Wolfgang Busch
@rootstrapping.bsky.social
Scientist, Systems Genetics of Root Growth, Plant Responses to the Environment, Plant Based Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Dioxide Removal
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🌱 Thrilled that our Harnessing Plants Initiative now longlisted for 2025 Food Planet Prize! We reimagine agriculture as a climate solution through enhancing roots = ⬆️ soil C, ⬇️ atmospheric C ,⬆️ soil health, ⬆️ crop resilience).
👉 bit.ly/4nJ55L8
#HarnessingPlants #FoodPlanetPrize #ClimateSolutions
👉 bit.ly/4nJ55L8
#HarnessingPlants #FoodPlanetPrize #ClimateSolutions
Harnessing Plants Initiative: Getting to the Root of Agriculture’s Problem - Food Planet Prize
In the fight against climate change, agriculture is often seen as part of the problem. But what if it could be part of the solution, at scale, and without disrupting food production? That’s the ambiti...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🌱 Thrilled that our Harnessing Plants Initiative now longlisted for 2025 Food Planet Prize! We reimagine agriculture as a climate solution through enhancing roots = ⬆️ soil C, ⬇️ atmospheric C ,⬆️ soil health, ⬆️ crop resilience).
👉 bit.ly/4nJ55L8
#HarnessingPlants #FoodPlanetPrize #ClimateSolutions
👉 bit.ly/4nJ55L8
#HarnessingPlants #FoodPlanetPrize #ClimateSolutions
🌟 Check it out: Rising Stars Symposium May 2026! Celebrating exceptional postdocs. Share discoveries, connect with peers and Salk faculty.
👉 salk.edu/about/our-community/research-and-training-opportunities/rising-stars-symposium#SalkInstitutet#RisingStarsr#Sciencec#Postdoco#Symposiumu#Mentorshipip
👉 salk.edu/about/our-community/research-and-training-opportunities/rising-stars-symposium#SalkInstitutet#RisingStarsr#Sciencec#Postdoco#Symposiumu#Mentorshipip
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🌟 Check it out: Rising Stars Symposium May 2026! Celebrating exceptional postdocs. Share discoveries, connect with peers and Salk faculty.
👉 salk.edu/about/our-community/research-and-training-opportunities/rising-stars-symposium#SalkInstitutet#RisingStarsr#Sciencec#Postdoco#Symposiumu#Mentorshipip
👉 salk.edu/about/our-community/research-and-training-opportunities/rising-stars-symposium#SalkInstitutet#RisingStarsr#Sciencec#Postdoco#Symposiumu#Mentorshipip
Moments like this, a sunrise in the desert, remind me that science begins with wonder.
Discovery starts when we pause long enough to notice. Isn't it amazing how life always finds a way to adapt and persist? And how are Plants so good at this?
#Science #Discovery #Nature #AnzaBorrego #PlantScience
Discovery starts when we pause long enough to notice. Isn't it amazing how life always finds a way to adapt and persist? And how are Plants so good at this?
#Science #Discovery #Nature #AnzaBorrego #PlantScience
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Moments like this, a sunrise in the desert, remind me that science begins with wonder.
Discovery starts when we pause long enough to notice. Isn't it amazing how life always finds a way to adapt and persist? And how are Plants so good at this?
#Science #Discovery #Nature #AnzaBorrego #PlantScience
Discovery starts when we pause long enough to notice. Isn't it amazing how life always finds a way to adapt and persist? And how are Plants so good at this?
#Science #Discovery #Nature #AnzaBorrego #PlantScience
🌿 Amazing opportunity for scientists from any field to move into plant biology! I might host a fellow in the area of root-microbe or root-environment interactions (DM me). 👉 simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-plant-biology
#PlantScience #ClimateChange #HarnessingPlants
#PlantScience #ClimateChange #HarnessingPlants
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology on Simons Foundation
simonsfoundation.org
October 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🌿 Amazing opportunity for scientists from any field to move into plant biology! I might host a fellow in the area of root-microbe or root-environment interactions (DM me). 👉 simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-plant-biology
#PlantScience #ClimateChange #HarnessingPlants
#PlantScience #ClimateChange #HarnessingPlants
Membrane trafficking meets root barriers, resilience, and carbon storage 🌱🌍
New discovery: Blocking clathrin-mediated endocytosis in Arabidopsis roots sparks ROS bursts → ectopic suberization. This might unlock ways to increase suberization in roots and C in soils
#PlantScience #RootBiology #Suberin
New discovery: Blocking clathrin-mediated endocytosis in Arabidopsis roots sparks ROS bursts → ectopic suberization. This might unlock ways to increase suberization in roots and C in soils
#PlantScience #RootBiology #Suberin
doi.org
October 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Membrane trafficking meets root barriers, resilience, and carbon storage 🌱🌍
New discovery: Blocking clathrin-mediated endocytosis in Arabidopsis roots sparks ROS bursts → ectopic suberization. This might unlock ways to increase suberization in roots and C in soils
#PlantScience #RootBiology #Suberin
New discovery: Blocking clathrin-mediated endocytosis in Arabidopsis roots sparks ROS bursts → ectopic suberization. This might unlock ways to increase suberization in roots and C in soils
#PlantScience #RootBiology #Suberin
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A great example of how comparative genomics across the full range of vascular plant lineages can be used as a catalyst for gene discovery!
Exciting new single cell datasets for gymnosperms, ferns and lycophytes!
The scale of this study is really amazing!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Exciting new single cell datasets for gymnosperms, ferns and lycophytes!
The scale of this study is really amazing!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
A unified cell atlas of vascular plants reveals cell-type foundational genes and accelerates gene discovery
A cross-species single-cell atlas highlights a core subset of cell-type foundational
genes associated with major vascular plant cell types, enabling the identification
of hidden cell types and the dev...
www.cell.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A great example of how comparative genomics across the full range of vascular plant lineages can be used as a catalyst for gene discovery!
Exciting new single cell datasets for gymnosperms, ferns and lycophytes!
The scale of this study is really amazing!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Exciting new single cell datasets for gymnosperms, ferns and lycophytes!
The scale of this study is really amazing!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Reposted by Wolfgang Busch
Your research brings together fundamental plant biology & applied research to enhance crop traits? 🌱🌾🎓🏭
Join us as professor in 'Molecular Crop Improvement' @uni-muenster.de & @fraunhofer.bsky.social
Please PM if you got questions.
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d...
Join us as professor in 'Molecular Crop Improvement' @uni-muenster.de & @fraunhofer.bsky.social
Please PM if you got questions.
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d...
Professorship (W2-level) in “Molecular Crop Improvement”
stellen.uni-muenster.de
August 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Your research brings together fundamental plant biology & applied research to enhance crop traits? 🌱🌾🎓🏭
Join us as professor in 'Molecular Crop Improvement' @uni-muenster.de & @fraunhofer.bsky.social
Please PM if you got questions.
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d...
Join us as professor in 'Molecular Crop Improvement' @uni-muenster.de & @fraunhofer.bsky.social
Please PM if you got questions.
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d...
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#PlantScience
Tenure-track faculty position at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) in the United States.
Tenure-track faculty position at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) in the United States.
We're hiring TWO (two!) tenure-track assistant professors in my Biology department: cellular/molecular biology and plant biology. Within those categories, we are very open to research focus. Come work with me! And please spread the word! fa-exer-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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August 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
#PlantScience
Tenure-track faculty position at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) in the United States.
Tenure-track faculty position at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) in the United States.
🌍 Plants are at the heart of climate solutions. Join us Tuesday 1.30pm at #PlantBio2025 for “Utilizing Plant Biology to Mitigate the Climate Crisis” to explore how plant&soil science can tackle warming, cut ag emissions & boost CO₂ drawdown. Global & urgent science. #ClimateAction #PlantScience
July 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌍 Plants are at the heart of climate solutions. Join us Tuesday 1.30pm at #PlantBio2025 for “Utilizing Plant Biology to Mitigate the Climate Crisis” to explore how plant&soil science can tackle warming, cut ag emissions & boost CO₂ drawdown. Global & urgent science. #ClimateAction #PlantScience
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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
Reposted by Wolfgang Busch
If you are enjoying #2025ISMPMI then you might also be interested in joining the Plant Peptide and Receptor Meeting #PPRM2025, 8th-10th September in Edinburgh. We have a great lineup of speakers and a diverse and inclusive community. More info here pprm2025.events.kdmeventsportal.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
If you are enjoying #2025ISMPMI then you might also be interested in joining the Plant Peptide and Receptor Meeting #PPRM2025, 8th-10th September in Edinburgh. We have a great lineup of speakers and a diverse and inclusive community. More info here pprm2025.events.kdmeventsportal.co.uk
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📜 In defense of funding foundational plant science
🧑🔬 @jfriesner.bsky.social, @cargueso.bsky.social, @plantteaching.bsky.social, Shuang Wu, @roederlab.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @theplantcell.bsky.social
🔗 academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
#️⃣ #PlantScience
🧑🔬 @jfriesner.bsky.social, @cargueso.bsky.social, @plantteaching.bsky.social, Shuang Wu, @roederlab.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @theplantcell.bsky.social
🔗 academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
#️⃣ #PlantScience
In defense of funding foundational plant science
Abstract. Plants are essential for life as we know it on Earth. They oxygenate the atmosphere, regulate the climate, and comprise much of the primary produ
academic.oup.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
📜 In defense of funding foundational plant science
🧑🔬 @jfriesner.bsky.social, @cargueso.bsky.social, @plantteaching.bsky.social, Shuang Wu, @roederlab.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @theplantcell.bsky.social
🔗 academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
#️⃣ #PlantScience
🧑🔬 @jfriesner.bsky.social, @cargueso.bsky.social, @plantteaching.bsky.social, Shuang Wu, @roederlab.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @theplantcell.bsky.social
🔗 academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
#️⃣ #PlantScience
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Proud to present the first data paper from the lab, published today in @pnas.org.
We describe a new mechanism for CLE peptides as local symbiosis-amplifying signals, promoting plant interactions with beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
Congratulations @sagarbashyal.bsky.social et al.!
We describe a new mechanism for CLE peptides as local symbiosis-amplifying signals, promoting plant interactions with beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
Congratulations @sagarbashyal.bsky.social et al.!
April 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Proud to present the first data paper from the lab, published today in @pnas.org.
We describe a new mechanism for CLE peptides as local symbiosis-amplifying signals, promoting plant interactions with beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
Congratulations @sagarbashyal.bsky.social et al.!
We describe a new mechanism for CLE peptides as local symbiosis-amplifying signals, promoting plant interactions with beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
Congratulations @sagarbashyal.bsky.social et al.!
Reposted by Wolfgang Busch
Two fantastic positions in #plantscience: A junior AND a senior group leader position at the Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), part of @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. Generous core funding, fantastic plant and non-plant colleagues, all in a very livable and beautiful city.
www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/join-us/...
www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/join-us/...
Senior Group Leader Position
www.oeaw.ac.at
March 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Two fantastic positions in #plantscience: A junior AND a senior group leader position at the Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), part of @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. Generous core funding, fantastic plant and non-plant colleagues, all in a very livable and beautiful city.
www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/join-us/...
www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/join-us/...
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After an extensive search, the Danforth Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, its next President.
@gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org.
www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...
@gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org.
www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...
Internationally recognized plant scientist named next President of the Danforth Plant Science Center - Danforth Plant Science Center
After an extensive international search, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, as its next President.
www.danforthcenter.org
February 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
After an extensive search, the Danforth Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, its next President.
@gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org.
www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...
@gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org.
www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...
Reposted by Wolfgang Busch
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Sign the Petition
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)
chng.it
February 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Reposted by Wolfgang Busch
Does anyone have experience with low-input high-throughput (96 well plate) RNAseq library preparation from plants (bonus points if it is with plant roots...)
February 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Does anyone have experience with low-input high-throughput (96 well plate) RNAseq library preparation from plants (bonus points if it is with plant roots...)
This is an amazing opportunity for graduate students in #PlantScience who consider a postdoc. 3-day, all-expenses-paid program from July 23-25, 2025 in
San Diego! Check it out and spread the word!
www.salk.edu/about/our-co...
San Diego! Check it out and spread the word!
www.salk.edu/about/our-co...
DISCOVER Symposium - Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Applications are open! Program Overview & Goals The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences Symposium for a Diverse Inclusive Scientific Community Offering a Vision for an Ecosystem Reimagined (DISCO...
www.salk.edu
January 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is an amazing opportunity for graduate students in #PlantScience who consider a postdoc. 3-day, all-expenses-paid program from July 23-25, 2025 in
San Diego! Check it out and spread the word!
www.salk.edu/about/our-co...
San Diego! Check it out and spread the word!
www.salk.edu/about/our-co...
Reposted by Wolfgang Busch
Congratulations to Terri Long and Beronda Montgomery- outstanding plant biologists and mentors- for their selection to receive Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring! bit.ly/3C9PQsG
January 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Congratulations to Terri Long and Beronda Montgomery- outstanding plant biologists and mentors- for their selection to receive Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring! bit.ly/3C9PQsG
Suberin-rich roots can increase🌱stress resilience &help sequester carbon in the soil. We mapped the complete development of "plant amor" suberin-rich root phellem cells via single-nuclei sequencing and found a new regulator. #PlantScience @salkinstitute shorturl.at/ZFqLw
A single-nuclei transcriptome census of the Arabidopsis maturing root identifies that MYB67 controls phellem cell maturation
Using small nuclear RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq), Miller et al. produced a gene expression census of the maturing Arabidopsis root and, by exploring the development of the suberizing phellem, identify that MYB67 controls phellem cell maturation. This census may serve as resource for engineering future plants with improved stress resilience and carbon capture capacity.
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January 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Suberin-rich roots can increase🌱stress resilience &help sequester carbon in the soil. We mapped the complete development of "plant amor" suberin-rich root phellem cells via single-nuclei sequencing and found a new regulator. #PlantScience @salkinstitute shorturl.at/ZFqLw
🌱 Keep our favorite plant model research community thriving & help recognize outstanding members of the Arabidopsis Community! 🏆 www.surveymonkey.com/r/NAASCAWARDS
2025-Nominate for NAASC Arabidopsis Community Awards
Nominate for NAASC awards
www.surveymonkey.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🌱 Keep our favorite plant model research community thriving & help recognize outstanding members of the Arabidopsis Community! 🏆 www.surveymonkey.com/r/NAASCAWARDS
Wanted: Greenhouse Operations Supervisor; help grow, research & optimize crop plants for CO2 removal and climate change resilience. Be part of world-leading team making a real impact. 🌍
shorturl.at/ItIGx
#GreenhouseJobs #ClimateChange #CarbonSequestration #SalkInstitute
shorturl.at/ItIGx
#GreenhouseJobs #ClimateChange #CarbonSequestration #SalkInstitute
January 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Wanted: Greenhouse Operations Supervisor; help grow, research & optimize crop plants for CO2 removal and climate change resilience. Be part of world-leading team making a real impact. 🌍
shorturl.at/ItIGx
#GreenhouseJobs #ClimateChange #CarbonSequestration #SalkInstitute
shorturl.at/ItIGx
#GreenhouseJobs #ClimateChange #CarbonSequestration #SalkInstitute
Joanne Chory, brilliant scientist, extraordinary human being, dear friend, cherished colleague, passed away five weeks ago. Her absence is profoundly felt. Nature obituary in her honor reflecting her amazing life, career, accomplishments, and impact: rdcu.be/d3K8F @salkinstitute.bsky.social#plantsci
Joanne Chory obituary: biologist who discovered the genetic origin of light-induced plant growth | Nature
The pioneering plant scientist engineered roots for carbon sequestration and passionately advocated on behalf of women. The pioneering plant scientist engineered roots for carbon sequestration and passionately advocated on behalf of women.
rdcu.be
December 16, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Joanne Chory, brilliant scientist, extraordinary human being, dear friend, cherished colleague, passed away five weeks ago. Her absence is profoundly felt. Nature obituary in her honor reflecting her amazing life, career, accomplishments, and impact: rdcu.be/d3K8F @salkinstitute.bsky.social#plantsci
Root depth is important 4 drought resilience & soil carbon storage. Studying it in Arabidopsis is tough due to its small roots. Enter ClearDepth: a simple, low-cost method to quantify root depth in soil. It even works for crops like rice! #PlantScience #roots onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
ClearDepth: a simple, robust, and low‐cost method to assess root depth in soil
Root depth is important for plant drought tolerance and represents an avenue for carbon sequestration in deep soil layers thus helping mitigate the effects of climate change. ClearDepth offers a simp....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Root depth is important 4 drought resilience & soil carbon storage. Studying it in Arabidopsis is tough due to its small roots. Enter ClearDepth: a simple, low-cost method to quantify root depth in soil. It even works for crops like rice! #PlantScience #roots onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Workshop "Plant science in the Anthropocene" (PLANT), March 24th to April 4th 2025 @ University Paris-Saclay, deadline for applications 17th of December
eng-saclay-plant-sciences.hub.inrae.fr/events/works...
#plantscience
eng-saclay-plant-sciences.hub.inrae.fr/events/works...
#plantscience
December 3, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Workshop "Plant science in the Anthropocene" (PLANT), March 24th to April 4th 2025 @ University Paris-Saclay, deadline for applications 17th of December
eng-saclay-plant-sciences.hub.inrae.fr/events/works...
#plantscience
eng-saclay-plant-sciences.hub.inrae.fr/events/works...
#plantscience