Martin Balcerowicz

Impressive work from @saschalaubinger.bsky.social and colleagues, describing molecular and phenotypic footprints of climate in transcriptomes of native Arabidopsis thaliana.
#plantscience
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Please consider attending this conference in the Swiss Alps meetings.embo.org/event/26-pla... . Exciting science & great venue, lots of opportunities for selected talks from abstracts.
Join the conversation on Bluesky with #EMBOispp2026

Data-driven mathematical modelling explains altered timing of EARLY FLOWERING 3 in the wheat circadian oscillator Abstract. Circadian rhythms are endogenous 24 h cycles that allow organisms to anticipate daily environmental changes. In plants, circadian timing is maint

Our model of wheat circadian clock based on our finding that orthlogues of ELF3 (Arabidopsis evening complex gene) peak at dawn in the cereals. TOC1 repression of ELF3 explains the different behaviours of Arabidopsis & wheat circadian clocks doi.org/10.1098/rsif...
#plantresearch 🧪

Postdoctoral Researcher (Carella Group) | John Innes Centre An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Carella Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Evo-MPMI (Evolutionary Molecular…

We have an open POSTDOC position to explore Marchantia immune receptor biology that is closing on the 18th of Jan. Apply using the link below, and/or email me for more details. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...

We’re pleased to welcome 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 as our new Research Highlights Editor! 🌟
Brian takes over from Martin Balcerowicz @transcription.bsky.social , who will continue supporting the role as a mentor 💚
Welcome to TPJ, Brian!

Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development - Nature Plants Spatially resolved gene expression during barley development was done by integrating an scRNA-seq dataset from cells with unknown position with spatial transcriptomics. This dataset is publicly availa...

It's finally out!...
Using single-cell and spatial transcriptome data, and data imputation, we created BARVISTA, a website able to perform almost genome-wide information on gene expression profiles at single-cell resolution in barley spikes!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Translational control in plants: from basic mechanisms to environmental and developmental responses Translation is a key regulatory point in the control of gene expression. This review provides an overview of the translation process and molecular machinery that underlie it, highlights the major cis...

📚𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
Translational control in plants: from basic mechanisms to environmental and developmental responses 🧬🌱

✍️ Jade Lyons, @kmerchante.bsky.social @alonsostepanovalab.bsky.social

Discover the power of translation in shaping plant responses 🌱👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70647

Transcriptional dynamics and chromatin accessibility in the regulation of shade-responsive genes in Arabidopsis - Genome Biology Background Open chromatin regions host DNA regulatory motifs that are accessible to transcription factors and the transcriptional machinery. In Arabidopsis, responses to light are heavily regulated at...

Accessible chromatin enables rapid recruitment of PIFs to induce expression of shade-induced genes! doi.org/10.1186/s130.... Particularly proud of the excellent work of Sandi Paulišić and Alessandra Boccaccini. Many thanks to all authors who made it happen. @unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social

Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Last days to apply for the Research Highlights editor positions @theplantjournal.bsky.social
Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team.
deadline nov 24th

Mylnefield Trust Scholars: Safeguarding potato production in a changing climate – a focus on tuber quality at The James Hutton Institute on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Mylnefield Trust Scholars: Safeguarding potato production in a changing climate – a focus on tuber quality at The James Hutton Institute, listed on FindAPhD.com

...and www.findaphd.com/phds/project... with Vanessa Wahl

Mylnefield Trust Scholars: Molecular Guardians: Building Stress-Resilient Crops for the Future at The James Hutton Institute on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Mylnefield Trust Scholars: Molecular Guardians: Building Stress-Resilient Crops for the Future at The James Hutton Institute, listed on FindAPhD.com

I'm also co-supervisor on two PhD projects offered through the Mylnefield Trust: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... with Raul Huertas

EASTBIO - How plants breathe in a warming world: unravelling temperature control of stomata development at University of Dundee on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - EASTBIO - How plants breathe in a warming world: unravelling temperature control of stomata development at University of Dundee, listed on FindAPhD.com

I'm offering a PhD project together with Sarah McKim on temperature-controlled stomata formation within EASTBIO DTP www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #plantscience #plantscijobs Deadline 15 Feb. Please share/RP

U.K. science sector is ‘bleeding to death,’ lawmakers say in report House of Lords committee urges government to stem exodus of science and technology companies

UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy
www.science.org/content/arti...

🌿🌈 Less than a year for ISPP 2026 in Switzerland! 🇨🇭 Check our website ispp2026.unine.ch for more details.

This is one of the best conference to attend as a plant molecular biologist! Always inspiring, highly interactive and lots of fun.

I've been in this role for @theplantjournal.bsky.social for nearly two years and can highly recommend it! You work with a great team, hone your writing skills and grow your network in the plant science community. Feel free to reach out if you have specific questions about the role.

This is a fantastic meeting (I was lucky enough to go last year) and @theplantjournal.bsky.social is delighted to sponsor an early career researcher award for the best talk

New paper from Karen Halliday, @andruromanowski.bsky.social and Mengke Zhou, showing how PIF7 interacts with and inhibits phyA and can actually cause it to move to the cytosol!
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...

27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture. "27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Gibberellin transport affects lateral root growth through HY5 in response to far-red light Gibberellin translocation from shoot to root conveys a plant-plant competition signal that leads to a reduction in lateral root growth.

My latest paper, a postdoc project of mine from the @ronaldpierik.bsky.social lab is finally out in the Plant Cell all its formatted glory! doi.org/10.1093/plce...
Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.

Congrats, Kasper! Can't believe that work hadn't found a home until now. Good to see it in its final form.

You're very welcome. It was a nice story to tell, and I enjoyed learning more about the project's background and the people involved.

Congrats, Tonni! You did an amazing job over the last six years. All the best for the move!

The making of a leaf tip: how cell division angles define shape Click on the article title to read more.

New 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 by @transcription.bsky.social
🍃The making of a leaf tip: how cell division angles define shape
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70453

Mathematical modelling + developmental biology to investigate leaf shape formation
Zang et al: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.....

HISTORIC HEAT WAVE IN NORTHERN SPAIN

ASTURIAS
42.9 Mieres
41.2 Oviedo
CANTABRIA
43.3 Cilorigo de Liebana
42.4 San Felices de Buelna
42.2 Ramales de la Victoria

HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY FOR ASTURIAS AND CANTABRIA (by much !):Records pulverized

43.4 also in Bilbao (Basque)

Screenshots by AEMET

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...

🌾 Great news — Gwen Kirschner has taken a permanent position in the @PlantEcoHutton Team as Principal Investigator in Plant-Soil Interactions! It's great to know you're going to be around for longer, Gwen.
@hutton.ac.uk
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
@gwenkirschner.bsky.social

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New preprint out!
We reveal that ERAD, a protein degradation pathway, selectively targets intracellular PILS auxin transport facilitators to control growth.
This expands ERAD's role beyond protein quality control, right into developmental regulation.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🔥Postdoc opportunity 🌱

The Legris lab at the University of Neuchâtel 🇨🇭 is looking for a Postdoc to work on the regulation of branching by warm temperatures. If you have a background on plant physiology and development, and you're interested in shoot thermomorphogenesis, apply now!