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shysol4u.bsky.social
@shysol4u.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Functional Genomics, plant-microbe-soil interaction. ....
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Super excited to see our work on the NLRseek program finally published 🥳 Here we identify new NLRs against major wheat pathogens and present a pipeline for NLR identification. Huge thank you to all of the co-authors for bringing this work together! @matthewmoscou.bsky.social rdcu.be/eIGvv
Discovery of functional NLRs using expression level, high-throughput transformation and large-scale phenotyping
Nature Plants - Rapid discovery of functional resistance genes is enabled by a high-expression signature and high-throughput transformation. This approach identified 31 new resistance genes for...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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New: ‘Kronos’ #wheat genome preprint
• PacBio+Hi-C; 99.9% BUSCO
• 2.3k curated NLR loci (1,089 high conf)
• 3k EMS datasets re-mapped; 📈 new mutations
• Curated smallRNA atlas
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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#genomics #openscience
team effort led by Dr Kyungyong Seong 💫
The Annotated Blueprint: Integrated Functional Genomic Resources for a Model Tetraploid Wheat Triticum turgidum cv. Kronos
Triticum turgidum cv. Kronos is a tetraploid wheat cultivar that underpins one of the richest community platforms for functional genomics. Over the past decade, about 3,000 exome- and promoter-capture...
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September 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Exciting opportunities to establish your group at JIC! Come join our vibrant research community in Norwich!

🔹 Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions (path to tenure-track)
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🔹 GL in Discovery Plant Sciences (tenure-track or tenured)
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Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity for an Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions has arisen at the John Innes Centre. To read the full job description for this role…
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July 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Wrapping up our #Python course with inspiring student project presentations! 🚀 Topics range from bioinformatics to big data.
📂 Materials on GitHub: github.com/bpucker/PyBo
#coding #OpenEducation #genomics
@puckerlab.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Excited to share the publication of MGSE, our new approach to genome size estimation, in BMC Genomics:
Mapping-based genome size estimation
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#Genomics #Bioinformatics @puckerlab.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Day 3 at BLS meeting @umnplantpath.bsky.social. Proud of my PhD students Muhammad Ahmad and @tapishpwr.bsky.social whose talks on BLS host resistance in wheat were outstanding! Proud mentors Karl Glover, @shysol4u.bsky.social. @sdstate.bsky.social. Moment with a fellow Plant Pathologist- Borlaug!
April 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Last week we @plantpath.bsky.social, Mural lab, & Toporek lab celebrated graduate student appreciation week bringing togather plant protection and genomics groups at @sdstate.bsky.social A loud shoutout to Sachin, Israel, Riya, and Nikhil. Awesome combination of Food,Fun,Gifts & Graduates.
April 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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To US colleagues who have lost or are in imminent danger of losing their jobs: please DM whether we can accommodate your research.
February 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Fun time in lab: Keyence BZ-X800 demo by Conor. I guess everyone likes it!
January 26, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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‘All major national academies of sciences say that genetically modified crops are as safe as traditional crops.’ Still, regulations have curbed GMO adoption, limiting gains for farmers.
Viewpoint: Crop biotechnology is China’s next leap forward in ‘smart agriculture’
Between 1990 and 2009, China's agricultural labor decreased by 5 percent while agricultural productivity increased by 6.5 percent a year. However,
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January 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM