The Sainsbury Laboratory
@thesainsburylab.bsky.social
An independent research institute renowned for world-leading fundamental discoveries in molecular plant-microbe interactions to reduce crop losses
Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social presenting some of the exciting research we do at TSL at the Enterprise Tuesday organised by AIP at Norwich Research Park ✨
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social presenting some of the exciting research we do at TSL at the Enterprise Tuesday organised by AIP at Norwich Research Park ✨
A congratulations from our Executive Director, Nick Talbot, to Dr Salem and JIC
“This strengthens our critical mass in plant–insect interactions by building on the work of Saskia Hogenhout’s group & our appointment of Aileen @berasymbionts.bsky.social, fostering new collaborations between TSL & JIC”
“This strengthens our critical mass in plant–insect interactions by building on the work of Saskia Hogenhout’s group & our appointment of Aileen @berasymbionts.bsky.social, fostering new collaborations between TSL & JIC”
PRESS RELEASE – Dr Hassan Salem to lead independent research group on plant-insect interactions
Following an international search, we are delighted to announce that Dr Hassan Salem @hassansalem.bsky.social will be joining us in early 2026: www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
Following an international search, we are delighted to announce that Dr Hassan Salem @hassansalem.bsky.social will be joining us in early 2026: www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A congratulations from our Executive Director, Nick Talbot, to Dr Salem and JIC
“This strengthens our critical mass in plant–insect interactions by building on the work of Saskia Hogenhout’s group & our appointment of Aileen @berasymbionts.bsky.social, fostering new collaborations between TSL & JIC”
“This strengthens our critical mass in plant–insect interactions by building on the work of Saskia Hogenhout’s group & our appointment of Aileen @berasymbionts.bsky.social, fostering new collaborations between TSL & JIC”
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Super excited to be joining @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and to begin this new chapter in Norwich!!
And thrilled to be neighbours with the Mutualisms Research Group at @hassansalem.bsky.social and the wider community at @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Can’t wait to get started! 😁
And thrilled to be neighbours with the Mutualisms Research Group at @hassansalem.bsky.social and the wider community at @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Can’t wait to get started! 😁
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Super excited to be joining @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and to begin this new chapter in Norwich!!
And thrilled to be neighbours with the Mutualisms Research Group at @hassansalem.bsky.social and the wider community at @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Can’t wait to get started! 😁
And thrilled to be neighbours with the Mutualisms Research Group at @hassansalem.bsky.social and the wider community at @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Can’t wait to get started! 😁
📣NEWS: We are delighted to share that Dr Aileen Berasategui @berasymbionts.bsky.social will join us as a new group leader next year.
“Aileen is an exceptionally talented scientist and brings new expertise to TSL in plant-insect-fungal interactions” says @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social
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“Aileen is an exceptionally talented scientist and brings new expertise to TSL in plant-insect-fungal interactions” says @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social
buff.ly/kRs4ASU
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📣NEWS: We are delighted to share that Dr Aileen Berasategui @berasymbionts.bsky.social will join us as a new group leader next year.
“Aileen is an exceptionally talented scientist and brings new expertise to TSL in plant-insect-fungal interactions” says @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social
buff.ly/kRs4ASU
“Aileen is an exceptionally talented scientist and brings new expertise to TSL in plant-insect-fungal interactions” says @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social
buff.ly/kRs4ASU
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Had a great visit to @cropscicentre.bsky.social and @camplantsci.bsky.social, and a very nice stay at St John’s college. Thanks to @paszkowskilab.bsky.social for hosting me!
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Had a great visit to @cropscicentre.bsky.social and @camplantsci.bsky.social, and a very nice stay at St John’s college. Thanks to @paszkowskilab.bsky.social for hosting me!
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What a nice coincidence to have Kelly Dawe present his work on karyotype engineering for todays seminar @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
And now we have Arabidopsis plants with 8 chromosomes instead of 10 and no obvious phenotypic differences, this week in @science.org
#PlantScience
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
CRISPR-Cas–mediated heritable chromosome fusions in Arabidopsis
The genome of Arabidopsis thaliana consists of 10 chromosomes. By inducing CRISPR-Cas–mediated breaks at subcentromeric and subtelomeric sequences, we fused entire chromosome arms, obtaining two eight...
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What a nice coincidence to have Kelly Dawe present his work on karyotype engineering for todays seminar @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Ever wondered what it's like to work in research support at TSL?
To find out, we asked Dr @adelineharant.bsky.social, Senior Research Assistant in the @kamounlab.bsky.social, who told us about her career and her passions in and outside the lab.
Read the full interview here: buff.ly/e6gGB7j
To find out, we asked Dr @adelineharant.bsky.social, Senior Research Assistant in the @kamounlab.bsky.social, who told us about her career and her passions in and outside the lab.
Read the full interview here: buff.ly/e6gGB7j
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Ever wondered what it's like to work in research support at TSL?
To find out, we asked Dr @adelineharant.bsky.social, Senior Research Assistant in the @kamounlab.bsky.social, who told us about her career and her passions in and outside the lab.
Read the full interview here: buff.ly/e6gGB7j
To find out, we asked Dr @adelineharant.bsky.social, Senior Research Assistant in the @kamounlab.bsky.social, who told us about her career and her passions in and outside the lab.
Read the full interview here: buff.ly/e6gGB7j
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Once again, this year we celebrated all our 2025 achievements at the TSL Autumn symposium 🏆
Congratulations to all our prize winners, including our ASM poster prize winners and our pumpkin carver of the year 🎃
Find all TSL Prize Winners here: www.tsl.ac.uk/news/tsl-pri...
Congratulations to all our prize winners, including our ASM poster prize winners and our pumpkin carver of the year 🎃
Find all TSL Prize Winners here: www.tsl.ac.uk/news/tsl-pri...
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Once again, this year we celebrated all our 2025 achievements at the TSL Autumn symposium 🏆
Congratulations to all our prize winners, including our ASM poster prize winners and our pumpkin carver of the year 🎃
Find all TSL Prize Winners here: www.tsl.ac.uk/news/tsl-pri...
Congratulations to all our prize winners, including our ASM poster prize winners and our pumpkin carver of the year 🎃
Find all TSL Prize Winners here: www.tsl.ac.uk/news/tsl-pri...
Once again, this year we celebrated all our 2025 achievements at the TSL Autumn symposium 🏆
Congratulations to all our prize winners, including our ASM poster prize winners and our pumpkin carver of the year 🎃
Find all TSL Prize Winners here: www.tsl.ac.uk/news/tsl-pri...
Congratulations to all our prize winners, including our ASM poster prize winners and our pumpkin carver of the year 🎃
Find all TSL Prize Winners here: www.tsl.ac.uk/news/tsl-pri...
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Once again, this year we celebrated all our 2025 achievements at the TSL Autumn symposium 🏆
Congratulations to all our prize winners, including our ASM poster prize winners and our pumpkin carver of the year 🎃
Find all TSL Prize Winners here: www.tsl.ac.uk/news/tsl-pri...
Congratulations to all our prize winners, including our ASM poster prize winners and our pumpkin carver of the year 🎃
Find all TSL Prize Winners here: www.tsl.ac.uk/news/tsl-pri...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We are proud to share that yesterday @adelineharant.bsky.social, the @tech-commit.bsky.social Lead at TSL, represented our lab at the 15th Technician Commitment Signatory Event.
It was a day full of discussion about policy, international collaborations, best practices and sustainability! 🧪
It was a day full of discussion about policy, international collaborations, best practices and sustainability! 🧪
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We are proud to share that yesterday @adelineharant.bsky.social, the @tech-commit.bsky.social Lead at TSL, represented our lab at the 15th Technician Commitment Signatory Event.
It was a day full of discussion about policy, international collaborations, best practices and sustainability! 🧪
It was a day full of discussion about policy, international collaborations, best practices and sustainability! 🧪
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Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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3/ Interesting reveal!
The 2.12Å crystal structure shows that the peptide forms a cyclic structure with a disulfide bond.
These new results highlight how small structural differences allow different ligand binding specificity even within conserved receptor families.
The 2.12Å crystal structure shows that the peptide forms a cyclic structure with a disulfide bond.
These new results highlight how small structural differences allow different ligand binding specificity even within conserved receptor families.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
3/ Interesting reveal!
The 2.12Å crystal structure shows that the peptide forms a cyclic structure with a disulfide bond.
These new results highlight how small structural differences allow different ligand binding specificity even within conserved receptor families.
The 2.12Å crystal structure shows that the peptide forms a cyclic structure with a disulfide bond.
These new results highlight how small structural differences allow different ligand binding specificity even within conserved receptor families.
1/ New results on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social uncover a previously unrecognised mechanism of peptide perception and receptor activation.
With @cellsensing.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social we show how small structural changes underlie ligand binding specificity in conserved receptors.
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With @cellsensing.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social we show how small structural changes underlie ligand binding specificity in conserved receptors.
buff.ly/tLIT7gX
Disulfide bond sculpts a peptide fold that mediates phytocytokine recognition
Precise ligand recognition by closely related leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases (LRR-RKs) is essential for plants to coordinate immunity, development, and environmental adaptation. Here, we show…
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November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
1/ New results on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social uncover a previously unrecognised mechanism of peptide perception and receptor activation.
With @cellsensing.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social we show how small structural changes underlie ligand binding specificity in conserved receptors.
buff.ly/tLIT7gX
With @cellsensing.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social we show how small structural changes underlie ligand binding specificity in conserved receptors.
buff.ly/tLIT7gX
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Incredible Friday Seminar today from Luis Larrondo- fungal circadian clocks, and can fungi see? @johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social #chronobiology
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Incredible Friday Seminar today from Luis Larrondo- fungal circadian clocks, and can fungi see? @johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social #chronobiology
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Great talk today from Luis Larrondo on the remarkable circadian clock control exhibited by fungi and the exquisite light-sensing behaviour that possess, which can be evidenced by image capture using their hyphae as a canvas @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Great talk today from Luis Larrondo on the remarkable circadian clock control exhibited by fungi and the exquisite light-sensing behaviour that possess, which can be evidenced by image capture using their hyphae as a canvas @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
📣 Deadline TODAY!
More info below 👇
More info below 👇
📣 Applications are now OPEN for the John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme
This 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant & Microbial Sciences at The Sainsbury Laboratory, @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply before 13 Nov '25 ➡️ okt.to/qjy60T
This 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant & Microbial Sciences at The Sainsbury Laboratory, @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply before 13 Nov '25 ➡️ okt.to/qjy60T
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
📣 Deadline TODAY!
More info below 👇
More info below 👇
🏆NEWS: Delighted to spot two of our group leaders on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list by @clarivateag.bsky.social.
The list aims to recognise the most influential researchers on a global scale, representing those in the top 1% by citations for their field.
#HighlyCited2025
The list aims to recognise the most influential researchers on a global scale, representing those in the top 1% by citations for their field.
#HighlyCited2025
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🏆NEWS: Delighted to spot two of our group leaders on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list by @clarivateag.bsky.social.
The list aims to recognise the most influential researchers on a global scale, representing those in the top 1% by citations for their field.
#HighlyCited2025
The list aims to recognise the most influential researchers on a global scale, representing those in the top 1% by citations for their field.
#HighlyCited2025
We are pleased to announce that @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social has won the Young Investigator Award by the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists.
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
buff.ly/pemelQu
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
buff.ly/pemelQu
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We are pleased to announce that @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social has won the Young Investigator Award by the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists.
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
buff.ly/pemelQu
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
buff.ly/pemelQu
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Thank you, Laura Tran from The Scientist, for this profile! And special thanks to @joeecker.bsky.social and @thorstenlangner.bsky.social for their kind words. I feel very fortunate to be surrounded by such supportive mentors, colleagues, and lab members!
Looking for a good read?
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
Living Maps: Uncovering the Spatial Biology of Plants
Tatsuya Nobori brings high-resolution multiomic approaches to plant biology to map how plants interact with microbes on a cellular level in 3D.
www.the-scientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thank you, Laura Tran from The Scientist, for this profile! And special thanks to @joeecker.bsky.social and @thorstenlangner.bsky.social for their kind words. I feel very fortunate to be surrounded by such supportive mentors, colleagues, and lab members!
Looking for a good read?
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
Living Maps: Uncovering the Spatial Biology of Plants
Tatsuya Nobori brings high-resolution multiomic approaches to plant biology to map how plants interact with microbes on a cellular level in 3D.
www.the-scientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Looking for a good read?
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social is featured on The Scientist sharing his scientific journey from Japan to the UK.
“It circles back to my initial ecological interest and how single-cell level interactions might have a ripple effect on the actual ecosystem."
We had another great TSL Autumn Symposium, where scientists shared their 2025 achievements with our Scientific Advisory Board 🌱🧪
Thanks to everyone for a fantastic week of connecting, learning and celebrating! 🎉
Stay tuned for our TSL prize announcements 🔜
Thanks to everyone for a fantastic week of connecting, learning and celebrating! 🎉
Stay tuned for our TSL prize announcements 🔜
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
We had another great TSL Autumn Symposium, where scientists shared their 2025 achievements with our Scientific Advisory Board 🌱🧪
Thanks to everyone for a fantastic week of connecting, learning and celebrating! 🎉
Stay tuned for our TSL prize announcements 🔜
Thanks to everyone for a fantastic week of connecting, learning and celebrating! 🎉
Stay tuned for our TSL prize announcements 🔜
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Call for PPATH 2026 Session/Workshop Proposals!
Norwich | 8–11 Sept 2026
We’re looking for exciting themed sessions, including techniques, pathogens, crops, AI, surveillance, and resistance - anything related to plant pathology!
www.bspp.org.uk/plant-pathol...
Norwich | 8–11 Sept 2026
We’re looking for exciting themed sessions, including techniques, pathogens, crops, AI, surveillance, and resistance - anything related to plant pathology!
www.bspp.org.uk/plant-pathol...
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Call for PPATH 2026 Session/Workshop Proposals!
Norwich | 8–11 Sept 2026
We’re looking for exciting themed sessions, including techniques, pathogens, crops, AI, surveillance, and resistance - anything related to plant pathology!
www.bspp.org.uk/plant-pathol...
Norwich | 8–11 Sept 2026
We’re looking for exciting themed sessions, including techniques, pathogens, crops, AI, surveillance, and resistance - anything related to plant pathology!
www.bspp.org.uk/plant-pathol...
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Very greatfull to work with this brilliant and diverse bunch that make up the #proteomics team @thesainsburylab.bsky.social. #Awayday. 🇨🇦🇫🇴🏴🇬🇧🇵🇭🇬🇭🇨🇳🇨🇿🇩🇪🇳🇱
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Very greatfull to work with this brilliant and diverse bunch that make up the #proteomics team @thesainsburylab.bsky.social. #Awayday. 🇨🇦🇫🇴🏴🇬🇧🇵🇭🇬🇭🇨🇳🇨🇿🇩🇪🇳🇱