Happy to share our combined views on the opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology; collaborative work now out in @theplantcell.bsky.social : track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...

Decoding plants cell by cell: opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology

Single-cell and spatial biology techniques present new opportunities for plant research, but also come with methodological considerations, technical limita

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In an heoric endeavor, Xiomin Liu, PhD student in the lab, characterized the dynamics and topology of the cell division machinery during cambium stem cell divisions. Super fruitful collaboration with the group of Sabine Müller (@phragmoplast.bsky.social). doi.org/10.1111/nph....

The preprophase band is dispensable for robust cell division orientation in wood‐forming cambium stem cells

Characterization of periclinal and anticlinal cell divisions in dividing cambium stem cells (CSCs). (a) Scheme indicating periclinal and anticlinal cell divisions in CSCs in the Arabidopsis hypocotyl...

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Open PhD position in plant regeneration 🌱👇 www.muni.cz/en/about-us/...

Check out our recent paper where we shed light on the AMF-tomato symbiosis. @bertderybel.bsky.social @vandepoelelab.bsky.social @vibtechnologies.bsky.social @psb-vib.bsky.social @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...

Decoding stage-specific symbiotic programs in the Rhizophagus irregularis-tomato interaction using single-nucleus transcriptomics

Stuer et al. use single-nucleus RNA-seq to resolve stage-specific transcriptional programs during arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of tomato roots. Their analysis identifies candidate transcription...

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Do you have a discovery ready to bloom? Great ideas deserve room to grow, and #PlantResearch26 is where they can take root. The clock is ticking: your research could be the seed that sparks one of our selected talks. Submit your abstract by midnight: vibbio.tech/4obX8Qi #VIBConf

Phloem is the highly specialised sugar conducting tissue found in all living vascular plants, and it is today always occurs with xylem, the specialised water conducting tissue. Both of these tissues enabled plants to become larger and more complex, but how did these tissues evolve? 1/

Congratulation @transitionalform.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social for publishing the next chapter of your thesis @currentbiology.bsky.social ! Great work showing that the two fundamental vascular tissues - xylem and phloem evolved asynchronously. Read Laura's thread for more details 👇👇

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Our paper on the origin and evolution of phloem, a big part of my PhD work, is out in Current Biology! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Don’t forget to submit your abstract by June 25! ⚠️That is two days away ⚠️4/4 🧵 More information at vibbio.tech/PlantResearc... @psb-vib.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @vibtrainconf.bsky.social

At the forefront of plant research (4th edition)

17-18 September 2026 - Ghent, Belgium

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Profile of Ikram Blilou nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Our latest review on the evolution of molecular networks involved in the development of plant conducting tissues is now out in @jxbotany.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social Check it out here: academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...

Happy to announce that I have started my own research group at the MPIPZ and that I am looking for a postdoc who would like to investigate Marchantia prothallus development with me! Please spread the word and/or apply if interested :)

Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research@mpipz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Looking for a #postdoc? 📣We are #hiring📣 Join the Wallner Group @mpipz.bsky.social to work on tissue patterning, polarity & body axes formation with the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha.🌿 Apply now! #plantsci 👉https://jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/54b1ba6d403b8a106f2595c1ef1171f8d729bb720?ref=homepage

Big congrats to Shunji @plant-circle10.bsky.social for obtaining an FWO junior post doc grant @psb-vib.bsky.social! Excited to have him in the team for a few more years studying procambium activation. Thanks to @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social for funding our research.

Benchmarking plant single cell RNA-sequencing sample processing strategies @carogro.bsky.social, @bertderybel.bsky.social and coworkers link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Benchmarking plant single cell RNA-sequencing sample processing strategies - The EMBO Journal

The isolation of single plant cells from complex tissues is prone to selective enrichment and sampling biases, which complicates accurate profiling of the large diversity in cell types. Optimizing met...

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A few more weeks to apply for the PhD position! Cell biology and polarity in a cool developmental context: www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

PhD Position: The Cellular Basis of Plant Regeneration | Radboud University

Do you want to work as a PhD 'The Cellular Basis of Plant Regeneration' at the Faculty of Science? Check our vacancy!

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Very excited to share our new paper with @thomaseekhout.bsky.social and @bertderybel.bsky.social about benchmarking results for plant single-cell transcriptomics workflows from the same sample🌱. doi.org/10.1038/s443...

Not sure which scRNA-seq platform to use for 🪴 plant samples? How well do doublet detection algorithms really work in 🌱? How can I optimise sample prep ? Find out in our benchmark study! Led by @carogro.bsky.social and @thomaseekhout.bsky.social. Open access at EMBO Journal: doi.org/10.1038/s443...

Benchmarking plant single cell RNA-sequencing sample processing strategies - The EMBO Journal

The isolation of single plant cells from complex tissues is prone to selective enrichment and sampling biases, which complicates accurate profiling of the large diversity in cell types. Optimizing methodologies for cell enrichment and single-cell transcriptomics is therefore critical for single-cell studies addressing plant cell heterogeneity. Here, we systematically compared protoplast enrichment technologies (including conventional and image-based flow cytometry, as well as magnetic cell sorting) and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) platforms (10X Genomics Chromium, BD Rhapsody) using Arabidopsis roots. Image-based flow cytometry offered increased precision due to customizable gating strategies, while magnetic sorting provided faster processing and enhanced representation of cell size heterogeneity. Both scRNA-seq platforms captured root cell heterogeneity and yielded reproducible gene expression profiles, but showed platform-associated differences in cell type composition. Notably, single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis of a mixed ecotype sample revealed that, among cells identified as doublets by computational algorithms, two-thirds were likely to have been misclassified. These insights identify key biases in plant cell purification and scRNA-seq workflows and provide practical guidance for improving data quality across plant species.

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Uncover the evolutionary secrets of plant survival. Prof. Isabel Monte is rewriting how we understand signaling and immunity at the molecular level. See her live at #PlantResearch26, don’t miss your chance to engage. Make sure your abstract is in by 25 June to be part of it: vibbio.tech/48HLZAg

I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join my team to work on the interplay between endocytosis and autophagy. The 3-year project runs in collaboration with the Dagdas lab @plantophagy.bsky.social and can start asap. Interested candidates can apply via the link below. jobs.vib.be/apply/134365

Congratulations to Ivan Kulich from IPMB, Biology Centre CAS for his new paper in Science looking at calcium, ROS and root growth @MOLIPEC www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨Job alert: We are looking for a #phd student to join us @unil.bsky.social to study the evolution & function of gene regulatory sequences in the context of crop domestication using genomics, genome editing and imaging 🌱🍅🧬. #plantscience #scijobs #plantscijobs. Apply here: tinyurl.com/3u73csma

Registration for the International PhD School Plant Development 2026 is up and running, half the places have been already booked! So don't wait until the deadline to register raissiglab.org/plantdevosch... ! Cost: €350.- for conference, accommodation, meals, and a wine tasting in a local winery 🍷

TOMORROW: SEMINAR by Kirsten ten Tusscher, invited by the group of @moritznowack.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social

I am excited to announce that we have two open positions on our recently funded MYBstery M-WEAVE (NWO-DFG) project! 1) Postdoc in my team at Utrecht University (NL). www.uu.nl/en/organisat... 2) PhD in the team of @lauraragni.bsky.social at University of Freiburg (DE). (See thread)

Full house at @psb-vib.bsky.social for the seminar of @dolfweijers.bsky.social showcasing amazing unpublished results! An absolute pleasure to have him over again.

During secondary growth, primary protective barriers break, and a new one forms beneath: the phellem. But what triggers phellem to differentiate and become a functional barrier? Our results show it’s mechanical cues from tissue rupture 🌱 Check out our preprint 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵/1

Registration for the 13th PhD School on Plant Development is open! 🌾 🔬 🌺 🧬 🌵 🧪 Deadline: June 30, 2026 Link to registration form forms.gle/tbmUxaw2vmEn... Cost: €350.- (incl. board, lodging and social event) For details re payment and abstracts see form or homepage raissiglab.org/plantdevosch...

🚨 PhD Position in Plant Molecular Biology 🌱 We are looking for a motivated PhD student to join our team to study root protective barriers. If you are interested in confocal microscopy, cell wall biology, and plant development, this project might be for you! Please share! #PlantScience #PlantSciJob

Very proud that two former lab members: @maitesaura.bsky.social and Yanbiao Sun were now awarded an MSCA postdoc fellowship to continue their scientific journey! Congratulations!

🌱Save the date! It’s time to plant the seeds of discovery at our 4th edition of #PlantResearch26. From roots to results, explore breakthroughs in genetics, sustainability, crop innovation, and future food systems. Let’s grow ideas together, in Ghent, 17-18 September: vibbio.tech/4s31Pg5 #VIBConf

I am happy to announce the launch of a new Arabidopsis genomics resource! Check out arabidopsislyrata.org Now you can easily look at the natural genetic variation across the entire species range of A. lyrata and A. arenosa.