Was great visiting Ka-Wai @kawaima.bsky.social at Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Thanks for having me and for all the joyful, fruitful, and productive discussions!!

New members in the lab! RTNakanoLab is growing and is eager to explore the frontiers in the field of plant-microbiota interactions. If you are interested on joining us, do not hesitate to let us know!

RTNakano Lab Reunion - it’s always good to see the former members of the lab enjoying their life. Gözde and Zoe are doing their PhD with Stan Kopriva and Bart Thomma, stay tuned for their upcoming work!!

Had a great time at MPI-MP Golm - thanks a lot for having me, Marco @incavirus.bsky.social !! Now heading back to Köln to get ready for the IS-MPMI Congress…

I'm thrilled to have the chance to give a talk at Yang and Paulo's concurrent session at the IS-MPMI Congress@Köln. It was a last-minute change, and I'm not on the online program yet, but I will be there to introduce our current work on host immune manipulation by commensals!

So excited to announce that the first JSPP-ASPB joint symposium will take place at #plantbiology2025 in Milwaukee this summer. Five rising stars from Japan and the US will showcase their latest research, facilitating a melting pot for future collaborations. Please drop by and enjoy!!

And an unexpected reunion with @yanma-fungalls.bsky.social …!! We first met as PhD/postdoc in Rhodes, then paths crossed for a couple of times elsewhere, and reunited in Japan as fully independent PIs… good luck with your new journey at GMI!

Extremely enjoyed the time with my former @mpipz.bsky.social colleagues, discussing about the root immunity and its link to leaf immunity at the JSPP conference @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social. Thanks a lot @kenichitsuda.bsky.social and @kschlaeppi.bsky.social for joining us!!

So excited to share our latest work about the role of ER bodies and Trp metabolism in root microbiota assembly via root-secreted specialized metabolites, spearheaded by a talented and dedicated PhD student Arpan (now a postdoc with Stephane Hacquard).

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