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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · 2d

Lessons please 😁

Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · 4d

I was hoping my dog would find some for me!

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Stefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 13d

Here's 123 new bryophyte genomes for you!
Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants - Nature Genetics

A super-pangenome analysis incorporating 123 newly sequenced bryophyte genomes reveals that bryophytes exhibit a larger number of unique and lineage-specific gene families than vascular plants.

www.nature.com

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · 16d

Wonderful 😀

Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · 17d

What is the occasion?

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justingoodrich.bsky.social @justingoodrich.bsky.social · 20d

I'm recruiting a post doc and a research assistant for a 30 month project “ZHOUPI genes, cell death and the evolution of plant endosperm” funded by a Research Project grant from the Leverhulme Trust @Leverhulme.ac.uk. Application details are on the Opportunities page at biology.ed.ac.uk/goodrich

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · 20d

Congrats on getting the grant Justin!

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Sandy Hetherington @sandyheth.bsky.social · 23d

Really excited to be kicking off this series of Palaeobotany evening lectures at the Oxford University Botanic Garden. All are online and free to attend 👇👇

Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 23d

There’s an interesting series of 5 free online paleobotany lectures via the Oxford University Botanic Garden this autumn. You can book all 5 lectures here (scroll down webpage to ‘Get your tickets now’ button) www.obga.ox.ac.uk/event/dr-san... #paleobotany

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 23d

Oxford Biology is growing 📢

We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3

Photo showing the inside atrium of the new Life and Mind Building

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · 26d

Very grateful for all the support Juliet. Thankyou 🙏. Good to see you too ☺️.

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks Laura.

Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · 26d

www.jic.ac.uk/event/4th-ge...

4th Genetics Society Non-Seed Plant Group Meeting 2025 | John Innes Centre

General Information Established thanks to the support of the Genetics Society, the Non-Seed Plant Sectional Interest Group brings together UK researchers studying all aspects of plant biology using…

www.jic.ac.uk

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · 27d

So pleased that my student Wei Liu successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday. Joining my lab from Wuhan in 2019, she had a bumpy ride and has shown tremendous tenacity and resilience in taking it over the line. I take my hat off to you Dr Liu! 👏🏻🥳🍾🥂

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · Sep 5

So very proud of my student George Greiff for winning the David Hanke Medal for the best student talk at this year’s Gatsby Plant Science network meeting in Oxford. Well deserved at the end of a busy and productive PhD 👏🏻💕.

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · Sep 2

You’re not the bastard 3rd reviewer then?! 💕

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Zoe Nemec Venza @zoenv.bsky.social · Aug 27

Here it is! Epidermal cells in the root can figure out if they are covered by the root cap or not using mechanical signals! Thanks to @ckirchhelle.bsky.social, @moritznowack.bsky.social, @nathan-german.bsky.social Annamaria Kiss and all the others!

bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Aug 27

Plant cells at the organ surface use mechanical cues to activate a specific growth control programme https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.25.672229v1

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · Aug 28

Well done getting that submitted Zoe. I hope the reviews are thoughtful and supportive ☺️.

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · Aug 27

Looking forward to reading that ☺️

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · Aug 26

Interesting new piece in the 3D growth puzzle

journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Summary: The transition to 3D growth is negatively regulated by a FLOE-related protein that alters cytokinin perception and cell division processes in the moss Physcomitrium patens.

journals.biologists.com

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · Aug 26

Congratulations Zoe 👏🏻

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thinking of friends, collaborators and colleagues who will be at the wonderful FASEB mechanisms in plant development meeting this week. Hoping very much that you will be posting about the latest exciting news and advances, and your favourite new results (with permission!). Happy travels☺️!

Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · Aug 14

Please add me too ☺️

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Laura Moody @moodytomato.bsky.social · Aug 14

📢 To all molecular mossers 📢

The Moss Workshop will be held in (not always as sunny as this) Oxford next year (30th June until 2nd July 2026). More details will follow soon, but in the meantime please make a note of the dates 😃 👍

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · Aug 7

🌿 Black in Plant Science Conference 2025 🌿
Join us for a powerful celebration of Black excellence in plant research!

🗓️ Registration & Poster Submission Deadline: 28 Sept 2025
📍 Connect with researchers, share your work, and grow your network.

🎟️ Register now:
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Jill Harrison @jillharrison.bsky.social · Aug 3

Delicious?

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