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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Aug 21

New MCAA newsletter has been just published! The topic is truly relevant, especially for ECR: Sustainable Career Transition Pathway: Bridging Academia, Public Sector and Industry. I'm glad I could contribute to it.

You can find the newsletter here:
www.mariecuriealumni.eu/newsletters/...

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43rd MCAA NEWSLETTER | Marie Curie Alumni Association

Newsletter 43 - June 2025

www.mariecuriealumni.eu

Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Jul 24

Early career workshop by Green ERA-Hub in CIHEAM Bari has started
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#plantviruses
#plantvirology
#pestmanagement
#postdoc

Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Jul 15

Last field sampling in the project, mixed emotions there. At least very curious sheep kept us company 🧪

#plantviruses
#fieldsampling

Pasture with mixed species (grass, clovers, plantain, chicory)

Flock of sheep looking above the electrical fence at photographer

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Jun 27

Crops and Technology Open Day in Teagasc last Wednesday

#teagasc
#cropsandtechnology
#plantviruses
#plantvirology

The postdoc standing next to two boards, presenting her research in the middle of faba bean field.

Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Jun 11

Last month we published our protocol for detection of beet yellows virus. Here it is!

RT-LAMP for BYV detection www.protocols.io/view/rt-lamp...

RT-LAMP for BYV detection

This protocol describes the process of detecting beet yellows virus (BYV) in plant material utilising a quick and easy colorimetric assay. The starting point is total RNA extrac...

www.protocols.io

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EFSA Plants @efsa-plants.bsky.social · May 23

🌿 Curious about the Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus? 🌿

🔍 Explore the EFSA #PestSurveyCard to uncover its lifecycle, target population, and much more.

▶️ europa.eu/!xqWrGV

🌱 #PlantHealth #SurveillanceNetwork

@somssich.bsky.social
@theplantvirologist.bsky.social
@leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social

Pathogen cycle of chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus (EFSA Pest Survey Card on chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus, © courtesy of Luka Mustapic, created in BioRender.com)

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Apr 8

You can find me and my poster at IAPV conference!

#IAPV25
#plantviruses
#plantvirology

The poster titled "Using HTS to understand viral diversity in arable margins and its impact on various crops" and myself next to it

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Mar 26

I'm honored by receiving the Best Lightning Talk Award in the Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Economics and Physics session on MCAA annual conference 2025 with my talk about plant viruses! 🧪

#mcaaconf2025
#plantviruses
#sciencecommunicatiom

Presentation slide with topic "Viral diversity in agriculture: why do we look at wild plants?"

Selfie with MCAA lanyard around my neck, with the roll-up of MCAA annual conference in Kraków in the background.

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Mar 21

Attending Marie Curie Alumni Association annual conference today #mcaaconf2025
#plantviruses
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The roll up of MCAA Anual Conference in Kraków

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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · Feb 5

New Virus of the Month: Pea necrotic yellow dwarf virus (PNYDV) — a member of the Nanoviridae family! PNYDV was first detected in pea crops in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, in 2009. #PlantVirology
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...

First Report of a Nanovirus Disease of Pea in Germany | Plant Disease

During the growing season of 2009, a disease consisting of leaf rolling, top yellows, and plant stunting affected pea (Pisum sativum) in fields near Aschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Samples from ...

apsjournals.apsnet.org

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Feb 6

This is the week for publications - this time my article for RTE Brainstorm (@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social) is out live!
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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5 ways viruses can help plants

Like all other types of microbes, viruses have the potential to be neutral or even beneficial to their host

www.rte.ie

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Feb 5

And our first paper is out! That was a bit of accidental finding when looking into viruses in arable margins.
bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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#plantviruses
#plantvirology

First report of soybean dwarf virus in clover species in Ireland

Click on the article title to read more.

bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Björn Krenz @bkrenz.bsky.social · Jan 13

Starting the year with an exciting new series: Plant Virus of the Month! Brought to you by the Dept. Plant Viruses @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social
Each month, we'll spotlight a fascinating plant virus. First up my personal favorite: Abutilon mosaic virus (AbMV)! Stay tuned! #PlantVirology

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · Jan 9

Abstract submission and registration OPEN for 'International Advances in Plant Virology' (IAPV25).
📆 April 8-11 2025 Murcia 🇪🇸
Come along for 1,2,3 or 4 days :) Awesome selection of invited speakers AND lots of space for submitted presentations!
#plantscience
web.cvent.com/event/f187fa...

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Jan 10

BT Young Scientist is ongoing! A lot of interesting stands. You could have also met me and played Hungry Aphids, eating plants and transmitting plant viruses
#btyoungscientist2025
#plantviruses
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Teagasc stand on BT Young Scientist. A few laminated cards describing Hungry Aphids boars game on a table, and me behind the table.

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Dec 12

There is Eurodoc's Early Career Researcher's Night today, with quite wide range of topics:
www.eurodoc.net/news/2024/li...
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Live! ECR Night 2024 | Eurodoc

www.eurodoc.net

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Ziv Spiegelman @zivirus.bsky.social · Dec 11

Just out! Happy to share this awesome collaboration with the Pines and Kehr labs. As seen on BioRxiv, we developed a 15-minute protocol for on-site detection of crop RNA viruses using Cas13.
@jxbotany.bsky.social

@steffenostendorp.bsky.social

#PlantScience

#Virology

doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

Rapid on-site detection of crop RNA viruses using CRISPR/Cas13a

Abstract. Plant viruses are destructive pathogens for various crop species. Rapid, sensitive, and specific detection is crucial for the effective containme

doi.org

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Dec 9

It has been a while since the Science Week - it was an extremely busy week for me. Here is the picture from the talk in An Gairdin Beo, Carlow- the event was lovely
"Can my plant catch the flu?"
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#plantviruses
#planthealth
#plantbiology

The picture of me during the talk, wildly gesturing. In the background there is a part of slide showing tulip breaking virus symptoms

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Nov 14

You can find me in AgMag! The online version of the magazine is available here: 7a630787.flowpaper.com/AGMAG2/#page=8
And you can meet me in An Gairdin Beo this Saturday:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/can-my-pla...
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A photo of page 8 of AgMag magazine for kids interested in agriculture. The topic is "The science of farming" and it features short description of several scientists, including Marta Niedzicka with a headline "Growing Healthy Crops"

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Nov 8

If you have no plans for Saturday morning on 16th Nov, and you are around Carlow, come to my talk about plants and viruses!
The event is free and you can register here:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/can-my-pla...
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A poster for "Can my plant catch the flu?" talk in An Gairdin Beo, Carlow, at 11:00 on 16th November during Science Week.

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Nov 1

Anyone around Carlow on 16th November, who wants to listen about viruses in plants? I'm going to have a talk in amazing An Gairdin Beo, and registration has just opened: www.eventbrite.ie/e/can-my-pla...
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Can my plant catch the flu?

Join Teagasc researcher Marta Niekzicka this Science Week to uncover the secret lives of plants and her important research on them.

www.eventbrite.ie

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Sep 11

And my poster is here! 🧪

#bspp
#ppath24
#plantpathology
#plantviruses
#conferenceposter
#msca

A fragment of a conference poster on viral enrichment methods comparison

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Sep 10

Time for a conference!

#bspp
#ppath24
#planthealth
#conferenceposter

British Society for Plant Pathology rollup

Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Aug 12

This time looking for beet viruses
#plantviruses
#planthealth
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Close up on beet leaves. Central leaf is yellowing.

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Marta Niedzicka @theplantvirologist.bsky.social · Jul 23

Last week I was on EMBO Laboratory Leadership course for postdocs, and it was excellent! I think it is a great course for postdocs, especially if they plan their careers as PIs.
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#EMBOsolutions #Leadershipsculptor #postdoc #leadershipcourse

Front page of the EMBO Laboratory Leadership handout

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