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Xavier Picó
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Plant population biologist at EBD-CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social @csic.es
Editor-in-Chief AoB PLANTS @aobp.bsky.social
Member SEBOT @sebot.bsky.social BSA @botsocamerica.bsky.social AEET @eco-aeet.bsky.social
Info: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2849-4922
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paniw.bsky.social
🚨 Job alert 🚨 Postdoc position in ecological forecasting 📈 as part of the Horizon Europe OSCARS call. The postdoc will be based in lovely Sevilla (fantastic place to live) and will include working closely with several European forecasting projects. Apply by Dec 11! 🌎🧪 globalchangeeco.com/jobs
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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plantevolution.bsky.social
We (Nordborg & Weigel labs) need input on the next generation of genome browsers & data download modes for the #Arabidopsis #1001GenomesPlus project. We have now a curated collection of over 500 long read genomes.

Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Next generation of 1001 Genomes Plus browser and data download
Please indicate all features you would like to see in a browser that displays features of completely sequenced Arabidopsis thaliana genomes
docs.google.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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botsocamerica.bsky.social
BSA’s 2026 awards cycle is now open! Kaplan Lecture, Corresponding Member, two $10k dissertation awards, and Graduate Student Research Awards—all with early 2026 deadlines. Join or renew now to be eligible and take advantage of these opportunities.

www.botany.org/home/awards.html

#BSAawards
A green promotional graphic announcing that several BSA awards are now open. At the top, large white text reads: “These BSA Awards Are Now Open!” Listed below are five award opportunities, each preceded by a small white leaf icon: – Donald R. Kaplan Memorial Lecture Nominations Deadline Jan. 15, 2026 – Corresponding Member Awards Deadline Feb. 2, 2026 – $10,000 – Donald R. Kaplan Dissertation Award in Comparative Morphology Deadline Feb. 2, 2026 – $10,000 – Graduate Student Dissertation Award in Phylogenetic Comparative Plant Biology Deadline Feb. 2, 2026 – $1500 – Graduate Student Research Awards (J.S. Karling Graduate Student Research Award and AJ Harris Graduate Student Research Award) Deadline Feb. 16, 2026 At the bottom is the URL “www.botany.org/home/awards.html,” a QR code, and a close-up image of a bright green leaf. BSA partner logos appear in the lower-left corner.
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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hendersi.bsky.social
Chromosome Dynamics 2026 @ Awaji Japan www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/labs/fukagaw...
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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seemasheth.bsky.social
We are recruiting field technicians to contribute to a field study of adaptation to climate in Chamaecrista fasciculata in Raleigh/Chapel Hill, NC. My collaborators at UGA will soon post similar positions in Ithaca, NY and Archbold Biological Station, FL. Please share jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/225...
Temporary Plant Evolutionary Ecology Field Technician
The Sheth plant evolutionary ecology lab in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) is currently seeking field technician to participate in an NS...
jobs.ncsu.edu
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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davidlowry.bsky.social
I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct molecular and physiological experiments to understand the causes of genetic va...
careers.msu.edu
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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smatesanz.bsky.social
🌍 Applications are now open!
Join the 2nd edition of the Erasmus Mundus Master GLOBE – Global Change Ecology & Biodiversity Management.

💫 Excellent scholarships available for brilliant students from all nationalities.
📚 All details here: globe-master.eu

please share or RT! 🌿✨
Home - Globe
globe-master.eu
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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ncrenic.bsky.social
Methodology
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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bsbibotany.bsky.social
Checked out our shiny new website yet?
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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roto-rub.bsky.social
Next Monday, we welcome @cshambaugh.bsky.social from the University of Oregon in our ROTO Lecture Series who will talk about dialectical biology. Just register via the link and join the talk and discussion at 4pm (CET): rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#HPBio #PhilSci #HistSci
Poster for the talk by Chris Shambaugh, entitled "What is Dialectical Biology?". It will take place on Monday, 24 November 2025 at 4 pm (CET) via Zoom.
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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gbifmorpho.bsky.social
New paper in @newphyt.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data:

Herbariograph: a deep‐learning tool to classify specimen images

#CiteTheDOI: ✅

https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70447
Herbariograph: a deep‐learning tool to classify specimen images
Herbarium specimens are the physical evidence of plant diversity world-wide and a rich source of research data. With c. 402 M items, distributed in 3.9 k registered herbaria, in 182 countries, it is...
doi.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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lukasgroschner.bsky.social
Come join us in July 2026 for the 14th European Conference on Mathematical & Theoretical Biology in Graz, Austria!

Registration opens now: ecmtb2026.org

#ECMTB’26
@smbmathbiology.bsky.social
European Conference on Mathematical & Theoretical Biology 2026
ECMTB is coming to Graz, Austria in July 2026. Registration and Call for Contributions are open!
ecmtb2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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insilicoplants.bsky.social
Don't miss the free @plantaeofficial.bsky.social webinar How to Build a Productive Lab
Friday, November 21, 2025, at 11:30 AM PST | 2:30 PM EST | 7:30 PM GTMT | 3:30 AM Beijing
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PlantScience
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Plantae Presents: How to Build a Productive Lab. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Plantae Presents: How to Build a Productive Lab. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
us06web.zoom.us
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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insilicoplants.bsky.social
The ASPB is offering travel scholarships for Plant Biology 2026! These include grants for Women’s Young Researchers, Primarily Undergraduate Institutions, DEI, and Early Career Researchers.
Application deadline *Nov 14*
Discover more details here: plantbiology.aspb.org/travel-awards/ #PlantScience
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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seemasheth.bsky.social
Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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tairnews.bsky.social
Which Arabidopsis gene discoveries have informed crop trait improvements? Here are just a few examples...

What are some of the others you're aware of? 🧪

#plantbiology #plantscience #scisky #cropscience
November 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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sanchezmarta.bsky.social
Si tienes niñ@s no pierdas la oportunidad de disfrutar en familia este taller sobre contaminacion por plasticos en la @casacienciasevcsic.bsky.social El 29 de nov, reserva tu entrada ya!! @ebdonana.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social

www.casadelaciencia.csic.es/es/taller/ma...
November 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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ecoevoevoeco.bsky.social
Years ago, I attempted a self-assessment of my potential gender biases in an academic research setting:
ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt...

Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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nature.com
Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake

go.nature.com/3X5lbUg
From MRI to Ozempic: breakthroughs that show why fundamental research must be protected
Nature - In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different.
go.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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siribirkeland.bsky.social
In memory of Richard Abbott 🌱❄ 35 years of Arctic plant phylogeography - glacial refugia, trans-oceanic dispersals, and the genomic evidence revealing their hidden histories.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Phylogeography of Arctic plants: where are we after 35 years, and where to go?
The Arctic provides an excellent system to study climate change effects on geographic ranges and genetic diversity. We re-examine the large number of phylogeographic studies of Arctic plants to ass...
www.tandfonline.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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michaelraissig.bsky.social
🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳

Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland

Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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hannahfluck.bsky.social
Today I found an Ent
An oak tree with two trunks like legs that grow together about halfway up before branching out into outstretched arms.
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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noethematt.bsky.social
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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insilicoplants.bsky.social
Postdoc for high-throughput plant phenotyping using UAV and remote sensing with the Digital Agriculture lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
digitalag.bse.wisc.edu/phd-positions/ #PlantSciJobs
October 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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barkerms.bsky.social
I'm recruiting PhD students for the Barker Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study plant evolutionary genomics - polyploidy, hybridization & machine learning for genome evolution. Work with Selaginella, Xanthisma, Brassica & more. Funding available via CAMBIUM Fellowships. Reach out if interested! 🧬🌵🤖
The allotetraploid lycophyte Selaginella rupincola growing among the boulders at Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains southeast of Tucson, Arizona. Xanthisma spinulosum growing outside a gym in Tucson, Arizona. Selaginella arizonica X eremophila hybrid zone at Alamo Canyon in Organ Pipe National Monument. A Dieteria sp. being visited by a skipper in the White Mountains of Arizona.
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM