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Rose McNelly @rosemcn.bsky.social · 2d

Today I had a great time attending a writing workshop led by Mary Williams (@plantteaching.bsky.social). I came away with many tips for writing papers, a greater understanding of the peer review process and I enjoyed our discussion about AI and writing 📝 🖥️

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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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.

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 23d

Today's the last day to apply for the Plant Cell Assistant Features Editor (AFE) program, usually postdocs or senior PhD students! It's a fantastic opportunity, a great learning experience & a lot of fun too.
If you aren't quite ready, in June 2026 Plant Physiology will open its own call for AFEs 👍

The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · Jun 2

📣The Plant Cell is recruiting Assistant Features Editors. The application period opens now and runs through September 15, 2025!🌱

👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

#plantscience

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 28d

I'm really looking forward to visiting Norwich again and sharing my perspective on why plants are the most amazing and important organisms in the universe! 🌱💚

John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 28d

EVENT - Calling all teachers, A-level science classes and colleges! Registration is now open for the NBI Accessible Science Talks 2025

🗓️ Tuesday 7 October 2025

💻 Register here: jic.link/NBIAST2025

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨The Plant Cell Assistant Features Editors Application is Closing Soon!🌿

Learn more and apply now👉https://blog.aspb.org/the-plant-cell-is-accepting-applications-for-assistant-features-editors/.

#PlantScience

The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · Jun 2

📣The Plant Cell is recruiting Assistant Features Editors. The application period opens now and runs through September 15, 2025!🌱

👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

#plantscience

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Pallavi Singh @thepallavisingh.bsky.social · Sep 2

#PlastidPreview2025
A big thank you to all our excellent presenters and participants for making this meeting such a stimulating and engaging event. Grateful to be part of the inspiring Plastid Biology community!!

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Rose McNelly @rosemcn.bsky.social · Sep 2

Part of the #PlastidPreview2025 program involved a trip to the plant growth facility at @universityofessex.bsky.social

It was super cool to see all the amazing facilities including onions growing in a vertical farm, how to measure photosynthesis and some impressive dynamic growth rooms 🌱

Machine recording gas exchange in a plant

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Rose McNelly @rosemcn.bsky.social · Sep 2

The second and final day of #PlastidPreview2025 has been really insightful! I enjoyed networking with other early career researchers and it was an honour to present my work from my post doc. I was so pleased that so many people enjoyed hearing about starch and the many fruitful followup discussions!

Rose standing in front of a screen reading 'Generating giant starch granules in wheat'

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The Pallavi Singh Lab @thepallavisinghlab.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are now joined by @rosemcn.bsky.social‬ from the @johninnescentre.bsky.social‬, who is sharing her work on generating giant starch granules in wheat. What a fantastic project! #PlastidPreview2025

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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...

Screen with the words 'Plastid Preview 2025'

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

And we are off! The conference has officially begun with our opening remarks from @thepallavisingh.bsky.social. A huge welcome to everyone joining us, both in person and online! Let's get started 🌱🚀 #PlastidPreview2025

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

Up first in Session I, we have Thomas Navarro from the Seung Lab at @johninnescentre.bsky.social! He is sharing his exciting work on how to improve diploid potatoes using a novel gene silencing technology. What an interesting project! #PlastidPreview2025‬

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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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The Pallavi Singh Lab @thepallavisinghlab.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Plastid Preview 2025 spirit has taken over the Pallavi Singh Lab! 🌿🧬 We are gearing up for an exciting meeting of early career researchers in the plant sciences community. Don’t miss the excitement, we look forward to seeing you on 1–2 September! 📅 #PlastidPreview2025 #PlantScience

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Rose McNelly @rosemcn.bsky.social · Jul 31

Earlier this week I spoke to students from @liysf.bsky.social about my journey through science and life at the John Innes Centre studying plants 🌱 It was a real full circle moment as I attended LIYSF myself when I was 18!

In the background Rose is standing in front of a screen presenting. In the foreground is the backs of students listening to the talk.

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · Jul 29

Plantae Fellows from past and present, near and far, gathered #IRL at #PlantBio2025, creating community year after year!🌱

📣Application is now open for the 2025-2026 Plantae Fellows program! Learn more and apply by August 31! plantae.org/2026fellowsapp/

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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 23

Wonderful wildflowers: #LifeAtJIC home and away 🌼🌷

Thanks to Dr Anne Edwards for sharing snaps of the special wildflower mixes (“Flowers of the Great White Wall” and “Medieval Carpet”) which were sold to staff and students on-site this year - just one of our many #biodiversity boosting initiatives!

Bright multicoloured wildlflowers in a collection in a domestic garden

Brightly coloured wildflowers running along a white concrete wall on the JIC site

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Pint of Science World @pintsworld.bsky.social · Jul 23

✨ #pint25 in the world
🌎27 countries
📍+500 cities
📅2900 events
🗣️6100 speakers
💪6850 organisers
🤩+130 000 attendees

WHAT A YEAR!!

Share your experience with us, anywhere in the world as an attendee, speaker or team. We want to hear from you! 🥳🔽
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · Jul 23

This is a great program. We started in in 2016 and it just gets better and better!
Check out some past fellows who are on Bluesky: @philcarella.bsky.social @mattbnt.bsky.social @psaima.bsky.social @fromani.bsky.social @sjb287.bsky.social @aribidopsis.bsky.social @cavycavs.bsky.social

Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · Jul 22

📣 Are you a creative and articulate plant scientist looking to connect with other like-minded folks? Application is now open for the 2025-2026 Plantae Fellows program!🌱

👉 Learn more and apply by August 31! buff.ly/JqoDSHq

#plantscience

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · Jul 19

Someone asked if they could use this recording in their teaching. #PlantSci
YES! 😁
Please share this with students - the topics raised are so important.
Let's teach students (and colleagues?) to think critically about expectations for basic research, & be realistic about applications! 🌱🌾🌽

Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · Jul 17

Today's @plantphys.bsky.social webinar on Numeracy, Realism, and Relevance in Plant Science is online!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Key takeaways:
Ag is massive, improvements can have real impact.
Translation is hard - partner!
Don't overhype, & funders shouldn't demand it.
And more 👇
blog.aspb.org/july-17-plan...

July 17: Plant Physiology panel discussion on Numeracy, Realism, and Relevance in Plant Science | Plant Science Today

Plant Physiology webinar Numeracy, Realism, and Relevance in Plant Science Recorded Thursday July 17, 2025 About this panel discussion There has been a recent uptick in frustration with overclaiming…

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Ajay Siluveru @ajaysiluveru.bsky.social · Jul 11

Attended several great talks today at the International Wheat Symposium hosted by @johninnescentre.bsky.social Got a great glimpse into the cutting edge wheat research and breeding efforts happening across major international institutes.

#WheatResearch
#CropGenetetics
#WheatBreeding

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Rose McNelly @rosemcn.bsky.social · Jul 11

Today I was lucky enough to attend an International Wheat Symposium at the @johninnescentre.bsky.social 🌾 There were many inspiring talks and I learnt so much about disease resistance, biofortification, breeding.... And I loved being able to share my work on starch in wheat wild relatives

Rose standing in front of a screen. On the screen is the title of the presentation: "Exploiting natural variation in Aegilops tauschii to discover genetic factors influencing cereal endosperm starch"

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Rose McNelly @rosemcn.bsky.social · Jul 9

This week I joined the Rosalind Franklin Women In Wheat annual workshop. I was inspired by Jess Wade's talk about academia's hidden curriculum, and enjoyed learning about fellowship opportunities and elevator pitches. Yet my highlight was meeting other early career scientists studying wheat 🌾

Jess Wade behind a lectern with a large screen behind her.

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · Jul 9

I'll be there, talking about plants, of course 💚.

John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · Jul 9

📢 SAVE THE DATE 🌟

Calling all teachers, A-level science classes and colleges - we're excited to announce the return of the Norwich Bioscience Institutes Accessible Science Talks!

🗓️ Tuesday 7 October 2025

Keep an eye out for the registration to join over the coming weeks 💻

Accessible Science at the Norwich Bioscience Institutes, save the date: Tuesday, 7 October

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