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Katherine Denby ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿฅฌ

@katherinedenby

Plant scientist; disease resistance; gene regulatory networks; crop improvement; leafy vegetables; vertical farming; amaranth; Editor in Chief of @theplantjournal.bsky.social

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Very pleased to welcome Jian to the @theplantjournal.bsky.social editorial board ๐ŸŒฑ

11.02.2026 22:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And publish in society owned journals like @theplantcell.bsky.social @theplantjournal.bsky.social Plant Biotechnology Journal, @jxbotany.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social and many others!

06.02.2026 17:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Should be a great seminar on plant synthetic biology - tools, social aspects and molecular circuits.

Please share with your colleagues and networks and look forward to seeing you there!

13.01.2026 12:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Translational control in plants: from basic mechanisms to environmental and developmental responses Translation is a key regulatory point in the control of gene expression. This review provides an overview of the translation process and molecular machinery that underlie it, highlights the major cis...

๐Ÿ“š๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ
Translational control in plants: from basic mechanisms to environmental and developmental responses ๐Ÿงฌ๐ŸŒฑ

โœ๏ธ Jade Lyons, @kmerchante.bsky.social @alonsostepanovalab.bsky.social

Discover the power of translation in shaping plant responses ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ‘‰ doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70647

04.01.2026 17:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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โญ๏ธThrilled to introduce our ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐“๐๐‰ ๐…๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌโญ๏ธ
- ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐š ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ @mustafa-bulut.bsky.social
- ๐˜๐š๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ง ๐–๐š๐ง๐ !
Huge congratulations and welcome to the TPJ team!
Read more about them here ๐Ÿ‘‰https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70643

12.12.2025 15:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

This is wonderful news for the plant engineering biology community. You can read more about @plantgene.bsky.social in their @theplantjournal.bsky.social article - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

12.12.2025 08:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fabulous supervisors include @pdchristine.bsky.social @yiliangding.bsky.social @pierrebuscaill.bsky.social caill.bsky.social @morganlab.bsky.social and many more....

Webinar on Dec 10th - details in ads. Deadline Jan 19th.

(UK students only unfortunately)

27.11.2025 21:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Very excited to advertise 15 plant engineering biology PhD projects @biologyatyork.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social & University of Bristol. ๐Ÿชด ๐Ÿฅฌ ๐Ÿ”ง ๐Ÿงฌ Come join this new Plant BioDesign community!

www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...

27.11.2025 21:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 39 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Assistant Professor Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...

We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor.
Apps reviewed 12/15.

Please spread the word! ๐Ÿ’šโ›๏ธ
#PlantSci ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงฌ
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141

17.11.2025 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 53 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And the 2nd is collaboration with Tozer Seeds - Discovering Conserved Transcriptional networks driving plant immunity -
investigating the conservation of defence transcriptional networks across plant lineages. Includes placement at Tozer Seeds.
tinyurl.tools/1e6737af
Deadline for both is Jan 7th

19.11.2025 08:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two 4-year PhD positions available for Oct 2026 ๐Ÿชด We're part of CNAP with 12 plant/microbe research groups combining excellent fundamental science with innovation.

1st - MAGIC Crops: Genomics to breed high yielding, resilient and nutritious amaranth for smallholder farmers
tinyurl.tools/fa83da49

19.11.2025 08:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Last days to apply for the Research Highlights editor positions @theplantjournal.bsky.social
Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team.
deadline nov 24th

18.11.2025 20:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Editorial for TPJ paper prizes 2024 Click on the article title to read more.

๐Ÿ† ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐๐‰ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ! ๐Ÿ†
Read our EiC
@katherinedenby.bsky.social
ยดs editorial about the prizes and 2024 winners ๐Ÿ‘‰ doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70567

Discover the winners of the six award categories in the thread below ๐Ÿงต

๐ŸŒŸCongratulations to all authors! ๐ŸŽ‰

13.11.2025 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a fantastic meeting (I was lucky enough to go last year) and @theplantjournal.bsky.social is delighted to sponsor an early career researcher award for the best talk

28.10.2025 18:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking for 2 ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ!
๐ŸŒฟ Join TPJ! Youยดll:

๐Ÿงฌ Select standout TPJ papers
๐Ÿ“ฐ Write short commentaries
๐ŸŽจ Choose cover images
๐Ÿ’ฌ Work with authors & SEB team

๐Ÿ‘‰https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor
๐Ÿ“ฉ Rosie Trice ๐ซ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž@๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ24Nov2025

28.10.2025 18:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Meet the ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐“๐๐‰-๐๐’๐๐€ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ†
This award recognizes outstanding postdocs and research scientists, with preference for early-career researchers ready to launch independent labs:
๐Ÿ’ Ryo Yokoyama @yokoyama-ryo.bsky.social
๐Ÿ’  Boaz Negin
CONGRATULATIONS!

@psna-official.bsky.social
โฌ‡๏ธ

07.10.2025 13:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Meet the winners of the ๐“๐๐‰ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ at the ๐Œ๐š๐๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž consortium meeting

๐ŸŸข PhD student ๐‡๐š๐ง๐ง๐š๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ @hannahlepper.bsky.social
@franzificht.bsky.social lab
๐ŸŸขPostdoc ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐š ๐‹๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ก @physcomitr_ella from the Ischebeck lab

CONGRATULATIONS!
@watertoland.bsky.social

15.10.2025 08:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โฐ Just 13 days left to apply!
Great opportunity for Early Career Researchers!
Please, spread the word! ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ

07.10.2025 08:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Delighted to be able to support two early career group leaders with this award - and look forward to seeing exciting work coming from their labs!

08.10.2025 10:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How can indoor plants improve air quality? We're looking for innovative ideas beyond your individual office plant pot ๐Ÿ™ƒ Look out for sandpit opportunities and monthly webinars

06.10.2025 11:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The biosynthesis and immunity function of lettuce sesquiterpene lactones at Gatsby Charitable Foundation on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - The biosynthesis and immunity function of lettuce sesquiterpene lactones at Gatsby Charitable Foundation, listed on FindAPhD.com

Fantastic PhD opportunity to join myself, Nicola Patron and @lichmanlab.bsky.social in uncovering the biosynthesis and function of lettuce sesquiterpene lactones. 4-year fully-funded combining molecular & engineering biology, & plant pathology.

Deadline Nov 25th

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

02.10.2025 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Too hot to defend: elevated temperature compromises systemic acquired resistance Click on the article title to read more.

Thank you very much to Editor Martin Balcerowicz (@transcription.bsky.social) for highlighting our work in the September issue of @theplantjournal.bsky.social!

Article: doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
Research Highlight: doi.org/10.1111/tpj....

@laurierbiology.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social

29.09.2025 19:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please repost - If you're a new group leader in plant science, take a look - travel funds, mentorship from the TPJ editorial board, invitation to editorial board meetings and opportunity to submit a review. Find out more about scientific publishing and help build your research network ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿฅฌ

01.10.2025 08:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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RNAโ€binding proteins orchestrating immunity in plants RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play a central role in plant immunity by controlling the form, function and fate of RNA and are directly targeted by pathogens to promote susceptibility. This review exami...

RNA-binding proteins orchestrating immunity in plants onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

16.09.2025 09:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NextGen Forum โ€“ Euroseeds Congress

A fantastic opportunity for early career researchers at universities in the UK to gain understanding of the plant breeding/seed sector & make connections with companies across Europe. Dedicated sessions & participation in EuroSeeds2025.

Deadline Sept 30th

euroseedscongress.com/nextgen-forum/

16.09.2025 13:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Join us for the 4th annual NonSeed Plant Meeting in Norwich this year! @johninnescentre.bsky.social

12.09.2025 11:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excellent new review by Gail Preston's group @ox.ac.uk on RNA binding proteins and their role in plant defence

12.09.2025 13:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re kicking off a brand-new webinar series with @theplantjournal.bsky.social ๐Ÿงฌ๐ŸŒฑ

Join us into the latest breakthroughs & challenges in plant engineering research

๐Ÿ“… 29 September 2025
โฐ 17:00 CEST

Hosted by @katherinedenby.bsky.social (Editor in Chief)

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#PlantSci

01.09.2025 17:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Engineering โ€“ Advances, Bottlenecks, and Promise. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This webinar is the 1st in a series together with "The Plant Journal" Join us for a webinar hosted in collaboration between The Global Plant Council and the "The Plant Journal", exploring the latest ...

๐ŸŒฑBig news
๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ with @globalplantgpc.bsky.social to highlight TPJ papers

1st features researchers from our ๐‘†๐ผ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ƒ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก ๐ธ๐‘›๐‘”๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿงฌ
๐Ÿ—“๏ธSept 29 โฐ17:00 CEST
๐ŸŽ™๏ธHosted by EiC @katherinedenby.bsky.social
๐Ÿ”— Register us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

SI onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

04.09.2025 09:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

See @theplantjournal.bsky.social latest Foundation review by Stacey Harmer - a fantastic overview of the plant clock and where circadian research is going next!

30.06.2025 22:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0