PLEASE SHARE! New job openings in my lab @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We have a broad interest into the mechanistic basis of how molecular complexes are rewired during cellular development in plants and during invasion by pathogens. 🌱🍄🔬 See details below 👇 #PlantSciJobs

Excited to share the SNPstar! preprint! 🌿 SNPstar helps researchers explore how natural variation in Arabidopsis thaliana affects protein structure and function by integrating SNP data, AlphaFold3 models, stability predictions, population context, and more. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

SNPstar: A Web Server Linking Allelic Variation to Protein Structure and Function in Arabidopsis thaliana

Understanding how natural genetic variants affect protein structure and function is central to plant biology. The 1001 Genomes Project has catalogued millions of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...

biorxiv.org

Deadline extended 📢 Submit your abstract for the #PPRM2026 by July 29th! Check our fantastic lineup of invited speakers and come join us discuss all things #plant peptide receptors 🌱 Please spread the word and see you in Freising (Germany) from September 14 to 16 😊 www.events.tum.de/frontend/ind...

We are currently recruiting an Independent Junior Research Group Leader in the field of biotic and/or abiotic stress biology in plants at the University of Göttingen (starting in January 2027). www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht... Best, Salma Balazadeh & Volker Lipka

PhD project on Blast Fungus host pentration open in my #Proteomics group at @thesainsburylab.bsky.social for an October 2026 entry. Collaborative project with @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social. Deadline: 30th July. Open to Home Fee status applicants. biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/inv...

Investigating host penetration by the rice blast fungus (MENKE_S26DTP3) | Doctoral Training Partnership

MENKE_S26DTP3

biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk

‼️Job altert🚨📢 please spread the word: We're looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our new department "Phytopathology and Plant Protection" at @unihalle.bsky.social. www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/DEZERN3/AUSS...

Attention ECRs: Deadline for self nominations to present in the next Rising Stars of IS-MPMI @ismpmi.bsky.social webinar is TODAY! PhD students and postdocs — don't miss your chance to share your research with the global MPMI community! Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Self nomination form for Rising Stars of IS-MPMI Early Career Webinar Series July 29th 2026

Sponsored by GetGenome

docs.google.com

www.eu-sage.eu/sites/defaul... A major step for European agriculture: the European Parliament has backed new rules for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), helping pave the way for more resilient and climate-adapted crops in the EU. Next: Council agreement and trilogue negotiations. #NGTs #EUAgri

Mit der heute beschlossenen Neuregelung des europäischen Gentechnikrechtes wird die Anwendung „Neuer Genomischer Techniken“ wie der Genschere CRISPR Cas deutlich vereinfacht. Was das bedeutet, erklärt Nicolaus von Wirén vom @leibnizipk.bsky.social. ➡️Alle Infos: tinyurl.com/yc6j8s9j

What a plant! #teambenthi

Sophien Kamoun@kamounlab.bsky.social · last mo.

Magic benthi! 🍄 🌱 Psychedelic Nicotiana benthamiana wasn’t on my 2026 synbio bingo card www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

📢 Help shape the future of EU agri-food research & innovation! Join the #AgRI2040 Conference in Brussels and contribute to discussions on priorities for FP10, sustainable agriculture, forestry & food systems. 📅 Register by 3 July 2026 agriculture.ec.europa.eu/media/events...

🧪🌾VACANCY - How do cell-wall properties shape plant growth?🔬 Join Laura Bacete's group @cellwalldynamics.com as a postdoc and combine plant cell wall biology, biophysics and spatial transcriptomics. Apply by Aug 31👇 www.umu.se/en/work-with...

Postdoctoral scholarship (2 years) in Plant Cell Wall Biology, Biophysics, and Spatial Transcriptomics

umu.se

I am so happy to see this story out! Many congratulations to all authors!

Jessica Lee Erickson@ericksonlab.bsky.social · last mo.

New Preprint! We identified 20 new type II-secreted effectors from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria and show that they help bacteria feed and remodel plant cell walls during infection. Proud of my team at #ZMBP and collaborators for making this possible! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

I cannot wait for the pictures of our samples 🤩. #exitingtimesahead

SNP2Prot@snp2prot.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Big news for #SNP2Prot! 🎉 The new Krios 5 cryo-EM at @unihalle.bsky.social is online. Led by SNP2Prot PI Panagiotis Kastritis, it will boost protein structure research and open new avenues for studying plant proteoform diversity. 🌱🔬🚀 pressemitteilungen.pr.uni-halle.de/index.php?mo...

EPSO welcomes the European Parliament's adoption of the New Genomic Techniques (NGT) Regulation for plants. EPSO offers to contribute on a scientific basis. bit.ly/4oBO7QD #PlantScience #Biodiversity #Food2040EU #Bioeconomy #LifeSciences

Thanks to all the plant scientists, who have tirelessly explained the new genomic techniques (#NGT) besides their workload in the universities, the labs and during their PhD theses! #SciComm Read details on EU’s new rules www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

New genomic techniques for plants to boost innovation in sustainable agriculture | News | European Parliament

Parliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides.

europarl.europa.eu

Road to Jeju Webinar by Roger Innes #MustWatch But also check the intro with the revamped IS-MPMI @ISMPMI and the FREE membership to low income countries and other benefits 👇🏾😍 youtu.be/UbEBDfwWmDE?...

Inspired by yesterday's talk? The next webinar could feature YOU. 🫵 Rising Stars of IS-MPMI — PhD & postdoc IS-MPMI members can self-nominate to present. Self-nominations for the July 29 session close June 30. 🔗👇 🌍 Global South researchers can apply regardless of membership!

🔁 EU Agriculture🌱 🌱Help shape the future of the EU’s Research & Innovation for agriculture, forestry and rural areas Join the EUAgRI2040 Conference📅24–25 September to exchange ideas and co-create future priorities with key stakeholders. Register by 3 July ✍️ link.europa.eu/NQCY77

Durchbruch für die Pflanzenforschung in Europa: Die DFG begrüßt die Zustimmung des EU-Parlaments zur neuen Verordnung zu Züchtungstechniken, für dessen wissenschaftsbasierte Differenzierung sich die Senatskommission für Grundsatzfragen der Genforschung über Jahre eingesetzt hat: sohub.io/csi8

Neue Züchtungstechniken bei Pflanzen: DFG begrüßt Zustimmung des EU-Parlaments zu neuer Verordnung

sohub.io

Excellent news! Huge thanks to everyone whose effort made this historic moment possible. Time to celebrate indeed 🎉

Jens Boch@mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Awesome! 👏 Finally, science has convinced sufficient politicians to approve the new NGT-rules to enable CRISPR-based plant breeding! Time to celebrate!🎉🎊🥂🧬✂️🌱 www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

I am thrilled to share this story on how cocktails can help your protein research 🍸. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵1/6

Polychrome activity profiling distinguishes Cys proteases and their isoforms in plants

Activity-based profiling with fluorescent probes is a powerful tool for the functional characterization of whole enzyme classes in crude proteomes. Here, we discovered that probe cocktails consisting ...

biorxiv.org

We are looking for a Bachelor's or Master's student to develop a functional annotation tool for large plant gene families. If you are excited about this opportunity, please get in touch. Details are available here: www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#... #Python #Bioinformatics @puckerlab.bsky.social

🌱🧬Pathogens manipulate the apoplast by controlling pH, water & nutrients. Plants fight back with oxidative bursts, toxins & hydrolases. Adapted pathogens disarm these defenses & hide from detection Molecular arms race outside the cell @annualreviews.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Extracellular Antagonists: Offense and Counter-Defense in the Apoplast

Extracellular interactions are pivotal in the plant–pathogen arms race. Fungal, bacterial, and oomycete pathogens manipulate the apoplast to control pH, water soaking, sugar levels, and nutrient avail...

annualreviews.org

We were delighted to be in sunny Sigtuna, Sweden last week for the 7th International Plant Protease Conference ☀️🔬 The JXB special issue affiliated with the meeting, "Proteases in Cell Fate Regulation" is open now 📝 🔗 bit.ly/JXBissues?utm... #IPPC2026 #PlantScience 🧪

The new OrthoFinder paper is out now! In this new work, we introduce major advances in accuracy and scalability, allowing analysis on much larger datasets www.nature.com/articles/s41... github.com/OrthoFinder/...

OrthoFinder: improved phylogenetic orthology inference with enhanced accuracy and scalability - Nature Methods

The updated OrthoFinder v3 software boosts accuracy and scalability in phylogenetic orthology inference with massive and diverse datasets.

nature.com

Many congratulations @dianagdlc.bsky.social et al! What a beautiful story!

Diana Gómez De La Cruz@dianagdlc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So proud to see this story finally out!🎉 We added new data since our previous preprint—transgenic barley plants with an engineered immune receptor that fights off two fungal pathogens at once. Short 🧵 and link to the original preprint thread on X👇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

📢 PDRA Position - Plant Immune Receptor Bioengineering at Imperial College London 🌱 Start: Aug 2026 (flexible) 🧪 Wet lab + bioinformatics 📅 Up to 3 years (ERC-funded) 📍 South Kensington, on site ℹ️ shorturl.at/VIITk 🔗 kourelislab.com #PlantImmunity #PlantPathology 🙏 Share with interested candidates!

Description

Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

shorturl.at

IPB with the double 🏆 Congrats to @adithya1972.bsky.social and @aciattoni.bsky.social ,great job you two. Glad you had a great #ICPP2026 meeting.

Mariana Schuster@marischuster.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I have no words, best poster @adithya1972.bsky.social 🥇and best talk @aciattoni.bsky.social 🥇on #ICPP2026 I am incredibly proud of you guys! Thanks to the organizers for this recognition and for putting together a wonderful meeting. @simonstael.bsky.social @ipbhalle.bsky.social #SNP2Prot

I have no words, best poster @adithya1972.bsky.social 🥇and best talk @aciattoni.bsky.social 🥇on #ICPP2026 I am incredibly proud of you guys! Thanks to the organizers for this recognition and for putting together a wonderful meeting. @simonstael.bsky.social @ipbhalle.bsky.social #SNP2Prot