Julian Verdonk

Prepping classes for Quality Analysis #Postharvest #PlantScience @hortproductphyswur.bsky.social

True! If you do an experiment three times a little differently every time, and still get the same results, then it really indicates the results are robust

Are you passionate about computational biology and the evolution of specialized plant metabolism? We invite highly motivated and experienced students and early-career researchers to join our group in Bonn for a visiting research stay. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience, exchange ideas, and work in a collaborative and supportive scientific environment with excellent computational resources. We especially welcome colleagues with prior research experience in bioinformatics, phylogeny, evolutionary biology, or comparative genomics, and a strong interest in plant metabolism. Master’s students and candidates looking to strengthen their research profile are strongly encouraged to reach out. If you are proactive, curious, and eager to conduct your own research project, we would love to hear from you. More details and contact information: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/contact#EBPCM #ComputationalBiology #Bioinformatics #EvolutionaryBiology #ComparativeGenomics #ResearchOpportunity #EarlyCareerResearchers #PhDOpportunity #ScientificCollaboration #ResearchInGermany

Are you passionate about computational biology and the evolution of specialized plant metabolism?

More details and contact information:
www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/conta...

#Bioinformatics #Genomics #ResearchInGermany @puckerlab.bsky.social

If you don't spend the whole day prepping buffers and finding everything 🤔

BlueSky ftw - we can do it! #Science

World Petunia Days 2026 – Registration is now open! Please share!!
Join us in Rome, 3–5 June 2026 with presentation priority given to early‑career scientists. Senior PIs are, of course, welcome to contribute.
Scholarships available!
Young researchers can apply

The Bart Lab at UC Berkeley is looking for a postdoc. Please share!

Looking to work with and learn from world-leading experts in plant cell imaging? I’ve got an open PhD position www.photobodies.com/about-6 in the framework of the AGILE Marie Curie Doctoral Network cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
Deadline: 15th of April, start date September 2026. #phd #job

Friday 20 Feb 2026 (15:00 UvA Science Park) “From Fertilization to Flower Design” by @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social
From live imaging of pollen tube–synergid interactions in Arabidopsis and Petunia @petuniaplatform.bsky.social to flower genetic design. Host: Francesca Quattrocchio
🌺#PlantScience

One week left to apply!
Join our team for a PhD -it's gonna be fun!

Save the Date: World Petunia Days 2026!

Join us in Rome, June 3-5, for an inspiring scientific gathering amidst historic landmarks. Exchange innovative ideas in a collegial atmosphere. More details coming soon! We can't wait to welcome you to the Eternal City. #WPD2026 #Rome #ScienceMeetsHistory

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My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

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PhD position (4 years) available in my group @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We look for candidates with solid aptitude in computer science to cross disciplines and use cutting edge imaging to understand host infection by destructive plant pathogens.
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob

PhD position: Physiology + evolution of photosynthetic types.

In Systematics, Biodiversity & Evolution of Plants lab @lmumuenchen.bsky.social

Deadline: 15 February 2026
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

Are you, or do you know someone that is excited to do a PhD in plant biology. We are happy to offer a position to explore physiology, gene regulatory networks and wild species. Come join our team in a stimulating scientific environment at the University of Groningen!
werkenbij.rug.nl/vacature/phd...

If you reward guest editors with a free paper for hitting 10, don’t act surprised when special issues turn into paper mills.

We've got ISSUES. Literally.

We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?

arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563

A 🧵 1/n

I’m in this meme and I don’t like it.
#academicsky #academiclife

Back2Work @hortproductphyswur.bsky.social @wurplant.bsky.social Wageningen reminds me of my days in Madison Wisconsin at UW

Are spectral effects on growth due to preferential carbon allocation to different phenylpropanoids? Using dynamic light application can balance growth and phenylpropanoid content.
@Dr-bluesky.bsky.social @julianverdonk.bsky.social @hortproductphyswur.bsky.social

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Yup agreed! I hope the blogpost is a good alternative. Check DM!

Citrate-Citric Acid RNA Isolation (CiAR) for Fast, Low-Cost, and Reliable RNA Extraction from Multiple Plant Species and Tissues - PubMed RNA isolation is routinely carried out in many laboratories for different downstream applications. Although protocols for this can vary between labs depending on the specific plant species and tissues under study and the preferences of their researchers, these protocols usually include the use of vo …

Try this for RNA. Kitless great Q.
wp.me/p6NLBt-4j
Citrate-Citric Acid RNA Isolation (CiAR) for Fast, Low-Cost, and Reliable RNA Extraction from Multiple Plant Species and Tissues - PubMed share.google/wVGDommBOm7X...

@silverevialet.bsky.social @julianverdonk.bsky.social

Model-guided metabolic engineering of 2-phenylethanol in Arabidopsis 2-Phenylethanol (2-PE) is a natural aromatic compound with properties that make it a potential biological oxygenate for petroleum-derived gasoline. In…

Arabidopsis can be engineerded to smell as a rose! @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social and @atinygreencell.bsky.social that means we can also make it smell as a #Petunia!! #MetabolicEngineering #plantscience

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🌿 3 new PhD positions in the Ton lab @PPS_UoS. Part of the ERC project '#PlantMemo', exploring how plants remember & respond to stress.
🧬 PhD 1 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🦠 PhD 2 (UK & EU)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌱 PhD 3 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PhD

Postharvest Physiology course: testing vase life of roses. #Postharvest #PlantScience @hortproductphyswur.bsky.social

Hello beautiful! #Petunia #PlantScience

Friday Flower 007: Petunia 💮✨

Petunias carry the active transposon dTph1, which powers mutant screens and paints stripey patterns as it jumps.

Their five petals are fused, with diverse color designs tracing the corolla’s fusion seam.

🌸 Did you know we have a website too! Visit the Petunia Platform to learn more about us!
petuniaplatform.org
🔬 Research groups from 15+ institutions
📚 Model system resources & protocols
🏛️ World Petunia Days history since 2004

#PetuniaResearch #PlantScience #Botany #Research

What do u use to kill the agro? I use carb 500 mg/ul, or timetin 100, but when overgrown it's impossible to remove the agro.