Simon Michaeli
@michaelilab.bsky.social
Plant and cell biologist. Interested in 🔬 organelles, membrane trafficking, autophagy, 🌿🍂 senescence, 🍑 ripening, learning, teaching and much more 🪐
https://www.michaelilab.com/
https://www.michaelilab.com/
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"Autophagy restricts tomato fruit ripening via a general role in ethylene repression"
& why timing is everything...
Let's dig into it 👇
#plantscience
#autophagy
@volcaniinstitute.bsky.social
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nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"Autophagy restricts tomato fruit ripening via a general role in ethylene repression"
& why timing is everything...
Let's dig into it 👇
#plantscience
#autophagy
@volcaniinstitute.bsky.social
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When the localization of a protein you thought you know well still manages to surprise you... 😯🤔☘️
#fluorescenceFriday by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov @volcaniinstitute.bsky.social
#fluorescenceFriday by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov @volcaniinstitute.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
When the localization of a protein you thought you know well still manages to surprise you... 😯🤔☘️
#fluorescenceFriday by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov @volcaniinstitute.bsky.social
#fluorescenceFriday by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov @volcaniinstitute.bsky.social
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Blue light decreases ER Ca²⁺ in stomatal guard cells, with refilling in the dark. Our new @newphyt.bsky.social study shows how ER Ca²⁺ shapes cytosolic Ca²⁺ dynamics
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
December 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Blue light decreases ER Ca²⁺ in stomatal guard cells, with refilling in the dark. Our new @newphyt.bsky.social study shows how ER Ca²⁺ shapes cytosolic Ca²⁺ dynamics
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
When the localization of a protein you thought you know well still manages to surprise you... 😯🤔☘️
#fluorescenceFriday by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov @volcaniinstitute.bsky.social
#fluorescenceFriday by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov @volcaniinstitute.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
When the localization of a protein you thought you know well still manages to surprise you... 😯🤔☘️
#fluorescenceFriday by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov @volcaniinstitute.bsky.social
#fluorescenceFriday by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov @volcaniinstitute.bsky.social
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May their words reach politicians‘ ears…
Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
May their words reach politicians‘ ears…
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Please RT‼️ #TenureTrack position @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de one of the best #proteostasis research centres in the world. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Tenure Track Professorship (W1 with Tenure Track to W3) in “Molecular Biology" (f/m/d) - Heidelberg job with Universität Heidelberg | 12850668
The Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) and the Faculty of Biosciences invite applications for a Tenure Track Professors...
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Please RT‼️ #TenureTrack position @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de one of the best #proteostasis research centres in the world. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Check out our latest paper. Very glad to see this one finally out. Fantastic work by @charlotte-dlslle.bsky.social . Learn more about MBAP proteins and their roles in brassinosteroid signaling. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Check out our latest paper. Very glad to see this one finally out. Fantastic work by @charlotte-dlslle.bsky.social . Learn more about MBAP proteins and their roles in brassinosteroid signaling. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New plant-specific DUBs that cleave K63 Chains and reduce endocytosis rates by the Hofmann Lab (Köln)
For all #ubiquitin aficionados out there: Our new study, where we used an #alphafold based screen and found a new class of plant-specific DUBs, which cleave K63 chains and interfere with endocytosis at the plasma membrane. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
DUCs are C2 domain containing plant-specific deubiquitinases stabilizing endocytic cargo at the plasma membrane
Deubiquitinases (DUBs) remove ubiquitin modifications from proteins in a substrate- or linkage-selective manner and regulate numerous cell-biological processes, including endocytosis. By performing ho...
www.biorxiv.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
New plant-specific DUBs that cleave K63 Chains and reduce endocytosis rates by the Hofmann Lab (Köln)
Reposted by Simon Michaeli
Was fabulous at the Israeli Society of ☘️ Sciences (ISPS) 2025 conf. held at Sde Boker @bengurionuni.bsky.social.
It started with an In Memoriam lecture by @taw-lab.bsky.social dedicated to the Late Prof Gad Galili and ended with best poster 🏆 awarded to Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov from our group!
It started with an In Memoriam lecture by @taw-lab.bsky.social dedicated to the Late Prof Gad Galili and ended with best poster 🏆 awarded to Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov from our group!
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Was fabulous at the Israeli Society of ☘️ Sciences (ISPS) 2025 conf. held at Sde Boker @bengurionuni.bsky.social.
It started with an In Memoriam lecture by @taw-lab.bsky.social dedicated to the Late Prof Gad Galili and ended with best poster 🏆 awarded to Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov from our group!
It started with an In Memoriam lecture by @taw-lab.bsky.social dedicated to the Late Prof Gad Galili and ended with best poster 🏆 awarded to Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov from our group!
That's great clip!
Our group at the meeting of the Israeli Society of Plant Sciences, yesterday at Sde Boker
December 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
That's great clip!
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Our new group photo, from the Israeli Society of Plant Sciences meeting at Sde Boker
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our new group photo, from the Israeli Society of Plant Sciences meeting at Sde Boker
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Very last chance to register !
Extended deadline: 10th of December.
🌱 Curious about plant biology?
Explore epigenetics, stress responses & priming this February in Amsterdam!
🎤 Great speakers + oral & poster slots from selected abstracts.
9-10 February 2026 - Don’t miss it!
Extended deadline: 10th of December.
🌱 Curious about plant biology?
Explore epigenetics, stress responses & priming this February in Amsterdam!
🎤 Great speakers + oral & poster slots from selected abstracts.
9-10 February 2026 - Don’t miss it!
December 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Very last chance to register !
Extended deadline: 10th of December.
🌱 Curious about plant biology?
Explore epigenetics, stress responses & priming this February in Amsterdam!
🎤 Great speakers + oral & poster slots from selected abstracts.
9-10 February 2026 - Don’t miss it!
Extended deadline: 10th of December.
🌱 Curious about plant biology?
Explore epigenetics, stress responses & priming this February in Amsterdam!
🎤 Great speakers + oral & poster slots from selected abstracts.
9-10 February 2026 - Don’t miss it!
Was fabulous at the Israeli Society of ☘️ Sciences (ISPS) 2025 conf. held at Sde Boker @bengurionuni.bsky.social.
It started with an In Memoriam lecture by @taw-lab.bsky.social dedicated to the Late Prof Gad Galili and ended with best poster 🏆 awarded to Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov from our group!
It started with an In Memoriam lecture by @taw-lab.bsky.social dedicated to the Late Prof Gad Galili and ended with best poster 🏆 awarded to Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov from our group!
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Was fabulous at the Israeli Society of ☘️ Sciences (ISPS) 2025 conf. held at Sde Boker @bengurionuni.bsky.social.
It started with an In Memoriam lecture by @taw-lab.bsky.social dedicated to the Late Prof Gad Galili and ended with best poster 🏆 awarded to Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov from our group!
It started with an In Memoriam lecture by @taw-lab.bsky.social dedicated to the Late Prof Gad Galili and ended with best poster 🏆 awarded to Dr. Hala Khamesa-Israelov from our group!
Reposted by Simon Michaeli
X-Ray Vision: New Tech Secures Israel's Rarest #Seeds from Damage
The Israel Gene Bank (IGB) successfully evaluated X-ray imaging and micro-CT technology. These are non-destructive alternatives for assessing seed viability.
The Israel Gene Bank (IGB) successfully evaluated X-ray imaging and micro-CT technology. These are non-destructive alternatives for assessing seed viability.
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
X-Ray Vision: New Tech Secures Israel's Rarest #Seeds from Damage
The Israel Gene Bank (IGB) successfully evaluated X-ray imaging and micro-CT technology. These are non-destructive alternatives for assessing seed viability.
The Israel Gene Bank (IGB) successfully evaluated X-ray imaging and micro-CT technology. These are non-destructive alternatives for assessing seed viability.
Reposted by Simon Michaeli
Activation of alternative oxidase ensures carbon supply for ethylene and carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening (Ariadna Iglesias-Sanchez, Nestor Fernandez Del-Saz, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Activation of alternative oxidase ensures carbon supply for ethylene and carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening
The alternative oxidase pathway is post-translationally activated at the onset of climacteric ripening for promoting carbon mobilization toward ethylene an
doi.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Activation of alternative oxidase ensures carbon supply for ethylene and carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening (Ariadna Iglesias-Sanchez, Nestor Fernandez Del-Saz, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
My November....
Fun as well as troubling
Fun as well as troubling
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My November....
Fun as well as troubling
Fun as well as troubling
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Prof. Gad Galili, my mentor @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social, was a pioneer in plant amino acid metabolism and cell biology, including #autophagy.
Primarily, he was one of the kindest people I've known. Attentive to the mental side of students long before it became common.
May he rest in peace.
Primarily, he was one of the kindest people I've known. Attentive to the mental side of students long before it became common.
May he rest in peace.
My PhD mentor and scientific dad, Prof. Gad Galili, passed away yesterday. He was instrumental in shaping me into the scientist I am today. On top of raising us to be good scientists, he emphasized the importance of being good people in this crazy profession.
I am very sad and forever grateful.
I am very sad and forever grateful.
November 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Prof. Gad Galili, my mentor @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social, was a pioneer in plant amino acid metabolism and cell biology, including #autophagy.
Primarily, he was one of the kindest people I've known. Attentive to the mental side of students long before it became common.
May he rest in peace.
Primarily, he was one of the kindest people I've known. Attentive to the mental side of students long before it became common.
May he rest in peace.
Reposted by Simon Michaeli
Rest in peace,Gad. You will be greatly missed.
My PhD mentor and scientific dad, Prof. Gad Galili, passed away yesterday. He was instrumental in shaping me into the scientist I am today. On top of raising us to be good scientists, he emphasized the importance of being good people in this crazy profession.
I am very sad and forever grateful.
I am very sad and forever grateful.
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Rest in peace,Gad. You will be greatly missed.
Prof. Gad Galili, my mentor @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social, was a pioneer in plant amino acid metabolism and cell biology, including #autophagy.
Primarily, he was one of the kindest people I've known. Attentive to the mental side of students long before it became common.
May he rest in peace.
Primarily, he was one of the kindest people I've known. Attentive to the mental side of students long before it became common.
May he rest in peace.
My PhD mentor and scientific dad, Prof. Gad Galili, passed away yesterday. He was instrumental in shaping me into the scientist I am today. On top of raising us to be good scientists, he emphasized the importance of being good people in this crazy profession.
I am very sad and forever grateful.
I am very sad and forever grateful.
November 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Prof. Gad Galili, my mentor @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social, was a pioneer in plant amino acid metabolism and cell biology, including #autophagy.
Primarily, he was one of the kindest people I've known. Attentive to the mental side of students long before it became common.
May he rest in peace.
Primarily, he was one of the kindest people I've known. Attentive to the mental side of students long before it became common.
May he rest in peace.
Reposted by Simon Michaeli
Oh no Tamar! I am so sad to hear this. He was a great scientist and a lovely person.
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Oh no Tamar! I am so sad to hear this. He was a great scientist and a lovely person.
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May he rest in peace! 😔 I never met with him but always enjoyed reading his papers. He was ahead of his time.
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
May he rest in peace! 😔 I never met with him but always enjoyed reading his papers. He was ahead of his time.
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Tuning the C4 supercharger: improving #photosynthesis and #yield in C4 #crops
#TansleyReview by @mariaermakova.bsky.social, Robert E. Sharwood and Robert T. Furbank
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience @monashbiol.bsky.social.
#TansleyReview by @mariaermakova.bsky.social, Robert E. Sharwood and Robert T. Furbank
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience @monashbiol.bsky.social.
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Tuning the C4 supercharger: improving #photosynthesis and #yield in C4 #crops
#TansleyReview by @mariaermakova.bsky.social, Robert E. Sharwood and Robert T. Furbank
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience @monashbiol.bsky.social.
#TansleyReview by @mariaermakova.bsky.social, Robert E. Sharwood and Robert T. Furbank
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience @monashbiol.bsky.social.
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New light on old stones: a fossil #fungus in #symbiosis with one of the oldest known land plants
@chistinesd.bsky.social, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dromius.bsky.social @ffercoq.bsky.social #PlantScience
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
@chistinesd.bsky.social, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dromius.bsky.social @ffercoq.bsky.social #PlantScience
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
New light on old stones: a fossil #fungus in #symbiosis with one of the oldest known land plants
@chistinesd.bsky.social, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dromius.bsky.social @ffercoq.bsky.social #PlantScience
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
@chistinesd.bsky.social, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dromius.bsky.social @ffercoq.bsky.social #PlantScience
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
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🚨 New preprint by @cate-giannini.bsky.social🚨
We uncover an unexpected link between auxin signalling, transcription, and autophagy — revealing how plants coordinate gene expression and cytoplasmic renewal to drive developmental reprogramming. 🌱✨ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We uncover an unexpected link between auxin signalling, transcription, and autophagy — revealing how plants coordinate gene expression and cytoplasmic renewal to drive developmental reprogramming. 🌱✨ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🚨 New preprint by @cate-giannini.bsky.social🚨
We uncover an unexpected link between auxin signalling, transcription, and autophagy — revealing how plants coordinate gene expression and cytoplasmic renewal to drive developmental reprogramming. 🌱✨ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We uncover an unexpected link between auxin signalling, transcription, and autophagy — revealing how plants coordinate gene expression and cytoplasmic renewal to drive developmental reprogramming. 🌱✨ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Simon Michaeli
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/...