Stephanie Conway
@sconeway.bsky.social
Postdoc at University of Queensland. Plant development, evolution and morphology.
Meet our new ASPS discipline rep @efloresan.bsky.social & learn about his plant development journey and vision for supporting the Australian plant science community. 🌱 www.asps.org.au/phytogen/jul... #ASPS #AusPlantSci #
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June Phytogen is now out! This month we celebrate plant science across scales—from molecular approaches for crop protection to tree responses under extreme heat, flowering biology in horticultural crops, fellowship success stories & student achievements. Read it 👉 www.asps.org.au/phytogen/jun...
Soumitra Patekar (QUT) reflects on ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, highlighting his PhD work on wheat amylose under heat stress, diverse conference talks, and valuable networking through scientific and social sessions. For details: www.asps.org.au/phytogen #AusPlantSci #PlantScience
Come join us as Reps for ASPS!! Great way to help the society and help promote work in your field. All the reps will be catching up at the Combio Conference in Sept so it would be a good chance to come to meet everyone :)
Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS)@asps-oz.bsky.social · 2mo ago🌿 Applications are now open for ASPS Discipline Representatives - Cell Biology, Environment, Plant–Microbe Interactions, Education & Outreach, Diversity & Inclusion and multiple Student Representative positions, closing 11 September. For details: www.asps.org.au/phytogen #AusPlantSci
🌱 ComBio 2026 ComBio 2026 will be held in Sydney (29 Sept–1 Oct 2026), bringing together ASBMB, NZSBMB, ANZSCDB, and ASPS for three days of cutting-edge life sciences research across plant biology, biochemistry, and systems biology. For details: (www.combio.org.au) #AusPlantSci #ComBio2026
Explore the latest Phytogen, the official newsletter of the Aus Soc of Plant Scientist This issue we announce the 2026 award winners, intro our new Future Ag rep and continue to showcase contributions from student members. Read it shorturl.at/wKAOb #AusPlantSci #researchsociety
Phytogen May 2026 — Australian Society of Plant Scientists
In this issue, we are pleased to share news of the 2026 ASPS Award winners, some of whom will be presenting at ComBio2026, introduce the new discipline representative for Future Agriculture, and ...
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Have you ever looked at a flower up close? Or wondered how plants are pollinated? Take a journey through the secret life of plants captured in stunning images by Australian botanists.
The journey of pollen to a plant in photos
Have you ever looked at a flower up close? Or wondered how plants are pollinated? Take a journey through the secret life of plants captured in stunning images by Australian botanists.
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Check out a recent publication from ASPS student member Gabrielle Jessica (USyd) From genes to climate: a perspective on the importance of leaf shape. Journal of Experimental Botany (2026) doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #AusPlantSci #PlantScience
From genes to climate: a perspective on the importance of leaf shape
Integrating knowledge on the regulatory genes controlling leaf shape with morphological responses to environmental variables has the potential to identify
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ASPS Discipline Representative Dr Farhad Masoomi-Aladizgeh (UniSyd) introduces his work in genetics and molecular biology, focusing on reproductive processes and early grain development under environmental stress. For details: www.asps.org.au/phytogen/apr... #AusPlantSci #PlantGenetics
ComBio 2026 is coming to Sydney! 29 Sept – 1 Oct 2026 🔗 Registrations are now open – don’t miss out! www.combio.org.au 🎟️ ASPS cocktail event tickets are also available. asps.squarespace.com/asps-2026-co... Stay tuned for updates via the ComBio LinkedIn page. #ausplantsci #combio2026
April 2026 Phytogen is now out! www.asps.org.au/phytogen/apr... SMP reports from @jmelonek.bsky.social & Sajitha biju, Genetics & Molecular bio rep Farhad Massomi, reports from ASPS2025 postgraduate travel awardees. We also have a new section on member news & publications! #ausplantsci
Phytogen April 2026 — Australian Society of Plant Scientists
Welcome to the April 2026 edition of Phytogen We are back to business as usual. This issue we have COMBIO updates, Science Meets Parliament (SMP) 2026reports from ASPS representative Dr Joanna Melon...
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Heads up! Abstract submission for #ComBio2026 closes Monday 20 April. Tickets for the ASPS cocktail event at Combio are available www.combio.org.au/social-program Don't miss out! #AusPlantSci
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Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS)@asps-oz.bsky.social · 5mo ago📅 ComBio 2026 | 29 Sept-1 Oct, ICC Sydney Abstract submissions & early bird registration OPEN ASPS joins ASBMB, NZSBMB, ANZSCDB & A-RNA for 3 days of life sciences Register: www.combio.org.au #ComBio2026 #AusPlantSci
A really enjoyable, inspiring, and educational read from women in Australian plant science - take a look! www.asps.org.au/phytogen/mar...
Phytogen March 2026 — Australian Society of Plant Scientists
Welcome to the March 2026 edition of Phytogen, our Special Issue celebrating Women in Australian Plant Science in conjunction with International Women’s Day This month we celebrate women in plant sc...
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Lightning is so 2025 - it's time for glowing trees, instead ⚡🌲. Today for @science.org : www.science.org/content/arti... #lightning #trees #storm #science #nature #physics
In a first, researchers film treetops glowing during thunderstorms
Glimmer sparked by electrical fields detected in nature for the first time
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📱 Connect with ASPS! asps-oz.github.io/asps-links/ Find us on: 🌐 Official website 📰 Phytogen newsletter 🎓 Conference updates 🦋 Bluesky @asps-oz.bsky.social 💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter/X @asps_ozplants Join Australia's plant science community! 🌱 #AusPlantSci #PlantScience
Very happy to share that this paper is now online on @currentbiology.bsky.social !! 🥳🧪 Check out the final published verion here: www.cell.com/current-biol... #mimuluspropaganda
Spatiotemporal dynamics of CYCLOIDEA expression during early floral development in monkeyflower
Bilateral floral symmetry is a repeated evolutionary innovation governed by the CYCLOIDEA-dependent program, yet how the dorsal-specific CYC expression is initiated and maintained remains elusive. Min...
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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD@minyaaa.bsky.social · 12mo agoI’m proud to present the main work from my postdoc, 3+ years in making from scratch, my ultimate #MimulusPropaganda up till now: The Moment That Symmetry Breaks. #plantscience #development #imaging #microscopy 🧪🌸🔬 w. Captain Yaowu & @biancatash.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Great PhD opportunity at Sheffield - a key place for plant science for ~ 100 years #PlantScience
Lisa Smith@plantylisasmith.bsky.social · 9mo agoInterested in plant development and/or cell walls? We (Sam Amsbury, Andrew Fleming and I) have three PhD positions at the University of Sheffield open for applications until 7th January. We offer a friendly, jointly-run lab, great facilities, an affordable city and proximity to the Peak District!
The New York City Tree Alphabet is an alphabetical planting palette, inviting us to plant secret messages with real trees. You can also write/type with the NYC Trees font, find it here: www.katieholten.com/new-york-cit... #naturewriting #booksky #trees 🌿
womensartbluesky.bsky.social@womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 9mo agoIrish artist, based in New York, Katie Holten created a New York City Tree Alphabet, each letter of the Latin alphabet is assigned a drawing of a tree from the NYC Parks #womensart
Want to meet this awesome group of plant scientists? Join us at ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, 24-27 November! (Photo from ASPS 2023 conference in Hobart) Register: bit.ly/4p25OJ0 #ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Adelaide
Past entries of the Branching Out category of our Ecology in Action photography competition to give you some inspiration! 📸 Have you entered yet? Entries close October 5- submit yours today: www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunitie... #photographycompetition #ecology #wildoz #naturephotography #flowers
Hi Bluesky 👋 ! The Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) promotes #PlantScience in Australia, and provides professional contact within our community. Tag us using #plants #ozplants
Jacob Suissa and I wrote a #book about #ferns! It's beautifully illustrated by the amazing artist Laura Silburn. Will be released in May and you can preorder from Amazon. We hope this book could help you forget all the bad things happening on Earth right now. More here: mailchi.mp/btiscience/f...
For this #microscopymonday, I’d like to introduce my upgraded sample, which now equipped with mTurqoise2 “teeth”, getting even scarier and eviler looking 😱💀🧪🔬
闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD@minyaaa.bsky.social · 2y agoTook a bathroom break and came back to confocal and saw my sample smirking at me! 🫣😱 I guess it's time to make a #MicroscopyMonday post for my evil looking samples. 😏😂🧪🔬
🌱🌱🌱Big botanical news🌱🌱🌱 Announcing 'Build A Plant' by the Onyenedum Lab at NYU, a video series all about plant anatomy! I had a plantastic time working on this 🥹 4 eps are out now, covering root, shoot, secondary growth, and leaf anatomy: youtube.com/@joyceonyene... 🧪 #scicomm #botany #plants
I got to visit one of the rarest habitats in Georgia & meet the incredible botanists at the State Botanical Garden @universityofga.bsky.social who are working to save it! The Piedmont Prairie is magical, I can't believe the plant diversity I saw there 🥹🌾 youtube.com/shorts/XWKAg...
The rarest habitat in Georgia!
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