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Ciara O’Brien @ciara-obrien.bsky.social · 2d

It was so great having you at @johninnescentre.bsky.social!

Some amazing conversations on AI in writing, teaching, and the importance of plants 🌾

Grateful to be a part of the @aspbofficial.bsky.social community ❤️

Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 2d

I'm Norwich to give a talk tomorrow, but came a day early to give a writing workshop. Wonderful to catch up with Cathie Martin, who hired me in 2009 when she was EIC of @theplantcell.bsky.social. Thanks to @ciara-obrien.bsky.social for being a great host & other @plantaeofficial.bsky.social fellows.

Top left = Mary and Cathie catch up over coffee and talk about books. Top right = Mary and Ciara take a photo opp in front of Cathie's world-renowned collection of Plant Cell covers. Middle = a fantastic, thoughtful, engaged group of ECRs who shared thoughts on writing and AI. Bottom, current, former, and maybe future Plantea Fellows after we shared our "origin stories" over lunch.

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · Aug 5

📣 Calling all Early Career Professionals & Students...

Applications are open to join the committee of our new ECPro group!

🌱 Join us as we create opportunities for ECPs to develop skills & network across industry & academia 🧪🚜

Send your CV & Cover letter➡️ [email protected]
📆Deadline September 15

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Rose McNelly @rosemcn.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's been a great day at #PlastidPreciew2025 at the @universityofessex.bsky.social I've learnt about chloroplast development, retrograde signalling and even macroalgae!

@ciara-obrien.bsky.social, Thomas and Carol (my Seung group lab mates) gave fab talks and I'm looking forward to my go tomorrow...

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The Pallavi Singh Lab @thepallavisinghlab.bsky.social · Sep 1

The stage is now with @ciara-obrien.bsky.social‬ from the Seung Lab at @johninnescentre.bsky.social. She is presenting on how starch phosphorylase is necessary for normal starch granule initiation in potato tubers. Great insight into potato biology! #PlastidPreview2025‬

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Ciara O’Brien @ciara-obrien.bsky.social · Jul 27

I had a great time presenting my work on potato starch at #PlantBio2025 🥔 @aspbofficial.bsky.social

For more info see my poster 300-73!

Great to have two presentations from the Seung Lab at @johninnescentre.bsky.social in the same session, and another on Tuesday 🌱

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · Jul 15

VACANCY - We’re seeking an Optical Microscopy Support Specialist to join our Bioimaging Platform, to help train users on light microscopes, collaborate on imaging projects and provide technical support.

www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/op...

Closing date - 11 August 2025
Contract - Full time, indefinite

Optical Microscopy Support Specialist | John Innes Centre

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Optical Microscopy Support Specialist to join the Bioimaging Platform at the John Innes Centre.

www.jic.ac.uk

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · Jun 6

#JustIn on Plantae: How to Prepare for Postdoc Applications and Interviews. In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows Ciara O'Brien and Stephanie Temnyk highlight advice that helped them prepare when applying for postdocs. buff.ly/3ovEIaz

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How to Prepare for Postdoc Applications and Interviews | Plantae

Being a postdoc is an exciting career step, where you get to act as a researcher, but also sometimes a teacher, mentor, lab manager, project coordinator, shoulder-to-cry-on, and about every other…

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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · May 23

📣#PlantBio2025 daily highlight: Biochemistry 1: Specialized Metabolites Concurrent Session!🌱 buff.ly/thKyu2R

Learn more and register now!👉https://buff.ly/k7oIzj8

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Image Text: Biochemistry 1: Specialized Metabolites. Sunday, July 27, 2025. 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM. Maneesh Lingwan, Kristen Edgeworth, Ciara O'Brien, Nitin Kamble and Nadia Mourad Silva. University of Texas at Austin | Danforth Plant Science Center | University of Texas at Austin | Texas A&M | University of Birmingham

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Ciara O’Brien @ciara-obrien.bsky.social · Feb 14

🔔 Set your alarms for next Thursday 🔔

Looking forward to some great discussions about:
⚙️ engaging with industry
✏️ application-focused education
🌾 recent impacts from plant research

Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · Feb 3

📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on February 20 at 10:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱

👉 Free registration at https://buff.ly/40XbjPl

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · Jan 17

Plant Science Research Weekly -- A fresh starch: Creating new starch granule morphologies in potato tuber (Plant Biotechnol. J.) @kicks3rve.bsky.social (Summary by Ciara O’Brien) https://plantae.org/a-fresh-starch-creating-new-starch-granule-morphologies-in-potato-tuber/

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A fresh starch: Creating new starch granule morphologies in potato tuber | Plantae

Starch is the major storage carbohydrate in plants and is organised into semicrystalline granules. The size, shape, and composition of these granules greatly affects how they are digested…

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