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Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships: Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

1/3 New preprint led by Shanshan Wang, in collaboration with the Timmermans lab.

Several groups have presented sc/snRNA-seq analyses of Arabidopsis leaves after bacterial infection before. Is there anything left to discover? Turns out: Yes.

#plantscience
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Get inspired during the #PODtalks at #PlantHealth2025! Listen to four outstanding leaders share their unique paths and the unexpected moments that shaped their careers.

Explore the full program and register today: bit.ly/44yhgmk

#plantpathology

Group Leader - Genome Biology Unit Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Genome Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group addressing exciting and original biological...

To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept ‪@embl.org
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Before this #PlantBio2025 thread closes: two exciting opportunities now open for early-career plant scientists.
1. Plantae Fellows program, apply by Aug 31 plantae.org/2026fellowsa...
2. @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program, apply by Sep 15.
blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

Asynchronized infection sites in plant tissue. Different cells are responding to different stages of infection.

I'm finally getting to hear @gittacoaker.bsky.social talk about her work. #PlantBio2025.
From Cells to Tissues – A Spatial Perspective on Plant Responses to Bacterial Infection.
I think if these amazing tools had been available when I was a student, I would have studied plant defence, so cool!!

Unlocking expanded flagellin perception through rational receptor engineering - Nature Plants Receptor kinase FLS2 detects the flg22 epitope of bacterial flagellin. Here the authors identify key residues on FLS2’s concave surface that enable expanded perception of flg22 variants, allowing the ...

Excited this paper is finally published! We focused on the inner concave surface of LRR RKs to expand bacterial flagellin perception in plants. Selection indicates expanded perception is more common than previously thought. Experiments led by @jerrytli.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Opening page to the Plant Science Bulletin article on Planting Science.

Did you see Catrina Adams' #Botany2025 plenary talk on #PlantingScience last night?

She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!

issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw

Who else is on their way to #Botany2025? 🙋‍♂️

Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences | John Innes Centre The John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a visionary Group Leader to lead research on Discovery Plant Science.

. #Botany2025 My institution (JIC in Norwich, UK) is hiring for a tenure-track Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences - see more here:

www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

Let me know if you have questions!

Sahyadri Outstanding Postdoc Award and Future Faculty Academy flier. Flier describes the eligibility (current postdoc, publication from 2024-2025, currently preparing for job applications, and willing to present their work in Nov/Dec) and the selection criteria. Deadline is August 29, 2025.

Announcing the opening of applications for the Sahyadri Outstanding Postdoc Award & Future Faculty Academy for Fall 2025!

This is an excellent opportunity for plant biology postdocs soon to be on the job market.

Application link: tinyurl.com/4mk3nyu6
Past awardees: tinyurl.com/2rw3xyv7

Congratulations @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social for your ASPB award. Well deserved! #PlantBio2025

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#PlantBio2025 Community: Be a #PlantScience Advocate today! Stop by at the Advocacy Station in the ASPB booth and write a letter to your state representative!🌱📮

👉Access a suite of tools that can help you in your advocacy efforts: aspb.org/advocacy/.

#WeAreASPB #SupportScience

The Plant Cell is accepting applications for Assistant Features Editors | Plant Science Today Are you an early career researcher passionate about plants and science communication? The Plant Cell is accepting applications for new Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) to begin in 2026 and 2027.

#PlantBio2025. Be sure to stop by the ASPB booth in the exhibition hall to learn about the AFE program. We have more than 20 AFEs at the conference!
👉 The Plant Cell is accepting applications for Assistant Features Editors share.google/wqUgOmxQYW4u...
Apply by September 15 #PlantBio

Ambassador Jessica Han hosted a fantastic webinar about #FAIR data practices at @aspbofficial.bsky.social #PlantBio2025! The recording will be made available to registered participants by next week 🧪

A flyer for the carter lab presentations. Morgan is presenting a poster on fungal microbiomes at Plant Health 2025. Dallas Moses and Paola Diaz-Matamoros are presenting posters on bacterial-fungal interactions at Plant Bio 2025.

It's plant time for the Carter lab! I'm off to #PlantHealth2025 and two other lab folks are headed to #PlantBio2025.

We're excited to keep sharing our work and thank @root-shoot.bsky.social for the support for Dallas and Paola to attend as a mentor/mentee pair!

A flyer with the text: LGBTQ+ Plant Scientist Networking Social at Plant Biology 2025! Sunday July 27th from 8 to 10pm at the Historic Pabst Brewery, 917 W. Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee Wisconsin 53233. All Are welcome to attend. Beverages and appetizers provided by Bayer. Sponsored by Bayer. Flyer is on a rainbow background, and the bottom there is the Bayer logo.

Going to #PlantBio2025 in Milwaukee? Join us for our LGBTQ+ Plant Scientist Networking Social this Sunday! All are welcome to attend! @aspbofficial.bsky.social @plantaeofficial.bsky.social

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#PlantBio2025 Community: We hope your journey is going well! We look forward to welcoming you in #Milwaukee!🌿

#PlantScience

Fig. 8. Scheme showing the potential influence of putrescine and spermidine biosynthesis on pathogenesis-related bacterial traits. (1) Biofilm production, important to resist harsh conditions found at the plant surface, seems to rely on an increase in putrescine production, whereas spermidine synthesis exerts a negative effect. However, both polyamines appear to have a significant positive influence on the capability of Pto to control (2) stomata aperture, (4) the production of pyoverdine and, therefore, the acquisition of iron and (5) the translocation of effectors into the host cell. (3) However, swimming motility seems to depend primarily on putrescine synthesis.

The influence of the polyamine synthesis pathways on Pseudomonas syringae virulence and plant interaction. Published #OpenAccess and fee-free in #MicrobioJ using a #PublishAndRead agreement:
doi.org/10.1099/mic....

*JOB AD*: interested in doing a postdoc in microbial metabolomics? Passionate about natural products mass spec?

Come join the group! Informal enquires welcome!

Closing Date: 19 August 2025

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We’re pleased to announce two new vacancies for senior roles at our institute:

Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

🗓️ Closes 25 August

Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...

🗓️ Closes 5 September

Image Text: Call for 2026 Plantae Fellows. Application Deadline: August 31, 2025. plantae.org/2025fellowsapp. Featuring the Plantae and Plantae Fellows logo on a Plantae-branded background.

📣 Are you a creative and articulate plant scientist looking to connect with other like-minded folks? Application is now open for the 2025-2026 Plantae Fellows program!🌱

👉 Learn more and apply by August 31! buff.ly/JqoDSHq

#plantscience

This is a great program. We started in in 2016 and it just gets better and better!
Check out some past fellows who are on Bluesky: @philcarella.bsky.social @mattbnt.bsky.social @psaima.bsky.social @fromani.bsky.social @sjb287.bsky.social @aribidopsis.bsky.social @cavycavs.bsky.social

I am looking forward to my first @aspbofficial.bsky.social #PlantBio2025 meeting next week in Milwaukee. If anyone there wants to chat about publishing in @science.org then do get in touch. My colleague @sarahlempriere.bsky.social who handles commentary articles will be there too!
#PlantScience

One more week to apply for this exciting Professorship in Plant Sciences at Uni Halle! Join our vibrant plant research community 🌱

Info 👉 wcms.itz.uni-halle.de/download.php...

@unihalle.bsky.social @snp2prot.bsky.social

Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences | John Innes Centre The John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a visionary Group Leader to lead research on Discovery Plant Science.

GROUP LEADER VACANCY

JIC is recruiting a Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences.

If you think your research would synergise and thrive at JIC, please apply.

www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

Over the last couple of years I have been writing individual chapters of what I call

𝗔 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Each chapter covers a specific, basic, but for some reason special and interesting aspect of #PlantScience research.

Have a look here 👇🧵

Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions | John Innes Centre An exciting opportunity for an Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions has arisen at the John Innes Centre. To read the full job description for this role…

New Independent Fellowship position in Microbiology to launch your lab in our department @johninnescentre.bsky.social (UK). We are conducting a broad search in the area of plant-associated microbial interactions. Message me if you have any questions.

Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...

Tenured Professorship „Plant Ecology“ (W2 salary) - Halle (Saale) job with Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg | 12841002 The professorship (successor of Prof. Dr. Isabell Hensen) will play a central role in advancing collaborative research in the field of biodiversity

Awsome job opportunity for a plant ecologist at University of Halle, with many amazing colleagues nearby at @unihalle.bsky.social, @ufz.de and @idiv-research.bsky.social. Halle is a very cool city. Go for it! www.nature.com/naturecareer...

September Science Academy The September Science Academy for microbial and molecular biosciences is a fully funded international summer school for women in science and scientists of underrepresented genders in an advanced stage of their PhD or an early postdoctoral stage. Hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, the program invites early-career scientists from all over the world to explore cutting-edge research, connect with the institute’s scientific community, and discover new career opportunities.

✨ Deadline extended! There’s still time to apply: September Science Academy - international summer school for women in the molecular life sciences. Deadline: July 14, 📍 Marburg, Germany
www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/1489492/Sept...
#WomenInSTEM #SummerSchool