Peter Moffett

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

What determines transfer of carbon from plants to mycorrhizal fungi? Biological Market Models are common evolutionary frameworks to understand the maintenance of mutualism in mycorrhizas. ‘Surplus C’ hypotheses provide an alternative framework where stoichiometry and ...

See also a framework for understanding this interaction based on a surplus carbon hypothesis
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Positive citation bias and overinterpreted results lead to misinformation on common mycorrhizal networks in forests - Nature Ecology & Evolution In this Perspective, Karst et al. discuss how both the popular media and scientific literature have inflated the extent of evidence for various roles of mycorrhizal fungal networks in forests.

See this review for an analysis of how these biases are propagated

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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

Professeure ou professeur en biologie moléculaire végétale Offre d'emploi : Professeure ou professeur en biologie moléculaire végétale, Sherbrooke, Campus principal, Université de Sherbrooke

The department of biologie #usherbrooke is hiring. Faculty position open in the area of #Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology.

www.usherbrooke.ca/emplois/offr...

Début du symposium BiSP/McrHub @usherbrooke.bsky.social.

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.

Beautiful work by Ingrid Berenice Sanchez Carrillo on the in situ structure of the Arabidopsis nuclear pore complex.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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.

Want to be our colleague? We have a faculty position in microbial systems biology looking for candidates. Please share. www.rh.ulaval.ca/emplois-disp...

Il est encore temps de s'inscrire aux Journées Centre SÈVE!

‼️Date limite : 6 octobre 2025

🗓️ 20-21 novembre 2025

📍 Hôtel Chéribourg, Orford

✨ Nos conférencier-ères invité-es: Pre Justine Karst @j-karst.bsky.social (@ualberta.bsky.social) et Pr Frank Sainsbury (@griffith.edu.au)

This work thanks to a fantastic group of grad students, including @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social @antoinepelletier.bsky.social @s-gauthier.bsky.social, 3 @usherbrooke.bsky.social undergrad coop students and collaborators Rosaëlle Perreault and @ilafores.bsky.social

Now out in @newphyt.bsky.social from @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social. We investigated the link between induction of chloroplastic ROS and the production of SA in defense and its suppression by effectors, as well as the importance of ABA in this phenomenon
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An Innovative Binding‐Protein‐Based dsRNA Extraction Method: Comparison of Cost‐Effectiveness of Virus Detection Methods Using High‐Throughput Sequencing Viral diseases represent a threat to global food production. Managing the impact of viruses on crop production requires the ability to monitor viruses, study their ecology and anticipate outbreaks. D...

Report from our collaborators now published: an improved method using the dsRNA-binding protein B2 from flock house virus to enrich viral RNA for sequencing. Quicker and much cheaper that previous methods and commercial kits.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congratulations @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social! After winning the best thesis @usherbrooke.bsky.social, Charles won Prix d'Excellence from the Québec Association of University Deans, which recognizes a PhD thesis that stands out for original and significant contributions.
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Félicitations @charlesrleveillee.bsky.social ! Après avoir gagné le prix du meilleur thèse @usherbrooke.bsky.social, Charles a gagné le Prix d’excellence de l’ADÉSAQ et le FRQ, qui reconnait une thèse de doctorat qui s’est distinguée par son apport original et déterminant
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Planète bleue, idées vertes | Un robot qui remplace les bourdons Polliniser des plantes avec un robot plutôt qu’avec des bourdons ? Un groupe d’étudiants de l’Université de Sherbrooke a relevé ce défi en créant un appareil qui agit comme pollinisateur.

Et si les tomates étaient pollinisées… par un robot? 🍅🤖

Grâce à un financement du Centre SÈVE, trois étudiants encadrés par Pre Inès Esma Achouri et Pr @moffettpeter.bsky.social, explorent cette idée dans les serres de l’Université de Sherbrooke.💡

👉 Lire l’article : www.lapresse.ca/actualites/e...

I am going to do so much reading for pleasure on vacation…

Where to find a set of giant googly eyes when you need them?

Final talk of #CSPB2025 is from Daphne Goring, winner of the CSPB Gold Medal award for outstanding career research and leadership contributions, primarily in Canada.
Indeed, Daphne has had a very productive career, contributing important insights into the mechanisms of self incompatibility.

Congratulations to Márcia Gonçalves Dias, from the Monaghan lab at Queen’s, winner of the Carl Douglas Award for outstanding contributions to plant biology by a postdoctoral fellow #CSPB2025

#CSPB2025

Next up in the #CAPB2025 plenary II, zoë Migicovsky @zoemig.bsky.social on Quantifying apple diversity for a future of sustainable agriculture.

Predicting sweetpotato traits using machine learning: Impact of environmental and agronomic factors on shape and size Consumer preference in produce, defined by shape and size, heavily influences this market. Understanding the environmental and management factors that…

Day 2 of #CSPB2025 kicks off with our first plenary! Dr. Dani Jones is sharing insights on using AI to drive smarter decision-making in agriculture 🤖🌿

Check out some of their relevant research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#CSPB2025 David Joly starts his talk with the question “who is David Joly?”
He is the speaker telling us about the importance of cannabis as a crop.

Xin Li starts off #CSPB2025 presenting an exciting new research direction from her group. Fungal pathogens that break the one nucleus one genome rule

Marcus Samuel kicks off #CSPB2025

Not far from #CSPB2025. Just need to get around the bay of #Fundy

Stopping at our usual picnic spot in La Pocatière

En route to Halifax for #CSPB2025 #CSPB #SCBV. Looking forward to hearing lots of great science at the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists-Société canadienne de biologie végétale