Amazing team effort by the @blackinplantsci.bsky.social committee and supported by The Gatsby Foundation, University of Leeds, Grow More Foundation, New Phytologist, Society for Experimental Biology, The Plant Journal and others.
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Photograph of a row of six people of African origin at a desk with attention focussed on an object to the right and out of view of the camera. Other faces in the background.
A photo of a white much with the words ‘connect, celebrate, cultivate’ in black capital letters sitting on a white branded notepad with the Black in Plant Sciences logo in green and black. These objects are on a conference chair with similar chairs out of focus in the background.
Last week we held the 2nd @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference in Leeds, full of 🌱science, 🌸art, African crops, careers & mentorship and talent. Highlight was seeing the impacts of our Research Excellence Awards & Studentships. So proud to honour and promote the excellence in our community 💓
Image of mugs branded ‘connect, celebrate, cultivate, and cookies with the Black in Plant Science logo.
Image of mugs branded ‘connect, celebrate, cultivate, and cookies with the Black in Plant Science logo and stickers and postcards branded for ‘New Phytologist’
Photo of chair seats with white notebooks with a Black in Plant Science logo and text
Excited to welcome speakers and delegates to Black In Plant Science 2025, today in Leeds! Thanks @newphyt.bsky.social & other sponsors! @blackinplantsci.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social
I can't stress it more. This conference has been designed for us by us. Support @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference at the University of Leeds funded by the SEB, Faculty of Biological Science at Leeds, the Grow More and New Phytologist foundations and Gastby. Join us on 24/10, details below.
Institutional Feature University of Cambridge Aims 4: Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds C-SPIRIT Members Nicola Patron Konstantina Beritza
📌 C-SPIRIT Institutional Feature 14: University of Cambridge
Nicola Patron (@nicolabiologist.bsky.social) & Konstantina Beritza support Aim 4 through synthetic pathway engineering, compound optimization, & detection strategies. We are lucky to have them!
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The Plant Cell Call for Papers. 2027 Focus Issue on Specialized Metabolites. Submission deadline: May 2026. Featuring The Plant Cell logo and a scientific image.
Call for Papers: 2027 Focus Issue on Specialized Metabolites. This focus issue aims to provide a forum to improve our understanding of plant specialized metabolism. Submission Deadline: 05/2026. academic.oup.com/plcell/pages...
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#JustIn on Plantae — Embracing Curiosity: Advancing in Plant Science by Asking Questions
In this recent piece, ASPB Plantae Editors Dennis Baffour-Awuah and Rajarshi Sanyal discuss how curiosity and the practice of asking meaningful questions drive progress in #plantscience.
How amino acids are transported in plants | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
@hhu.de @franzikuhnert.bsky.social @weberlab.bsky.social @ceplas.bsky.social
#PaperAlert Why do scientific societies matter now more than ever?
Members of GPC board explore how societies support researchers, foster global collaboration, & shape the future of science. A must-read for all career stages 👍
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Just a few days left to apply! (closes Aug 25)
Hey, calling all Natural Products and Secondary Metabolism people! @jgi.doe.gov is looking for feedback prior to reorganizing data structures and portals. #secmet is underrepresented right now. Hit the link if you want to share your ideas or complaints! Even (especially) if you don't use our stuff!
Meet our director Sarah O'Connor, @oconnorlab.bsky.social, a presence to be reckoned with in the plant science community! Read the latest interview with @newphyt.bsky.social to learn about her passion for plant science and the scientists who inspired her:
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🌿 Black in Plant Science Conference 2025 🌿
Join us for a powerful celebration of Black excellence in plant research!
🗓️ Registration & Poster Submission Deadline: 28 Sept 2025
📍 Connect with researchers, share your work, and grow your network.
🎟️ Register now:
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Super proud of @honghaosu.bsky.social for this award at #terpnet25 👏 @nrpdtp.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social
Our story on the biosynthesis of anti-inflammatory triterpenes from pot marigold is published ☺️ We had a lot of fun working on this beautiful & interesting species. Well done team marigold! 🌼 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Methods Skills New open position: Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Systems Biology within the Wilkins Lab at the University of Manitoba Focus Understanding how plants regulate specialized metabolite production Investigating plant systems biology at the cellular level Advancing sustainable agriculture through global collaboration Single-cell RNA sequencing to map gene expression Spatial transcriptomics to capture tissue-specific patterns Integration of multi-omic and imaging data for regulatory modeling Analyzing high-dimensional functional genomics data Applying computational biology tools and pipelines Mentoring students and contributing to collaborative research teams
🚨 A postdoc position is open in the Wilkins Lab (@oli-wilkins.bsky.social) at @umanitoba.bsky.social!
Join C-SPIRIT, a global research center advancing sustainable agriculture through plant & microbe science! (c-spirit.org)
📬 Apply here: viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/DEFAULT.ASPX...
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Excited that our paper with @bradylabs.bsky.social on conservation and divergence in nitrogen regulatory networks is finally published. This was a fun & rewarding collaboration that will continue in new projects to engineer 🍅 N responses academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
NAASC is thrilled to announce Jade Bleau - University of Dundee - is the early career recipient of the 225 Arabidopsis Community Impact award! @blackinplantsci.bsky.social #ICAR2025
If you haven't already - make sure to save the date to the Black in Plant Science Conference taking place on Friday 24 October at the University of Leeds. Registration will soon be opening so make sure to save the date to avoid disappointment.
Summer Studentship 2025 - Meet Our Students!
We are pleased to introduce you to Hamda Hassan and Noir Tucker who tell you more about themselves on our website - buff.ly/jBvClog. We can't wait to hear all about what they get up to at our conference on Friday 24 October 2025. Registration now open!
How does immunisation establish durable disease resistance in plants?
Mobile immune signals released upon immunisation boost effectiveness of the defence hormone salicylic acid by ten times!😲 This results in higher immune gene expression and systemic acquired resistance against infection.
One more week to apply for a postdoc in our group (patronlab.org) @Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge. This is a 3-year position to investigate regulatory sequences and engineer gene expression in plants with the aim of optimising yields from metabolic pathways. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49769/
🌱 It’s Biodiversity Day!
At C-SPIRIT, we work with the diversity of plants and microbes to find bioactive compounds that help crops thrive and soils stay healthy.
Science across five countries, powered by the natural chemistry of plants and microbes. 🌾
#BiodiversityDay #PlantScience
Want to travel to Portland, Maine and present at the Gordon Research Conference on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology? Short talk submissions are open until April 30, 2025. All other applications for this conference are due July 13th. To apply: bit.ly/ApplyforGRC (submit as a poster abstract)
Poster advertising Ingle cell approaches in Plant Biology GRC conference 2025 with logos of funders and images of Portland, Maine, USA.
Submissions to present a short talk at the Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology Gordon Research Conference are open now. Hope to see you in Portland, Maine, August 10-15, 2025!
To apply: bit.ly/ApplyforGRC
Deadline for BiPS summer studentships coming up - 31st March
Undergraduate students can now apply to our Summer Studentship scheme, supported by @theplantjournal.bsky.social and the Gatsby Foundation.
For more information, head to our website: blackinplantscience.org/2025/01/17/b...
BiPS Summer Studentship 2025: Host Labs Call Out
📢We are now inviting labs that are able to host the successful candidate of the 2025 BiPS Summer Studentship to share the projects that they are working on so that we can match the student with the lab. Supported by @ThePlantJournal
Info here: forms.gle/YWkza3HDn4hN...
Not long left to apply….
Some fascinating Engineering Biology presentations here from @nicolabiologist.bsky.social & many more #SynBio luminaries www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeBz...
