Mariana Silva Artur

In the WALII Symposium I provided insights of how our recent research on #seedmaturation #phylotranscriptomics is helping us to explore the link between seed #development & plasticity, including regulation and #evolution of #desiccationtolerance.
The recording link is below!👇🏾🌱🧐
#plantscifyi

Thanks Femke! Happy that our manuscript has sparked interesting thoughts! Our 'out of the seed hypothesis' links seed development & #plasticity, and we're now exploring how these young genes are involved in survival traits such as #desiccationtolerance evolution! More interesting research soon!

Thank you @kaisakajala.bsky.social ! 🌻🩷
You've set the bar high! 😉

So special to have you there @kaisakajala.bsky.social!
My ex-supervisor, still mentor, and forever role model! 👸
Thanks so so much!
🤗🌱✨️

Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

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A postdoc position is open in my group for a bioinformatician with expertise in RNA-seq as part of our tree speedbreeding project with @forest-protection.bsky.social.

If interested in speeding trees, please apply, deadline Dec 2nd 🙂
#Plantscience
#Plantscijobs

Join us at the WALII for super interesting #seedresearch !

Tomorrow I’ll be presenting some exciting findings from our recent work, including results from our new Plant Cell publication, at the WALII virtual symposium. 🌱 🧐
Hope to see you there at 4 PM CET!
#plantresearch #seedresilience #climatechange #seedresearch #womaninscience

Branching out: Increased specialization of young genes during seed maturation explained by new “out of the seed” hypothesis | Asif Ahmed Sami Alhamdulillah, the first chapter of my PhD is now out in The Plant Cell! __________________________________________________________________________________ In our work, we found that seeds are not ju...

Asif made and excellent summary of our work here 👇🏾
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Whooopp whooopp! Up we goooo! 🚀🚀🚀

#seedresearch #seedmaturation #plantresearch #plantscifyi #climatechange #ecr #womaninscience #wur

Special thanks to Leónie Bentsink for her mentorship, the anonymous reviewers for their constructive feedback, NWO (Dutch Research Council) for funding my Veni project, and our awesome colleagues from the Laboratory of Plant Physiology Wageningen University & Research!🙌🏾

It's been a learning and exciting journey to us, filled with fun and passion for science. This work is a proof of this! 🤓🤩

The phylotranscriptomic profile of angiosperm seed development follows a reverse hourglass pattern Angiosperm seed development exhibits a reverse phylotranscriptomic pattern, with early and late stages showing greater conservation and mid-phase showing h

Absolutely happy to share our latest publication!🥳🎉
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my team! 🥹🤩
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Asif Ahmed Sami for his excellent work! ✨️

academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...

I am looking forward to sharing a bit of our research on #seeds and #desiccationtolerance in the first WALII Symposium!🤩🧐🤓🌱
#plantresearch #plantscifyi

Using cross-species co-expression to predict metabolic interactions in microbiomes In microbial ecosystems, metabolic interactions are key determinants of species’ relative abundance and activity. Given the immense number of possible interactions in microbial communities, their expe...

New preprint out by #RobertKoetsier, the first of his PhD project, on assessing the use of cross-species coexpression analysis to identify primary and secondary metabolic interactions in microbiomes: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Drought recovery in plants triggers a cell-state-specific immune activation - Nature Communications Post-drought rehydration triggers a preventive immune response in plants, revealing targets to enhance crop resilience by linking drought stress recovery with improved pathogen resistance.

Want to dive into the datasets from our recent @natcomms.nature.com paper? 🌱📊
Check out this step-by-step guide on how to explore and analyze the #drought #recovery #datasets with Omnibusx:

Check out the paper and datasets: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tutorial: youtu.be/YI0RVFiQnMs

An inspiring #teambuilding day with the colleagues of the Wageningen Seed Science Centre! 🌱
We focused on strengthening our working culture, discussing expectations alignment, & creating an inspiring environment where everyone can thrive and enjoy their work!
Plus facing some personal fears (🛶 😉)!

Image Text: The Plant Cell. Call for Assistant Features Editors. Deadline for applications: September 15, 2025. Featuring The Plant Cell logo.

📣The Plant Cell is recruiting Assistant Features Editors. The application period opens now and runs through September 15, 2025!🌱

👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

#plantscience

A single-cell, spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle - Nature Plants This study presents an extensive single-nucleus and spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle that represents ten distinct developmental time points inclusive of six diverse organs.

From a gene’s single cell expression–through spatial localization–to novel function, and beyond!
Now out @natplants.nature.com
We built a comprehensive spatial-transcriptomic atlas of Arabidopsis, revealing cell-type identities across organs in unprecedented detail
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

When binding isn’t enough: Predicting TF activity through genomic neighborhoods | Plantae Transcriptional regulation is fundamental for coordinating cellular activities in response to developmental programs and environmental cues. Certain transcription factors (TFs) control the expression…

Plant Science Research Weekly -- When binding isn’t enough: Predicting TF activity through genomic neighborhoods (bioRxiv) @turchil.bsky.social (Summary by Ching Chan) bioRxiv buff.ly/zkCtdCu

#PlantaePSRW

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Join the "Summer School", a dynamic three-day intensive program tailored for enthusiastic PhD students and postdocs eager to deepen their understanding of plant developmental biology. Register here: www.graduateschool-eps.info/events/eps-s...

Our work on MYBs and WRKY regulating suberin in tomato exodermis is now out in @jxbotany.bsky.social!

🍅 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

👩‍🔬 @leonardojo.bsky.social @riannekluck.bsky.social @marianasartur.bsky.social Sara Buti, Alex Cantó-Pastor @bradylabs.bsky.social

🌱 #PlantScience

Happy to share this super interesting perspective we wrote on desiccation tolerance research. Congratulations to the great team of researchers involved!
#plantresearch #desiccation

19th Master Class on Seed Technology! 🚨

📅Oct 19-23, 2025
📍Wageningen, NL

Register now! 📢

Explore:

🌱 Seed development, dormancy & longevity
🌱 Quality, stress tolerance & microbiome
🌱 Enhancement, priming, coating & more!

Expert talks, hands-on sessions & networking.

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I'm excited to share my first book! #ClimateResilientGarden Plant physiology for gardeners really! Thanks to lots of people! Especially Ana Mogus for the illustrations @quercusbooks.bsky.social

Project Coordinator Plant Physiology

📢JOB ALERT!
An interesting position is open in our department for a project coordinator!
Please share!
#plantscijobs #plantscifyi
@pph-wur.bsky.social

www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on your phylotranscriptomic analysis of the seed life cycle, with a focus on the (still overlooked, but not for too long🧐😉) seed maturation phase!

We've made it, just before Christmas! 🎄🤶🏾
I'm happy to share the first >>PRE-PRINT<< of my group!😊 The first manuscript of the first PhD student! Good job Asif!🙌🏾🎉👏🏾💪🏾🤗🥳
#plantresearch #seedmaturation #seedresearch #plantevo

I just published: How to hire the best people

Steve Jobs was obsessed with hiring “the best people.” You should be too.

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64 million euros for groundbreaking fundamental research projects | NWO 21 research consortia have the chance to reach a breakthrough thanks to funding from the ENW-XL Open Competition. From fundamental research on the effects of certain materials on the methane cycle to ...

Super excited to share the news that our BarrierFates consortium got 3M€ funding from NWO XL to study maize root barrier cell types! 🌽🔬

Delighted to embark on this journey with
@dorotakawa.bsky.social , @hannahschneider.bsky.social , Victoria Mironova and Jian Xu!

www.nwo.nl/en/news/64-m...

Thrilled to receive the Stage 1 Road to Innovation Grant from @w-u-r.bsky.social! I’ll lead a 6-month project to develop a prototype for a salt prediction tool, using advanced plant physiology data combined with AI and validate its market potential.

#Innovation #PlantScience #Sustainability