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Pallavi Singh @thepallavisingh.bsky.social · 4d

**Please Repost**

Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.

PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Deadline: October 15.

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 28

Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FRS and Professor Graham Douglas Farquhar FRS are jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) 2025 for refining the ways we monitor and model photosynthesis in leaves from molecular to global scales. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/royal-medals/

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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · Aug 5

Flash talks at the New Phytologist Next Generation Scientists 2025 event at the University of Birmingham, UK!

Sharing insights on mesophyll conductance—how shifts in liquid-phase diffusivity shape gas exchange.

@newphyt.bsky.social

@unibirmingham.bsky.social

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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · Jul 13

Preprint with @lucascernusak.bsky.social, @florianabusch.bsky.social and Graham Farquhar!

We show that mesophyll cell water status is the key signal regulating non-stomatal control of transpiration. We introduce a mechanistic model linking plant hydraulics and gas exchange.

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · Jun 19

🌱 The first issue of Plant Ecophysiology is out!

Chief Editor Jaume Flexas shares his vision for the future of plant science publishing—and how Plant-Environment Interactions is leading the way.

A standout feature? Reviewers are paid for their work.

Editorial: media.sciltp.com/articles/250...

media.sciltp.com

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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · May 9

Very excited to present our research on “Biochemical Modulation of Mesophyll Resistance” at the Gordon Research Seminar in June. Many thanks to the organisers for the opportunity.

Looking forward to discussing mesophyll conductance and photosynthesis with everyone at the meeting in Newry!

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in silico Plants @insilicoplants.bsky.social · Apr 30

We are a proud sponsor of CO2 Assimilation in Plants from Genome to Biome: Probing Mechanisms Across Scales Gordon Research Conference
June 8 - 13, 2025 | Newry, Maine
register here: www.grc.org/co2-assimila... #PlantScience #PlantSciEvents

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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · Apr 5

Excited to share a new preprint led by Alicia Perera-Castro! 🌿

Mosses actively regulate water loss without stomata, challenging the view of poikilohydry as purely passive—and hinting at a mechanism analogous (perhaps ancestral?) to nonstomatal control in angiosperms.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Evidence for active regulation of transpiration in non-stomatal plants

### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest.

www.biorxiv.org

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Institute of Microbiology and Infection @imibirmingham.bsky.social · Mar 31

We are in Liverpool this week at the @microbiologysociety.org Annual Conference
our IMI line up today looks like this .. #Microbio25

Image shows five speakers four of which are female and one male from the Institute of Microbiology and Infection speaking today the Microbiology Society Annual Conference

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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · Apr 1

Sunny day in Birmingham… lunch on the grass today, and a storm tomorrow for sure 🤣

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Mar 29

'With modern communications pressing to steal my attention I try to remember to take a step back and appreciate the privilege that it is to be able to spend my time working on things that I find so interesting.'

In #Profile: Lucas A. Cernusak

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Jan 27

📢 Deadline today!

Apply to attend New Phytologist next generation scientists 2025 - a FREE meeting for early career researchers in #PlantScience.

4–7 August 2025
University of Birmingham, UK

Apply now! https://www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevents/2025

Group photograph of delegates at New Phytologist next generation scientists 2024.

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Jan 22

Don't miss your opportunity to attend New Phytologist next generation scientists, the FREE meeting for early career researchers in plant science. #npnextgen

4–7 July 2025
Birmingham, UK

Apply to attend by 27 January!
www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...

People at a conference. A quotation from a New Phytologist next generation scientists delegate reads '#npnextgen really is an excellent way to meet inspiring people and broaden your outlook on science.'

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Richard Vath @x847.bsky.social · Jan 23

Definitely a recommended read for any exchanger of gases working with stressed and low-flux material. This summarizes many important considerations and measurement assumptions underlying the models of stomatal conductance and other derived parameters which are implemented in gas exchange systems.

Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · Jan 14

Excited to share our paper with Anna Gardner and @florianabusch.bsky.social in Plant Ecophysiology!🌿

We review challenges in interpreting plant stress responses using gas exchange data, offer solutions to improve accuracy and discuss gaps in our current knowledge.

www.sciltp.com/journals/Pla...

$Detailed representation of H2O gas exchange (left) and CO2 gas exchange (right) at the adaxial (upper) and abaxial (lower) leaf surfaces in an amphistomatous leaf. This panel illustrates the separate gas exchange processes for each leaf surface, which can be measured individually if the upper and lower cuvettes are analysed separately—though this setup is not common in commercial gas exchange systems. Stomatal, cuticle, and boundary layer resistances are depicted for both surfaces, along with the mole fractions of water vapour and CO2.$

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Alice Gauthey @a-gthy.bsky.social · Jan 15

Very happy to see this paper out in Plant, Cell & Environment ! 🥳

We show that:
➡️ Foliar water uptake contribute to leaf water potential recovery in mangroves 🌿💧
➡️ Tidal dynamic did not affect morning dew uptake 🌳🌊

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Small mangrove species Aegiceris corniculatum flowering

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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · Jan 14

Excited to share our paper with Anna Gardner and @florianabusch.bsky.social in Plant Ecophysiology!🌿

We review challenges in interpreting plant stress responses using gas exchange data, offer solutions to improve accuracy and discuss gaps in our current knowledge.

www.sciltp.com/journals/Pla...

$Detailed representation of H2O gas exchange (left) and CO2 gas exchange (right) at the adaxial (upper) and abaxial (lower) leaf surfaces in an amphistomatous leaf. This panel illustrates the separate gas exchange processes for each leaf surface, which can be measured individually if the upper and lower cuvettes are analysed separately—though this setup is not common in commercial gas exchange systems. Stomatal, cuticle, and boundary layer resistances are depicted for both surfaces, along with the mole fractions of water vapour and CO2.$

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Jan 8

New Phytologist next generation scientists 2025 takes place on 4–7 August at the University of Birmingham!

Don't miss your opportunity to join this unique meeting of early career plant scientists! Apply to attend by 27 January:

www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...

#PlantScience #npnextgen

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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · Jan 8

I saw an orca shape 🤣🤦

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Lawren Sack @lawrensack.bsky.social · Jan 6

Resolving the contrasting leaf hydraulic adaptation of C3 and C4 grasses - Alec Baird et al. - New Phytologist - nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @colinplants.bsky.social @cscoffoni.bsky.social @hcochard.bsky.social @erikajedw.bsky.social

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Vinay Shukla @vinayshukla.bsky.social · Jan 4

Deciphering the core shunt mechanism in Arabidopsis cuticular wax biosynthesis and its role in plant environmental adaptation
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#plantscience

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Dec 23

New Phytologist next generation scientists is a unique meeting organised for, and by, early career researchers.

Next year's meeting takes place at the University of Birmingham, UK, on 4–7 August.

Applications close on 27 January - apply now!
https://www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevents/2025

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Hugues Renault @huguesrenault.bsky.social · Dec 16

A postdoctoral position is available in the team of Gwyneth Ingram @rdplab.bsky.social as part of a collaborative project with our group @ibmp-cnrs.bsky.social

#plantscience

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Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · Dec 17

New in #NewPhytologist: Temperature governs the relative contributions of cuticle and stomata to leaf minimum conductance (shorturl.at/f9h7O) - Exciting work with #MichaletzLab PhD graduate #JosefGaren @ubcbotany.bsky.social @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @newphyt.bsky.social

Leaf water fluxes during times of high and low water availability.

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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · Dec 6

I just finished the amazing EMBL Hands-on Proteomics Curse!

It was packed with practical sessions on sample prep, instrument demos, and bioinformatics, plus excellent theoretical insights. Huge thanks to the brilliant instructors and organisers! 🙌

#EMBLProteomics

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