Angelina Gross

Cartoon that shows how PhDs are pushing the frontiers of knowledge.

Keep pushing & don't forget the bigger picture :)

From plants to neurons? Never underestimate our green fellows for what they can teach us! #marchantia #autophagy #evolution

Join us for the #Ubiquitin & Friends Symposium 2026, April 29-30, in Vienna!
Fantastic guest speakers👇 & many slots for talks from abstracts, flash-talks & posters. Lots of opportunities to network. Register now to save your spot!
➡️ www.protein-degradation.org/symposium/
#ubfriends2026

Why do pathological protein aggregates persist in cells and how can we overcome this?
In our new preprint, we show that Tau aggregates fail to initiate selective autophagy and that their autophagic degradation can be restored.
#Autophagy #Tau #Proteostasis

Out now 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Today my kid is turning 5! Transitioning through 2 Postdocs into my PI position through a pandemic. Moving Countries. Leaving behind old roles, finding a new version of myself. Those have been the 5 hardest AND richest years of my life. I am so grateful for it and everyone supporting along the way ♥️

@hanhtkvu.bsky.social @embl.org & we are looking for a #postdoc to study #regeneration x #autophagy across kingdoms of life. Pls spread the word & get in touch if you are interested www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...

text says "hold me like marchantia holds water", the pic is a lecture slide show marchantia archegoniophore holding water

text says "my love for you is as abundant as rubisco", with a protein structure of rubisco

text says "my love for you is liek apical meristems.. it keeps on growing", pic shows shoot and root apical meristem

text says "call me a xylem cell, because i would die for you"

Asked my Intro Plant Bio students to make Valentine's day plant meme using what they learned in class so far, and dang, it gives me SO MUCH joy seeing all the submissions.
Some of my favs here: #valentinesday #ib103 #iamabotanist #plantjoy @botsocamerica.bsky.social l @plantteaching.bsky.social

MSCA awards €404.3 million to postdoctoral researchers 1610 outstanding postdoctoral researchers were selected for funding among 17,066 applicants.

Extremely proud and honored to #mentor Postdoc Gautier Langin who has been awarded a #MSCA in the very competitive 2026 call!@bokuvienna.bsky.social

marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-aw...

Have a look at our new structure of co translational folding in yeast. This is collaborative work initialized by the Rospert lab from the @uni-freiburg.de. Structural work has been done by the amazing @lgrundmann.bsky.social Stay tuned for the next ribosome paper from him, following very soon.

Wirklich hörenswert!

Check our last review on Expansion Microscopy and how it will change the game for plant biologist: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mPIl4tPF3...
@Magali Grison and @emmanuellebayer.bsky.social

We are excited to share our new preprint which is now available to read on biorXiv: doi.org/10.64898/202... 🎉🎉🎉

Poster announcing the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, held 20–21 April 2026 in Halle (Saale), Germany. The event targets experienced PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in plant science and features scientific talks, career development and grant-writing workshops, and networking. Travel and accommodation are covered, and participants are registered for the 11th Leibniz Plant Biochemistry Symposium (22–24 April 2026). Application deadline: 23 January 2026. Website: plant-ecr-networking.eu.

Are you an experienced PhD student or postdoc in plant science looking to connect, present your work, and discuss career paths?
Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026
Deadline: 23 January 2026
plant-ecr-networking.eu

Most wholesome paper I have ever worked on. Made me feel awesome about being part of this community.

The Vienna BioCenter Summer School 2026 call is open for talented undergrads, it's a great opportunity for students who are interested in graduate study in the life sciences. Tim Clausen from the IMP is recruiting!
https://training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/

Glad to have this finally published: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... lots of new data since the #preprint. If you are into selective #autophagy, #evolution, #proteostasis Please have a look!

Oh yessss! Very grateful to be working with such a wonderful and fierce team!
It is not easy to pave the way through the protocol jungle.
But I am so proud of every single piece of data our students already produced 🔬🧪🥼
@josejulian.bsky.social @bokuvienna.bsky.social i

The Clavel Group is recruiting a new postdoc for two possible projects dealing with plant-virus interactions and selective autophagy! More (wordy) details below ⬇️🌱🦠

We are looking far and wide for this position! So if you are motivated, interested in academia, and want to explore the world of plant-virus interaction, we are ALSO happy to host you for a PhD! More detail below🔽☘️🦠

copyright Palina Nepachalovich of ZML Dresden

Ups we did it again! Please mark your calender. EMBO Workshop “Lipid Code to Life”, taking place September 7–11, 2026, in Dresden, organized by Maria Fedorova, @lipid.bsky.social, Valerie O'Donnell, @holthuislab.bsky.social and @molcellbiophys-lab.bsky.social 🥳 Retweets = lipidlove

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Ending the year with fantastic news! Our project "Taming and ancient guest: Autophagy in mitochondrial quality control" got funded by the #FWF.

Soooo in 2026 our first PhD student will be joining our small but mighty #team 🎉🌱

#NewPI #autophagy @bokuvienna.bsky.social www.fwf.ac.at/forschungsra...

‼️Please RT: The CEPLAS Graduate School call for 2026 is now open! Detailed info on our website: bit.ly/4q19JWk
@hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social

Love the concept of membrane thinning. Such a fascinating mechanism!

This Halloween, we have a spooky evolutionary story for you.
The brainchild of @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social, Nick Irwin and our fantastic collaborators is now out in @natplants.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here’s why I love this work — and why I think you’ll enjoy it too. 👇

New lab / new life 🌱

The Julian Lab is now open at the Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (IMPB), BOKU University 🇦🇹

We explore how plants defend their vacuoles and how vacuoles defend them! 🛡️

Excited to collaborate with @angegross.bsky.social’s lab.

#PlantBiology #Vacuole #VQC #BOKU #IMPB

ABP1/ABL3-TMK1 cell-surface auxin signaling targets PIN2-mediated auxin fluxes for root gravitropism In gravistimulated roots, gravity perception in the columella redirects the flow of the plant hormone auxin toward the lower root side, where it inhibits cell elongation for downward root bending. Thi...

It is out! A tandem of two papers showing TMK regulation of PIN-dependent auxin transport www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... (PIN2, Friml lab) and www.cell.com/developmenta... (PIN1, Xu lab)

📢 A Junior Professorship (W1, tenure track) is open at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology at Uni Tübingen (@zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social) — to work on plant protein biochemistry (composition, structure, dynamics, or regulation of protein complexes). 🌱 Great opportunity — Apply by Oct 17th!

🚨 We're hiring, please share! The FMI seeks a tenure-track Group Leader (Assistant Prof) in Structural Biology 🔬
Innovative scientists in genome regulation, RNA metabolism, or protein homeostasis—especially using cutting-edge approaches—apply now at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

And the Gross Lab is ON: First students, first experiments failing, first experiments working… so many firsts. It really is exciting! I am so proud of my brave students daring to train in a completely new lab.