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It's time to modernize tissue culture & transformation!
PlantGENE is an NSF-funded RCN for community collaboration, knowledge sharing & training
PlantGENE was awarded a Special Creativity Extension grant from the National Science Foundation.

Learn more at plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-aw...

#plantscience #bioengineering #ScienceCommunity
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Freddie spoke with us at #SIVB2025- He has found community with other scientists outside of his department , which can be hard to find as a plant scientist working in molecular biology and tissue culture!

Join the community today: plantgene.sivb.org/registration/
#bioengineering #plantscience
December 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Reposted by PlantGENE
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
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I'm offering a PhD project together with Sarah McKim on temperature-controlled stomata formation within EASTBIO DTP www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #plantscience #plantscijobs Deadline 15 Feb. Please share/RP
EASTBIO - How plants breathe in a warming world: unravelling temperature control of stomata development at University of Dundee on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EASTBIO - How plants breathe in a warming world: unravelling temperature control of stomata development at University of Dundee, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Happening next week! Don't miss out!
The CRISPR Help Session Part II is an interactive Q&A event. The audience will have an opportunity to ask specific questions to expert speakers about analysis of edited lines.

Please come prepared with questions for discussion!
Register here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#CRISPR #PlantSci
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Reposted by PlantGENE
ASHS Career Center

Ext Agent for Agr and Nat Rsrcs - Trimble County https://ow.ly/jiwk50XjQcI

Head Grower and Genl Mgr, Breckendale Flower Farm https://ow.ly/jfqf50XjQcL

Asst Prof: Ext Spec Precision Ag Sys https://ow.ly/e3eN50XjQcK

https://ashscareers.careerwebsite.com/jobs/
#plantsciencejobs
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Plant immunity in cereals! #PlantSciJobs
Postdoc position in my lab in Cologne starting early next year or latest in spring to get this exciting project started.

jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
jobportal.uni-koeln.de
November 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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And more #PlantSciJobs!
PHD: Based at the Earlham Institute with @neilhall.bsky.social and @rowenahill.bsky.social, and in collaboration with @rbgkew.bsky.social, we're seeking a #PhDstudent interested in #fungal #ecology and evolution to study functional diversity in root #symbiotic fungi.

@aries-dtp.bsky.social
Genomic signatures underlying functional diversity in root symbiotic fungi
www.earlham.ac.uk
November 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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🌿 Exciting news! Our new webinar series with #PlantBiotechJ kicks off 24 Nov!

"Translating Research from Lab-to-Field-to-Application"

Prof Edgar Cahoon & Dr Hyojin Kim

🗓️ 24 Nov 2025 | 🕔 17:00 CET

Register now: buff.ly/L6n7YGx #PlantScience

@sebiology.bsky.social @aabiologists.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Reposted by PlantGENE
🌱📢EPSO wishes to encourage the development of ideas and imaginative thinking in #PlantScience and offers two awards to young scientists to present at the EPSO General Assembly Science Day on 17th June 2026. Submission deadline is 31.1.2026. 👉https://bit.ly/43cbx5Q.
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Reposted by PlantGENE
The CRISPR Help Session Part II is an interactive Q&A event. The audience will have an opportunity to ask specific questions to expert speakers about analysis of edited lines.

Please come prepared with questions for discussion!
Register here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#CRISPR #PlantSci
October 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ahmad has been a PlantGENE member since 2022 and finds useful information from the workshops and website resources!

Become a member today: plantgene.sivb.org/registration/

#biotechnology #plantscience #ScienceCommunity
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The CRISPR Help Session Part II is an interactive Q&A event. The audience will have an opportunity to ask specific questions to expert speakers about analysis of edited lines.

Please come prepared with questions for discussion!
Register here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#CRISPR #PlantSci
October 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Kelsey has been part of the PlantGENE community because:

✔️ It's an open and welcoming community!
✔️ We host discussion forums with niche feedback on your research problems
✔️ We host informative workshops and other videos
September 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This event will be recorded. If you can't make it, make sure you register as a PlantGENE member to get the email notification when we post the videos!

Become a member here: plantgene.sivb.org/registration/
August 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Presented by the Graduate, Postdoctoral, and Technician (GPT) Network Volunteers

Join us for this fun and casual networking event (coffee not required)!

Register here: plantgene.sivb.org/coffee-hour/

#Biotechnology #ScienceCommunity #PlantScience #SciComm
August 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Join us at the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, featuring talks from rising plant scientists across disciplines, 200+ poster presentations, & professional development opportunities! #GLPSC2025 #PlantScience

📅 Sept 12–14, 2025 in Lansing, MI
⏳ Register by Aug 31: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025
August 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The event will be hosted in Zoom and attendees will be able to move between three breakout rooms.
The audience will have an opportunity to ask specific questions to several expert speakers.

Register here: plantgene.sivb.org/crispr-help-...

#CRISPR #biotechnology #PlantScience
August 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Apply now! Deadline is August 15th!
PlantGENE Canopies is accepting applications for the Fall Cohort!
Each Canopies' group will consist of 4-6 scientists who will meet on the first Monday of every month for 1 hour for six months, beginning in September. 
Learn more here: plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-mentoring-program-canopies/
July 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
PlantGENE Canopies is accepting applications for the Fall Cohort!
Each Canopies' group will consist of 4-6 scientists who will meet on the first Monday of every month for 1 hour for six months, beginning in September. 
Learn more here: plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-mentoring-program-canopies/
July 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It's #MemberMonday where we introduce a member of the PlantGENE community!

Prof. Tileye Feyissa is a professor of Plant Biotechnology at Addis Ababa University, where he founded the Biotechnology Program Unit and established a plant tissue culture lab.
July 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If you aren't a registered member, you are missing out on some great benefits!
Application is FREE and open to all with an interest in plant transformation.

Register here: plantgene.sivb.org/registration/

#ScienceCommunication #GenomeEditing #Biotechnology #PlantScience #sciencecommunity
July 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reposted by PlantGENE
Just two months left until the inaugural Great Lakes Plant Science Conference! 🌿 Make sure to register by August 31 to join us in expanding horizons in plant science at: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

#GLPSC2025 #PlantScience #PlantBiology
July 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Seeking PhD candidate
Towards drought resilient, profitable and inclusive horticultural systems at @tia.utas.edu.au

www.utas.edu.au/research/deg... #PlantSciJobs
July 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Reposted by PlantGENE
When dry lab meets wet lab, crazy things happen! We used single-cell RNA-seq to infer gene regulatory networks and uncover novel morphogenic regulators to boost maize transformation frequency! 🌽

#PlantScience #Bioinformatics #Innovation
🚨 New preprint alert! 🚨

We used single-cell RNA-seq + GRN analysis to uncover novel morphogenic genes that boost #maize transformation frequency 🌽

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Thanks to @vandepoelelab.bsky.social @bertderybel.bsky.social and all other co-authors!

#PlantScience
June 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM