Photosynthesis, opera, the Highlands Head of Dept @plantsci
Joined December 2015
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Very pleased to see this work out that identifies a code in C3 rice co-opted to allow C4 photosynthesis. doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-0…
Thanks to all involved but in particular @l_luginbuehl @JoeEcker @_joseph_swift Great transatlantic partnership.
@plantsci
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Joe Ecker @JoeEcker, Joseph Swift @_joseph_swift, and team have revealed the genetic details of 30-million-year-old question: How did some plants evolve from less-efficient C3 photosynthesis to C4 photosynthesis? Their findings pave the way for the creation of more robust, efficient plants that withstand the effects of climate change and can feed a growing global population 🌱 @Nature
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Congratulations to Nicola Patron on winning @NSF Global Centers funding for a new global centre for plant resilience.
Nicola is UK lead for the project with co-Is Benjamin Lichman & Ian Graham from @UniOfYork.
Read more 👉tinyurl.com/4ex4tj2p
ALT Nicola Patron, head of the Plant Molecular Engineering group at the University of Cambridge
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Come work with us! Please RT!
We are looking for a Research Assistant to provide new insights into the holistic understanding of water use in global crop staple, rice.
Apply online before Nov. 3.
vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_…
Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.
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Congratulations to @l_luginbuehl on receiving an #ERCStG for her project maxSYMize.
The grant will support her research on harnessing mechanisms for plant carbon delivery to symbiotic soil fungi for sustainable food production.
👉 tinyurl.com/yc4uac89
#PlantsAtCambridge
ALT Leonie Luginbuehl outside the Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge
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Absolutely delighted to share that I have been awarded an #ERCStG! In maxSYMize, we will explore how plants regulate carbon allocation to beneficial mycorrhizal fungi, and whether we can optimize carbon delivery for enhanced symbiotic benefits. @plantsci @Cambridge_Uni
ALT microscopy image of plant roots interacting with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
We used the compact genome of Marchantia to identify a new regulator of chloroplasts. Cell cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
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We are looking for two new post-doctoral research assistant / associates to join the Kromdijk lab @PlantPhys_Cam.
Find out more and apply👇
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47468/
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47461/
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I am chuffed to be awarded this prestigious fellowship! Exciting times ahead.
@UKRI_News @EssexLifeSci
I will soon be advertising for-
2xPostdoctoral Research Associates
2xResearch Assistants
Please email me for more details if you want to be a part of the exciting journey!
Today we’re welcoming 68 outstanding researchers and innovators to the Future Leaders Fellowships scheme. Meet them here: orlo.uk/cZEmU
#UKRIFLF
ALT Developing new ideas into knowledge UKRI Chief Executive, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, said: UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships provide researchers and innovators with long-term support and training to develop ambitious, transformative ideas. The programme supports the research and innovation leaders of the future to transcend disciplinary and sector boundaries, bridging the gap between academia and business. The fellows announced today demonstrate how these awards continue to drive excellence, and to shorten the distance from discovery to prosperity and public good.
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Congratulations to @Beverley_CUBG and @hendersi on the award of their ERC Advanced Grants 🌱🌸
Find out more about their projects 👇
bit.ly/3VPiUxc
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We have an exciting opportunity to join us as an Associate Professor (or Professor) in Molecular Plant Biology! 🍃
The post is in partnership with @StJohnsOx and the deadline is 1 March ⏩ bit.ly/3OgnqQO
ALT An illustration of a sorrel leaf. Text reads: Join us as an Associate Professor (or Professor) in Molecular Plant Biology
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Time to update your genome editing vectors;
Continual improvement of multiplex mutagenesis in Arabidopsis biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Scientists from the IRRI developed a robust, first ever speed breeding protocol for rice that will achieve 4 to 5 crops of rice in one year - almost double of what has been possible in breeding programs until now.
Read more: bit.ly/4aF1GHE
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We are very pleased to invite applications for an exciting new position of Professor of Synthetic Biology or Engineering Biology. Come and work with us and our @EngBioIRC group to build bridges across @Cambridge_Uni. More details here: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/43556/
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Are you applying for a Research Fellowship?
Would you like to be hosted at @plantsci?
The department is holding an Open Day in Feb for selected candidates who are keen to be based here.
The deadline for applications to attend Open Day is 1 Dec ! 👇
plantsci.cam.ac.uk/news/depa…
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Single-nucleus sequencing reveals transition from C3 to C4 photosynthesis (bioRxiv) @jmhibber @l_luginbuehl @JoeEcker (Summary by Mary Williams @PlantTeaching) buff.ly/3ueNF2Z
#PlantaePSRW
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Evolution's secret to C4 photosynthesis also includes translation! 🌱 Our work reveals how translational control of photosynthesis genes adapts to light in C3 rice and C4 sorghum. @CRAGENOMICA @jmhibber @TranslatingRNA @Thepallavisingh @TinaSchreier biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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How has gene expression changed in different leaf cells to allow partitioning of photosynthesis and the evolution of the C4 pathway? We find that C4 photosynthesis genes acquire ancestral cis-elements to re-direct gene expression to a new cell type.
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
C4 photosynthesis is highly complex but found in >60 plant lineages. One hallmark is cell specific gene expression. We show that’s mediated by C4 genes acquiring cis elements that link to cell identity networks
@l_luginbuehl @_joseph_swift @JoeEcker
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Leaves of C4 plants make massive numbers of plasmodesmata linking M and BS cells. But how? Here we show it’s because their formation is linked to induction of photosynthesis.
Also check out the amazing Supp movies
doi.org/10.1111/nph.19343
@TinaSchreier