 1
Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
📃Poster P-224:Tuesday 15th, Session 1
🤯🤯 and I ❤️ it! #2025ISMPMI @soreklab.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻
July 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🤯🤯 and I ❤️ it! #2025ISMPMI @soreklab.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻
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Are you interested in membrane trafficking and viruses🦠？
🏃🏻Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
📃Poster P-348:Tuesday 15th, Session 1
🏃🏻Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
📃Poster P-348:Tuesday 15th, Session 1
July 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Are you interested in membrane trafficking and viruses🦠？
🏃🏻Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
📃Poster P-348:Tuesday 15th, Session 1
🏃🏻Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
📃Poster P-348:Tuesday 15th, Session 1
Interested on (gemini)viral peptides? 🦠🍅 ➡️ Come see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
🧾 Poster P-003: Mon 14th, Session 1 #unpublished-results
#I’lldraw’em4U 💥
🧾 Poster P-003: Mon 14th, Session 1 #unpublished-results
#I’lldraw’em4U 💥
July 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Interested on (gemini)viral peptides? 🦠🍅 ➡️ Come see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
🧾 Poster P-003: Mon 14th, Session 1 #unpublished-results
#I’lldraw’em4U 💥
🧾 Poster P-003: Mon 14th, Session 1 #unpublished-results
#I’lldraw’em4U 💥
The @geminiteamlab.bsky.social on the way to #2025ISMPMI See you all there!! 🫶🏻
July 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The @geminiteamlab.bsky.social on the way to #2025ISMPMI See you all there!! 🫶🏻
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Have you ever wondered why virus-infected plants twist, curl, yellow, and/or stop growing? We did—you can read what we found in our latest review: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... @gmvalora.bsky.social @annualreviews.bsky.social
Symptom Development in Plant Viral Diseases: What, How, and Why? | Annual Reviews
Plant viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that hijack host cellular machinery to support their replication and spread. Viral infection induces a variety of structural and physiological change...
www.annualreviews.org
July 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Have you ever wondered why virus-infected plants twist, curl, yellow, and/or stop growing? We did—you can read what we found in our latest review: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... @gmvalora.bsky.social @annualreviews.bsky.social
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I’m sharing my very personal story to encourage everyone to participate in and celebrate Pride month. All our voices are needed to protect diversity and support the queer community. #PRIDEmonth 🌈.
rootandshoot.org/forever-prid...
rootandshoot.org/forever-prid...
June 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I’m sharing my very personal story to encourage everyone to participate in and celebrate Pride month. All our voices are needed to protect diversity and support the queer community. #PRIDEmonth 🌈.
rootandshoot.org/forever-prid...
rootandshoot.org/forever-prid...
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We're looking for a new PhD candidate to join the lab. Please share 🌱😄
June 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
We're looking for a new PhD candidate to join the lab. Please share 🌱😄
Reposted by Laura Medina-Puche
🏳️🌈HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!!❤️
LOVE IS LOVE.💙
LOVE IS LOVE.💙
June 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🏳️🌈HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!!❤️
LOVE IS LOVE.💙
LOVE IS LOVE.💙