Peter Moffett
@moffettpeter.bsky.social
Professor, Molecular biologist, plant-microbe interactions. Views are my own.
Great visit last week to the @helsinki.fi – an outstanding thesis defense, discussions on water immunity and teaching materials with the labs of Maija Sierla and Mikael Brosché. Also, comparing notes with the National Plant Phenotyping and the @usherbrooke.bsky.social CORSEVE phenotyping platform
Surface immune signaling unlocks NLR activation through mRNA alternative splicing www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Surface immune signaling unlocks NLR activation through mRNA alternative splicing
Plants activate pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI) to combat pathogens. However, how these systems coordinate immune activation while preventing autoimmunity remain...
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Nous cherchons un ou une collègue au département de Biologie de l'Université Laval, à Québec: Professeure ou professeur en biologie cellulaire, biologie moléculaire ou génétique. Partagez dans vos réseaux! www.rh.ulaval.ca/emplois-disp...
Professeure ou professeur en biologie cellulaire, biologie moléculaire ou génétique | Ressources humaines | Université Laval
rh.ulaval.ca
It takes a village to produce research with impact. This is the idea that motivated us to write this paper, published today. Kudos to the team: @lluisdanus.bsky.social @william-dinneen.bsky.social @carotorreblanca.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🚀 Don’t miss our 2nd webinar with @plantbiotechj.bsky.social! Explore The Nicotiana benthamiana Biofactory with experts from around the world: Dominique Michaud, Frank Sainsbury & Kathrin Göritzer. 📅 Apr 29, 2026 | ⏰ 14:00 CEST 🎟️ Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PlantScience
Absolutely essential reading for anyone considering those "unicorn" hiring positions in Canada. Observations from researchers who are already there: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
The problem with Canada’s plan to buy scientific prestige
The government’s plans to poach 100 US researchers might make good economic sense. But what about the existing community?
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Faculty position in Plant Molecular Biology (Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor) at Aarhus University, Denmark mbg.au.dk/aktuelt/ledi...
A scalable approach to inoculate plant viral vectors into plant tissue using non-pathogenic, transgenic galls https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.16.706162v1
Following the successful completion of the Series A funding round, our plant disease resistance start-up Resurrect Bio @resurrectbio.bsky.social is hiring for its London lab: (1/2) AI Research Scientist | Protein-Protein Interactions jobs.recruit.charliehr.com/resurrect/ai...
AI Research Scientist | Protein-Protein Interactions
Resurrect Bio
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Working on a story for Science about cuts to Canada's government researchers and labs. If you are affected by this please reach out (either on here or via my website). Anonymity is an option. 🧪
Notre membre Centre SÈVE @ilafores.bsky.social était aux Années Lumière @iciradiocanada.bsky.social pour commenter une recherche sur l'impact des garderie dans l'enrichissement du microbiome @usherbrooke.bsky.social @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
La garderie enrichit le microbiome des bébés | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Les années lumière : La garderie enrichit le microbiome des bébés
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📢 2 PhD Positions Available in Plant Immune Receptor Bioengineering at Imperial College London 🌱 Start: Oct 2026 📅 Deadline: 10 Feb 2026 🇬🇧 UK/settled status only 💰 Fully funded (48 months) ℹ️ Info: shorturl.at/po61I #PlantImmunity #PlantPathology #SyntheticBiology 🙏 Share with interested candidates!
PhD Opportunities | Faculty of Natural Sciences | Imperial College London
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New Year Greetings from the PlantPostdocs team to our fam🍀 This new year, join the club or refer us to your colleagues 🌱 To know more about what we do, scan the QR code or log onto plantpostdocs.com
Join us in Norwich this July for the TSL Summer Conference in Plant-Microbe Interactions! ☀️🌱🧬 Discuss the latest approaches & discoveries in plant health with international keynote and local speakers. APPLY by 30 March '26 ⬇️ Click link for more info www.tsl.ac.uk/tsl-summer-c...
TSL Summer Conference in Plant-Microbe Interactions, 20th – 31st July…
Inviting Early Career Researchers to join international experts in discussing the latest approaches and discoveries in Plant-Microbe Interactions …
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OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher). Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e Please re-post.
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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Ten days left to apply for the Faculty position in #plantscience in the area of Molecular and Cellular Biology in the department of biology #usherbrooke. www.usherbrooke.ca/emplois/offr...
Professeure ou professeur en biologie moléculaire végétale
Offre d'emploi : Professeure ou professeur en biologie moléculaire végétale, Sherbrooke, Campus principal, Université de Sherbrooke
usherbrooke.ca
Are you an experienced PhD student or postdoc in plant science looking to connect, present your work, and discuss career paths? Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026 Deadline: 23 January 2026 plant-ecr-networking.eu
Want to establish your research program in Canada? The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) program is designed to support institutions in attracting world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
Application process - Canada.ca
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Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41... A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
nature.com
CSPB Award Nominations are open!! Check the individual awards pages for full details and links to the applications. The Carl Douglas Postdoctoral Prize, Ragai Ibrahim Student Publication Award, CD Nelson Mid Career Award & new CSPB Teaching Award are all available in 2026. www.cspb-scbv.ca/awards
Kicking off the annual meeting of the #CentreSÈVE with @j-karst.bsky.social. Great insights on how plants and fungi interact, as well as important analysis of how value-soaked analogies affect our interpretation of scientific studies
The department of biologie #usherbrooke is hiring. Faculty position open in the area of #Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology. www.usherbrooke.ca/emplois/offr...
Professeure ou professeur en biologie moléculaire végétale
Offre d'emploi : Professeure ou professeur en biologie moléculaire végétale, Sherbrooke, Campus principal, Université de Sherbrooke
usherbrooke.ca
Beautiful work by Ingrid Berenice Sanchez Carrillo on the in situ structure of the Arabidopsis nuclear pore complex. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In situ architecture of the nuclear pore complex of the higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana - Nature Plants
Using advanced imaging techniques and computer modelling, the authors were able to create a detailed structural model of a nuclear pore complex from a seed plant.
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New @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”. We’re looking for short, self-contained studies with big impact. Deadline July 31st, 2026. OA, no pub. fees, ECRs! Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
Happy thanksgiving! Me: did you know that canned pumpkin pie filling is actually squash, of the species Curcubita moschata? Jack'OLantern pumpkins are Curcubita pepo. But the definition of pumpkin is flexible. My Daughter: we were just discussing how long it would take for you to mention that today.
