Rucha Karnik
@ruchakarnik.bsky.social
Professor of Membrane and Cell Physiology, University of Glasgow #PlantSci
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/molecularbiosciences/staff/ruchakarnik
*posts my own*
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/molecularbiosciences/staff/ruchakarnik
*posts my own*
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We have a fully funded PhD studentship to join our group researching a newly identified climate sensing module in plants. Working with the fascinating Begonia species this project offers opportunities for cross disciplinary work in molecular cell biology. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
FULLY FUNDED PhD - Analysis of a Novel Climate-Sensing Module in Begonias towards Improved Plant Performance at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - FULLY FUNDED PhD - Analysis of a Novel Climate-Sensing Module in Begonias towards Improved Plant Performance at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We have a fully funded PhD studentship to join our group researching a newly identified climate sensing module in plants. Working with the fascinating Begonia species this project offers opportunities for cross disciplinary work in molecular cell biology. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🔔pleased to share #protocol cf. Waghmare et al Plant Physiology 2025 . Quantitative Analysis of the Arabidopsis Leaf Secretory Proteome via TMT-Based Mass Spectrometry bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?...
Quantitative Analysis of the Arabidopsis Leaf Secretory Proteome via TMT-Based Mass Spectrometry
In plants, the apoplast contains a diverse set of proteins that underpin mechanisms for maintaining cell homeostasis, cell wall remodeling, cell signaling, and pathogen defense. Apoplast protein compo...
bio-protocol.org
October 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🔔pleased to share #protocol cf. Waghmare et al Plant Physiology 2025 . Quantitative Analysis of the Arabidopsis Leaf Secretory Proteome via TMT-Based Mass Spectrometry bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?...
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Sci-Seedlets kits are developed with the teachers - for the teachers 🏫👩🏫👨🏫📚 If you are interested to use the kits in classrooms and/or to support the project, please fill EoI form.👇 Thank you!
#teachers #STEMEducation #FutureScientists #YoungInnovators #STEMTeachers #PrimarySchoolSTEM
#teachers #STEMEducation #FutureScientists #YoungInnovators #STEMTeachers #PrimarySchoolSTEM
Microsoft Forms
forms.cloud.microsoft
September 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Sci-Seedlets kits are developed with the teachers - for the teachers 🏫👩🏫👨🏫📚 If you are interested to use the kits in classrooms and/or to support the project, please fill EoI form.👇 Thank you!
#teachers #STEMEducation #FutureScientists #YoungInnovators #STEMTeachers #PrimarySchoolSTEM
#teachers #STEMEducation #FutureScientists #YoungInnovators #STEMTeachers #PrimarySchoolSTEM
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An open W2 Professorship position in Molecular Crop Improvement at my Institute @uni-muenster.de! Excellent scientific environment and great conditions for Plant Research 🔬🍅🫛🥒🌽🍓🍎🥔- now open for applications !
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 3:39 PM
An open W2 Professorship position in Molecular Crop Improvement at my Institute @uni-muenster.de! Excellent scientific environment and great conditions for Plant Research 🔬🍅🫛🥒🌽🍓🍎🥔- now open for applications !
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Junior #GroupLeader position @mpipz.bsky.social
on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...
on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...
Group leader (m/f/d) | Plant Development and Diversity
The successful applicant will be expected to build an independent research group to study plant development and/or its natural variation.
www.mpipz.mpg.de
August 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Junior #GroupLeader position @mpipz.bsky.social
on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...
on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...
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In their Opinion article, Samantha Webster @llssam.bsky.social, Remi Brynn and Kate Poole @katepoole.bsky.social consider how perspectives from both cell biologists and biophysicists will be crucial for characterising mechanosensitive ion channels in vivo.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
August 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In their Opinion article, Samantha Webster @llssam.bsky.social, Remi Brynn and Kate Poole @katepoole.bsky.social consider how perspectives from both cell biologists and biophysicists will be crucial for characterising mechanosensitive ion channels in vivo.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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@karniklab.bsky.social proudly celebrates graduation of Dr ZhiYi Yu @uofglasgow.bsky.social 💫🍃🍾 Congratulations Fish!!!
July 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@karniklab.bsky.social proudly celebrates graduation of Dr ZhiYi Yu @uofglasgow.bsky.social 💫🍃🍾 Congratulations Fish!!!
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📢Registration open! for @sci-seedlets.bsky.social online Teachers’ workshop for Plant & Climate Curriculum Lesson-in-a-box resources for Primary School teaching. Monday 1st September 3.30-5pm 🌱 #STEM #EDI @mornorse.bsky.social @ruchakarnik.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Book 👉🏼 rb.gy/immjkh
Book 👉🏼 rb.gy/immjkh
July 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📢Registration open! for @sci-seedlets.bsky.social online Teachers’ workshop for Plant & Climate Curriculum Lesson-in-a-box resources for Primary School teaching. Monday 1st September 3.30-5pm 🌱 #STEM #EDI @mornorse.bsky.social @ruchakarnik.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Book 👉🏼 rb.gy/immjkh
Book 👉🏼 rb.gy/immjkh
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This from London's Natural History Museum on the new Enigmacursor dinosaur species on display.
I prefer labradorosaurus, but they never asked me. 🧪🦖
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
I prefer labradorosaurus, but they never asked me. 🧪🦖
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
June 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This from London's Natural History Museum on the new Enigmacursor dinosaur species on display.
I prefer labradorosaurus, but they never asked me. 🧪🦖
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
I prefer labradorosaurus, but they never asked me. 🧪🦖
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
An engaging day with #plantsci as always and great to see everyone! 💫
Glasgow Plant Science Symposium! Great to discuss science with the Bower crew, @natcomms.nature.com and our two excellent external speakers. Thank you @uofglasgow.bsky.social @stratechscientific.bsky.social @thermofishersci.bsky.social @cytiva.bsky.social @sci-seedlets.bsky.social WeissTechnik
May 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
An engaging day with #plantsci as always and great to see everyone! 💫
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📜 CarboTag: a modular approach for live and functional imaging of plant cell walls
🧑🔬 Maarten Besten, Joris Sprakel, et al.
📔 @naturemethods.bsky.social
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantCellWalls #PlantTools #PlantMicroscopy #PlantImaging #PlantMethods
🧑🔬 Maarten Besten, Joris Sprakel, et al.
📔 @naturemethods.bsky.social
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantCellWalls #PlantTools #PlantMicroscopy #PlantImaging #PlantMethods
CarboTag: a modular approach for live and functional imaging of plant cell walls - Nature Methods
A suite of nontoxic and permeable CarboTag probes in various colors enables live quantitative imaging of a range of plant cell wall characteristics and dynamic, high-resolution mapping of cell wall ch...
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
📜 CarboTag: a modular approach for live and functional imaging of plant cell walls
🧑🔬 Maarten Besten, Joris Sprakel, et al.
📔 @naturemethods.bsky.social
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantCellWalls #PlantTools #PlantMicroscopy #PlantImaging #PlantMethods
🧑🔬 Maarten Besten, Joris Sprakel, et al.
📔 @naturemethods.bsky.social
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantCellWalls #PlantTools #PlantMicroscopy #PlantImaging #PlantMethods
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🌱 Tomorrow is #InternationalSeedsDay — and we’re taking a moment to honor the tiny powerhouses behind food, sustainability, and resilience.
Why do seeds matter?
🌾 Genetic diversity
🛡️ Climate-smart sustainability
🌍 Food justice
🧪 Innovation rooted in nature
#PlantScience #SeedDiversity
Why do seeds matter?
🌾 Genetic diversity
🛡️ Climate-smart sustainability
🌍 Food justice
🧪 Innovation rooted in nature
#PlantScience #SeedDiversity
April 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🌱 Tomorrow is #InternationalSeedsDay — and we’re taking a moment to honor the tiny powerhouses behind food, sustainability, and resilience.
Why do seeds matter?
🌾 Genetic diversity
🛡️ Climate-smart sustainability
🌍 Food justice
🧪 Innovation rooted in nature
#PlantScience #SeedDiversity
Why do seeds matter?
🌾 Genetic diversity
🛡️ Climate-smart sustainability
🌍 Food justice
🧪 Innovation rooted in nature
#PlantScience #SeedDiversity
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Many thanks to everyone who attended @sci-seedlets.bsky.social Teacher’s workshop today and an excellent discussion! 🌱 @mornorse.bsky.social @ruchakarnik.bsky.social and speakers Prof. Anna Amtmann Prof. Mike Blatt #Education #plantscience @karniklab.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Many thanks to everyone who attended @sci-seedlets.bsky.social Teacher’s workshop today and an excellent discussion! 🌱 @mornorse.bsky.social @ruchakarnik.bsky.social and speakers Prof. Anna Amtmann Prof. Mike Blatt #Education #plantscience @karniklab.bsky.social
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📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on April 24 at 10:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/lSj1OL1.
#plantscience
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/lSj1OL1.
#plantscience
April 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on April 24 at 10:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/lSj1OL1.
#plantscience
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/lSj1OL1.
#plantscience
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🌱 What’s YOUR favorite plant?🌿
Past BSA President Brenda Molano-Flores flips through Plants of the World—how could she pick just one? 🤔💚 Share YOURS in the comments or with #LetsGoPlants #IamaBotanist!
Then help BSA Stand Up for Science with an unrestricted gift today
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
Past BSA President Brenda Molano-Flores flips through Plants of the World—how could she pick just one? 🤔💚 Share YOURS in the comments or with #LetsGoPlants #IamaBotanist!
Then help BSA Stand Up for Science with an unrestricted gift today
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
April 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🌱 What’s YOUR favorite plant?🌿
Past BSA President Brenda Molano-Flores flips through Plants of the World—how could she pick just one? 🤔💚 Share YOURS in the comments or with #LetsGoPlants #IamaBotanist!
Then help BSA Stand Up for Science with an unrestricted gift today
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
Past BSA President Brenda Molano-Flores flips through Plants of the World—how could she pick just one? 🤔💚 Share YOURS in the comments or with #LetsGoPlants #IamaBotanist!
Then help BSA Stand Up for Science with an unrestricted gift today
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
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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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From studying plant succession in the Austrian Alps to researching oak microbiomes in Germany, Lucy Sauereßig's journey in plant ecology is fascinating! Her PhD work examines interactions that could help protect vital forest ecosystems. Read her story on Botany One!
Lucy Sauereßig: Climbing Oaks for the Whole Picture
Botany One interviews Lucy Sauereßig, a PhD student working on the intricate interactions between oaks and their microbiome.
wp.me
March 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
From studying plant succession in the Austrian Alps to researching oak microbiomes in Germany, Lucy Sauereßig's journey in plant ecology is fascinating! Her PhD work examines interactions that could help protect vital forest ecosystems. Read her story on Botany One!
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Nav1.7 structure and severe pain: join our next worldwide sodium channel seminar on March 25th by Goragot Wisedchaisri (Seattle, US) on the “Structural basis for severe pain caused by mutations in Nav1.7”
www.sodiumchannelseminars.org for link and infos. See you there!
#ionchannel #WSCS
www.sodiumchannelseminars.org for link and infos. See you there!
#ionchannel #WSCS
March 17, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Nav1.7 structure and severe pain: join our next worldwide sodium channel seminar on March 25th by Goragot Wisedchaisri (Seattle, US) on the “Structural basis for severe pain caused by mutations in Nav1.7”
www.sodiumchannelseminars.org for link and infos. See you there!
#ionchannel #WSCS
www.sodiumchannelseminars.org for link and infos. See you there!
#ionchannel #WSCS
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🧵 Thread on #SessilePlants:
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
March 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🧵 Thread on #SessilePlants:
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].
David Attenborough: "👇"
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On this International Women’s ♀️ Day, we celebrate the diverse talented women who support #structuralbiology resources, such as:
🧪 PDBe & AlphaFoldDB
🧪 EMDB
🧪 EMPIAR
Leaders & more... Let's meet some of them!
🧵 (1 of 16)
#InternationalWomensDay #WomenInTech #WomenInScience
🧪 PDBe & AlphaFoldDB
🧪 EMDB
🧪 EMPIAR
Leaders & more... Let's meet some of them!
🧵 (1 of 16)
#InternationalWomensDay #WomenInTech #WomenInScience
March 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this International Women’s ♀️ Day, we celebrate the diverse talented women who support #structuralbiology resources, such as:
🧪 PDBe & AlphaFoldDB
🧪 EMDB
🧪 EMPIAR
Leaders & more... Let's meet some of them!
🧵 (1 of 16)
#InternationalWomensDay #WomenInTech #WomenInScience
🧪 PDBe & AlphaFoldDB
🧪 EMDB
🧪 EMPIAR
Leaders & more... Let's meet some of them!
🧵 (1 of 16)
#InternationalWomensDay #WomenInTech #WomenInScience
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Join us @uofgmvls.bsky.social @mvls-srf.bsky.social @mgabro.bsky.social @karniklab.bsky.social
plantscienceglasgow.org
plantscienceglasgow.org
February 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Happy International Women’s Day! 💜
Our incredible community of #WomeninSTEM is multi-talented, diverse, and inspiring. This video celebrates their brilliance- both in their studies and beyond!
Full video: gla.ac/IWD2025
#IWD2025 #STEMinist
@uofgstem.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
Our incredible community of #WomeninSTEM is multi-talented, diverse, and inspiring. This video celebrates their brilliance- both in their studies and beyond!
Full video: gla.ac/IWD2025
#IWD2025 #STEMinist
@uofgstem.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Happy International Women’s Day! 💜
Our incredible community of #WomeninSTEM is multi-talented, diverse, and inspiring. This video celebrates their brilliance- both in their studies and beyond!
Full video: gla.ac/IWD2025
#IWD2025 #STEMinist
@uofgstem.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
Our incredible community of #WomeninSTEM is multi-talented, diverse, and inspiring. This video celebrates their brilliance- both in their studies and beyond!
Full video: gla.ac/IWD2025
#IWD2025 #STEMinist
@uofgstem.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
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*New #Job Alert * Suited for a hashtag#cell biologist interested in #membranes, vesicle trafficking or ion transport! to join my laboratory @karniklab.bsky.social within @uofglasgow.bsky.social vibrant research community! #Plantsci #researchjobs www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Associate
This BBSRC funded position is for a plant cell and membrane biologist working in Karnik laboratory, researching CO2- sensing complexes impacting stomatal function and water use efficiencies. The pr...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
February 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
*New #Job Alert * Suited for a hashtag#cell biologist interested in #membranes, vesicle trafficking or ion transport! to join my laboratory @karniklab.bsky.social within @uofglasgow.bsky.social vibrant research community! #Plantsci #researchjobs www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...