📌New @episeedlink.bsky.social secondment completed¡🎉 🧬 @shreyasbeedubail.bsky.social worked at the @farronalab.bsky.social to standardise DNA and histone extraction in Brassica napus seeds and quantify DNA methylation, helping clarify epigenetic changes triggered by biostimulant seed priming.🪴🌱

We are very happy and proud of Saqlain who has his Viva yesterday 🥳🥳🥳 many thanks to his committee members for making this last step of his thesis very special 🤗

Saqlain Haider@saqlainh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’m happy to share that I have passed my PhD viva at the University of Galway. I would like to sincerely thank my supervisor Dr. Sara Farrona, external (Professor Daniel Schubert), and internal examiners and all members of @farronalab.bsky.social alongside collaborators for their support.

We are very happy to share our new paper about PWO proteins evolution 🤗🌱 This has been a joint effort between our lab and Iva Mozogová's lab led by Ahamed Khan #PlantScience #TansleyReview

New Phytologist@newphyt.bsky.social · 4mo ago

PWO proteins are associated with PRC2 since their emergence in vascular plants 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Khan et al. @farronalab.bsky.social @saqlainh.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci

📌The 8th video recorded by one of our @episeedlink.bsky.social PhD students is here¡ Today @norapasqualimedici.bsky.social from the @uniofgalway.bsky.social shows us how is a normal day in a Marie Curie students 👉Watch it on this link: youtu.be/o1CjrxnAutM Follow us www.youtube.com/channel/UCSC...

EpiSeedLink_A day in the life of a Marie Curie PhD student by Nora Pasquali (Univesity of Galway)

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✨ The 8th @episeedlink.bsky.social Newsletter is coming¡ We are reaching an exciting milestone! We will host our first public conference, bringing together the consortium and the wider scientific community. The newsletter introduces the key speakers at the conference 👉 Read here: bit.ly/46pnmHd

😥Sadly, our @episeedlink.bsky.social last meeting has come to an end Still, we enjoyed a wonderful afternoon together, a relaxing boat tour, and a lovely walk through the beautiful city of Amsterdam. Grateful for these moments🫂 And tomorrow, there’s even more ahead with our international meeting

🌱 Passionate about science, sustainability and public engagement? 🌍 W're HIRING a project manager for the outreach SeedPop! project. Go to www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/ and search for job ref. No. 011532

'This video is the culmination of several yrs attempting to: (1) Figure out best practices for modeling ptn-ptn interactions; (2) Understand the outputs of programs like AlphaFold & adjacent software including quantitative metrics;(3) Communicate my thoughts to unwitting victims through workshops'

AlphaFold protein interaction modeling tutorial and workshop - the Node

This video is the culmination of several years attempting to: (1) Figure out best practices for modeling protein-protein interactions; (2) Understand the This video is the culmination of several years...

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New postdoc position for 3 years in my group at the University of Glasgow to develop mathematical models of plant cold response. Check out the advert or contact me for more details! www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Have you ever wondered how new DNA methylation patterns are established? Paradigm shift ahead! We discovered a new mode of DNA methylation targeting in plants that relies on transcription factors and sequence motifs rather than chromatin modifications to regulate the methylome. rdcu.be/eQ6L5 1/8

Come and work with us, We are looking for a new group leader at Turku Bioscience @turkubioscience.bsky.social. Åbo Akademi University invites applications for a fixed term position as Head of Research in Bioscience (Principle Investigator). abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...

🚀 Big news for European agriculture & innovation! The Presidency and Parliament have struck a breakthrough deal on regulating new genomic techniques (NGTs) in plant breeding. After years of debate, this agreement could reshape how Europe tackles food security,climate resilience, and competitiveness🧵

Friends, I hardly ever get to post this… Bryophyte faculty job!!! botany.ubc.ca/job-postings...

BLOG - “Wow” moments in the life and career of young scientist Miguel Dr @miguelmontez.bsky.social has had a memorable few months. From dual academic research publications, to winning a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Fellowship - and even finding the time to get married! www.jic.ac.uk/blog/wow-mom...

“Wow” moments in the life and career of young scientist Miguel | John Innes Centre

The past few months have been a truly memorable time in the life and career of Dr Miguel Montez.

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We are lucky to have Prof Christophe Tatout from @igred.fr @ucauvergne.bsky.social sharing his knowledge about RNA-seq analysis at @uniofgalway.bsky.social 👏🙏 thanks to the Ulysses 2025 programme @researchireland.ie

It was a pleasure to be back at the MPIPZ last week. Thanks to Franziska Turck for the invitation and the lovely memory tour

Saqlain @saqlainh.bsky.social and Xinyi @xinyichen.bsky.social had a great time showing our fav model species 🪰🧍‍♀️🌱🦠 and more at the Centre for Chromosome Biology stand during the #Galway Science and Technology Festival @uniofgalway.bsky.social

1/ 🚀 AEBP2 isn’t what we thought. You were told that AEBP2 promotes PRC2 activity on chromatin. We found the opposite: the most prevalent AEBP2 isoform inhibits PRC2 activity. 👉 surl.li/cgwqcq A thread 🧵

@norapasqualimedici.bsky.social is super happy to share her new review on studying plants at single cell resolution 🌱🧬❤️ This works was supported by @episeedlink.bsky.social Free access until 25th Dec on www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Very happy to see our paper published online natcomms.nature.com. Thank you to @wellcometrust.bsky.social for funding this work during my time with @robklose.bsky.social and David Booth! Thanks also to collaborators @garcialabms.bsky.social @alexdemendoza.bsky.social and the other authors!

Chromatin profiling identifies putative dual roles for H3K27me3 in regulating cell type-specific genes and transposable elements in choanoflagellates

Nature Communications - Here, the authors investigate chromatin-based gene regulation in the closest relative of animal, choanoflagellates. They uncover a putative dual role for the histone...

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Super nice video!!!

🧵(1/2)🎥 Starting today! We’re launching a monthly series of short videos prepared by the @episeedlink.bsky.social fellows, where they talk about science and their own research. Stay tuned to discover their projects and what inspires them! 🌱🔬 Follow us on our YouTube channel shorturl.at/YShcK%C2%A1

🚀✨ Our very first @episeedlink.bsky.social podcast episode is out on YouTube now! 👉 @stefaniapaltri.bsky.social and @clarissezigue.bsky.social explain their story behind joining this program, the motivations, and more 🔗 youtu.be/LND9nEA18W8 Don’t miss the upcoming episodes of Voice Marie Curie 🎓

🌱 Don’t miss it! 💬Let's Talk about Priming, Stress & Epigenetic memory in plants with top scientists from around the world. 🔥 Meet, share & grow together. Join the @episeedlink.bsky.social International Conference 🌍 Save your spot today! 🗓️ 9-10th February, 2026. Amsterdam

📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: Priming, Stress & Epigenetic Memory: An Integrated View from Model Plants to Crops EpiSeedLink International Conference 2026🌱 👉 buff.ly/MuMrClE #PlantScience

Priming, Stress & Epigenetic Memory: an integrated view from model plants to crops EpiSeedLink International Conference 2026

(2026) Mon 9 Feb - Tue 10 [EST]: This scientific conference is organized by the EpiSeedLink consortium. EpiSeedlink is a European research and training initiative focused on epigenetics and seed…

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🌱 EpiSeedLink Seed Germination Kit – Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists! 🧪 On June, two @episeedlink.bsky.social members, @ulffeuerstein.bsky.social and @kingsleyibeabuchi.bsky.social, hosted 32 kids(ages 10–11) at DSV in Asendorf, for a hands-on demo in plant science. Here’s what happened¡

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)

Epigenetics Update - Plant mobile domain protein–DNA motif modules counteract Polycomb silencing to stabilize gene expression go.nature.com/3IzfbQe #Epigenetics #Chromatin #Plants #Polycomb --- Discover the breakthrough at epigenometech.com

✨Redefining epigenetic variation in evolution. Our @NaturePlants paper shows gene body DNA methylation as a major force shaping expression, traits, and adaptation in plants. Synergy with Shahzad @ShahzadZaigham & Zilberman Labs—congrats🎉. rdcu.be/eFRJy @MSU_PRI