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Gabriela Auge

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Plant Environmental Memory Lab at IABIMO, INTA-CONICET | ex #JSPSFellow 🇯🇵 | 🇦🇷 ARG PlantWomen | Editor Annals of Botany, AoB PLANTS | #SeedBiology #WomenInScience

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Gabriela Auge @gabyplantbio.bsky.social · Sep 10

🧬🌱 Excited to share our new preprint: "MoBiPlant - A Comprehensive Benchmark for Evaluating Large Language Models in Plant Molecular Biology"

🔗 Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
🔗 Dataset: huggingface.co/datasets/man...
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What Large Language Models Know About Plant Molecular Biology

Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly permeating scientific research, yet their capabilities in plant molecular biology remain largely uncharacterized. Here, we present MoBiPlant, the first compreh...

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Prof. Keiko Torii @keikoutorii.bsky.social · 19h

🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity-
Now ads out in Science Careers! Please retweet and APPLY🤠🤘
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/675377/a...

Assistant Professor - Austin, Texas job with Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin | 675377

MBS UT Austin invites applications for tenure-track faculty position at the Assist Prof level. Early-stage Assoc Prof level are also considered.

jobs.sciencecareers.org

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Eirini Kaiserli @ekaiserli.bsky.social · 1d

Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD position in our lab @uofglasgow.bsky.social on Enhancing Climate-Resilient Crops by Innovative Priming Strategies. A network led by @goetheuni.bsky.social
cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101227217
International applicants are eligible. Application form:
pollenbiology.cz/page-2

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aspbplantbiology.bsky.social @aspbplantbiology.bsky.social · 4d

📣Join your colleagues at #PlantBio2026 in Ottawa, Canada!🌱

Now accepting applications for:
-ASPB Travel Awards (due 11/14)
-Women's Young Investigator Travel Awards (due 11/14)
-Recognition Travel Awards (due 12/1)

👉 Learn more and apply now: plantbiology.aspb.org/travel-awards/!

#plantscience

Image text: Apply for a Travel Award. #PlantBio2026. plantbiology.aspb.org. Featuring ASPB, CSPB/SCBV & PB26 logos on a themed background.

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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 3d

Apply to become the next MSU EEB Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow!

These are two year positions with research stipend, working with 2+ MSU EEB faculty. Applications due 10 November 2025. More here:

eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

eeb.msu.edu

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Gabriela Auge @gabyplantbio.bsky.social · 4d

The privilege of the view I have at work 🌸

Picture of a cloudy sky over a canopy with flowered lapacho trees at the center

Gabriela Auge @gabyplantbio.bsky.social · 5d

Wise words

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Luiza Aparecido @luiza-aparecido.bsky.social · 9d

Hi all! If you are a PhD or soon to be PhD looking for a postdoc in plant thermotolerance, I would love to discuss project ideas for the University of Utah Wilkes Center Postdoc Fellowship, app due late Jan 2026!
Msg me if there is interest. Tnx!

wilkescenter.utah.edu/funding-oppo...

Wilkes Center Postdoctoral Program - The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy

Apply to become a postdoctoral scholar! This postdoctoral scholar program will help create the next generation of leaders in climate science and policy. It endeavors...

wilkescenter.utah.edu

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Boyce Thompson Institute @btiscience.bsky.social · 10d

Now accepting applications for the Jane Silverthorne Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at BTI! 🌿 Supporting bold scientists tackling plant science frontiers with cross-disciplinary approaches. Full funding for high-risk, high-reward research. Apply by Jan 15, 2026! 🧬 spf.btiscience.org

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 11d

📢Announcement!
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators

Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵

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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 11d

📣Magnifying a new initiative from MASC (Multi-national Arabidopsis Steering Committee) to support colleagues in need
tinyurl.com/MASC-initiat...
Please read the document and return comments to Thorsten Hamann ([email protected]) by Oct. 15th. Please share.
#arabidopsis #community #plantscience

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Gabriela Auge @gabyplantbio.bsky.social · 16d

I will send you pictures so you can enjoy along with me ☺️

Gabriela Auge @gabyplantbio.bsky.social · 16d

Getting full into the springtime in here! ☺️🌸 Lapachos, espinillos, glicinas, all already flowering ❤️

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · 18d

INTERNATIONAL SURVEY ON TREE OF LIFE
My PhD student Jocelyn Cheé-Santiago (Binnizá) is leading an online survey on scientific practices re: biodiversity, biocollections, conservation. If you work in these areas, we'd appreciate your insights. 10-15 mins. Details
asu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Jonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴 @jonlen.bsky.social · 21d

Happy to have contributed to this nice study just published in #GCB on plants' phenological shifts across China's subtropical mountains: we used data from herbarium specimens to generate time series of flowering time at the species level & infer phenological shifts

🌺🌸💮🏵🌎🌐🍁🍂

shorturl.at/26dwH

Climate‐Driven Variability in Flowering Phenology Changes Across Subtropical Mountains: Traits, Elevation Shifts, and Biogeographic Patterns

Flowering times were advanced in southeastern mountains but delayed in southwestern ranges. Climate change, species functional traits, and mountain properties all had significant effects on the obser...

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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 22d

🎉 Great news! The paper ‘The role of ecological niche and seed mass in macroevolution of germination tolerance to salinity’ in @annbot by Keyvan Maleki and co-authors is now #free for 2 weeks 🧵(1/7)

👉 doi.org/p53x

@meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social
#PlantScience #PlantReproduction #ClimateChange

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nikogeldner.bsky.social @nikogeldner.bsky.social · 23d

Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!

career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

Career Opportunities: DBMV: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in the field of Plant-organism (22484)

career5.successfactors.eu

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Kierzkowski Lab @kierzkowskilab.bsky.social · 24d

Join us at the Plant Science Research Institute of the University of Montreal to develop your research group in Plant Molecular Genetics:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (IRBV) | 12844852

A full-time tenure-track assistant professor position at the IRBV, Université de Montréal.

www.nature.com

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Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · Sep 10

🚨 Applications are open for the 2026 JXB Editorial Internships! 🚨

🌱 Designed for ECRs, you will gain behind-the-scenes publishing experience, write commentary pieces & join the JXB Editorial Board meeting next year 👩‍💻✈️

Deadline: 30 Sept 2025

👉 bit.ly/jxbinterns

#PlantScience 🧪

JXB EDITORIAL
INTERNSHIPS 2026
Who is this for?
• Early career researchers (2-8 yrs postgrad/postdoc experience)
What will you do?
• Assess submitted manuscripts (with editorial mentorship)
• Write commentary articles for publication in JXB
• (Optional) Join JXB's social media activities
Benefits for you:
• Gain editorial & publishing experience
• Career development as a researcher
• Free SEB membership (1 year)
• Invitation to JXB's Editorial Board meeting in 2026
Apply by 30th September 2025
bit.ly/jxbinterns

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Sep 9

Springboard for an international scientific career! 🧬🧪🔭⚛️🧠🌱 Call for #MaxPlanckResearchGroups launched; applications are possible until October 14, 2025 www.mpg.de/max-planck-r... #ScienceCareer

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Gabriela Auge @gabyplantbio.bsky.social · Sep 10

I'm grateful to the lead authors for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this great study and to all collaborators who made it possible!
#PlantBiology #AI #MachineLearning #Bioinformatics

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Gabriela Auge @gabyplantbio.bsky.social · Sep 10

Key findings (cont.):

⚪We identified significant option-order bias across all tested models

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Gabriela Auge @gabyplantbio.bsky.social · Sep 10

Key findings:

⚪LLMs perform better on well-established knowledge from highly cited sources but struggle with cutting-edge research

⚪Despite high MCQ scores, expert reviews revealed critical issues including hallucinations and poor self-awareness

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Gabriela Auge @gabyplantbio.bsky.social · Sep 10

This collaborative effort involved 112 plant biology experts who:

✅ Created domain-specific questions
✅ Evaluated LLM responses
✅ Established rigorous benchmarks

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Gabriela Auge @gabyplantbio.bsky.social · Sep 10

We created the first specialized benchmark to assess how well LLMs understand plant biology concepts, from basic genetics to advanced molecular mechanisms.

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