The post shows a picture of Lara after successfully passing her viva on a green background with words congratulating her on acquiring the PhD title.

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Lara Van Dijck from Jane Parker’s lab @mpipz.bsky.social on successfully completing her PhD! Wishing you continued success ahead! 🎓🌱
#PhDSuccess #PlantScience #PhDone #ScientificAchievement

News in plant immunology Contents Coordinated Ca2+ influx cascades for quantitative control of plant immunity Coordinated Ca2+ influx cascades for quantitative control of plant immunity Written by Dmitry Lapin, J…

Many thanks to Dr. Dmitry Lapin for writing a highlight of our collaborative study and sharing it on his lab’s website.

Learn more about coordinated Ca²⁺ influx cascades for quantitative control of plant immunity here:

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🚨 New paper alert!

Our work is published in PNAS! @junli-wang.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social

In this study, we uncover how NLR-assembled and canonical Ca2+ ion channels cooperate to confer robust resistance against disease in plants.

Check it out here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Great to see this really cool story (see quoted post) published in @newphyt.bsky.social!

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Congratulations @laravdijck.bsky.social, @parkergroup.bsky.social!

Plant-Scopoletin-Fungal Endophyte-Iron

#PlantScience #Coumarin #PlantImmunity #PlantNutrition

Cooperation between a root fungal endophyte and host‐derived coumarin scopoletin mediates Arabidopsis iron nutrition Iron acquisition is a critical challenge for plants, especially in iron-deficient soils. Recent research underscores the importance of root-exuded coumarins in modulating the root microbiome communi.....

Super excited to share that my PhD research paper is finally out!
@newphyt.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/nph....

@parkergroup.bsky.social

Parker Group alumni, from the early 2000s to 2025, the best folks! Grateful for everyone who helped shape the science over the years #2025ISMPMI
Thanks @federicalocci.bsky.social for taking the picture

Want to learn more about fungal-coumarin-iron interactions in the rhizosphere? Come to my poster 240 on Thursday
#2025ISMPMI

Lara Van Dijck (@laravdijck.bsky.social) PhD candidate at Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Parker group studying 🍄🌱⌬ @parkergroup.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social

If you’re curious about the function of conserved TIR-only proteins in Arabidopsis and barley, come by my poster P018 on Tuesday morning!
Also check out more from @parkergroup.bsky.social:
🔹 @laravdijck.bsky.social – P240 on Thursday
🔹 Steven Cheng – P011 on Wednesday
#2025ISMPMI

Great talk at #2025ISMPMI by @federicalocci.bsky.social on a TN protein in systemic resistance. So happy to catch up on @parkergroup.bsky.social projects!

The post shows a picture of Henriette after successfully passing his viva on a green background with words congratulating him on acquiring the PhD title.

We are happy to announce another PhD success at @mpipz.bsky.social! 🎉 Dr. Henriette Läßle has passed her viva in Jane Parkers’s lab. Huge congrats, Dr. Läßle, and best of luck with your next steps! 🚀🌱🎓

#PhDSuccess #PlantScience #PhDone

The post shows a picture of Fei after successfully passing his viva on a green background with words congratulating him on acquiring the PhD title.

Big news! 🎉 Dr. Fei Xiong has passed his PhD viva in Jane Parker’s Lab at @mpipz.bsky.social, defending his thesis: "Probing the link between EDS1-PAD4 and transcriptional reprogramming in Arabidopsis thaliana."

Congrats, Dr. Xiong! Wishing you success in the future! 🎓✨

#PhDone

Deadline extended! You wanted more time, and we heard you. The #2025ISMPMI Congress abstract submission deadline is now March 26.

Don’t miss your chance to present your research and connect with top scientists! Submit now: www.ismpmi.org/Events/2025C...

Congratulations Marc @somssich.bsky.social 🥇🎊

He receives this year's #SciComm Award of @molplantsci.bsky.social for explaining #plantsci
results by putting them into the respective historic contexts and for portraying plant scientists.

Read more: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/sci-comm#...

Check out our new study! We show that Arabidopsis uses the EDS1-SAG101-NRG1 node to trigger rapid yet contained cell death. Key finding: NRG1C variant regulates this process by competing with functional NRG1s. Amazing collaboration between Jijie Chai and Parker Labs.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Balanced plant helper NLR activation by a modified host protein complex - Nature In Arabidopsis, mechanisms for NRG1A activation by recognition of a modified host EDS1–SAG101 complex, and NRG1A inhibition by NRG1C through sequestration of activated EDS1–SAG101, show activation and...

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