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Carmen Escudero Martinez

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Deciphering the plant genetic control over its associated #microbiota, #roots, #rhizosphere, #cereals, #genetics, #bacteria, #fungi

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Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · May 5

I am excited to announce I will be starting my lab at IRNASA-CSIC in Spain. Investigating the rhizosphere microbiota and its role in crop nutrition. There are two positions openings: a technician and a postdoc deadline 30th June!
www.irnasa.csic.es/postdoctoral...
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant position: Enhancing plant nutrition via host genetic modulation of the rhizosphere microbiota – IRNASA CSIC

www.irnasa.csic.es

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Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · 8d

Muchas gracias al @irnasa.bsky.social y al ayuntamiento de Salamanca por confiar en mi investigacion!

Many thanks to IRNASA and the city council for trusting in my research!

IRNASA-CSIC @irnasa.bsky.social · 9d

👩‍🔬 La investigadora @carmen-escudero.bsky.social se incorpora al #IRNASA-CSIC gracias al Programa de Atracción del Talento del Ayuntamiento de #Salamanca. Esta mañana, ha sido recibida por el alcalde.

➡️ www.irnasa.csic.es/carmen-escud...

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IRNASA-CSIC @irnasa.bsky.social · 9d

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Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · 8d

I am really grateful for this

Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · 27d

Soil sampling campaign at finca Munovela @IRNASA-CSIC contrasting managements and pHs to investigate #microbe assisted crop nutrition. Greatfull to the finca staff who kindly assist the sampling!

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Delegación del CSIC Castilla y León @csiccyl.bsky.social · Aug 15

➕ Un equipo multidisciplinar del @irnasa.bsky.social ensaya en invernadero con resultados prometedores el efecto del hongo 'Diaporthe atlantica' para proteger tomates frente al patógeno 'Fusarium oxysporum' 👉 lnkd.in/eSAxjmF3

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Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · Jun 19

Congratulations to all students winners @Rhizosphere6, talks and poster, @ignacioromerotv.bsky.social

Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · Jun 19

Inspiring closing of @Rhizosphere6 by @jeffinerca.bsky.social thank you!

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IRNASA-CSIC @irnasa.bsky.social · Jun 18

👩‍🔬Hemos estado en el V Encuentro de Comités de #Igualdad del @csic.es, una cita donde se han presentado logros, problemas actuales y propuestas de futuro para seguir avanzando. Nuestro Comité de Igualdad e Inclusión trabaja para tener un centro de trabajo libre de cualquier tipo de discriminación.

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Courtney Herms @courtneyherms.bsky.social · Jun 18

After lunch at #Rhizosphere6 - climate change effects on forests and their fungi from Ina Meier

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · Jun 18

We really enjoyed #cereals2025 last week. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase our locally adapted landrace barley lines & talk about our work using diversity to future-proof barley production in challenging climatic & environmental conditions. See you at #cereals2026

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Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · Jun 18

Use of dna mitocondria and chloropast blockers across sample types for microbial communities characterisation by @eithnebrowne @Root2Res @Rizosphere6

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PlantEcoHutton @plantecohutton.bsky.social · Jun 17

Carmen gave an excellent talk at #Rhizosphere6 on evaluating combined root exudate and rhizosphere microbiota sampling approaches — offering valuable insights into rhizosphere traits.
#Root2Res
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Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · Jun 17

The sustainable agriculture revolution!!! @Rhizosphre6

Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · Jun 17

Enjoying @root2res talk by Henning Schwalm looking at rhizosphre traits on different soil types and genotypes across different crop species

Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · Jun 17

Plenary talk by @bulgarelli-d.bsky.social Engineering the rhizosphere microbiota at @Rhizosphere6 ! Looking forward to the lab overview over the last 10 years!!!!

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Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · Jun 16

Impressive venue for plenaries at @edinburghup.bsky.social Looking forward #Rhizophere6 day1

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Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · Jun 15

On my way to Rhizosphere 6 'Rooting for Earth, at University of Edinburgh. I am excited about the opportunity to present our @root2res work tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing colleagues in person and discussing science

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Jun 2

On the cover of our #LatestIssue: Spatial expression patterns of Hakea laurina Aluminum-activated Malate Transporter 1 (HalALMT1) in cluster rootlets of Hakea laurina. Image courtesy of Hirotsuna Yamada and Wakana Tanaka.

📖 See Yamada et al. doi.org/10.1111/nph....

On the cover of New Phytologist volume 246, issue 6: Spatial expression patterns of Hakea laurina Aluminum-activated Malate Transporter 1 (HalALMT1) in cluster rootlets of Hakea laurina.

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IRNASA-CSIC @irnasa.bsky.social · Jun 2

🔔 Reminder! Two positions open in the project “Enhancing plant nutrition via host genetic modulation of the rhizosphere microbiota” 🌱🔬

Technician👉 acortar.link/fp4VAN
Postdoc 👉 acortar.link/K6gvvK

📅 Deadline: 30 June
📩 Inquiries: [email protected] - @carmen-escudero.bsky.social

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Brady Lab @bradylabs.bsky.social · Apr 30

I'm so very excited to see this out - a single cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis in the rice root reveals mechanisms by which roots can respond to different below-ground growth conditions - including compaction. Congratulations to everyone for persisting in difficult times. rdcu.be/ej8Ui

Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress

Nature - Single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomic approaches reveal major expression changes in outer root cell types when grown in soil versus gel conditions, and also uncover how...

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Alba Moreno Pérez @alba-mp.bsky.social · Apr 15

Don't miss this awesome work of @yichangsung.bsky.social on plant tandem kinases (TKPs)!!

Gitta Coaker @gittacoaker.bsky.social · Apr 15

I'm very excited our most recent work on plant tandem kinases (TKPs) has finally been published! TKPs are a fascinating protein family conferring disease resistance to fungi. Originally in bioRxiv. Many thanks to @yichangsung.bsky.social for leading this work. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Wheat tandem kinase RWT4 directly binds a fungal effector to activate defense - Nature Genetics

This study shows that RWT4, a wheat tandem kinase, confers resistance to the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae by directly binding to the pathogen effector AvrPWT4 and activating host defense.

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Carmen Escudero Martinez @carmen-escudero.bsky.social · May 17

Great read on the infection process quantitative disection of the widely used agrobacterium-nicotiana system

Ksenia Krasileva @kseniakrasileva.bsky.social · May 17

It was fun to get involved, collaboration led by @danimstevens.bsky.social

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Quantitative dissection of Agrobacterium T-DNA expression in single plant cells reveals density-dependent synergy and antagonism - Nature Plants

Alamos et al. show that Agrobacterium engages in density-dependent interactions that dictate transformation efficiency and transgene expression. These findings enable a quantitative model to improve m...

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Ana Pineda, PhD @anapineda.bsky.social · May 16

Scientific writing needs creativity. And one of the best strategies to unlock your creativity is to meditate. If you'd like to try it, grab below your meditation box and the link to the article in @nature.com 😍 buff.ly/4aIM1HS #AcademicSky #ECRchat #WomeninSTEM #AcWri #Postdoc #NewPI

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Beatriz Beamud @beatrizbeamud.bsky.social · May 15

Massive effort lead by the amazing @fabbenz.bsky.social to discuss the present and future of CRISPR-based antimicrobials ⚡

Nature Reviews Bioengineering @natrevbioeng.nature.com · May 14

ICYMI: CRISPR–Cas therapies targeting bacteria

CRISPR–Cas therapies targeting bacteria

Nature Reviews Bioengineering, Published online: 13 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s44222-025-00311-8CRISPR–Cas tools can be designed to kill or modify specific bacteria. This Review explores the engineering of CRISPR–Cas tools and corresponding delivery strategies for the treatment of bacterial infections and modification of the microbiome.

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Kenichi Tsuda @kenichitsuda.bsky.social · May 16

This is wild. Chromosome distributions into different nuclei!

Distribution of haploid chromosomes into separate nuclei in two pathogenic fungi
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Distribution of haploid chromosomes into separate nuclei in two pathogenic fungi

Nuclei define eukaryotes, enabling macromolecular compartmentalization and cellular regulation. Each nucleus is believed to contain one or more haploid sets of chromosomes (1N). However, we discovered...

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