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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 9h

#JustIn on Plantae — Staying Sane in the Lab: Tips for Mental Health Strategies for Researchers. In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Katarina K., Nibedita P., and Ann-Kathrin R. explore realistic strategies for building resilience and protecting your mental health. buff.ly/lI8coP3

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Staying Sane in the Lab: Tips for Mental Health Strategies for Researchers | Plantae

This blog post explore realistic strategies for building resilience and protecting your mental health while sustaining your passion for research.

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SPS Saclay Plant Sciences @spsplantsciences.bsky.social · 1d

International Master in Plant Sciences will soon be launching (September 2026).

International Master in Plant Sciences will soon be launching (September 2026). F

International Master in Plant Sciences track of the Biology AgroSciences master degree https://www.master-sciences-du-vegetal.fr/eng We are delighted to share that the International Master in Plant Sciences track of the Biology AgroSciences Master degree will soon be launching (September 2026). Fully taught in English (First and second year) and embedded in the Saclay Plant Sciences Excellence Network, this program will train a new generation of talented students to tackle the most pressing challenges in plant research — from climate resilience to sustainable agriculture.

www.master-sciences-du-vegetal.fr

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 2d

PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 7 moderates the activity and the cytosolic-nuclear shuttling of PHYTOCHROME A https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.680213v1

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Anne-Sophie Fiorucci (she/her) @annesofio.bsky.social · 9d

Congrats to all of you!!! Especially Dr Benoit Madec ;)

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Dr Elodie Chabrol @eloscicomm.bsky.social · 17d

👩‍🔬J'ai commencé un kit de démarrage "chercheuses en France" go.bsky.app/TBEzKC #FemmesEnScience

J'ai besoin de votre aide pour le remplir et donner de la visibilité aux chercheuses que vous connaissez et qui sont sur Bluesky !
▶️Taguez celles que vous connaissez, je les ajoute !

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Sebastian Soyk @sebastiansoyk.bsky.social · 23d

Our department of Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social is recruiting a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the field of Plant-Organism Interactions 🌱🐛🦠🍄! Application before November 30, 2025. See the official job ad for more details: tinyurl.com/mtxdcz6p

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Anne-Sophie Fiorucci (she/her) @annesofio.bsky.social · 22d

Happy birthday AG!!!!

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 24d

How do #plants dynamically modulate their shoot branching for optimal returns? ‪@zoenahas.bsky.social‬ &co show that BRC1 modulates bud competitiveness by reducing #auxin efflux, integrating hormonal cues to fine-tune branching patterns @plosbiology.org @slcuplants.bsky.social 🧪 plos.io/4pnrwY2

2-node explants capture key properties of bud regulation. Top left: A stem segment with two axillary buds illustrates two regulatory hubs controlling shoot branching (i) local expression of the transcription factor BRC1, a repressor of bud activation, and (ii) systemic regulation of the auxin transport network. A canalization-based model of shoot branching postulates that bud activation requires the establishment of canalized auxin transport from the bud into the main stem, the dynamics of which is influenced by autocatalytic feedback in auxin flow between the bud and the stem, and the relative auxin source and sink strengths of the bud and stem, respectively. The relationship between BRC1- and auxin-transport-mediated regulation is not known. Bottom left: Arabidopsis bud activation occurs in at least two phases: a slow-growing lag phase, then a switch to rapid outgrowth. Typical timescale 10–12 days. Right: Diagram illustrating the four possible growth outcomes for bud activation on 2-node explants, and their representation in a Mitchison plot. Mitchison plots present the length of the top bud versus that of the bottom bud over time in each explant. Explants where at least one bud grows are termed active, otherwise, they are inactive. Within active explants, there are three possible outcomes: both buds grow, or only either the top or the bottom bud activates.

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Rashmi Sasidharan @rsasidharan.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨Job Alert!! Assistant professor vacancy ‘plant abiotic stress resilience’ in our group @uuplants.bsky.social Come for the science, stay for the amazing colleagues 😀More details here www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share!!

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Sep 2

✨ Paper spotlight ✨

(1/7🧵) Responses to climate change – insights and limitations from herbaceous plant model species
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Fig. B1 Complementary experimental designs for examining climate change responses.

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Anne-Sophie Fiorucci (she/her) @annesofio.bsky.social · Aug 26

La fondue en été, un must!

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Alex Webb Lab @alexwebblab.bsky.social · Aug 24

Further evidence that sugar in the plates changes the plant biology you study. Best to avoid putting sugar in the agar, unless you want to study what sugar in the agar does to plants. This paper uses sugar in the agar to study what sugar does. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #plantresearch

A multisensor high-temperature signaling framework for triggering daytime thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis - Nature Communications

Plants encounter high temperatures concomitantly with intense sunlight during the daytime. Here, the authors reveal a concerted chloroplast and nucleus high-temperature signaling framework that gates ...

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Anne-Sophie Fiorucci (she/her) @annesofio.bsky.social · Aug 7

Great work from a former PhD student of the Minion team @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social led by @jm-frachisse.bsky.social.
Well done!!!

bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Rapid Mechanically Activated (RMA) channel transduces increases in plasma membrane tension into transient calcium influx https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.06.668926v1

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YRSPP @yrspp.bsky.social · Aug 7

Rounding off our YRSPP 2026 keynote lineup with Dr. Uriel Urquiza-García! 🌿
His research explores using synthetic biology, optogenetics, and genomics to understand how plants perceive and integrate light, temperature, and circadian signals.🧬🌱☀️
More info & mailing list in bio!

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Christophe Le Clainche @actin-paris-saclay.bsky.social · Aug 6

🎓 My team is seeking a PhD student in Biochemistry & Cell Biology at I2BC, Paris-Saclay!
🔬 Study cytoskeletal signaling in collective cell migration
🌍 Fully funded, 3 yrs | 📍 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
🗓️ Apply by Aug 22 via the following link:
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...

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YRSPP @yrspp.bsky.social · Jul 31

Excited to welcome Dr. Charlotte Gommers as a YRSPP 2026 keynote speaker! @charlottegommers.bsky.social 🌿
Her lab investigates how chloroplasts act as environmental sensors, sending retrograde signals to help plants adapt development under abiotic stress. Check bio for info & join the mailing list!

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Anne-Sophie Fiorucci (she/her) @annesofio.bsky.social · Jul 31

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Anne-Sophie Fiorucci (she/her) @annesofio.bsky.social · Jul 30

So happy to participate to the next YRSPP meeting and finally discover Edinburgh!! Thank you @yrspp.bsky.social team for inviting me! See you next April!

YRSPP @yrspp.bsky.social · Jul 29

We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Anne-Sophie Fiorucci as a YRSPP 2026 keynote speaker! 🌿
She investigates the interaction between phytochrome-dependent growth responses and nitrogen nutrition.
🌐 More info: yrspp.github.io
📝 Join our mailing list: forms.gle/E4Tgavm6wKLs

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Johannes Larsch @jlarsch.bsky.social · Jul 21

Become our colleague! Tenure-track Assistant Professor position at The Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. unil.ch/cig/en/home....
More details for how to apply are here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...

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YRSPP @yrspp.bsky.social · Jul 24

Presenting our next YRSPP 2026 keynote speaker: Prof. Ute Hoecker! ✨
Her lab investigates how photoreceptors and the COP1/SPA E3 ubiquitin ligase regulate light-controlled development in Arabidopsis, algae and moss.🌱☀️
🌐 More info: yrspp.github.io
📝 Join our mailing list: forms.gle/E4Tgavm6wKLs...

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · Jul 23

Jennifer Nemhauser’s and my tribute to our amazing friend and mentor, the extraordinary Joanne Chory.

Read about our personal and professional reminiscences. Thanks to all who provided background for this.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Joanne Chory (1955–2024): Plant geneticist extraordinaire | PNAS

Joanne Chory (1955–2024) was a pioneering biologist whose research transformed our understanding of plant growth and development. Her groundbreakin...

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YRSPP @yrspp.bsky.social · Jul 21

We are thrilled to announce our first YRSPP 2026 keynote speaker: Prof. Kerry Franklin!
Her work explores how light and temperature signalling shape plant architecture.
🌐 More info: yrspp.github.io
📝 Join our mailing list: forms.gle/E4Tgavm6wKLs...
Stay tuned for more!
#YRSPP2026

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Christa Testerink @christatesterink.bsky.social · Jul 23

Warm temperature and mild water stress cooperatively promote root elongation: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Led by Scott Hayes and @minnieleong.bsky.social
@pph-wur.bsky.social @wurplant.bsky.social

Warm temperature and mild water stress cooperatively promote root elongation

Hayes and Leong et al. show that warm temperature and mild water stress synergistically enhance root elongation in Arabidopsis. The response is mediated by SnRK2.2/2.3 and COP1 through regulation of H...

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Lothar Kalmbach @lkalmbach.bsky.social · Jul 22

Paper 🚨!!
Plasmodesmata transport first in both, then only in one direction in roots! Congratulations to Lea and @mariebarberon.bsky.social !!

Molecular Plant & Plant Communications @mplantpcom.bsky.social · Jul 22

A developmental switch controls cell-to-cell transport in roots via pectin-linked plasmodesmata changes #research #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

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Anne-Sophie Fiorucci (she/her) @annesofio.bsky.social · Jul 7

Highly recommended!!!!

martinalegris.bsky.social @martinalegris.bsky.social · Jul 7

🔥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!

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