PhD position available on modeling the mechanical regulation of plant development and regeneration. A great opportunity to join the plant mechanobiology community in GreenTE! More info can be found here: green-te.nl/job/open-phd... @green-te.bsky.social @roelandmerks.bsky.social

Open PhD position: Modeling the mechanical regulation of plant development and regeneration - GreenTE

The opening is for a PhD research position within the field of mathematical or theoretical biology, computational physics, applied mathematics […]

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Our lates preprint!💃 Kudos to Jente and Judith for going above and beyond with CRK's biochemical and biophysical characterisation! Tour the collaborative effort! Fruitful and fun 🙏🙏🙏 Take a look if you want to know what it takes and what it means to make a dimmer! 🤝

bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 6d ago

Structural and functional insights into the role of Cysteine-Rich Receptor-Like Kinase 18 (CRK18) in Arabidopsis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.30.741491v1

The role of plant actin in mechanical responses available now on bioRxiv! Congratulations to @jasper-lamers.bsky.social, Anna Daamen @jorissprakel.bsky.social and to everyone involved! 🌱💻

@jasper-lamers.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our work on the mechanoresponsiveness of actin is out! While plant microtubules have been extensively studied for their role in mechanobiology, actin has very much been ignored. Here we show that actin responds to cellular deformations within minutes and observed it in Marchantia and Arabidopsis!

Don't forget the next MechanoBioTalks episode tomorrow at 2 PM CET: Benoit Landrein (RDP Lyon) will speak about mechanical control of seed morphogenesis! For more info and registration: green-te.nl/activities/

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Activities Webinars ”MechanoBioTalks – Mechanics, Materials and Living Matter” is a webinar series supported by the GreenTE consortium and organized […]

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On 24 June at 2 PM CET, the MechnoBioTalks webinar series will continue with Benoit Landrein. His research focuses on how tissue mechanics regulate plant organ growth trough mechanical signaling. Subscribe to get a link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... For more information see our website.

Amazing seeing @green-te.bsky.social young researchers joining the Mechanobiology Across the Tree of Life meeting in Heidelberg! Thanks to @htian.bsky.social and Ruchika Dyavatha for the photos. Check out more here: green-te.nl/mechanobiolo...

Very proud of the GreenTE young researchers! 🌱🤩

Maizel lab @maizel-lab.org · 2mo ago

EMBL meeting on Mechanobiology: @green-te.bsky.social en force, filling the two front rows and prominently featured with >10 posters or talks 🌱✊

Fast mechanosensitive and Ca2+-dependent reorientation of motile cilia basal bodies in the placozoan Trichoplax: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

Fast mechanosensitive and Ca2+-dependent reorientation of motile cilia basal bodies in the placozoan Trichoplax

Leria et al. show that mechanical cues trigger Ca²⁺-dependent, coordinated, and fast reorientation of the ciliary basal bodies in Trichoplax. This enables swift changes in ciliary beat direction and t...

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Evolution of root systems in land plants: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

Evolution of root systems in land plants

In this review, Lakehal et al. chart the evolution of root systems, discussing key innovations in root morphology and the regulatory mechanisms that enabled land plants to adapt. They argue that crop ...

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Our beautiful special issue on plant evolution is out @currentbiology.bsky.social ! www.cell.com/issue/S0960-...

🍀🔬 Temporal changes in surface tension guide microtubule organization and accurate asymmetric division of Arabidopsis zygotes @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

♻️🆓: Cell death in bryophytes: emerging models to study core regulatory modules and conserved pathways doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #PlantScience

Cell death in bryophytes: emerging models to study core regulatory modules and conserved pathways

Abstract. This review summarizes recent progress in our current understanding of the mechanisms underlying the cell death pathways in bryophytes, focusing

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New OA Resource: "A transcriptional atlas of early Arabidopsis seed development suggests mechanisms for inter-tissue coordination" rdcu.be/fj8H2 Single-nucleus RNAseq profiling of early Arabidopsis seed development. #PlantScience

Chemical probes + imaging can reveal spatiotemporal patterns of a wide range of physico-chemical features in plants, without the need for genetic access. We reviewed what tools exist and how they can be used & engineered. Chemistry meets plant cell biology! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Chemical Probes for Functional Plant Imaging

The advent of spatial and quantitative biology has led to immense advances in understanding the complex inner workings of plants, down to the molecular scale. Functional imaging of live plants, which ...

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The second GreenTE meeting was hosted on May 7-8th. 2 days of exciting and inspiring science! 🌱🌱Read more here 👇

Second GreenTE Annual Meeting - GreenTE

GreenTE annual meeting 2026. GTE hosted its second annual meeting in May 7-8th. The program included presentations from PhDs and […]

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‼️ Registration for the Annual MAdLand Meeting 2026 is now open! Join us in Göttingen from Sep 29–Oct 2, 2026 to discuss the latest trends in plant science & reconnect with an amazing #Plantsci community #MAdLand2026 #Evolution 🌱 Learn more and register here: madland-meeting.de/2026/

Postdoc position open in GreenTE! Are you interested in exploring the mechanisms underlying mechanical signaling during seed germination? Then find out how to apply here: green-te.nl/job/new-post... #Plantscijobs #Plantscience

New postdoc position open: How do cells communicate during seed germination? - GreenTE

Within the GreenTE Gravitation program, we are looking for a talented Postdoc to explore mechanisms underlying mechanical signaling during seed […]

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We are happy to share this initiative from the young researchers in GreenTE! These lab visits connect our PhDs and postdocs and are a fundamental starting point for exciting collaborations 🌱 green-te.nl/young-resear... @green-te.bsky.social

Young researchers visit TU/e - GreenTE

GreenTE postdocs and PhDs visited the laboratory of Self-Organizing Soft Matter at TU/e. This is the second laboratory visit organized […]

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GreenTE is now on Bluesky!

Green-TE@green-te.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🌱 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 - 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 🚀 This is an initiative lead by early career researchers with the aim to bring together and inspire researchers interested in biomechanics, biophysics and biology across different kingdoms of life. 🔗 green-te.nl/activities/

We are happy to announce the start of the MechanoBioTalks – Mechanics, Materials and Living Matter an initiative organized by GreenTE young researchers. The aim of the webinars is to bring together researchers interested in biomechanics, biophysics and biology. Register here: green-te.nl/activities/

Activities - GreenTE

Activities Webinars ”MechanoBioTalks – Mechanics, Materials and Living Matter” is a webinar series supported by the GreenTE consortium and organized […]

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Postdoc Position at the GreenTE consortium: Biology of Mechanically-Triggered Plant Immunity! Join this interdisciplinary program on mechanosensing in plants 🌱🌱. Apply here: www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

Postdoc Position in Biology of Mechanically-Triggered Plant Immunity

How do plants sense the mechanical pressure of invading pathogens to trigger immunity? Join us and discover how plants respond to mechanical force.

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[...]I also think it is inspiring and humbling to study organisms that I and other humans are utterly dependent on, but that do not need us at all.[...]

New Phytologist@newphyt.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"I am grateful that plant science is so international and so full of people who are really motivated to try to improve the world for many living things." In #Profile: Dominique Bergmann 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience @stanfordstomata.bsky.social

The first GreenTE workshop took place in Wageningen on October 14th-17th, 2025. The workshop was attended by 28 young researchers and lots of new collaborations started to develop. Exciting times and great science coming up!

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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.

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Using precise spatial and temporal analysis, researchers in Science provide insight into how bacteria around the root interact both with the plant and with each other. Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/3WgNajk

Great postdoc opportunity in Ceratopteris research!!

Andy Plackett@seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · last yr.

I have a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position starting in January to study the evolution of seed gene networks using the fern Ceratopteris! Interested? More info here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU179/r... Closing date 31st July. 🙂 #PlantScience #PlantSciencejobs

🔥Postdoc opportunity 🌱 The Legris lab at the University of Neuchâtel 🇨🇭 is looking for a Postdoc to work on the regulation of branching by warm temperatures. If you have a background on plant physiology and development, and you're interested in shoot thermomorphogenesis, apply now!

PhD position open 👇🌱💻! Deadline for the application July 1st.

Cecilia Borassi@ceciborassi.bsky.social · last yr.

PhD position open within the GreenTE consortium, under the supervision of @roelandmerks.bsky.social If you are interested in mathematical or theoretical biology, computational physics or computational science this position is for you! Find more information here: green-te.nl/1724-2/

Group leader position at the University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotechnology. Plant biologists eligible as well. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Group Leader, Institute of Biotechnology

Group Leader, Institute of Biotechnology

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PhD position open within the GreenTE consortium, under the supervision of @roelandmerks.bsky.social If you are interested in mathematical or theoretical biology, computational physics or computational science this position is for you! Find more information here: green-te.nl/1724-2/

PhD position open! - GreenTE

Modeling the mechanical regulation of plant development and regeneration If you have a Master’s degree in applied mathematics, computational/theoretical physics, […]

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