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Nick Talbot

@talbotlabTSL

Interested in plant pathology, fungal development, cell biology. I study a disease called rice blast. Executive Director, The Sainsbury Laboratory- Views my own

 England, United Kingdom
tsl.ac.uk/staff/professor-nick-talbot/
Joined May 2010
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A warm welcome to Mario Herrera-Degracia, our new lab Technician! He’s already doing great work caring for our plants, with microscopy projects coming soon. Welcome Mario!
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Only two days left to apply for this Rotation PhD Programme! 🌱🎓 More information here: jic.ac.uk/training-careers/p…
Rotation biology PhDs | John Innes Centre

Rotation biology PhDs | John Innes Centre

Prestigious studentships, for entry in October 2022, this multi-disciplinary PhD programme includes; plant science, microbiology, biological chemistry, applied mathematics…

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The Sainsbury Laboratory (@TheSainsburyLab) profile pictureThe Sainsbury Laboratory@TheSainsburyLabOct 28
📣 Apply to the John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme This 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant & Microbial Sciences @JohnInnesCentre @TheSainsburyLab & @EarlhamInst 🗓️ Apply before 12 Nov '26 ➡️ okt.to/qjy60T
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NEW RESEARCH: Paired plant immune receptors RRS1 and RPS4 surprise researchers by pre-assembling into a functional oligomer ⚙️ Read more -> buff.ly/JLmHdsy New publication by Hee-Kyung Ahn's group at the University of Edinburgh and the @jonathandgjones group
The Sainsbury Laboratory | Paired and Poised for Plant Immunity Action

The Sainsbury Laboratory | Paired and Poised for Plant Immunity Action

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Neil Gow@neil_gowNov 9
Wonderful opening session At #cmmfailsafe in Bangkok by Dame Sally Davies. Hatim Sati WHO and Dallas Smith CDC. on the rise and rise of fungal AMR and how policy, NGOs, politicians, clinicians and researchers can and need to work together. @MRCcmm @eurconfmedmycol @UniofExeter
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Neil Gow@neil_gowNov 9
Congratulations to the directors of the new SEA Asia unit in medical mycology led by Thuy Le, Adilia Warris, Gordon Brown based in Mahidol University Bangkok and their amazing teams. #cmmfailsafe @MRCcmm @eurconfmedmycol @Fungaldx
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Huge congratulations to @amiralito_ on the successful defence of his PhD thesis. Thanks to the examiners Detlef Weigel and @talbotlabTSL . Another graduate from the @KamounLab
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Paul Johnson@PJTheEconomistNov 9
Failure to take forward the Oxford Cambridge arc illustrates all too well the neglect of investment, regulatory gridlock and myopic policy making that hold us back. thetimes.com/article/d98e878…
Two cities, no trains, years of delay: Britain in a nutshell

Two cities, no trains, years of delay: Britain in a nutshell

The Oxford-Cambridge corridor could rival Silicon Valley, yet it is hamstrung by our stagnant and short-termist political system

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Neil Gow@neil_gowNov 9
Ceremonial opening of the SE ASIA unit between Mahidol University and the MRC/Centre for Medical at the University of Exeter in Bangkok. Medical mycology and fungal AMR - an international concern. @MRCcmm @eurconfmedmycol @Fungaldx @UniofExeter @ExeterComms
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Semur-en-Auxois, une charmante cité médiévale ...
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You should get it ! I love mine :)
Hsuan Pai 白暄 (@HsuanPai1) profile pictureHsuan Pai 白暄@HsuanPai1Nov 6
I just published... a picture book! 😳 Have a browse through “The Parcel’s Secret Journey” and discover the hidden world of logistics that brings online orders to your doorstep! More sneak peeks here: curiousworkings.com/
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CRAG@cragenomicaNov 5
Today, we had the privilege of hosting Detlef Weigel, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen and one of the world's leading figures in plant biology.
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Sophien Kamoun
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The cell biology of Archaea Today’s @JohnInnesCentre @TheSainsburyLab Friday Seminar is about the amazing archaea with archeologist Sonja-Verena Albers @Archaellum uni-freiburg.de/bio-albers/
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Truly honored to be invited to the Early Career Symposium @IPMBSinica. I appreciate the organizing committee and peers for the warm welcome, opportunity to share my research, and amazing science and discussion throughout two days (& this morning)🌱🔬🧫
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Very proud that @javebautista17 represented our group @TheSainsburyLab so well at the @IPMBSinica Early Career Symposium.
Jave Bautista (@javebautista17) profile pictureJave Bautista@javebautista17Nov 6
Thrilled to have attended and presented @IPMBSinica Early Career Symposium 2026. Really good to learn all the fascinating science in plant and microbiology in the last two days. @TheSainsburyLab @talbotlabTSL 🌱🧬🔬🦠
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Jave Bautista@javebautista17Nov 6
Thrilled to have attended and presented @IPMBSinica Early Career Symposium 2026. Really good to learn all the fascinating science in plant and microbiology in the last two days. @TheSainsburyLab @talbotlabTSL 🌱🧬🔬🦠
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IPMB Academia Sinica (中研院植微所) (@IPMBSinica) profile pictureIPMB Academia Sinica (中研院植微所)@IPMBSinicaNov 4
IPMB Early Career Symposium 2026 kicks off today! Honored to welcome Academia Sinica President Chien-Jen Chen to the opening. 23 early-career scientists from the Americas, Europe, Australia, and Asia are joining IPMB for 2 days of research exchange in plant and microbial biology.
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Adam Bentham@AdamRBenthamNov 5
Keep an eye out! 52nd New Phytologist Symposium: "Structural biology at the plant–microbe interface" Tübingen, 21–25 Mar 2028 Crystallography, cryo-EM, cryo-ET, structure prediction & protein design Applications open late spring 2027 newphytologist.org/events/52…
The past and future of plant domestication

The past and future of plant domestication

New Phytologist Symposium: The past and future of plant domestication

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Jave Bautista@javebautista17Nov 6
Replying to @TheSainsburyLab
@TheSainsburyLab representation at IPMB Early Career Symposium 2026. @IPMBSinica @AdamWu9527 @MaheenChowdhry. Many thanks to the director @erhminlai and the symposium organizers. 🌱🧬🦠🔬
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Hsuan Pai 白暄@HsuanPai1Nov 4
Unlocking my first SAB talk 🙌🙌
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Tatsuya Nobori (@nobolly) profile pictureTatsuya Nobori@nobollyNov 4
Great talks by @VGeshkovski and @HsuanPai1 representing our lab at the @TheSainsburyLab Autumn Symposium. Well done!
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Great talks by @VGeshkovski and @HsuanPai1 representing our lab at the @TheSainsburyLab Autumn Symposium. Well done!
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Our SAB member Steven Spoel @SpoelLab @EdinburghUni is speaking today at the TSL Autumn Symposium
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