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Mariana Silva Artur
@marianasartur.bsky.social
Artur, M.A.S. - Assistant Professor, Seed Resilience Group, WUR.
https://www.mariana-artur.com/ #desiccationtolerance #seedresearch #functionalgenomics
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Absolutely happy to share our latest publication!🥳🎉
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my team! 🥹🤩
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Asif Ahmed Sami for his excellent work! ✨️

academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
The phylotranscriptomic profile of angiosperm seed development follows a reverse hourglass pattern
Angiosperm seed development exhibits a reverse phylotranscriptomic pattern, with early and late stages showing greater conservation and mid-phase showing h
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So special to have you there @kaisakajala.bsky.social!
My ex-supervisor, still mentor, and forever role model! 👸
Thanks so so much!
🤗🌱✨️
Flashback also to September when @marianasartur.bsky.social had her first co-promoted PhD graduate from @pph-wur.bsky.social! First photo shows her signing the PhD diploma, and second with the freshly minted PhD. So happy to see mentees become excellent mentors! 💚
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI115/r...

A postdoc position is open in my group for a bioinformatician with expertise in RNA-seq as part of our tree speedbreeding project with @forest-protection.bsky.social.

If interested in speeding trees, please apply, deadline Dec 2nd 🙂
#Plantscience
#Plantscijobs
Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Join us at the WALII for super interesting #seedresearch !
Next Week!

Meet the individuals selected to present their research at the first annual WALII Symposium!

Check out the talk titles below from two speakers of Session Four.

Visit www.walii.science/virtual-symp... to see the full list of talks and register to attend!
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting some exciting findings from our recent work, including results from our new Plant Cell publication, at the WALII virtual symposium. 🌱 🧐
Hope to see you there at 4 PM CET!
#plantresearch #seedresilience #climatechange #seedresearch #womaninscience
Invited Speaker Dr. Mariana Silva Artur will be giving a talk on “Drying to Survive: Seed Maturation as a Unique System to Study Resilience and Evolution” at the first annual, virtual WALII Symposium.

Register now to hear the talk! www.walii.science/virtual-symp...

@marianasartur.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Absolutely happy to share our latest publication!🥳🎉
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my team! 🥹🤩
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Asif Ahmed Sami for his excellent work! ✨️

academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
The phylotranscriptomic profile of angiosperm seed development follows a reverse hourglass pattern
Angiosperm seed development exhibits a reverse phylotranscriptomic pattern, with early and late stages showing greater conservation and mid-phase showing h
academic.oup.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I am looking forward to sharing a bit of our research on #seeds and #desiccationtolerance in the first WALII Symposium!🤩🧐🤓🌱
#plantresearch #plantscifyi
Meet the speakers of the very first inaugural WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water, happening Tuesday, Nov 18! 💧

To Learn More about the symposium: walii.science/virtual-symp...

To Learn More about Dr. Mariana Silva Artur: www.mariana-artur.com

@marianasartur.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
New preprint out by #RobertKoetsier, the first of his PhD project, on assessing the use of cross-species coexpression analysis to identify primary and secondary metabolic interactions in microbiomes: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Using cross-species co-expression to predict metabolic interactions in microbiomes
In microbial ecosystems, metabolic interactions are key determinants of species’ relative abundance and activity. Given the immense number of possible interactions in microbial communities, their expe...
www.biorxiv.org
September 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
Want to dive into the datasets from our recent @natcomms.nature.com paper? 🌱📊
Check out this step-by-step guide on how to explore and analyze the #drought #recovery #datasets with Omnibusx:

Check out the paper and datasets: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tutorial: youtu.be/YI0RVFiQnMs
Drought recovery in plants triggers a cell-state-specific immune activation - Nature Communications
Post-drought rehydration triggers a preventive immune response in plants, revealing targets to enhance crop resilience by linking drought stress recovery with improved pathogen resistance.
www.nature.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
An inspiring #teambuilding day with the colleagues of the Wageningen Seed Science Centre! 🌱
We focused on strengthening our working culture, discussing expectations alignment, & creating an inspiring environment where everyone can thrive and enjoy their work!
Plus facing some personal fears (🛶 😉)!
August 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
📣The Plant Cell is recruiting Assistant Features Editors. The application period opens now and runs through September 15, 2025!🌱

👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

#plantscience
June 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
From a gene’s single cell expression–through spatial localization–to novel function, and beyond!
Now out @natplants.nature.com
We built a comprehensive spatial-transcriptomic atlas of Arabidopsis, revealing cell-type identities across organs in unprecedented detail
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A single-cell, spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle - Nature Plants
This study presents an extensive single-nucleus and spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle that represents ten distinct developmental time points inclusive of six diverse organs.
www.nature.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
Plant Science Research Weekly -- When binding isn’t enough: Predicting TF activity through genomic neighborhoods (bioRxiv) @turchil.bsky.social (Summary by Ching Chan) bioRxiv buff.ly/zkCtdCu

#PlantaePSRW
When binding isn’t enough: Predicting TF activity through genomic neighborhoods | Plantae
Transcriptional regulation is fundamental for coordinating cellular activities in response to developmental programs and environmental cues. Certain transcription factors (TFs) control the expression…
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July 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
🌱 Passionate About Plant Development?
Join the "Summer School", a dynamic three-day intensive program tailored for enthusiastic PhD students and postdocs eager to deepen their understanding of plant developmental biology. Register here: www.graduateschool-eps.info/events/eps-s...
July 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
Our work on MYBs and WRKY regulating suberin in tomato exodermis is now out in @jxbotany.bsky.social!

🍅 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

👩‍🔬 @leonardojo.bsky.social @riannekluck.bsky.social @marianasartur.bsky.social Sara Buti, Alex Cantó-Pastor @bradylabs.bsky.social

🌱 #PlantScience
May 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Happy to share this super interesting perspective we wrote on desiccation tolerance research. Congratulations to the great team of researchers involved!
#plantresearch #desiccation
April 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
19th Master Class on Seed Technology! 🚨

📅Oct 19-23, 2025
📍Wageningen, NL

Register now! 📢

Explore:

🌱 Seed development, dormancy & longevity
🌱 Quality, stress tolerance & microbiome
🌱 Enhancement, priming, coating & more!

Expert talks, hands-on sessions & networking.

🔗Sign up & share!
March 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
I'm excited to share my first book! #ClimateResilientGarden Plant physiology for gardeners really! Thanks to lots of people! Especially Ana Mogus for the illustrations @quercusbooks.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
📢JOB ALERT!
An interesting position is open in our department for a project coordinator!
Please share!
#plantscijobs #plantscifyi
@pph-wur.bsky.social

www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
Project Coordinator Plant Physiology
www.wur.nl
December 30, 2024 at 10:53 AM
We've made it, just before Christmas! 🎄🤶🏾
I'm happy to share the first >>PRE-PRINT<< of my group!😊 The first manuscript of the first PhD student! Good job Asif!🙌🏾🎉👏🏾💪🏾🤗🥳
#plantresearch #seedmaturation #seedresearch #plantevo
The angiosperm seed life cycle follows a developmental reverse hourglass https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.20.629609v1
December 24, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
I just published: How to hire the best people

Steve Jobs was obsessed with hiring “the best people.” You should be too.

link.medium.com/SAqkMnHlnPb
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December 16, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
Super excited to share the news that our BarrierFates consortium got 3M€ funding from NWO XL to study maize root barrier cell types! 🌽🔬

Delighted to embark on this journey with
@dorotakawa.bsky.social , @hannahschneider.bsky.social , Victoria Mironova and Jian Xu!

www.nwo.nl/en/news/64-m...
64 million euros for groundbreaking fundamental research projects | NWO
21 research consortia have the chance to reach a breakthrough thanks to funding from the ENW-XL Open Competition. From fundamental research on the effects of certain materials on the methane cycle to ...
www.nwo.nl
December 16, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
Thrilled to receive the Stage 1 Road to Innovation Grant from @w-u-r.bsky.social! I’ll lead a 6-month project to develop a prototype for a salt prediction tool, using advanced plant physiology data combined with AI and validate its market potential.

#Innovation #PlantScience #Sustainability
December 12, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
New Preprint!
Excited to share our method for profiling light elements in plant tissues using XRF. Fast, cost-effective, and no extraction needed—perfect for stress-related studies in plants.

Read more: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#PlantScience #XRF #Innovation
Quantitative light element (sodium and potassium) profiling in plant tissues using monochromatic X-ray fluorescence analysis
Accurately determining the elemental composition of plant tissues is essential for physiological studies on plant stress, including salinity tolerance. However, high-throughput routine analysis of lig...
www.biorxiv.org
November 22, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Reposted by Mariana Silva Artur
LATE MERISTEM IDENTITY2 regulates cuticle formation on the seed surface and influences seed longevity
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#plantscience
November 19, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Fresh PRE-PRINT!🚨🧐
We present SeedMatExplorer: an extensive transcriptome atlas underlying the acquisition of multiple seed quality traits during Arabidopsis seed maturation.🌱
#seedresearch #seedtechnology #seedscience #seedmaturation #breeding #plantresearch
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
SeedMatExplorer: The transcriptome atlas of Arabidopsis seed maturation
Seed maturation is a critical developmental phase during which seeds acquire essential traits for nutritional value and desiccation survival. Abscisic acid (ABA) signalling has long been recognized as...
www.biorxiv.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:43 AM