Interested in a cross-scale understanding of #mechanobiology? Join the EMBO Workshop "Forces across scales" in Porto, Portugal, 27–30 April 2027. Deadline: 1 December 2026 https://meetings.embo.org/event/27-forces-scales #EMBOforces #EMBOevents 🧪

🧪 Join Bhatia Group as a Research Assistant! Help uncover how the plant hormone cytokinin shapes plant development using Arabidopsis thaliana, while working in a collaborative & supportive research environment 🌱 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... Closes 13 Aug 2026 #plantscijobs

We’re looking for a Reviews Editor to join the team. Joining an experienced & successful journal team, this is an exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a significant contribution to an important journal in the field of cell biology. www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...

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Explore career opportunities at The Company of Biologists. Join a team passionate about science, publishing and community support.

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🌾 We're hiring a postdoc! Join the Stomatal Biology group in beautiful Bern @unibe.ch How do grass leaves spatially coordinate development of veins & stomatal rows? 2 years (plus possible extension), funded by @snsf.ch @dfg.de within @cerealcell.bsky.social RU5325 jobs.unibe.ch/job-vacancie...

www.nature.com/articles/s41... It's been a long time coming, but delighted to say that the first major output from my Royal Society Fellowship is now published. 🙂 #PlantScience

The post-fertilization archegonium gene network of seedless plants contributed to the origin of seeds - Nature Communications

The authors identify conserved gene networks across fern and angiosperm reproductive development, including between the sporophyte ovule and the fern gametophyte egg-chamber. Repurposing of this netwo...

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Together with @plantophagy.bsky.social, we have an opened postdoc position for a young scientist that graduated after 01/01/2025, see ad attached

🌱🧬Root surface epidermal cells sense mechanical tension & activate RAB-A5c-driven growth control. Covered cells are shielded by the root cap Plants use positional cues to link biomechanics with gene expression for directional growth. #plantscience @zoenv.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...

Plant cells at the organ surface use mechanical cues to activate a specific growth-control program

Nemec-Venza et al. show how mechanical signals, such as tissue tension, can activate gene expression in epidermal cells at the surface of Arabidopsis roots. The expression of the edge-specific growth ...

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☕ @takinishimura.bsky.social et al. develop a platform named cell surface #liposome binding (CLiB), which allows the high-throughput monitoring of protein – #lipid interactions and can be used to design lipid-binding probes. 👉https://rdcu.be/fwgUI www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cell surface liposome binding (CLiB) allows lipid-binding probe engineering via high-throughput screening - Nature Cell Biology

Nishimura et al. develop a platform named cell surface liposome binding (CLiB), which allows the high-throughput monitoring of protein–lipid interactions and can be used to design lipid-binding probes...

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@oeaw.bsky.social is searching for the next #director of @gmivienna.bsky.social ‼️It’s a huge opportunity to shape the future of #plantscience oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/de/job/u3g5t...

Scientific Director (f/m/x)

OeAW - Discovering the futureThe Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI), part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), is seeking to appoint a visionary Scientific Director to lea

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Our latest for your summer reading list: how do plants control growth at the organ surface? So proud of @zoenv.bsky.social's magnum opus and grateful to all the other authors, including Annamaria Kiss, @nathan-german.bsky.social, and @moritznowack.bsky.social! www.cell.com/current-biol...

Plant cells at the organ surface use mechanical cues to activate a specific growth-control program

Nemec-Venza et al. show how mechanical signals, such as tissue tension, can activate gene expression in epidermal cells at the surface of Arabidopsis roots. The expression of the edge-specific growth ...

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Out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social the improved version of our paper! I am very proud of this work with @ckirchhelle.bsky.social, @nathan-german.bsky.social, Annamaria Kiss, @moritznowack.bsky.social and others! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Plant cells at the organ surface use mechanical cues to activate a specific growth-control program

During morphogenesis of multicellular organs, cells in distinct positions need to meet specific functional requirements to form the appropriate tissue…

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Dual role of the receptor kinase FERONIA in regulating tissue mechanics and growth | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Dual role of the receptor kinase FERONIA in regulating tissue mechanics and growth

The receptor kinase FERONIA mediates a double feedback from tissue mechanics on growth rate.

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One of our recent papers describing techniques to identify root barriers to parasitic plant infection. Plus we show that lignin in the cortex can block branched broomrape infection of tomato.

Plant & Cell Physiology@plantcellphysiol.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hairy link... Gouran et al. @bradylabs.bsky.social @plantdevo.bsky.social provide an integrated experimental framework that enables holistic analysis of broomrape parasitism, which may be applied at scale to accelerate resistance gene discovery in #tomato & other hosts 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

📢 Two postdoc positions available in @mc-caillaud.bsky.social's group (RDP lab, ENS de Lyon), part of an ERC Consolidator. Project: how plant cells orient their division, combining cell biology, molecular genetics, and mechanical modelling. 📅 Deadline: 1 Oct 26 | Start: Nov 26 onwards Details 🧵👇

Group Leader in Fundamental Biology of Legumes // John Innes Centre, Norwich www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSG151/g... The John Innes Centre is seeking a junior or established researcher to lead a research programme in fundamental plant biology relevant to legumes or other rotation crops. #BotanyJobs

Group Leader in Fundamental Biology of Legumes at John Innes Centre, Norwich

An opportunity for an academic position as a Group Leader in Fundamental Biology of Legumes is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

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Why do primary plant tissues hold their shape? We are told it's because of turgor pressure—but how does that work mechanically? We investigated how pressurized cylindrical structures support themselves. Read here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sm... Funded by @hfspo.bsky.social www.plantbiomechanics.net

Ever stretch a plastic bag until it wrinkled? Keeping a thin sheet flat while it rapidly expands is surprisingly difficult. So how do growing plant leaves remain flat as they rapidly grow? Check out our new @currentbiology.bsky.social review, How to Grow a Flat Leaf www.cell.com/current-biol...

How to grow a flat leaf

Peng et al. review mechanisms driving lamina expansion, including gene expression, auxin-mediated proliferation, and microtubule-directed growth, linking disrupted coordination to morphological defect...

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Hey plant colleagues out there! 3 days to go to apply for the plant biotechnology professorship. Great colleagues @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social, amazing atmosphere @dompsfr.bsky.social, lovely city to settle. And great support by @cibss.bsky.social. www.nature.com/naturecareer...

W3 Professorship for Plant Biotechnology - Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg (DE) job with University of Freiburg (Uni Freiburg) | 12859402

The future position holder will lead an internationally recognized research program that combines excellent basic research with clear perspectives for

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Interested in how plant stem cells can strive in the harshest environments? Read @thomasgreb.bsky.social and my review of plant stem cell robustness: doi.org/10.1016/j.de...

🌾 Every grass leaf shares the same repeating short-long cell pattern in its epidermis. Our new #preprint identifies the protein that builds it. 🔬🧬 📄 preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵⬇️ 1/11

NEWS - Researchers uncover the inside story on plant organ growth 🍃 Research has shed intriguing new light on the genetics underlying the diverse plant organ shapes we see in #agriculture and #nature. www.jic.ac.uk/news/researc...

Our group is moving from @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social to the maritime city of Kiel! ⛵️🩵 I will lead the Department of Marine Plant Development and Physiology @uni-kiel.de 🌱🪸🌊 Look out for opportunities to join us in this exciting & growing hub for Plant, Marine & Evolutionary Biology in North Germany 🇩🇪

For all the #nucleus fans out there: We’re celebrating the latest @jcellsci.bsky.social Special Issue in a webinar hosted by the Nuclear Pore and Nuclear Transport webinar series. Join us to hear talks from Ayse Turkmen, @andrewdstephens.bsky.social & Ralph Kehlenbach. 🗓️13 July, 17:00 BST (UTC+1)

Journal of Cell Science Special Issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus - FocalPlane

Journal of Cell Science Special Issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus - News

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🌾 Grass leaves are the photosynthetic powerhouses of human civilisation. @lbmountain.bsky.social's transcriptomic atlas of nearly 70,000 cells from shoot apex to mature leaf follows the genetic programs that form a grass leaf 🧬 paper doi.org/10.1093/plce... expression browser shiny.ips.unibe.ch

Have you ever wondered how the epigenome is modified during the transition from seed to seedling? Here, we show that water uptake by Arabidopsis seeds triggers the eviction of the H2B variant H2B.8, thereby revealing replication-independent chromatin reprogramming. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Please repost! 🌿 Postdoctoral position available in the Yadav Lab at UMass Amherst! 🌿 Apply by September 25, 2026. See the advertisement below. drive.google.com/file/d/1W9QU... We are seeking a #postdoc to investigate the genetic, and biomechanical principles underlying the leaf morphogenesis.

Our lab @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social is hiring two postdoctoral researchers to join our ERC-funded GRAFT project on mobile small RNAs in plants. 🔗 Details: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/b... 📅 Deadline: July 31, 2026 Please share!

Our Special Issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus is complete Explore our Toc: journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13... Our cover image shows the posteriorly positioned nuclei (Nup50-mCherry - pink) of notochord cells in Ciona embryos. See article by Peng et al. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Nature Communications is looking for a plant biology editor: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

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Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor Locations: Pune, Shanghai, Beijing Application Deadline: 15th July'26 About Springer Nature Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the wo...

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Such an honor to have been elected as an EMBO member and I am looking forward to contribute to the EMBO community! I got spoiled by my fantastic group today! @embo.org

Umeå Plant Science Centre@umeaplantsciencecentre.se · last mo.

🧪🌾NEWS - Congratulations to @srobertgroup.bsky.social on being elected an EMBO Member!🎉 "I want to share this recognition with the many fantastic members of my research group at UPSC over the years," says Stéphanie Robert. Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n... #EMBOMembers2026 @embo.org