Aditi Bhat

Image text: Introducing the 2026 Plantae Editors: Aditi Bhat, Ching Chan, Indrani K. Baruah, Katarini Kurtovic, and Yee-Shan Ku. www.plantae.org | www.aspb.org. Featuring ASPB & Plantae Logos, and Plantae Editor headshot photos.

📣Introducing the 2026 Plantae Editors! Returning in 2026, ASPB has appointed its new group of Plantae Editors to further support Plantae's growth and goal to serve as a community resource for plant biologists, by plant biologists.🌱

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A bacterial exotoxin-triggered plant immune response restricts pathogen growth Thoms et al. demonstrate that perception of a bacterial exotoxin allows plants to distinguish between closely related microbiota, which has consequences for rhizosphere microbiome structure and functi...

Excited that our paper was just published! It's a revised version with new insights compared to the preprint. Thanks everyone from the @carahaney.bsky.social Lab!

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I'm always amazed by your visuals!! These look amazing 😍

Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal Arabidopsis remains one of the best studied models today and has a number of remarkable chemical defense systems which actively engage, interact and preven

Fun review of Arabidopsis anti-pathogen metabolism with @somssich.bsky.social and @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social.

Started to make a complete catalogue and had to focus. Even with all this knowledge, we still haven't studied most Arabidopsis enzymes or metabolites doi.org/10.1093/plph...

Excited to be speaking at the inaugural Great Lakes Plant Science Conference!! Also thanks to MSU PRI for a generous travel award that made this happen ✨

The #GLPSC2025 Biotic Interactions in Plant Science Session features chair @adammott.bsky.social of @utscbiology.bsky.social, as well as short talks from Deepak Bhandari of @msudoeplantlab.bsky.social, @jumpy-botanist.bsky.social of UPitt, and Sadie Hall of OSU. Don't miss it– Register now!

The role of plant receptor-like kinases in sensing extrinsic and host-derived signals and shaping the microbiome Plant receptor-like kinases (RLKs), one of the largest gene families in plants, integrate intrinsic and extrinsic signals to regulate immunity, mutualism, and interactions with microbiota. Here we dis...

The role of plant receptor-like kinases in sensing extrinsic and host-derived signals and shaping the microbiome.

Mini-review by @carahaney.bsky.social and @jumpy-botanist.bsky.social‬

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Wow, I used to follow you closely on Twitter, and missed seeing your daily posts. Now I got to know about your new position at MSU through bluesky. Congrats!! 🎉

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.
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Next up was @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social who gave a fantastic talk on how his lab is unraveling plant-microbe interactions utilizing cutting-edge tools spatial transcriptomics (MERFISH) and multiplexed 3D gene expression (PHYTOMap). A compelling story brought to life by stunning visuals.
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Saving the best for the last (I might be biased 🤪)
@carahaney.bsky.social shared our recent work on how RLKs help plants communicate with the diverse microbiota. There are so many RLKs, and we are just scratching the surface of understanding what they do!
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Expanding flg22 recognition in plants - Nature Plants Bacterial perception by plants is imperative to trigger plant defences and mount immunity against bacterial diseases. Cell surface receptor kinase FLS2 detects the flg22 epitope of bacterial flagella ...

Also check out this news and views as well as companion paper by the Zipfel lab who came to some similar conclusions using a different approach. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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In a fun and engaging manner, @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social shared how we can use expansion microscopy to effectively study stress responses in duckweed! What I really loved was how his lab organizes various outreach activities to make such complex mechanisms easier to young students! #aspb #pb2025

It was a great experience to meet all of the other Plantae Fellows IRL here at Milwaukee!
Also, please apply to be a part of this diverse and fun group! #plantae #pb2025

Holy Moly! These are beautiful.

Image Text: Plantae Presents: How Plant Scientists Can Lead the Way in Green Lab Practices. Featuring Caitlin Broadbent, Malia Gehan, and Lize Joubert. Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 7:00 AM PDT | 10:00 AM EDT | 3:00 PM BST | 10:00 PM Beijing. Featuring the Plantae logo, lab equipment, and a plant.

📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on April 24 at 10:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱

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The Role of Policy in Shaping Opportunities for Women in Science: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective | Plantae This article, we will shed light on how changes in science policies over the years have helped evolve a new generation of women scientists…

#JustIn on Plantae: The Role of Policy in Shaping Opportunities for Women in Science: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective. This new piece highlights the role of policy in shaping opportunities for women in science. buff.ly/uQCtuim

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