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Join us in Málaga: Oct 5–7, 2026!

✨Full list of invited speakers is now available
📢Abstract submission open: talks + posters
🏆Awards for best talk & poster
🗓️Early registration and abstract submission: June 5
⚠️Limited spots, register early!
🔗 malaga.congresoseci.com/pgrp2026/index

Join us in Málaga! @pgrp2026.bsky.social will be great!

22 amazing speakers already confirmed and taking place in the sunny and beautiful Malaga, what else can you ask 😀
See you next October 5-7!
malaga.congresoseci.com/pgrp2026/index

Second day of @episeedlink.bsky.social Annual Meeting starts with Pablo Manavella, @manavellalab.bsky.social chief-editor of Plant Cell.

And we are online!!!! It will be an amazing meeting!
Unfortunately, with limited space 😭. So, hurry up!

𝐏𝐆𝐑𝐏𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐨! 🎉
Kudos to the artist: @laura-ah.bsky.social

Website and registration info coming VERY soon — how exciting! 🤩

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🚨 Did you know? Publishing in The Plant Cell doesn’t just advance your career—it supports the entire field of plant biology.
We're published by ASPB ‪@aspbofficial.bsky.social‬, a nonprofit devoted to advancing plant science 🌿
#PlantScience #NonprofitPublishing #PublishWithPurpose

🌱💡 Did you know nuclear pores do more than let molecules in & out? Our new study shows they also act as control hubs for pri-miRNA transcription & processing!
A surprising twist in how plants fine-tune gene silencing.
academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

Join us in Málaga in 2026!!!

Cell biology features and gene expression programs modulating cell expansion during root organ growth Diffuse cell expansion mainly in the longitudinal axis of the organ significantly contributes to root organ growth. Root cell expansion is a diverse, …

Thrilled to see our review published in Current Opinion in Plant Biology! 🌱✨
With @camilagoldy.bsky.social, Mariana Sotelo and Virginia Barrera, we discuss how cell biology and gene regulatory networks shape root cell expansion & plasticity.

👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

miR825‐5p‐regulated TNLs govern Arabidopsis resistance to Tetranychus urticae and Pieris brassicae MicroRNAs are essential regulators in plant resistance to biotic stresses, but their specific roles in the plant–herbivore context require deeper investigation. Here, we studied how the Arabidopsis .....

And now for something completely different!

Very proud to have contributed to this work on molecular plant-pest interaction led by Isabel Diaz Rodriguez at CBGP

doi.org/10.1111/nph....

@cbgpmadrid.bsky.social
@ihsmumacsic.bsky.social
#PlantScience

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Editor-in-Chief Pablo Manavella kicks off the inaugural
The Plant Cell Symposium at #PlantBio2025, bringing the journal closer to authors. Meet editors, learn about the editorial process, and discover more about the journal run by your peers. @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantscience

𝐏𝐆𝐑𝐏𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐌𝐚́𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐚
Posttranscriptional gene regulation in Plants 🌱🧬
🗺️ Beautiful city of Málaga (Spain)
🗓️ 5-7 Oct 2026

Organizers:
@manavellalab.bsky.social
@kmerchante.bsky.social
@laura-ah.bsky.social

More info: very soon!

Detlef Weigel- Max Planck Inst- Tubingen- honored for his lifetime of excellence in research, mentorship, and support of the Arabidopsis community #ICAR2025

A small part of the amazing team of editors I have the pleasure to interact with on daily basis at @theplantcell.bsky.social

Embracing the challenges ahead: a new chapter for the plant cell leadership Dear Readers and Friends of The Plant Cell,

Loving this letter from the new EIC at The Plant Cell! 💯 🌱academic.oup.com/plcell/article/37/4/koaf...

Very inspiring letter by Pablo Manavella @manavellalab.bsky.social, the new Editor in Chief of @theplantcell.bsky.social. Publishing at the The Plant Cell will become more exciting than ever! 🤩

Naturally occurring variation in gene-associated transposable elements impacts gene expression and phenotypic diversity in woodland strawberry Transposable elements (TEs) constitute a major portion of plant genomes and play key roles in shaping genome architecture, regulating gene expression, and driving genome evolution. In this study, we g...

📜 Naturally occurring variation in gene-associated transposable elements impacts gene expression and phenotypic diversity in woodland strawberry

🧑‍🔬 @ileanadrt.bsky.social, Rocio Tolley, Carmen Martín-Pizarro, @manavellalab.bsky.social, et al.

📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social

#️⃣ #PlantScience

Naturally occurring variation in gene-associated transposable elements impacts gene expression and phenotypic diversity in woodland strawberry Transposable elements (TEs) constitute a major portion of plant genomes and play key roles in shaping genome architecture, regulating gene expression, and driving genome evolution. In this study, we g...

Does the smell and flavor of strawberries depend on variations in gene-associated transposons? It seems so! Check out our new preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Hi plant epigenetics fans!
I have updated the Plant Epigenetics Starter Pack to include additional researchers in the field:
@jacobsenucla.bsky.social @pecinka-grp.bsky.social @manavellalab.bsky.social
Please let me know if you wish to be added to the Starter Pack!
go.bsky.app/HyTwdc2

The genome awakens: transposon-mediated gene regulation Current progress in plant genomics has uncovered important roles of transposable elements (TEs) in gene regulation and has transformed their perception from 'junk DNA' to key genomic players. Recent a...

Do you want to know more about how transposons control plant gene expression? here is our new review, with a twist 😉, may the force be with you!

"The genome awakens: transposon-mediated gene regulation"

Trends in Plant Science www.cell.com/trends/plant...

Amazing talk by @manavellalab.bsky.social today at CBGP. Key message: zoom out to see what is around your gene of interest.

📢 We meant it when we said we had something for everyone!
Participants of the African Plant Genomics Symposium will learn how to get their research findings published in top scientific journals. 👩‍🔬📝🌱🧬
We are excited for the presentations from Science and from The Plant Cell!

Last good news from 2024!
Our latest paper on TE-derived small RNAs is finally out! It reveals a beautiful buffering mechanism involving epigenetics, chromatin organization, and pathogen resistance. A great collaboration with @plantevolution.bsky.social, don’t miss it!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I'm very happy to have my colleague Brian Gregory on board of the leadership team of @theplantcell.bsky.social as its first Deputy Editor. Brian will work closely with me to further develop this comunity-focussed journal. Congratulations, Brian! blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

ChatGPT and similar LLM systems will help you save time here when used judiciously 👇

Pablo Manavella Appointed Next Editor-In-Chief of The Plant Cell | Plant Science Today The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is excited to announce Pablo Manavella will serve as the next Editor-in-Chief of The Plant Cell. The Plant Cell is a leading international society…

Pablo Manavella (@manavellalab.bsky.social) will serve as the next Editor-in-Chief of @theplantcell.bsky.social.

Read about Pablo and his vision for The Plant Cell here via @aspbofficial.bsky.social's Plant Science Today:

blog.aspb.org/pablo-manave...

#SciPub #PlantScience