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The Sainsbury Laboratory
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An independent research institute renowned for world-leading fundamental discoveries in molecular plant-microbe interactions to reduce crop losses
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Once again, this year we celebrated all our 2025 achievements at the TSL Autumn symposium 🏆

Congratulations to all our prize winners, including our ASM poster prize winners and our pumpkin carver of the year 🎃

Find all TSL Prize Winners here: www.tsl.ac.uk/news/tsl-pri...
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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We are proud to share that yesterday @adelineharant.bsky.social, the @tech-commit.bsky.social Lead at TSL, represented our lab at the 15th Technician Commitment Signatory Event.

It was a day full of discussion about policy, international collaborations, best practices and sustainability! 🧪
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November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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3/ Interesting reveal!

The 2.12Å crystal structure shows that the peptide forms a cyclic structure with a disulfide bond.

These new results highlight how small structural differences allow different ligand binding specificity even within conserved receptor families.
Surface representation of HSL3 ectodomain (grey) bound to CTNIP4 (pink cartoon) shows the peptide adopting a cyclic conformation stabilised by an intramolecular disulfide bond. The disulfide bond is shown in yellow, and N-linked glycans are displayed as grey sticks.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱

@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
Photo of tomatoes and plants with text reading "Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 comes into force today"
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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🏆NEWS: Delighted to spot two of our group leaders on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list by @clarivateag.bsky.social.

The list aims to recognise the most influential researchers on a global scale, representing those in the top 1% by citations for their field.

#HighlyCited2025
Two TSL group leaders, Prof. Jonathan Jones FRS and Prof. Cyril Zipfel, feature in the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list by Clarivate. Their pictures are shown on the front of this year's Clarivate visuals for the announcement, which include blue, purple and green concentric circles on a black background.
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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We are pleased to announce that @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social has won the Young Investigator Award by the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists.

The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.

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November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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We had another great TSL Autumn Symposium, where scientists shared their 2025 achievements with our Scientific Advisory Board 🌱🧪

Thanks to everyone for a fantastic week of connecting, learning and celebrating! 🎉

Stay tuned for our TSL prize announcements 🔜
View of the audience at the TSL symposium, with a speaker on the stage and a slide projected behind them.
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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VACANCY: Senior Lab Support Technician.

Support the development of a new plant immunity platform within TSL Ventures that explores RNAi-based disease resistance.

Apply online, deadline 29 Oct 2025.

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#PlantSciJobs #PlantScience #STEMJobs
Senior lab support technician job opportunity. Support the development of a new plant immunity platform that explores RNAi-based disease resistance.
October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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It's #TLevelsWeek!

We believe T-levels play a valuable role in ensuring the future sustainability of technical skills across UK research institutes.

Find out more about our experience hosting T-level students: buff.ly/GYiakyG

#TLevels #TLevelsWeek
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Fantastic hosting the @GoogleDeepMind team at TSL with @kamounlab.bsky.social 🌱

From AI in plant health to building scientific capacity, our missions clearly resonate!

Tools like AlphaFold can accelerate scientific breakthroughs in our field -holding real promise for global food security 🌍
Sophien Kamoun, the Google DeepMind team and Nick Desnoyer are pictured inside one of The Sainsbury Laboratory’s growth chambers, surrounded by growing plants. Nick Desnoyer is pictured showing the Google DeepMind team growing plants inside one of The Sainsbury Laboratory’s growth chambers. The Google DeepMind team alongside The Sainsbury Laboratory group leaders, GetGenome lead James Canham and members of the Kamoun group.
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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VACANCY: Senior Lab Support Technician.

Support the development of a new plant immunity platform within TSL Ventures that explores RNAi-based disease resistance.

Apply online, deadline 29 Oct 2025.

buff.ly/IhskRvq

#PlantSciJobs #PlantScience #STEMJobs
Senior lab support technician job opportunity. Support the development of a new plant immunity platform that explores RNAi-based disease resistance.
October 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Huge congratulations to PhD students @lenaknorr.bsky.social, from the Ma group, and @amiralito.bsky.social, from the @kamounlab.bsky.social, for their 2025 ASM poster awards! 🎉🌱
October 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social's talk concludes another day full of exciting research at our annual science meeting 🌱🧬

Find out more about the Nobori lab: www.tsl.ac.uk/our-work/sci...

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October 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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📣 Applications are now OPEN for the John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme

This 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant & Microbial Sciences at The Sainsbury Laboratory, @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social

🗓️ Apply before 13 Nov '25 ➡️ okt.to/qjy60T
October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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This morning Wenbo Ma, senior group leader at TSL, gave the first talk at our Annual Science Meeting, one of the highlights of our scientific year!

Find out more about the Ma lab: tsl.ac.uk/our-work/sci...

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October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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“If we didn’t have plants, we’d still be fish!” 🐠🌍

Our keynote @plantteaching.bsky.social about the importance of plants, from photosynthesis to evolution and development... through aliens! 🌱🛸

@johninnescentre.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social

#NBIAST2025
Mary Williams speaking on the stage. The slide projected behind her contains a satellite photo of half of the Earth, with a cartoon alien spaceship on the top left, and the title reads “What would aliens take home from earth?”
October 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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The NBI Accessible Science Talk event is officially on!

@cristobaluauy.bsky.social,
@johninnescentre.bsky.social director, introduced the #NBIAST2025

@earlhaminst.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Great turnout today for Nucleate UK's Lunch & Learn session at Norwich Research Park.

It was truly inspiring to hear how Nucleate can support future biotech leaders 🧠 🧫🌱

If you're interested or just curious, join tonight's Activator Info Session in Norwich: luma.com/bc2sijuv
A dozen people having an informal discussion at Norwich Research Park Six more people discussing around a table at Norwich Research Park Two people presenting Nucleate UK at Norwich Research Park Two people presenting Nucleate UK at Norwich Research Park
October 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Busy week for TSL Ventures!

First Damien Caubrière and Sasha Eremina joined the #WorldAgriTech Innovation Summit in London, then innovation came to Norwich for Norwich Research Park's #PosterShowcaseEvent.

Huge thanks to everyone for making Norwich a centre of excellence in agritech! 🌱🚀
September 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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On this #postdocappreciation week we want to thank our postdocs, who joined TSL from all corners of the world to help us make incredible scientific discoveries.
You make our lab awesome!
September 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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We were delighted to welcome the President of the South China Agricultural University to TSL, as well as SCAU Deans and Deputy Deans, and share our exciting vision for plant-microbe research & innovation.
September 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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EVENT - Calling all teachers, A-level science classes and colleges:

Registration is now open for the NBI Accessible Science Talks 2025!

🗓️ Tuesday 7 October 2025
Register here ➡️ jic.link/NBIAST2025
Full programme: jic.link/NBIAST2025-P...

#NBIAST2025
Text on blue graphic with line drawings of a bacteria cell, dna helix and lab glassware. Accessible science with the Norwich Bioscience Institutes. Tuesday 7 October.
September 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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"Combating misinformation is not just about correcting falsehoods or errors, it is about listening, engaging, and building relationships founded on trust"

Ruth Annang reflects on her participation in the Africa Biennial Biosciences Communications Conference 👉 www.tsl.ac.uk/news/msc-per...
#ABBC2025
September 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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We are pleased to announce that @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social has been awarded the RKS Wood Prize 2026 by the @bspp.bsky.social.

“I am humbled to have been awarded the RKS Wood Prize 2026. I’d like to thank my research group and my TSL colleagues for their inspiration and support.”

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Nick Talbot, Executive Director and senior group leader at TSL, is pictured in a glasshouse surrounded by rice plants.
September 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Another Preprint Pizza Party has come and passed!

Students, postdocs and RAs from TSL and @johninnescentre.bsky.social gathered to discuss and review recent @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social articles 📝
Pizza kept the spirits high during this challenging task 🍕

#PreprintCommentClub #PreprintPizzaParty
About twenty people are gathered around five tables, discussing about biorxiv preprints Six people with their laptops are sitting around a table and discussing.
September 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM