Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS)

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🌱 New year, new membership?
Join ASPS for: ✓ Professional networking ✓ Conference discounts ✓ Award eligibility ✓ Phytogen updates
Student rates available!

Become a member: www.asps.org.au/become-a-mem...

2026 Awards Open

🏆 Reminder: 2026 ASPS Awards close 6 March!

Peter Goldacre Award
Jan Anderson Award
RN Robertson Travelling Fellowship
Education & Outreach Award

Details: www.asps.org.au/peter-goldac...

ASPS Links Hub
🔗 Bookmark our new ASPS Links Hub!
One central location for: 🌐 Website 📰 Phytogen
🎓 Conference info 📱 Social media
asps-oz.github.io/asps-links/
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ComBio 2026

⏰ Don't forget: ComBio 2026 registrations are OPEN!

📅 29 Sept-1 Oct 2026, ICC Sydney 📝 Abstract submissions open 🎟️ Early bird rates available

ASPS joins ASBMB, NZSBMB, ANZSCDB & A-RNA for 3 days of life sciences research.

Register: www.combio.org.au

#ComBio2026 #AusPlantSci

📝 Reminder: We're still seeking a Phytogen Co-Editor for 2026!
Edit our monthly newsletter, coordinate content, collaborate with our comms team & build your science communication skills.
Students, EMCRs & researchers welcome!

Contact: razlin.azman@csiro.au or L.Auroux@latrobe.edu.au

🎄 From the Phytogen team: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Thank you for an incredible 2025! 255 attendees at our Adelaide conference, outstanding research shared, new connections made & the future of Australian plant science looking bright! 🌱
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Phytogen returns early 2026! ✨

🏆 2026 ASPS Awards - Applications OPEN!
Closing 6 March 2026:
Peter Goldacre Award
Jan Anderson Award
RN Robertson Travelling Fellowship
Education & Outreach Award
Start your applications over summer!
Details: www.asps.org.au/peter-goldac...
#AusPlantSci #Awards

🔗 New ASPS Links Hub is live!

One central location for:
🌐 Website
📰 Phytogen
🎓 Conference info
📱 Social media
Bookmark: asps-oz.github.io/asps-links/
Free, mobile-friendly & easy access to everything ASPS! 🌱

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📅 ComBio 2026 - Sydney, 29 Sept-1 Oct
Abstract submissions & early bird registration NOW OPEN! 🎉
Bringing together ASBMB, NZSBMB, ANZSCDB & ASPS for 3 days of cutting-edge life sciences research at ICC Sydney.
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Register: www.combio.org.au
#ComBio2026 #AusPlantSci

📝 Join our team! ASPS seeks a Phytogen Co-Editor for 2026
Edit our monthly newsletter, coordinate content, showcase Australian plant science & build your communication skills!
Students, EMCRs & researchers welcome to apply.
Contact: razlin.azman@csiro.au or L.Auroux@latrobe.edu.au
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👋 Meet our 2026 Student Representatives!
Gabriella Jessica (USyd)
Qinqin Yang (USyd)
Lucas Auroux (La Trobe)
Daniel Wallis (USyd)
Soumitra Patekar (QUT)
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🔬 Welcome new Discipline Representatives!
Genetics & Molecular Biology: Dr. Stephanie Kerr (QUT) & Dr. Farhad Masoomi-Aladizgeh (USyd)
Plant Physiology: Dr. Sajitha Biju (La Trobe)
Plant Development: Dr. Stephanie Conway (UQ) & Dr. Eduardo Flores Sandoval (Monash)

👋 Welcome Joseph Pegler as ASPS Honorary Treasurer from 2026!
Joseph joins us from the University of Newcastle and will guide the Society's financial management.
Thank you to outgoing Treasurer Mark Waters for your dedicated service! 🙏
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🎤 ASPS2025 Best Presentation Awards:
🥇 Best Student Talk: Louise Walker (La Trobe) 🥈 Student Runner-up: Qinqin Yang (USyd)
🔬 Best ECR Talk: Stephanie Kerr (QUT)
Exceptional presentations showcasing the future of Australian plant science! 🌱
#ASPS2025 #AusPlantSci
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🏆 Congratulations to our ASPS2025 Poster Award Winners!
Session 1: Daniel Wallis & Szczepan Glewicz
Session 2: Guilherme Ventura Yoshikawa & Jasmine Divinagracia
Outstanding science on display! 📊
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#ASPS2025 #AusPlantSci #StudentResearch

🎉 ASPS 2025 by the numbers:
255 registrants (130+ students!) 4 days of exceptional science in Adelaide Quality talks & posters across all sessions Unforgettable social events at McLaren Vale, Mt Lofty & Waite Campus
Such a success! 🌱
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#ASPS2025 #AusPlantSci

December 2025 Phytogen — Australian Society of Plant Scientists Welcome to the December 2025 edition of Phytogen! As we close out 2025, we reflect on an exceptional year for Australian plant sciences, highlighted by our successful ASPS Conference in Adelaide las...

📰 December Phytogen is out now!

Final edition of 2025 featuring: 🏆 ASPS2025 conference award winners 👋 New committee members & discipline reps for 2026 📅 ComBio 2026 in Sydney - registrations open! 🎓 Message from Conference Chair Crystal Sweetman

Read here: bit.ly/3MFsgcc

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🔬 Meet our Plant-Microbe Interactions Rep: Dr. Ronan Broad (La Trobe)His research uses CRISPR to enhance nitrogen fixation in legumes (cowpea & soybean), targeting the FUN gene to delay nodule senescence.Goal? Better beans with reduced need for synthetic fertilizers!
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📱 Connect with ASPS!
asps-oz.github.io/asps-links/
Find us on:
🌐 Official website
📰 Phytogen newsletter
🎓 Conference updates
🦋 Bluesky @asps-oz.bsky.social
💼 LinkedIn
🐦 Twitter/X @asps_ozplants

Join Australia's plant science community! 🌱

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🌏 Happy World Soil Day! Today we join in acknowledging that soil is the foundation of our future. At QAAFI, soil is at the heart of much of what we do from understanding root systems to developing techs and innovations that help farmers build resilience and boost productivity.

Presented my single cell omics analysis work at the @asps-oz.bsky.social 2025 conference in beautiful Adelaide, Australia.

Also happy to have co-chaired the ''new tech and AI" session with David Kainer.

Research made in @lewseylab.bsky.social

Thanks ASPS for the travel grant award.

Researcher being presented a medal in front of a conference audience

Gold-coloured medal inscribed with the researcher’s name and the year 2025

Thank you so much to the @asps-oz.bsky.social for the 2025 Peter Goldacre medal 🌱

It was a privilege to speak at the annual conference last week on my last 10 years of research into plant-mycorrhiza associations and zinc nutrition.

🎬 Relive the highlights from #ASPS2025 in Adelaide - incredible science, networking, and collaboration across four amazing days! 🌱

See you at ComBio 2026 in Sydney! 👋

#AusPlantSci #PlantScience #ASPS2025 #ComBio2026​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

🏆 Congratulations to our #ASPS2025 Award Winners!

Best Posters:
Session 1: Daniel Wallis & Szczepan Glewicz
Session 2: Guilherme Ventura Yoshikawa & Jasmine Divinagracia

Best Presentations:
🎓 Student: Louise Walker (Winner), Qinqin Yang (Runner-up)
🔬 ECR: Stephanie Kerr

🎉 #ASPS2025 Day 4 Wrap-Up - Thursday 27 November
What a fantastic final day! 🌱
Morning Sessions:🔬 Plant Biotic & Abiotic Stress Signaling 📚 Teaching, Outreach & Indigenous
Afternoon:🧬 Frontiers in Genetics & Molecular Biology.
See you next year!

Congratulations Dr. Liu Yin!

Could you be our next prize winner?

To be eligible for this award, you must be the first author of a paper published in #FunctionalPlantBio, be enrolled for a PhD or be within 10 years post-PhD, and a member of the @asps-oz.bsky.social.

Find out more on our website: connectsci.au/fp/pages/awa...

☀️ #ASPS2025 Day 3 - Wed 26 November Afternoon
Session 7: Fields of Opportunity Chair: Michael Eyres

Industry-focused session featuring: 🎤 Keynote: Chris Davey (Next Level Agronomy), Industry perspectives from Field Systems, Mallee Sustainable Farming, Omnia, Panel Q&A

☀️ #ASPS2025 Day 3 - Wed 26 November
Session 6: Beneficial Plant–Microbe Interactions Chairs: Ronan Broad (La Trobe) & Eloise Foo (UTAS)
🦠🌱 Exploring symbiotic relationships with: 🎤 Invited speaker Dr. April Hastwell (UQ) 📊 Talks from Ronan Broad, Jiacan Sun & Zhe Zhang 🎯