Mariana Schuster
@marischuster.bsky.social
Leader of the group Receptor Biochemistry @ipbhalle.bsky.social
Plant-pathogen, receptors, #proteases, fungi, effectors, crop protection
Mom
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https://www.ipb-halle.de/en/research/independent-junior-research-groups/research-groups/receptor-biochemistry
Plant-pathogen, receptors, #proteases, fungi, effectors, crop protection
Mom
🇨🇴🇩🇪
https://www.ipb-halle.de/en/research/independent-junior-research-groups/research-groups/receptor-biochemistry
Pinned
Shedding light on receptor kinase processing
journals.plos.org
Thrilled to share our latest review on receptor kinase processing in plants! 🌱
Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!
Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
If you know postdocs in the US whose work is restricted or becoming difficult, there are new fellowship possibilities in the south of Germany. Please, forward this information to them:
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
If you know postdocs in the US whose work is restricted or becoming difficult, there are new fellowship possibilities in the south of Germany. Please, forward this information to them:
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
Funded internship in our lab!
The talented @aciattoni.bsky.social secured funds to hire an intern next summer.
Please share among undergraduates from UK, US, Canada and Ireland
The talented @aciattoni.bsky.social secured funds to hire an intern next summer.
Please share among undergraduates from UK, US, Canada and Ireland
Undergrads from Canada, Ireland, UK, & US: Don't miss the DAAD-RISE #plantscience funded internship at @ipbhalle.bsky.social with @snp2prot.bsky.social. Apply by Nov 30th: daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/find-an-internship 🌱
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Funded internship in our lab!
The talented @aciattoni.bsky.social secured funds to hire an intern next summer.
Please share among undergraduates from UK, US, Canada and Ireland
The talented @aciattoni.bsky.social secured funds to hire an intern next summer.
Please share among undergraduates from UK, US, Canada and Ireland
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨 🔁 Reposts appreciated!
My group at @manchester.ac.uk is recruiting a 3.5-year PhD student to explore Sb & Bi pincer complexes for metallomimetic chemistry.
🔬 Fully funded (UK only)
📍 Manchester
🧪 Synthetic inorganic chemistry
Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjkvha9
My group at @manchester.ac.uk is recruiting a 3.5-year PhD student to explore Sb & Bi pincer complexes for metallomimetic chemistry.
🔬 Fully funded (UK only)
📍 Manchester
🧪 Synthetic inorganic chemistry
Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjkvha9
Sustainable Catalysis with Sb and Bi Pincer Complexes at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Sustainable Catalysis with Sb and Bi Pincer Complexes at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
tinyurl.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨 🔁 Reposts appreciated!
My group at @manchester.ac.uk is recruiting a 3.5-year PhD student to explore Sb & Bi pincer complexes for metallomimetic chemistry.
🔬 Fully funded (UK only)
📍 Manchester
🧪 Synthetic inorganic chemistry
Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjkvha9
My group at @manchester.ac.uk is recruiting a 3.5-year PhD student to explore Sb & Bi pincer complexes for metallomimetic chemistry.
🔬 Fully funded (UK only)
📍 Manchester
🧪 Synthetic inorganic chemistry
Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjkvha9
Thrilled to share our latest review on receptor kinase processing in plants! 🌱
Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!
Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!
Shedding light on receptor kinase processing
journals.plos.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Thrilled to share our latest review on receptor kinase processing in plants! 🌱
Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!
Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
My new Emmy Noether Group is recruiting!
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
Aktuelle Ausschreibungen
Aktuelle Ausschreibungen
www.uni-kiel.de
November 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
My new Emmy Noether Group is recruiting!
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
Postdoc position in my lab in Cologne starting early next year or latest in spring to get this exciting project started.
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Postdoc position in my lab in Cologne starting early next year or latest in spring to get this exciting project started.
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
Biology teaching has its perks, like being regularly reminded of how amazing living organisms truly are!
Excited for tomorrow’s class on the molecular mechanisms of signal transduction in plants 🌱✨
Excited for tomorrow’s class on the molecular mechanisms of signal transduction in plants 🌱✨
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Biology teaching has its perks, like being regularly reminded of how amazing living organisms truly are!
Excited for tomorrow’s class on the molecular mechanisms of signal transduction in plants 🌱✨
Excited for tomorrow’s class on the molecular mechanisms of signal transduction in plants 🌱✨
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
Want good Bioinformatics resources for Phytopathogens?
Plant pathology community at @bspp.bsky.social and @britmycolsoc.org.uk please take the time to complete the Phytopathogen Genomics Resources Survey:-
🔗 zurl.co/gKjC1
Your input is important for FungiDB/@veupathdb.org
& Ensembl @ebi.embl.org.
Plant pathology community at @bspp.bsky.social and @britmycolsoc.org.uk please take the time to complete the Phytopathogen Genomics Resources Survey:-
🔗 zurl.co/gKjC1
Your input is important for FungiDB/@veupathdb.org
& Ensembl @ebi.embl.org.
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Want good Bioinformatics resources for Phytopathogens?
Plant pathology community at @bspp.bsky.social and @britmycolsoc.org.uk please take the time to complete the Phytopathogen Genomics Resources Survey:-
🔗 zurl.co/gKjC1
Your input is important for FungiDB/@veupathdb.org
& Ensembl @ebi.embl.org.
Plant pathology community at @bspp.bsky.social and @britmycolsoc.org.uk please take the time to complete the Phytopathogen Genomics Resources Survey:-
🔗 zurl.co/gKjC1
Your input is important for FungiDB/@veupathdb.org
& Ensembl @ebi.embl.org.
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
Excited to share the latest collaborative SNP2Prot publication!
This work combines cryo-EM, cross-linking, and multi-scale approaches to uncover how pentameric channels function. Insights that reach far beyond plant science. 🌍
Congrats to all authors!
This work combines cryo-EM, cross-linking, and multi-scale approaches to uncover how pentameric channels function. Insights that reach far beyond plant science. 🌍
Congrats to all authors!
Conserved hydrophilic checkpoints tune FocA-mediated formate:H+ symport - Nature Communications
How do bacteria control formate flow, essential for microbial life? Researchers detected specialized molecular checkpoints that fine-tune small-molecule transport by combining cryo-electron microscopy...
doi.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Excited to share the latest collaborative SNP2Prot publication!
This work combines cryo-EM, cross-linking, and multi-scale approaches to uncover how pentameric channels function. Insights that reach far beyond plant science. 🌍
Congrats to all authors!
This work combines cryo-EM, cross-linking, and multi-scale approaches to uncover how pentameric channels function. Insights that reach far beyond plant science. 🌍
Congrats to all authors!
It was a pleasure to contribute to the Indo-German Workshop on Plant-Microbe Interactions, organized by Balakumaran Chandrasekar and Amey Redkar.
Special thanks for enabling online participation, this is what true family-friendly science looks like!
igwpmi.github.io/IGWPMI-2025/
Special thanks for enabling online participation, this is what true family-friendly science looks like!
igwpmi.github.io/IGWPMI-2025/
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
It was a pleasure to contribute to the Indo-German Workshop on Plant-Microbe Interactions, organized by Balakumaran Chandrasekar and Amey Redkar.
Special thanks for enabling online participation, this is what true family-friendly science looks like!
igwpmi.github.io/IGWPMI-2025/
Special thanks for enabling online participation, this is what true family-friendly science looks like!
igwpmi.github.io/IGWPMI-2025/
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
Huge thanks to Balakumaran Chandrasekar and Amey Redkar for hosting a fantastic Indo-German Plant-Microbe Interactions meeting at BITS Pilani, Rajasthan. Exceptionally well organized!
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Huge thanks to Balakumaran Chandrasekar and Amey Redkar for hosting a fantastic Indo-German Plant-Microbe Interactions meeting at BITS Pilani, Rajasthan. Exceptionally well organized!
It was a pleasure co-chairing this workshop. Incredible lineup! Great discussion! We are now busy preparing the corresponding report and recommendations. Thanks to everyone that contributed!
Induced resistance in plants: from mechanisms to applications in crop protection - 3rd Workshop of the Plant Health WG, held online, 21 October 2025 – outcome bit.ly/47jMbE9
#PlantScience #PlantHealth #SDG #HorizonEU
#PlantScience #PlantHealth #SDG #HorizonEU
Induced resistance in plants: from mechanisms to applications in crop protection - 3rd Workshop of the Plant Health WG, online, 21 October 2025 - outcome - EPSO
The EPSO Plant Health Working Group held its online workshop on 21st October 2025. Induced resistance (IR) enhances a plant´s own immune system to increase resilience against pests and pathogens. Th...
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It was a pleasure co-chairing this workshop. Incredible lineup! Great discussion! We are now busy preparing the corresponding report and recommendations. Thanks to everyone that contributed!
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
🌱📢46th EPSO seminar for European Plant Scientists: 16/10/2025 at 15.00 CET discussing The impact of ERC funding for Plant Sciences. EPSO members register, suggest themes, senior and junior speakers for spring seminars 👉http://bit.ly/3WpPYuC. #PlantScience #SDG #HorizonEU
October 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🌱📢46th EPSO seminar for European Plant Scientists: 16/10/2025 at 15.00 CET discussing The impact of ERC funding for Plant Sciences. EPSO members register, suggest themes, senior and junior speakers for spring seminars 👉http://bit.ly/3WpPYuC. #PlantScience #SDG #HorizonEU
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
💡 SPECIAL ISSUE VIEWPOINT 💡
Immune proteases are promising targets for protein engineering 🛠️ to boost disease resistance in plants 🌾 - Schuster et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @marischuster.bsky.social @aciattoni.bsky.social
Immune proteases are promising targets for protein engineering 🛠️ to boost disease resistance in plants 🌾 - Schuster et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @marischuster.bsky.social @aciattoni.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
💡 SPECIAL ISSUE VIEWPOINT 💡
Immune proteases are promising targets for protein engineering 🛠️ to boost disease resistance in plants 🌾 - Schuster et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @marischuster.bsky.social @aciattoni.bsky.social
Immune proteases are promising targets for protein engineering 🛠️ to boost disease resistance in plants 🌾 - Schuster et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @marischuster.bsky.social @aciattoni.bsky.social
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
📣 NEW SPECIAL ISSUE 📣
🔬Plant Proteases - Guardians of Proteome Integrity & Function
🌱 Exploring the fascinating diversity, function & regulation of proteases in plants
📘 Edited by Pitter Huesgen, Annick Stintzi & Andreas Schaller
🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb... #JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪
🔬Plant Proteases - Guardians of Proteome Integrity & Function
🌱 Exploring the fascinating diversity, function & regulation of proteases in plants
📘 Edited by Pitter Huesgen, Annick Stintzi & Andreas Schaller
🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb... #JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪
October 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
📣 NEW SPECIAL ISSUE 📣
🔬Plant Proteases - Guardians of Proteome Integrity & Function
🌱 Exploring the fascinating diversity, function & regulation of proteases in plants
📘 Edited by Pitter Huesgen, Annick Stintzi & Andreas Schaller
🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb... #JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪
🔬Plant Proteases - Guardians of Proteome Integrity & Function
🌱 Exploring the fascinating diversity, function & regulation of proteases in plants
📘 Edited by Pitter Huesgen, Annick Stintzi & Andreas Schaller
🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb... #JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪
Looking for a friend 🙃
Does anyone have a reliable protocol for plasma membrane isolation/enrichment from N. benthamiana leaves, ideally for downstream proteomics. Got one that works?
Please share or repost! 🌱🧬
#PlantProteomics #Protocols #NicotianaBenthamiana #MembranePrep
Does anyone have a reliable protocol for plasma membrane isolation/enrichment from N. benthamiana leaves, ideally for downstream proteomics. Got one that works?
Please share or repost! 🌱🧬
#PlantProteomics #Protocols #NicotianaBenthamiana #MembranePrep
October 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Looking for a friend 🙃
Does anyone have a reliable protocol for plasma membrane isolation/enrichment from N. benthamiana leaves, ideally for downstream proteomics. Got one that works?
Please share or repost! 🌱🧬
#PlantProteomics #Protocols #NicotianaBenthamiana #MembranePrep
Does anyone have a reliable protocol for plasma membrane isolation/enrichment from N. benthamiana leaves, ideally for downstream proteomics. Got one that works?
Please share or repost! 🌱🧬
#PlantProteomics #Protocols #NicotianaBenthamiana #MembranePrep
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
📢Announcement!
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators
Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators
Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵
September 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📢Announcement!
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators
Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators
Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵
🌿 Register now for this year’s workshop!
Join us to explore how we can enhance plant immunity through the power of Induced Resistance.
Let’s discuss strategies, share insights, and shape the future of sustainable plant protection.
#PlantImmunity #InducedResistance #PlantScience
Join us to explore how we can enhance plant immunity through the power of Induced Resistance.
Let’s discuss strategies, share insights, and shape the future of sustainable plant protection.
#PlantImmunity #InducedResistance #PlantScience
🌱📢Induced resistance in plants: from mechanisms to applications in crop protection - 3rd Workshop of the Plant Health WG, online, 21 October 2025 - Register & offer talk by 6 October. 👉 bit.ly/46Ks6a4
#PlantScience #plantHealth #SDG #HorizonEU
#PlantScience #plantHealth #SDG #HorizonEU
Induced resistance in plants: from mechanisms to applications in crop protection - 3rd Workshop of the Plant Health WG, online, 21 October 2025 - Register & offer talk by 6 October - EPSO
The EPSO Plant Health Working Group is inviting registrations and talks for its online workshop on 21st October 2025. Induced resistance (IR) enhances a plant´s own immune system to increase resilienc...
bit.ly
September 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🌿 Register now for this year’s workshop!
Join us to explore how we can enhance plant immunity through the power of Induced Resistance.
Let’s discuss strategies, share insights, and shape the future of sustainable plant protection.
#PlantImmunity #InducedResistance #PlantScience
Join us to explore how we can enhance plant immunity through the power of Induced Resistance.
Let’s discuss strategies, share insights, and shape the future of sustainable plant protection.
#PlantImmunity #InducedResistance #PlantScience
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
Sie haben eine Ausbildung als Biologielaborant*in oder Biologisch-technische*r Assistent*in? Und Sie haben
Erfahrungen in der molekularbiologischen Laborarbeit, insbesondere PCR und Klonierungen? Dann haben wir am @leibnizipk.bsky.social ein spannendes Jobangebot!
➡️Alle Infos: tinyurl.com/2rkbby5t
Erfahrungen in der molekularbiologischen Laborarbeit, insbesondere PCR und Klonierungen? Dann haben wir am @leibnizipk.bsky.social ein spannendes Jobangebot!
➡️Alle Infos: tinyurl.com/2rkbby5t
September 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
Looking back at some of the inspiring lectures from #PPRM2025 in Edinburgh—such a privilege to learn from so many outstanding researchers. Grateful for this community and the ideas it sparks.
@keikoutorii.bsky.social @gittacoaker.bsky.social
@marischuster.bsky.social
@keikoutorii.bsky.social @gittacoaker.bsky.social
@marischuster.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Looking back at some of the inspiring lectures from #PPRM2025 in Edinburgh—such a privilege to learn from so many outstanding researchers. Grateful for this community and the ideas it sparks.
@keikoutorii.bsky.social @gittacoaker.bsky.social
@marischuster.bsky.social
@keikoutorii.bsky.social @gittacoaker.bsky.social
@marischuster.bsky.social
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
I'm making a collage of Arabidopsis habitats for a seminar. If you have photos to share, such as these iconic ones from @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social & @coevolution.bsky.social, please send to weigel@tue.mpg.de. Please let me also know how to attribute them. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
September 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I'm making a collage of Arabidopsis habitats for a seminar. If you have photos to share, such as these iconic ones from @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social & @coevolution.bsky.social, please send to weigel@tue.mpg.de. Please let me also know how to attribute them. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Reposted by Mariana Schuster
Next PLANT PEPTIDE AND RECEPTOR MEETING will be in Muenchen in 2026 organized by @julien-gronnier.bsky.social and friends. #watchthisspace
September 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Next PLANT PEPTIDE AND RECEPTOR MEETING will be in Muenchen in 2026 organized by @julien-gronnier.bsky.social and friends. #watchthisspace
What a great meeting! Thanks @frankmenke.bsky.social et al and I look forward to #PPRM2026
That’s a wrap for #PPRM2025. Great science, wonderful community and amazing location. Glad it all went smoothly and big thanks to @jackrhodes.bsky.social and @draegermarkus.bsky.social for helping organize the meeting.
September 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What a great meeting! Thanks @frankmenke.bsky.social et al and I look forward to #PPRM2026
