Victor S
@vmourade.bsky.social
PhD in Plant Pathology
Postdoctoral researcher at University of Cambridge
Postdoctoral researcher at University of Cambridge
November 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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PSA: Many of you may have noticed a website floating around called formatmypaper(dot)com. People rightly noted something was fishy. I dig into what happened here:
open.substack.com/pub/ubadah/p...
open.substack.com/pub/ubadah/p...
Beware giving this site your unpublished data
Users noticed the website had fake testimonials and a domain name registered seemingly overnight.
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
PSA: Many of you may have noticed a website floating around called formatmypaper(dot)com. People rightly noted something was fishy. I dig into what happened here:
open.substack.com/pub/ubadah/p...
open.substack.com/pub/ubadah/p...
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Structure-informed phylogenetic inference with FoldTree outperforms sequence-only trees on divergent proteins, and untangles RRNPPA quorum-sensing receptors across Gram-positive bacteria & phages. Work led by David Moi (www.linkedin.com/in/david-moi) Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
October 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Structure-informed phylogenetic inference with FoldTree outperforms sequence-only trees on divergent proteins, and untangles RRNPPA quorum-sensing receptors across Gram-positive bacteria & phages. Work led by David Moi (www.linkedin.com/in/david-moi) Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Tem jogo bom, tem jogo excelente, e acima deles tem Final Fantasy Tactics.
September 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Tem jogo bom, tem jogo excelente, e acima deles tem Final Fantasy Tactics.
New Preprint alert! It is finally here!
M incognita is a remarkable pathogen: extremely specialised with the widest host range (> 3,000). All this while reproducing parthenogenetically! We analyse the infection phenotype and transcriptome of 9 hosts (6 orders) at 25 dpi.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
M incognita is a remarkable pathogen: extremely specialised with the widest host range (> 3,000). All this while reproducing parthenogenetically! We analyse the infection phenotype and transcriptome of 9 hosts (6 orders) at 25 dpi.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
The host range paradox of Meloidogyne incognita: a physiological and transcriptomic analysis of nine susceptible interactions across six plant orders
The plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita is the pathogen with the broadest host range among all known biotrophic interactions. This species is also the single most damaging of a group of agr...
www.biorxiv.org
September 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
New Preprint alert! It is finally here!
M incognita is a remarkable pathogen: extremely specialised with the widest host range (> 3,000). All this while reproducing parthenogenetically! We analyse the infection phenotype and transcriptome of 9 hosts (6 orders) at 25 dpi.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
M incognita is a remarkable pathogen: extremely specialised with the widest host range (> 3,000). All this while reproducing parthenogenetically! We analyse the infection phenotype and transcriptome of 9 hosts (6 orders) at 25 dpi.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
This was so heartwarming 💙
I didn’t win, but honestly, just being nominated feels amazing!
"We have a meme in the lab that "Victor was here". Life and soul of the group, dare say the building, with his contributions to positive working culture. Thank you, Victor!"
I didn’t win, but honestly, just being nominated feels amazing!
"We have a meme in the lab that "Victor was here". Life and soul of the group, dare say the building, with his contributions to positive working culture. Thank you, Victor!"
September 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This was so heartwarming 💙
I didn’t win, but honestly, just being nominated feels amazing!
"We have a meme in the lab that "Victor was here". Life and soul of the group, dare say the building, with his contributions to positive working culture. Thank you, Victor!"
I didn’t win, but honestly, just being nominated feels amazing!
"We have a meme in the lab that "Victor was here". Life and soul of the group, dare say the building, with his contributions to positive working culture. Thank you, Victor!"
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Out in @science.org The crazy sequence of events from planting maize in dense fields. Density-dependent linalool release triggers release of compounds into the soil affecting microbes and plants.
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Linalool-triggered plant-soil feedback drives defense adaptation in dense maize plantings
High planting density boosts crop yields but also heightens pest and pathogen risks. How plants adapt their defenses under these conditions remains unclear. In this study, we reveal that maize enhance...
www.science.org
August 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Out in @science.org The crazy sequence of events from planting maize in dense fields. Density-dependent linalool release triggers release of compounds into the soil affecting microbes and plants.
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
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We are excited to announce our next Trends in Nematology Webinar on Nematode Genomics and Effectoromics!
When: 18th September, 2025
Time: 16:00-17:15 CEST
How can I join: Register using the QR code below 🪱
Looking forward to seeing you there!
When: 18th September, 2025
Time: 16:00-17:15 CEST
How can I join: Register using the QR code below 🪱
Looking forward to seeing you there!
August 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We are excited to announce our next Trends in Nematology Webinar on Nematode Genomics and Effectoromics!
When: 18th September, 2025
Time: 16:00-17:15 CEST
How can I join: Register using the QR code below 🪱
Looking forward to seeing you there!
When: 18th September, 2025
Time: 16:00-17:15 CEST
How can I join: Register using the QR code below 🪱
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Woah! Such an important study published in Nature today! Quick thread with some of their key figures!
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June 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Woah! Such an important study published in Nature today! Quick thread with some of their key figures!
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🪱 Calling all Early-Career Nematologists:
Registration for #VNC2025 is NOW OPEN! 🎉
If you are MSc student, PhD candidate, or postdoc working in nematology, Register and submit your abstract.
Register here👉 lnkd.in/dzTRsK7z
⏰ Registration closes September 10th!!!
Registration for #VNC2025 is NOW OPEN! 🎉
If you are MSc student, PhD candidate, or postdoc working in nematology, Register and submit your abstract.
Register here👉 lnkd.in/dzTRsK7z
⏰ Registration closes September 10th!!!
July 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🪱 Calling all Early-Career Nematologists:
Registration for #VNC2025 is NOW OPEN! 🎉
If you are MSc student, PhD candidate, or postdoc working in nematology, Register and submit your abstract.
Register here👉 lnkd.in/dzTRsK7z
⏰ Registration closes September 10th!!!
Registration for #VNC2025 is NOW OPEN! 🎉
If you are MSc student, PhD candidate, or postdoc working in nematology, Register and submit your abstract.
Register here👉 lnkd.in/dzTRsK7z
⏰ Registration closes September 10th!!!
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🚀 Registration for VNC 2025 opens on July 10, 2025!
🔬 Submit your abstract and showcase your research in a vibrant, supportive environment.
📅 Save the date! More info on the 10th!
🔬 Submit your abstract and showcase your research in a vibrant, supportive environment.
📅 Save the date! More info on the 10th!
July 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
🚀 Registration for VNC 2025 opens on July 10, 2025!
🔬 Submit your abstract and showcase your research in a vibrant, supportive environment.
📅 Save the date! More info on the 10th!
🔬 Submit your abstract and showcase your research in a vibrant, supportive environment.
📅 Save the date! More info on the 10th!
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Do you LOVE organelles??
Well I am THRILLED to announce that Nellie has been published in @naturemethods.bsky.social!
Nellie a fully automated pipeline for organelle segmentation, tracking, and hierarchical feature extraction in 2D, 3D, timelapse, multichannel live-cell microscopy
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Well I am THRILLED to announce that Nellie has been published in @naturemethods.bsky.social!
Nellie a fully automated pipeline for organelle segmentation, tracking, and hierarchical feature extraction in 2D, 3D, timelapse, multichannel live-cell microscopy
🧵1/N
February 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Do you LOVE organelles??
Well I am THRILLED to announce that Nellie has been published in @naturemethods.bsky.social!
Nellie a fully automated pipeline for organelle segmentation, tracking, and hierarchical feature extraction in 2D, 3D, timelapse, multichannel live-cell microscopy
🧵1/N
Well I am THRILLED to announce that Nellie has been published in @naturemethods.bsky.social!
Nellie a fully automated pipeline for organelle segmentation, tracking, and hierarchical feature extraction in 2D, 3D, timelapse, multichannel live-cell microscopy
🧵1/N
🌱 New review out with @minyaojhu.bsky.social and Dr. Katharina Schiessl.
Plants form unique organs, and here, we dive into signal perception, hormone regulation, and organ development of three structures: root-knot gall, rhizobia nodule and haustorium
Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.tp...
Plants form unique organs, and here, we dive into signal perception, hormone regulation, and organ development of three structures: root-knot gall, rhizobia nodule and haustorium
Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.tp...
June 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🌱 New review out with @minyaojhu.bsky.social and Dr. Katharina Schiessl.
Plants form unique organs, and here, we dive into signal perception, hormone regulation, and organ development of three structures: root-knot gall, rhizobia nodule and haustorium
Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.tp...
Plants form unique organs, and here, we dive into signal perception, hormone regulation, and organ development of three structures: root-knot gall, rhizobia nodule and haustorium
Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.tp...
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We explore how plants adapt their developmental programs to form specialized organs — nodules, galls, haustoria — enabling mutualistic or parasitic symbioses.
Despite their differences, these organs share gene regulatory pathways, demonstrating the remarkable plasticity of plant development.
Despite their differences, these organs share gene regulatory pathways, demonstrating the remarkable plasticity of plant development.
June 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We explore how plants adapt their developmental programs to form specialized organs — nodules, galls, haustoria — enabling mutualistic or parasitic symbioses.
Despite their differences, these organs share gene regulatory pathways, demonstrating the remarkable plasticity of plant development.
Despite their differences, these organs share gene regulatory pathways, demonstrating the remarkable plasticity of plant development.
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🚀 Excited to share our new review published in Trends in Plant Science, coauthored with Dr. Victor Hugo Moura de Souza & Dr. Katharina Schiessl!
🌱 From hosts to parasites: Hormones driving symbiosis-induced de novo organogenesis
👉 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
🌱 From hosts to parasites: Hormones driving symbiosis-induced de novo organogenesis
👉 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
June 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🚀 Excited to share our new review published in Trends in Plant Science, coauthored with Dr. Victor Hugo Moura de Souza & Dr. Katharina Schiessl!
🌱 From hosts to parasites: Hormones driving symbiosis-induced de novo organogenesis
👉 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
🌱 From hosts to parasites: Hormones driving symbiosis-induced de novo organogenesis
👉 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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Mid-week #mycorrhiza 🍄
Just a particularly pretty arbuscule in a rice root cell colonised by the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, with a cool view down an intercellular hypha. Stained with WGA-Alexafluor488, imaged by CLSM, false-coloured by depth in root 🔥
#microscopy #mycosci #fungi
Just a particularly pretty arbuscule in a rice root cell colonised by the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, with a cool view down an intercellular hypha. Stained with WGA-Alexafluor488, imaged by CLSM, false-coloured by depth in root 🔥
#microscopy #mycosci #fungi
June 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Mid-week #mycorrhiza 🍄
Just a particularly pretty arbuscule in a rice root cell colonised by the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, with a cool view down an intercellular hypha. Stained with WGA-Alexafluor488, imaged by CLSM, false-coloured by depth in root 🔥
#microscopy #mycosci #fungi
Just a particularly pretty arbuscule in a rice root cell colonised by the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, with a cool view down an intercellular hypha. Stained with WGA-Alexafluor488, imaged by CLSM, false-coloured by depth in root 🔥
#microscopy #mycosci #fungi
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One week to go! 🌱
Join our webinar on Nematode-microbe interactions – May 22, 15:00-16:15 CEST.
📅 Register now - use the QR code below and stay tuned 😀
#Nematology #Plantpathology #Science
Join our webinar on Nematode-microbe interactions – May 22, 15:00-16:15 CEST.
📅 Register now - use the QR code below and stay tuned 😀
#Nematology #Plantpathology #Science
May 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
One week to go! 🌱
Join our webinar on Nematode-microbe interactions – May 22, 15:00-16:15 CEST.
📅 Register now - use the QR code below and stay tuned 😀
#Nematology #Plantpathology #Science
Join our webinar on Nematode-microbe interactions – May 22, 15:00-16:15 CEST.
📅 Register now - use the QR code below and stay tuned 😀
#Nematology #Plantpathology #Science
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Get to know our Board members! 🌱
Meet Dr. Unnati Sonawala (@uprogress.bsky.social), one of YNN’s founding members. As a PostDoc at the @cropscicentre.bsky.social, she is marvelled at interactions between plants and microbes—and beyond! Also, she is passionate about learning a new language!
Meet Dr. Unnati Sonawala (@uprogress.bsky.social), one of YNN’s founding members. As a PostDoc at the @cropscicentre.bsky.social, she is marvelled at interactions between plants and microbes—and beyond! Also, she is passionate about learning a new language!
May 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Get to know our Board members! 🌱
Meet Dr. Unnati Sonawala (@uprogress.bsky.social), one of YNN’s founding members. As a PostDoc at the @cropscicentre.bsky.social, she is marvelled at interactions between plants and microbes—and beyond! Also, she is passionate about learning a new language!
Meet Dr. Unnati Sonawala (@uprogress.bsky.social), one of YNN’s founding members. As a PostDoc at the @cropscicentre.bsky.social, she is marvelled at interactions between plants and microbes—and beyond! Also, she is passionate about learning a new language!
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Almost a month to go until our webinar "Nematode-Microbe Interactions" by Dr Olivera Topalović and PhD student Sandra Bredenbruch.
🗓 Save the date: 22nd of May 2025, from 15:00 to 16:15 CEST!
🔬 Stay tuned and don’t miss it! Register now!
🗓 Save the date: 22nd of May 2025, from 15:00 to 16:15 CEST!
🔬 Stay tuned and don’t miss it! Register now!
April 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Almost a month to go until our webinar "Nematode-Microbe Interactions" by Dr Olivera Topalović and PhD student Sandra Bredenbruch.
🗓 Save the date: 22nd of May 2025, from 15:00 to 16:15 CEST!
🔬 Stay tuned and don’t miss it! Register now!
🗓 Save the date: 22nd of May 2025, from 15:00 to 16:15 CEST!
🔬 Stay tuned and don’t miss it! Register now!
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“Science is a smart, low cost investment. The costs of not investing in it are higher than the risk of doing so… talk to people about science.” - @kevinochsner.bsky.social makes his case to the field #sans2025
April 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“Science is a smart, low cost investment. The costs of not investing in it are higher than the risk of doing so… talk to people about science.” - @kevinochsner.bsky.social makes his case to the field #sans2025
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Over 10 years ago I was the editor for the first tomato & the first potato genomes in our pages.
This week, we have this on the cover
“Solanum pan-genetics reveals paralogues as contingencies in crop engineering”
So satisfying to see these advances
@nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This week, we have this on the cover
“Solanum pan-genetics reveals paralogues as contingencies in crop engineering”
So satisfying to see these advances
@nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Over 10 years ago I was the editor for the first tomato & the first potato genomes in our pages.
This week, we have this on the cover
“Solanum pan-genetics reveals paralogues as contingencies in crop engineering”
So satisfying to see these advances
@nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This week, we have this on the cover
“Solanum pan-genetics reveals paralogues as contingencies in crop engineering”
So satisfying to see these advances
@nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This was such a nice surprise! Our review about Aphelenchoides besseyi is in the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the Plant Pathology in 2023!
Please, check it out doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13829
@sebastianevda.bsky.social @uprogress.bsky.social
Please, check it out doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13829
@sebastianevda.bsky.social @uprogress.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This was such a nice surprise! Our review about Aphelenchoides besseyi is in the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the Plant Pathology in 2023!
Please, check it out doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13829
@sebastianevda.bsky.social @uprogress.bsky.social
Please, check it out doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13829
@sebastianevda.bsky.social @uprogress.bsky.social