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The Pallavi Singh Lab

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Plant Molecular Physiology and Functional Genomics group🌱 Cracking crop resilience with grafting, single-cell approaches & synthetic biology for a changing climate 🌍 Head of group: @thepallavisingh.bsky.social; CM: @martinezgonixs.bsky.social

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The Pallavi Singh Lab @thepallavisinghlab.bsky.social · Apr 14

Welcome to the Pallavi Singh Lab account! We explore how plants respond to water stress, investigate shoot-root interactions via monocot grafting & work on enhancing photosynthesis. Follow us for research updates, fieldwork adventures & behind the scenes lab moments!
#PlantScience #Photosynthesis

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Pallavi Singh @thepallavisingh.bsky.social · 4d

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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 Pallavi Singh Lab @thepallavisinghlab.bsky.social · 16d

Another exciting opportunity to be a part of our team!!

Please spread the news.

Pallavi Singh @thepallavisingh.bsky.social · 16d

We are looking for a Postdoc with expertise in plant molecular/synthetic biology, or single-cell/spatial transcriptomics to join the UKRI-FLF funded project focused on understanding and improving water-use efficiency in rice.

Apply online before 15/10/2025:
vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

RP

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Crispus Mbaluto @crispus-mbaluto.bsky.social · 27d

Exciting opportunity. Come work with us @thepallavisinghlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social

Pallavi Singh @thepallavisingh.bsky.social · 27d

We are looking for a PDRA for the PlantPlug project, turning parasitic plants into programmable bio-modules! Using mistletoe as a novel chassis, we are exploring the frontiers of inter-species communication.
Apply online by 15/10/2025.
*RP*
#PlantSciencesJobs

vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

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Pallavi Singh @thepallavisingh.bsky.social · 27d

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The Pallavi Singh Lab @thepallavisinghlab.bsky.social · 28d

📢Come work with us! We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the ARIA-funded PlantPlug project🌱 Be part of pioneering work turning mistletoe into programmable plant biointerfaces🧬

More information: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

#PlantScience #PostdocJobs #SyntheticBiology

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The Pallavi Singh Lab @thepallavisinghlab.bsky.social · Sep 8

Christmas came early to the Pallavi Singh Lab this year! Thrilled to welcome another brand-new Gen 2000 Conviron, a fantastic boost to our plant growth facilities in the Plant Productivity Group at Essex

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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

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

A huge round of applause for our
conference prize winners! Congratulations to Jessica Moon, James Vanstone, Anoop Tripathi, Rhiannon Durant, Daisy Bown and Ryo Tachibana! Your outstanding research was a highlight of the conference #PlastidPreview2025

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

To wrap things up, we have @ryotachibana.bsky.social‬ from the Molecular Physiology group at @camplantsci.bsky.social‬, who is discussing how certain proteins maintain chloroplast and etioplast homeostasis in Arabidopsis. A great final talk! #PlastidPreview2025

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

Next, we have Dušan Živković from the Bolla Lab at @ox.ac.uk‬. He is presenting on mass spectrometry techniques to study Rubisco heterogeneity in crops🌾 Exciting research! #PlastidPreview2025

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

After lunch, we have Virginie Mengin from the @rainca.bsky.social research group at @universityofessex.bsky.social presenting on non-transgenic approaches to enhance photosynthetic efficiency in crops🌾 A very relevant topic! #PlastidPreview2025

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

The stage is set for the speaker in Session IV Ousmane Dao from the University of York, who is redefining algal photorespiration. #PlastidPreview2025

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

@erickramonerick.bsky.social‬ from the @unisouthampton.bsky.social is up next! He is talking about enhancing photosynthesis and nutritional value in tomato by manipulating chloroplast development. So interesting! 🍅 #PlastidPreview2025

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

Time for a tour! We are
now off to visit the Plant Growth Facility at the @universityofessex.bsky.social. This is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to see some of the amazing infrastructure supporting plant science research. #PlastidPreview2025

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Matthew Terry @mjtplantbiology.bsky.social · Sep 2

Many thanks to @thepallavisingh.bsky.social and @cavycavs.bsky.social for organising and hosting a great meeting. #PlastidPreview2025

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

Next up in Session III, we have David Pearce from the Webster Lab at @johninnescentre.bsky.social‬, presenting on the structural basis of chloroplast translation. Let's get into the details! 🔬

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

We are kicking off Session III with Daisy Bown from the @unisouthampton.bsky.social, who will be discussing how TaPIF3 regulates chloroplast development in hexaploid wheat🌾. A great way to begin the session! 🌱

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

Good morning plant scientists! Day two of #PlastidPreview2025 is officially underway. We are starting with our keynote presentation from Greg Reeves of Plant and Food, New Zealand, who will be sharing a career talk on transitioning from academia to industry. A must-see! 🚀

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

🌿 A big thank you to Plant Biotechnology Journal for sponsoring the Poster Session at #PlastidPreview2025! 🧬✨
Your support helps early career researchers share their exciting work and spark new collaborations.

@sebiology.bsky.social
@johnathan-n.bsky.social

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

Time for our rapid-fire flash talks! ⚡ We have an amazing lineup of researchers sharing their work with us in just 5 minutes each. We are excited to hear from:
Anisha Uppal
Carol Huang
Adam Green
Alex Mann
Zihan Li
Micha Wijesingha Ahchige
Billy Tasker Brown
#PlastidPreview2025

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

Rounding out the day's talks, we have Mihris Ibnu Saleem Naduthodi from @uoylibrary.bsky.social. He is exploring a unique green lineage pyrenoid to accelerate plant CCM engineering. What an innovative topic #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 · Sep 1

Next, we are joined by Rhiannon Durant from the @ox.ac.uk‬. Her talk on the biochemical characterisation of Oep80 in Arabidopsis thaliana supports its central role in chloroplast protein assembly. Fascinating research! #PlastidPreview2025

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