Anne-Sophie Fiorucci (she/her)
@annesofio.bsky.social
Assistant professor in Plant Biology at Paris-Saclay University / I2BC.
Plant light and temperature responses, newly passionate about nitrate.
Auxin is my lucky charm :)
Mom, feminist, amateur ballet dancer, novice embroiderer.
Plant light and temperature responses, newly passionate about nitrate.
Auxin is my lucky charm :)
Mom, feminist, amateur ballet dancer, novice embroiderer.
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And now we have Arabidopsis plants with 8 chromosomes instead of 10 and no obvious phenotypic differences, this week in @science.org
#PlantScience
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
CRISPR-Cas–mediated heritable chromosome fusions in Arabidopsis
The genome of Arabidopsis thaliana consists of 10 chromosomes. By inducing CRISPR-Cas–mediated breaks at subcentromeric and subtelomeric sequences, we fused entire chromosome arms, obtaining two eight...
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
And now we have Arabidopsis plants with 8 chromosomes instead of 10 and no obvious phenotypic differences, this week in @science.org
#PlantScience
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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📢Registrations open next week!
Join the mailing list for first access👉 forms.gle/YznZ1unBeNzQ...
Learn more: yrspp.github.io
#YRSPP2026 #PlantScience #Photobiology
Join the mailing list for first access👉 forms.gle/YznZ1unBeNzQ...
Learn more: yrspp.github.io
#YRSPP2026 #PlantScience #Photobiology
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢Registrations open next week!
Join the mailing list for first access👉 forms.gle/YznZ1unBeNzQ...
Learn more: yrspp.github.io
#YRSPP2026 #PlantScience #Photobiology
Join the mailing list for first access👉 forms.gle/YznZ1unBeNzQ...
Learn more: yrspp.github.io
#YRSPP2026 #PlantScience #Photobiology
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We are very much looking forward to welcoming you in Les Diablerets 🇨🇭 for the International Symposium on Plant Photobiology (ISPP2026), Sept. 8-11, 2026! @martinalegris.bsky.social @emiliedemarsy.bsky.social @chfankhauser.bsky.social @plantphotobiology.bsky.social ➡️ See the links below.
🌿🌈 Less than a year for ISPP 2026 in Switzerland! 🇨🇭 Check our website ispp2026.unine.ch for more details.
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you in Les Diablerets 🇨🇭 for the International Symposium on Plant Photobiology (ISPP2026), Sept. 8-11, 2026! @martinalegris.bsky.social @emiliedemarsy.bsky.social @chfankhauser.bsky.social @plantphotobiology.bsky.social ➡️ See the links below.
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The University of Toulouse has 44 postdoc positions to fill (Horizon Europe MSCA-COFUND). My lab is looking for candidates to apply and work on how plants regulate cell surface levels of receptors or transporters in response to heat. Please DM me if interested!
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr/en/programs/...
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr/en/programs/...
AToUT – TIRIS – Toulouse's Science In and For Society
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The University of Toulouse has 44 postdoc positions to fill (Horizon Europe MSCA-COFUND). My lab is looking for candidates to apply and work on how plants regulate cell surface levels of receptors or transporters in response to heat. Please DM me if interested!
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr/en/programs/...
tiris.univ-toulouse.fr/en/programs/...
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We are beyond excited to reveal the full line-up for our Environmental Signaling in Plants summer school 2026!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We are beyond excited to reveal the full line-up for our Environmental Signaling in Plants summer school 2026!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
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We have an exciting PhD position in our lab to explore phototropin receptor diversity in Begonia. If you’re interested in plant photobiology and receptor signalling, we’d love to hear from you! Deadline for expressions of interest: 20 December 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We have an exciting PhD position in our lab to explore phototropin receptor diversity in Begonia. If you’re interested in plant photobiology and receptor signalling, we’d love to hear from you! Deadline for expressions of interest: 20 December 2025.
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🌿🌈 Less than a year for ISPP 2026 in Switzerland! 🇨🇭 Check our website ispp2026.unine.ch for more details.
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🌿🌈 Less than a year for ISPP 2026 in Switzerland! 🇨🇭 Check our website ispp2026.unine.ch for more details.
New preprint from the Minion lab! Nice work from Pauline Vinet, PhD student in our team, with a great supervision team ;)
Check it out!
Check it out!
Great job from Pauline Vinet on root mechanotransduction @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social and @LMSC Paris
Spatiotemporal Analysis Reveals Mechanisms Controlling Reactive Oxygen Species and Calcium Interplay Following Root Compression https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.22.683952v1
October 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New preprint from the Minion lab! Nice work from Pauline Vinet, PhD student in our team, with a great supervision team ;)
Check it out!
Check it out!
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J’attendais le jour où une première grande étude basculerait la ligne rouge : et c’est aujourd’hui. Elle démontre que le changement climatique commence désormais à faire dépérir nos forêts plus vite qu’elles ne se régénèrent.
1/9
1/9
October 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
J’attendais le jour où une première grande étude basculerait la ligne rouge : et c’est aujourd’hui. Elle démontre que le changement climatique commence désormais à faire dépérir nos forêts plus vite qu’elles ne se régénèrent.
1/9
1/9
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Our latest work is out! We set out to see if we could recreate soil-nurturing plant growth in vitro. The plants looked happy and we see microbiome-induced cell-type-specific responses! A modest step but a fun challenge 😁
Artificial Soil (ArtSoil): recreating soil conditions in synthetic plant growth media https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.09.681539v1
October 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Our latest work is out! We set out to see if we could recreate soil-nurturing plant growth in vitro. The plants looked happy and we see microbiome-induced cell-type-specific responses! A modest step but a fun challenge 😁
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#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
#plantscience
#plantscience
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.
buff.ly
October 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#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
#plantscience
#plantscience
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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
October 9, 2025 at 6:29 AM
International Master in Plant Sciences will soon be launching (September 2026).
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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
October 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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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👩🔬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 !
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 !
September 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
👩🔬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 !
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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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
September 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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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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
September 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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
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🚨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!!
September 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🚨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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✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(1/7🧵) Responses to climate change – insights and limitations from herbaceous plant model species
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(1/7🧵) Responses to climate change – insights and limitations from herbaceous plant model species
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(1/7🧵) Responses to climate change – insights and limitations from herbaceous plant model species
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(1/7🧵) Responses to climate change – insights and limitations from herbaceous plant model species
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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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 ...
www.nature.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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
Great work from a former PhD student of the Minion team @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social led by @jm-frachisse.bsky.social.
Well done!!!
Well done!!!
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
August 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Great work from a former PhD student of the Minion team @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social led by @jm-frachisse.bsky.social.
Well done!!!
Well done!!!
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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!
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!
August 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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!
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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🎓 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...
🔬 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...
August 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🎓 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...
🔬 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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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!
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!
July 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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!
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!
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!
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
She investigates the interaction between phytochrome-dependent growth responses and nitrogen nutrition.
🌐 More info: yrspp.github.io
📝 Join our mailing list: forms.gle/E4Tgavm6wKLs
July 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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!
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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...
More details for how to apply are here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
July 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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...
More details for how to apply are here:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...