Blanca Jazmin Reyes-Hernandez
@bjazminrh.bsky.social
Plant scientist 🌱 | Root development & plant–environment interactions | Assistant Feature Editor @ Plant Phys | Coffee ☕, books 📚 & sports 🎾
Don't forget to join the 100 Celebration of Plant Physiology Symposium- #PlantBio2026 @plantphys.bsky.social Monday, July 20, 1:30 pm-, Canada Hall 1. And, stop by our booth 🥰🌱🍁 -Photo, our might EIC, Yunde Zhao!
#plantbio2026 Come see me at my poster tonight 000-018 and learn about the Assistant Features Editor program of @theplantcell.bsky.social & @plantphys.bsky.social 💚
Unwind and connect with fellow early career scientists and ASPB Ambassadors over a fun board game night! #PlantScience #PlantBio2026
🐸🌱Position OPEN in the Torii Lab @texasscience.bsky.social @hhmi-science.bsky.social ! We are looking for an enthusiastic, plant propagation, tissue culture, transformation and genome editing expert for functional genomics of Amphibious model system🐸🌱 utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UTstaf...
📣 Join us May 19 (1 PM UTC) for a webinar celebrating the Plant Physiology focus collection on Metabolism, featuring talks by Hiroshi Maeda, Tonni Grube Andersen, and Pengda Ma, hosted by Sibongile Mafu and moderated by Yuzhen Fan.🌱 Learn more and register👉 blog.aspb.org/plant-physio....
Happy to see this work out there 😊
Journal of Experimental Botany@jxbotany.bsky.social · 4mo ago🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 This study shows that the membrane lipids phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate and phosphatidylserine regulate lateral root formation in plants, revealing a new lipid-based control layer beyond hormonal signalling – Dubrovsky et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪
Previously on @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social now in final published version: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Diversification of functional requirements for proteolysis of auxin response factors - Nature Communications
Auxin-dependent ARF transcription factors are subject to proteolytic degradation. Using the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, de Roij et al. show that this degradation evolved early in the ARF family, ...
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Very excited that our review on carbon allocation to axial sink organs is published. Super writing experience and discussions with Anil and @bjazminrh.bsky.social, thank you both for your great work and ideas!
Journal of Experimental Botany@jxbotany.bsky.social · 5mo ago🌾🍃 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🍃🌾 Axial carbon sinks along the phloem transport axis are key in crops such as sugarcane and cassava. Understanding phloem unloading mechanisms will enable manipulation of sugar transport to increase crop yield – Önder et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪
www.rootresearch.org/working-groups the #ISRR organized a minisymposium to introduce all 7 working groups that address different aspects of #rootsscience #roots #plantscience International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Join us! We are going to have a ton of fun this summer with 2 week projects on plant and animal morphogenesis! @maizel-lab.org is leading a module. For my section we are going to live image developing leaves.
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics@kitp-ucsb.bsky.social · 9mo agoAdvanced grad students + postdocs: apply for the 2026 #kitpqbio summer course, "Physical Principles of Morphogenesis in Plants and Animals," at buff.ly/OXXMKEv. Apply by Feb. 1. Course directors Adrienne Roeder (Cornell) and Sebastian Streichan (UCSB)
📢 Online event: International Society of Root Research - Mini Symposium — Wed 28 Jan 2026, 10:00–17:00 UK (12:00–18:30 UTC). Talks + discussion for anyone into root research & related topics. @rootscientists.bsky.social @rootarchitecture.bsky.social #roots #RootResearch #PlantScience #Rhizosphere
And here's another resource to support undergraduate summer research placements, the @aspbofficial.bsky.social SURF program (summer undergraduate research fellowship) aspb-surf.secure-platform.com/a Final applications due Feb 6, so start looking now! #PlantSci
American Society of Plant Biologists - SURF Information
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching@plantteaching.bsky.social · 8mo agoI was in a meeting where we talked about summer projects for undergraduates interested in plant science, & someone shared this link 💚 @apaterlini.bsky.social Some deadlines are as early as January, so pass this on to those who might be interested! www.plantsciencefutures.org.uk/work-experie...
👉 Excited to share this 🌱🧭☺️ ✨ Check it out!
Maizel lab @maizel-lab.org · 8mo agoNew preprint! SOSEKI polarity proteins are mechanoresponsive integrators linking growth and tissue mechanics during lateral root formation. Their polarity marks growth boundaries and reorganises in response to mechanical alterations —reshaping how we think about axis formation. tinyurl.com/28p7af2w
Mapping auxin dynamics in the formation of lateral roots with a dual-DR5 reporter (Blanca Jazmin Reyes-Hernández) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Mapping auxin dynamics in the formation of lateral roots with a dual-DR5 reporter
Roots grow downward and branch outward through the process of lateral root (LR) formation, building a root system that secures water and nutrients. In most
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Applications for the 2026 Vienna BioCenter Summer School Program are now open! Please share this opportunity with talented undergrads or Masters students interested in broadening their research experience in molecular biology in the heart of Europe 🧬
Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training@vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe Vienna BioCenter Summer School 2026 call is now open for talented undergrads, it's a great opportunity for students who are interested in graduate study in the life sciences. Please RT https://training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/
Our work on mapping the dynamics of phospholipids during lateral root formation is now published in @jxbotany.bsky.social We show that PI(4,5)P₂ plays a key role: targeted reduction in pericycle promotes LR development. → academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
If you know postdocs in the US whose work is restricted or becoming difficult, there are new fellowship possibilities in the south of Germany. Please, forward this information to them: uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f... Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
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I'm looking forward to a fun year of working with these folks! We met today, and they are excited to start sharing great plant science!
Plantae.org@plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 9mo ago📣ASPB is happy to announce the 2026 Plantae Fellows, an impressive group ready to bring their best to this resource for the global plant science community!🌱 Read more: buff.ly/CDI47lq #PlantScience
acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #pinformed2 #pin2 mutant in #barley shows modified #roots growth dynamic, changes in #gravitropism and #rootarchitecture
The PIN2 ortholog in barley modifies root gravitropism and architecture
PIN-FORMED (PIN2) regulates root system architecture in barley. Gene editing was used to create novel genetic variants. Outcomes show wider root systems without impacting canopy development. In-dept...
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Final Program announced for the Mech. of Plant Development FASEB (Aug 24-28 in Southbridge MA USA).: tinyurl.com/2cfa8keo
A whole bunch of Assistants Features Editors from @theplantcell.bsky.social and @plantphys.bsky.social getting to know each other 💚 #PlantBio2025
📣📣We are #hiring! 📣Please RT! @mpipz.bsky.social has a group leader position available in the broad area of Plant Development and Diversity 🌿. Apply now!🌿 👉http://bit.ly/4nkUvLa #plantsci
Last chance, tomorrow (Thursday June 26) to join a free, online bystander intervention training. It's eye-opening.What do you do when you see bullying or abuse? Maybe your first impulse isn't the best choice - join us to learn how to respond better! rootandshoot.org/bystandertra...
ROOT-SHOOT RCN@root-shoot.bsky.social · last yr.Join us for free, online, Bystander Intervention Training Workshops for plant scientists, presented by ADVANCEGeo Partnership. These interactive workshops help you recognize when & how to step in when you see problematic behavior. All welcome but space is limited. rootandshoot.org/2025-bystand...
🌱😊 Happy to share my N&Vs @plantphys.bsky.social I highlight a study showing how light modulates leaf expansion by controlling microtubule orientation. #PlantBiology #CellMorphogenesis #Microtubules #LightSignaling academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
Guided by light, microtubules choreograph the directional expansion of cotyledons
In 1880, Charles Darwin and his son Francis observed one of the first clues that light can direct plant growth, describing how young plants sense light at
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Introducing #ambassadorISRRWP6 B. Jazmin Reyes H. @bjazminrh.bsky.social metabolism-dependent Arabidopsis roots dev. and dynamics of microtubules in lateral roots #cellpolarity #SOSEKI proteins #PlantGenetics #Molecular and #CellularBiology #Microscopy Currently in Persson’s lab Uni of Copenhagen
#ambassadorISRRWP6 Gwendolyn Kirschner @gwenkirschner.bsky.social – WP6 lead @rootscientists.bsky.social MarieCurie postdoc. researcher James Hutton Institute focus on root gravitropism:how do plants form and maintain their root angles?How can we adapt the root angles for better soil exploration?
