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Thea Kongsted
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Postdoctoral Fellow at the Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna

keywords - bryophytes, cell differentiation, pigmentation, evolution

https://www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/member/thea-kongsted
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science.ubc.ca
Grow your career with UBC Botany! The department is recruiting a assistant professor in non-seed plant diversity--researchers conducting innovative work in bryophyte, fern or lycophyte diversity are invited to apply: science.ubc.ca/about/careers @ubcbotany.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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dariuskos.bsky.social
The life of a plant scientist… In order of magnification: me taking some #Marchantia from my courtyard, the picture I took in that very moment, and the microscopy image of that sample sectioned through a gemma cup. Turquoise: chlorophyll, yellow: WGA-FITC (binds chitin of e.g. fungi)!
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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slcuplants.bsky.social
Not one, but two microscopy masters from @slcuplants.bsky.social speaking at Flora in Focus: A Microscopy Conference for Plant Scientists - Raymond Wightman and How-Wei Wu!

#NikonMicroscopy #microscope #lightmicroscopy #plantscience #FLIM #confocal #biology
obcbioimaging.bsky.social obcbioimaging.bsky.social @obcbioimaging.bsky.social · 25d
Flora in Focus: A Microscopy Conference for Plant Scientists

Date: Wednesday 7th January, 2026

Time: 9:15 – 17:00

Location: Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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gpsep.bsky.social
Next year's Sainsbury PhD studentships have now gone live! 📢
Find out the details about each of the eight exciting opportunities:
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
FindAPhD : Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences at Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Apply for a PhD: Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences at Gatsby Charitable Foundation
www.findaphd.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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filipruzicka.bsky.social
Modestly, we decided to review a century's worth of theories of balancing selection :) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A century of theories of balancing selection
Traits that affect organismal fitness are often highly genetically variable. This genetic variation is vital for populations to adapt to their environments, but it is also surprising given that natur...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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deepsthlmuni.bsky.social
We’re hiring! 📣

DEEP at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social is looking for a tenured Associate Professor in Plant Ecology. Join a vibrant research & teaching community in the heart of Sweden’s capital.

Learn more and apply below by 16 Nov.👇
DEEP seeks Associate Professor in Plant Ecology – apply now! - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
DEEP seeks Associate Professor in Plant Ecology – apply now! - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
www.su.se
September 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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talbotlabtsl.bsky.social
This is a remarkable study describing a new fungal species in a 407 million year old plant - Rugososporomyces lavoisierae Strullu-Derrien and Schornack sp. nov - using some amazing technology. Worth a read 👇
slcuplants.bsky.social Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 17d
Confocal scanning laser microscopy, fluorescence lifetime imaging & Raman analyses allowed @nhm-london.bsky.social, @slcuplants.bsky.social & @cambridge-ee.bsky.social researchers to resolve plant & fungal structures fossil
Read in @newphyt.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/nph....

@dromius.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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tanjaslotte.bsky.social
*Postdoc in Evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University*
We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5

su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
Purple pollen visible in a dissected flower of Linum grandiflorum, flowering flax, an insect-pollinated species.
September 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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fromani.bsky.social
Marchantia berteroana at 3000 meters above the sea level. Vallecitos, Mendoza.
September 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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fromani.bsky.social
Very important paper and resource. Bryophyte genomes expanded by one order of magnitude. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants - Nature Genetics
A super-pangenome analysis incorporating 123 newly sequenced bryophyte genomes reveals that bryophytes exhibit a larger number of unique and lineage-specific gene families than vascular plants.
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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biology.ox.ac.uk
Oxford Biology is growing 📢

We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
Photo showing the inside atrium of the new Life and Mind Building
September 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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plantevolution.bsky.social
Out after peer review, collaborative study from Nordborg & Weigel labs with help from many others. Not the largest collection of new Arabidopsis thaliana genomes, but we hopefully put forward some good ideas for how to think about pangenomes and their analysis!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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isabelmonte.bsky.social
Are you interested in plant evolution? 🦠🌱🫛
Join us @gmivienna.bsky.social for the 4th #EMBO Workshop "Plant evolution: from origins to diversification on land" on November 25-27 2025
Submit your abstract by August 25!
#algae #bryophytes #nonseedplants #plantevodevo
February 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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emiliapsantos.bsky.social
Today @englishse.bsky.social will be at #ESEB2025 discussing the challenges and opportunities for flexible and inclusive working patterns in academia💪🏼Join in the discussion on S11 Room 122+123 @ 2.30pm! @eseb2025.bsky.social
englishse.bsky.social Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social · Feb 20
To be, or not to be, part-time in academia?
This is a tricky question that has faced many of us and in @elife.bsky.social we discuss the benefits and challenges of being part-time. With @emiliapsantos.bsky.social and a fantastic, interdisciplinary team!
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
Point of View: To be, or not to be, part-time in academia
Part-time working can be beneficial for individual academics, and also for academia as a whole.
elifesciences.org
August 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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baptisterafanel.bsky.social
1/ How do animals develop immunity against a newly encountered transposable element from scratch? Our study reveals that the mobility of TEs is their Achilles heel, allowing hosts to develop a powerful small RNA-mediated silencing response.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
Some positive stories 👇🏾

“Countries with widespread HPV vaccination and regular cervical cancer screenings are already seeing dramatic reductions in cancer rates. They demonstrate that it’s possible to effectively eliminate the disease”

@scientificdiscovery.dev

ourworldindata.org/hpv-vaccinat...
HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer
HPV vaccines offer a rare opportunity to effectively eliminate one type of cancer. By taking this opportunity, it’s possible to save hundreds of thousands of women each year.
ourworldindata.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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fromani.bsky.social
After a lot of work, we are finally able to share this project about the cell cycle in Marchantia from the Haseloff lab. If you want to find out how cell division is controlled, you can’t miss out this one… #PlantScience #Synbio #EvoDevo

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The minimal cell-cycle control system in Marchantia as a framework for understanding plant cell proliferation
The regulation of cell division is broadly conserved across eukaryotes, governed by cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) to coordinate progression through the cell cycle. Plants have evolved a ...
www.biorxiv.org
March 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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yanma-fungalls.bsky.social
First Ma lab #GMI paper is now online! It‘s a mini-review on insect-induced plant #galls —their coolness and research potential! Plant galls induced by insects: Coordinated developmental reprogramming and defence manipulation www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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lauriebelch.bsky.social
OrthoFinder just dropped a major update

It’s faster, more accurate, and ready for thousands of genomes

Let’s break it down (1/10)

github.com/OrthoFinder/...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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mariemonniaux.bsky.social
An interview with @thibautbrunet.bsky.social with, among others, a refreshing view on scientific research!
May 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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philcarella.bsky.social
Excited to host the UK NonSeed Plant Meeting in Norwich this year on Friday December the 12th. It’s a great community and these meetings are always fun and informative. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or a newbie looking to diversify your research, please consider joining us!
May 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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gmivienna.bsky.social
At the Gregor Mendel Institute, collaboration and core facilities are foundational to our research environment. If you're a scientist who thrives in such a resource-rich space, join us! The GMI is hiring new Group Leader positions. Links are below.
April 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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fromani.bsky.social
Semi-automated workflow for high-throughput Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation. Summary of our efforts to accelerate plant transgenics with the @earlhaminst.bsky.social Biofoundry. Now published in @theplantjournal.bsky.social. #PlantScience #Synbio onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Semi‐automated workflow for high‐throughput Agrobacterium‐mediated plant transformation
A simplified and optimized pipeline for Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of plants. Useful for obtaining stable transgenic lines of the model liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, or for ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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gmivienna.bsky.social
Join the GMI as a Junior Group Leader! The GMI is seeking a talented scientist to lead an independent research group, addressing fundamental questions in molecular plant biology. More information is below.
March 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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cubotanicgarden.bsky.social
Plants & their pollinators🌼🐝

Plants can’t move but they still need a mate. How do they do it? Our Director @beverleycubg.bsky.social joined @bbcradio4.bsky.social In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg, Jane Memmott & @larschittka.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

👋Bluesky!
Three people stand looking at the camera inside a recording studio with recording equipment on the table in front of them. A bumblebee collecting nectar from a vibrant pink coneflower (Echinacea) with a spiky red center. Another bumblebee is visible in the background on a similar flower, with soft green foliage behind. A honey bee collecting nectar from a vibrant red tubular flower, with a soft-focus green background. The bee's legs and body are covered in fine hairs. n image for BBC Radio 4’s ‘In Our Time’ programme. The background is a golden mosaic swirling mosaic design. The programme title, ‘IN OUR TIME,’ is displayed in bold black letters in a white rectangular frame. Above the title, is the BBC logo and in the lower right corner, there is a white Radio 4 logo.
March 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM