EPSO first reaction to the trilogue provisional agreement on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) - EPSO EPSO welcomes the provisional agreement reached by the Trilogue on the legislative proposal for regulation of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in plants. EPSO sees the move towards a proportionate, more ...

EPSO welcomes the Council’s adoption of the Trilogue agreement on the legislative proposal for regulation of New Genomic Techniques in plants. EPSO offers to contribute on a scientific basis.
#PlantScience #Biodiversity #EUAgriVision #Food2040 #Bioeconomy #LifeSciences bit.ly/4eFkkn8

I'm looking for #NewPIs (<3 years as lab heads) in the gene regulation/functional genomics space. If you are one or know one, please comment below! 🧪

GitHub - RILAB/statements: Successful Job Applications and Grants Successful Job Applications and Grants. Contribute to RILAB/statements development by creating an account on GitHub.

That time of year again! If you'd like an example of job apps in academia or industry, here's a good resource. If you got a job in industry or academia in the last few years, please consider adding yours! github.com/RILAB/statem...

Many congratulations!!

🌱 #PSSC2026 is coming to IPB Halle (10-12 June 2026).
Organized by our doctoral representatives, the student conference offers great talks, poster sessions, workshops & keynote lectures by invited international plant scientists.
Info & registration: eveeno.com/pssc26
#PhDnetwork #PlantSci #PlantECRs

A todos los biólogos evolutivos en Colombia - las inscripciones al simposio #Colevol estan abiertas! Nos vemos en Bogotá para hablar de genomas, rasgos complejos, robustes fenotípica, y más! #CienciaCriolla

Many congratulations! It is really nice to see this story out :)

Hiring at IPB Halle! Department Head & Director – Chemistry of Natural Products and Bioactives.
Exceptional position with outstanding support & research environment.
Apply now by April 24, 2026!-> berufungsportal.uni-halle.de
#NaturalProductChemistry #AcademicJobs #IPB #PlantScience

Few PhD defences will move me as much as this one. Congrats Dr. Pérez Schuster. I am very proud of you little brother 🎓🥂

PNAS: A secreted citrus protease cleaves an outer membrane protein of the Huanglongbing pathogen (2026) Plants secrete a variety of proteases as a defense response during infection by microbial pathogens. However, the relationship between their catalytic activities and antimicrobial functions remains largely unknown. Particularly, few biologically relevant substrates of these proteases have been identified. Huanglongbing (HLB) has been a major threat to the citrus industry worldwide. The HLB-associated bacterium, "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" (Las), was previously shown to deploy an inhibitor of papain-like cysteine proteases (PLCPs) to promote disease in citrus. In this study, we identified an outer membrane protein (OMP) of Las, LasOMP1, as a substrate of the citrus PLCP CsRD21a. LasOMP1 is one of the most highly expressed genes in Las. CsRD21a cleaves LasOMP1 and produces cleaved peptide products, which could be detected in vitro and in HLB-diseased citrus plants. We found that CsRD21a targets the N-terminal portion of LasOMP1, potentially at an extracellular loop region. Importantly, transgenic sweet orange overexpressing CsRD21a showed reduced Las populations and improved plant growth, highlighting that engineering this protease is a promising strategy to enhance HLB resistance in citrus. Together, our work reveals a pathogen-derived substrate of plant PLCPs and suggests bacterial OMPs may be direct targets of plant defense.

New Publication: A secreted citrus protease cleaves an outer membrane protein of the Huanglongbing pathogen (2026)

https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/166327

Now that it's official i've got some news! Our group has moved from @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social to @unihalle.bsky.social where I am now leading the department for phytopathology and plant protection 🍄🌾🧬

On the bright side, we are thrilled to welcome @thorstenlangner.bsky.social and @clemmar.bsky.social to Halle!
Their arrival makes plant research in the region even stronger. @unihalle.bsky.social @ipbhalle.bsky.social

Congrats to Christian et al! @sinzandrea.bsky.social

PPRM2026 Registration is now OPEN!
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You can book hotel rooms at the venue here 👇

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Good Morning Quedlinburg!

Kick off of the second retreat this week. Looking forward to two days of chemistry! @dfg.de

Have a read to our latest report of the EPSO Plant Health WG
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The final day of our joint retreat with @crc1644.bsky.social starts with a talk by our invited speaker @alexanderforderer.bsky.social

What a timely reminder. Thanks @kamounlab.bsky.social

What a treat to get a master class on XL-MS from the one and only @sinzandrea.bsky.social #SNP2Prot

What is better than a CRC retreat? A retreat of two CRCs!
Welcome @crc1644.bsky.social to Halle!
We are exited for two days of getting to know each other and discovering new synergies.

Interesting read on a fascinating and very relevant field of research

I love this community! Looking forward to a couple of days with this fantastic bunch and lots of great science.

Some reflections on #Fungal26 This was a great meeting as always but set against some turbulent times of course, which meant many regular attendees were not present. This thread is mainly for them. However, the proportion of first-time attendees was very high and very international. #Fungal26 1/15

The Plant Journal Award 2026 goes to
- Josephine Herbst - MLU Halle
#MBP2026

Closing the first session is Michelle Marofke from the MLU Halle on Where is the mRNA? - Localization and dynamics of plant mitochondrial gene expression
#MBP2026

So nice to see this story out!
Such an original angle, something I’d never thought about, and so cool!
Congrats @elkebarbez.bsky.social et al! 💙✨

Congrats @trujillolab.bsky.social !

Nandeesh can classify RLPs from tomato varieties into putative developmental and defense related after correcting annotation errors
#MBP2026
@rstam.bsky.social group