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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Aug 7

And when I (finally) grow up I want to be as amazing a scientist as @bkoskella.bsky.social, who gave not one but two entirely separate inspirational talks about her science whilst visiting us at Uob!

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Aug 7

We had a stellar end to #NGS2025 today! 🎉 Thank you to everyone for coming, it was a pleasure to host you at the University of Birmingham. A massive thank you to the local committee and especially the New Phytologist Foundation for making this work. 🙂
All the best for next year's NGS!
#PlantScience

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Aug 6

Today was Careers focused at #NGS2025 Thank you so much to all our panellists for their time and for sharing their varied experiences and views with our delegates. 🙂
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Botany One @botany.one · Aug 3

Advances in understanding seed formation could be crucial for future food security. Dr. Duarte Figueiredo explains why studying the molecular mechanisms behind reproduction matters and shares advice for aspiring botanists.

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#Botany #PlantScience

A purple water lily flower in full bloom with pointed petals surrounding a bright yellow center dotted with purple stamens. The flower floats on water surrounded by large green lily pads in soft focus in the background.

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Aug 4

New Phytologist next generation scientists 2025 starts very soon - at 13:30 BST (UTC+1)!

Join in for free online via the livestream: www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...

#PlantScience #Botany

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Aug 4

We've had a great first day of the New Phytologist Next Generation Scientists Symposium, with fantastic talks from delegates and a lively panel discussion on publishing. Looking forward to tomorrow!
#PlantScience
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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Jul 30

Just a reminder about this opportunity - closing date is tomorrow 🙂

Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Jul 10

I have a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position starting in January to study the evolution of seed gene networks using the fern Ceratopteris! Interested? More info here:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU179/r...

Closing date 31st July. 🙂
#PlantScience
#PlantSciencejobs

Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham

An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Jun 23

I was extremely flattered to be asked to contribute to this Voices piece. Hope folks find it interesting and that it tempts you to try working with new models. 😁
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Yuli Ding @yuliding.bsky.social · Jun 23

I'm very pleased to present the @cp-devcell.bsky.social Voices on plant model organism: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... While we appreciate the diversity of plant models, one often questions which model is the "best"?

Exploring the diversity of plant model organisms

Increasing plant genome research, together with advanced transformation technology, enables researchers to address their research questions more effec…

www.sciencedirect.com

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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · Jun 6

📣#PlantBio2025 daily highlight: Plant Reproduction: From Sporogenesis to Seed Formation Under Normal and Stress Conditions Concurrent Session!🌱
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Image Text: Plant Reproduction: From Sporogenesis to Seed Formation Under Normal and Stress Conditions. Monday, July 28, 2025. 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM. Dazhong (Dave) Zhao, James Walker, Sharon Kessler, Min Ni, and Ravishankar Palanivelu. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | The Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Purdue University | University of Minnesota | University of Arizona

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Apr 6

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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · Apr 4

"Postdoc position in plant genetics at University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium"

Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=20250404_Liege.pdf

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 29

Final photo- just to show everyone the scale of the evo-repro-devo community out there. Auf wiedersehen, until next time (hopefully)!
#ICIPS2025
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Kromdijk Lab @plantphys-cam.bsky.social · Mar 27

We have another opportunity to join the lab!

We and @jmhibberd.bsky.social are looking for a technician to focus on the development of a NAM population in the orphan crop and C4 model species, G. gynandra 🌱☀️

Includes collaborations with partners at NIAB, Wageningen 🇳🇱 and in Cotonou (Benin) 🇧🇯

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 28

Ahh, this was such an amazing symposium. Thank you so much to all the speakers and especially the @icips.bsky.social community for organising this. 🙂
#ICIPS2025

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 28

Great start to the final day of #ICIPS2025 with a talk by @dromius.bsky.social showcasing the work of @davidjhoey.bsky.social about genetic control of marchantia reproductive strategies

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 27

Amidst a great programme of topics @icips.bsky.social today, we had multiple gymnosperm research talks! I was really excited to see these kinds of projects coming through, they're going to be great for the field. 🙂
#ICIPS2025
#Plantscience

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 27

Day 3! Into the mysteries of double fertilization...
#ICIPS2025

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

And yes, Maddy was also successful in her plan to get this song stuck in my head today...
#ICIPS2025

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Other highlights include getting to see a talk by Claudia Kohler about her group's advances in understanding the mechanisms underlying parental conflict in endosperm development, and Ned Friedman giving an amazing perspective on its origin. It makes ferns seem simple!

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Another great talk today was by @ucdflowerpower.bsky.social
Forget the drugs, cannabis plants have reinvented sex chromosomes!
#ICIPS2025

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

My favourite slide of the day, from Madeleine Bartlett. Angiosperm reproduction: simples, right..?

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Congratulations everyone! 🎉

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Dan Gibbs 🌱🧬 @djgibbs.bsky.social · Mar 26

Happy to see our latest paper by @drosborneplantsci.bsky.social et al out today in Developmental Cell @cellpress.bsky.social! We identify a role for VRN2-PRC2 in regulating light-responsive growth in Arabidopsis through the conditional epigenetic repression of PIF signalling. tinyurl.com/swbyff24

VRN2-PRC2 facilitates light-triggered repression of PIF signaling to coordinate growth in Arabidopsis

Osborne et al. show that the angiosperm-specific PRC2 subunit VRN2 is enriched in hypoxic regions of the Arabidopsis shoot, where it is required for stable deposition of H3K27me3 in key PIF4 target ge...

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Whoof, that was a long day. We had a lot of GREAT talks, but I think I'm only just starting to realise how little I know about reproductive evolution.

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Great work Zoe! 🙂

Laura Bacete @laurabacete.bsky.social · Mar 26

Zoe Weeks (Oxford, UK) opens the talks with a look at the 2D → 3D growth transition in Physcomitrium patens—a key shift in plant evolution.
#Bryophytes #PlantDevelopment
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