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Olivia Wilkins Lab
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I am a plant systems biologist at U Manitoba. Interested in gene regulation, abiotic stress and learning about metabolites.
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Postdoc positions focused on gene editing using protoplasts and plant regeneration for genetic improvement of forest trees at NC State 🌳
jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/225...
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
The Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources has a wide variety of strengths in forestry and natural resources management, policy and economics, environmental science and technology, wildlif...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Together with @c-spirit.org, the PCA has curated 186 single cell plant papers to help with ingestion into the EBI's Single Cell Expression Atlas!

You can view this list of papers here: www.plantcellatlas.org/scea-papers....
An informational graphic providing stats about the papers in the Single Cell Expression Atlas.
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Translational insights into abiotic interactions: From Arabidopsis to crop plants We highlight milestones in plant hypoxia research contributing to advances in field (and will continue to do so) @roederlab.bsky.social @cargueso.bsky.social @theplantcell.bsky.social academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
July 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Check out our new work published in Plant Physiology utilizing an optimized BONCAT approach to understand Arabidopsis protein production!

Outstanding work led by graduate student Nick Hassan.

The work promises exciting new opportunities for plant science!

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November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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This week we held our 2025 C-SPIRIT Stakeholder Board Annual Summit: research updates, trust mapping, and big conversations on stakeholder engagement. Our in-person crew also enjoyed dinner & two building tours!

See more pics: c-spirit.org/events/photos/

Learn more: c-spirit.org

#plantscience
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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We are hiring‼️ Two cool projects in my group for a PhD student in plant immunity and for a Postdoc in plant microbiota research 🌿🧫🚀🚀
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Launching a new @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”.

☘️ Short studies with big impact!
👍ECRs encouraged to submit
🧬 Open Access, No publication fees
➡️Deadline: July 31, 2026

Reach out to me or @oli-wilkins.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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📢 Lancement d’une nouvelle collection spéciale dans @genomejournal.bsky.social : “ Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”

☘️ Date limite : 31 juillet 2026
👍 Chercheurs en début de carrière bienvenus !
🧬 Libre accès, sans frais

Contactez moi ou @oli-wilkins.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Such a neat idea for a special collection! New insights / side projects, consider submitting here.
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New @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”. We’re looking for short, self-contained studies with big impact. Deadline July 31st, 2026. OA, no pub. fees, ECRs!
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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New @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”. We’re looking for short, self-contained studies with big impact. Deadline July 31st, 2026. OA, no pub. fees, ECRs!
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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UMass Amherst Biology is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Plant Physiology. Deadline Nov 1. Please spread the word and apply!

careers.massachusetts.edu/mob/en-us/jo...
Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology
The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Plant Physiology. The successful can...
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October 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Fantastic PhD opportunity to join myself, Nicola Patron and @lichmanlab.bsky.social in uncovering the biosynthesis and function of lettuce sesquiterpene lactones. 4-year fully-funded combining molecular & engineering biology, & plant pathology.

Deadline Nov 25th

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The biosynthesis and immunity function of lettuce sesquiterpene lactones at Gatsby Charitable Foundation on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The biosynthesis and immunity function of lettuce sesquiterpene lactones at Gatsby Charitable Foundation, listed on FindAPhD.com
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October 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Our September newsletter is out! 🌿

Inside:
🔹Blogpost on C-SPIRIT’s role in the bioeconomy
🔹Spotlight on the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences
🔹Member publications
🔹Upcoming events
...and more!

👉 Read: createsend.com/t/y-23A65796...
✉️ Subscribe: forms.gle/Wkz3TgNQ2wJZ...

#plantscience
September 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Before this #PlantBio2025 thread closes: two exciting opportunities now open for early-career plant scientists.
1. Plantae Fellows program, apply by Aug 31 plantae.org/2026fellowsa...
2. @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program, apply by Sep 15.
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July 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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🚨 A postdoc position is open in the Wilkins Lab (@oli-wilkins.bsky.social) at @umanitoba.bsky.social!

Join C-SPIRIT, a global research center advancing sustainable agriculture through plant & microbe science! (c-spirit.org)

📬 Apply here: viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/DEFAULT.ASPX...

#PlantScience
Methods Skills New open position: Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Systems Biology within the Wilkins Lab at the University of Manitoba Focus Understanding how plants regulate specialized metabolite production Investigating plant systems biology at the cellular level Advancing sustainable agriculture through global collaboration Single-cell RNA sequencing to map gene expression Spatial transcriptomics to capture tissue-specific patterns Integration of multi-omic and imaging data for regulatory modeling Analyzing high-dimensional functional genomics data Applying computational biology tools and pipelines Mentoring students and contributing to collaborative research teams
July 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Kenyon is hiring a TT microbiologist! Please share widely. I’m the search chair & am happy to answer any questions. careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us...
Kenyon College - Details - Assistant Professor of Biology (Tenure-Track)
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July 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Are you a PI in a biology field looking for postdocs? Here is a Starter Pack of early career biologists currently seeking postdoctoral positions! (Also if you are searching for a postdoc, let me know if you want to be added!) go.bsky.app/8zZNEGV
July 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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How plants sense injury in their barrier tissue, periderm? Painstakingly detailed and amazing work by post doc Hiroyuki Iida shows that wounding is sensed by the diffusion of two gases: ethylene and oxygen. @treebiocoe.bsky.social‬ @erc.europa.eu‬ 1/x 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Plants monitor the integrity of their barrier by sensing gas diffusion - Nature
A study using Arabidopsis shows that plants can monitor the integrity of their outer barriers by sensing gas diffusion, enabling them to initiate wound repair to prevent water loss and pathogen entry.
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July 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Due to feedback from the community, our PCI Webinar Open Panel Discussion date has CHANGED to Sept. 16, 2025.

This means that the last two webinars of this series have different dates than originally promoted. Check the flyer for details!

To Register: bit.ly/PCAPCI_Webinar
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June 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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One more week to apply for a postdoc in our group (patronlab.org) @Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge. This is a 3-year position to investigate regulatory sequences and engineer gene expression in plants with the aim of optimising yields from metabolic pathways. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49769/
May 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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The opportunities of AI in the plant sciences is vast. See how the future is bright with how AI can impact plant proteomics in a Trends in Plant Science Opinion with @uhriglab.bsky.social and Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

www.cell.com/trends/plant...
The plant proteome delivers from discovery to innovation
The field of mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics is rapidly advancing with technological and computational improvements, including leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to drive inn...
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April 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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🌿 Heat trials have started!

Potatoes have been planted across 90 plots at MSU's Montcalm Research Center. Heat will be applied during key growth stages, testing how the plants respond to warmer air/soil. After they've grown, we'll analyze them to learn about heat stress resilience!

#PlantScience
May 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Great news - we will be searching for a tree physiologist (tenure track) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, UBC Forestry, later this year. Stay tuned! (Please share.)
May 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Join us on MONDAY, May 5 for our next installment of the Plant Cell Identity Webinar!

To Register: bit.ly/PCAPCI_Webinar
Promotional Image for the May 5th Plant Cell Identity Webinar Series, highlighting the two speakers, Dr. Elliot Meyerowitz and Dr. Alex Marand.
May 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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DON'T FORGET! The deadline is NEXT WEEK (April 30) to submit a poster abstract for the chance to present a short talk at the GRC Conference in Portland, Maine!

All other applications for this conference are due July 13, 2025.

To Apply: bit.ly/ApplyforGRC
Promotional graphic for applying to present a short talk at the Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology GRC Conference in Portland, Maine on August 10-15, 2025. Deadline to submit poster abstracts for a short talk is April 30, 2025
April 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM