Sebastien Massart
Professor @UniversiteLiege & GHU manager @BiovIntCIAT_eng
Plant pathologist focusing in diagnostics, plant viruses and microbiome.
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- Reposted by Sebastien MassartSpringer-Nature launched a series of "Discover" journals that closely mimic MDPI titles -- sharing *identical* journal names, and likely similar business model. What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it? A 🧵 the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
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- Reposted by Sebastien MassartEXCITING NEWS🥳! @isme-microbes.bsky.social is now sponsoring 3 travels grants worth EUR 500 each to support early career researchers presenting at the #RdRpSummit2025. Abstract submissions & registrations are still open!✍️ More info at RdRp.io
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- Job alert for plant virologists (please share it) We are recruiting a postdoc scientist to integrate our dynamic and international team in Belgium. Improving the detection and characterization of plant viruses using MinION and greenhouse inoculations. All information in attachement
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- Genetic diversity of virus isolates can be amazing! … but visiting germplasm genebanks shows you the other side of the coin : the wonderful plant diversity 😀
- It is time for our annual meeting of Germplasm Health Units @cgiar.org genebanks at Icrisat Defining future challenges and collective actions for improving plant health and germplasm exchanges.
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- Training week on library preparation by Lavena and Lisa for Sri from @incavirus.bsky.social and Fran & Maaike from ILVO. #virus #planthealth #sequencing Which viruses will we harvest ?
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- Virome scanning of pear germplasm collection: check our new publication in Phytobiome from @plantdisease.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1094/PBIO... With a new velarivirus characterized #planthealth #virusdiscovery #sequencing
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- We just published a small appetizer from a large scale virome survey of saffron in Iran with Iranian colleagues: doi.org/10.1002/ndr2... A new potyvirus species and new country for 3 know species. Global virome picture will follow #plantvirus #planthealth #sequencing
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- Reposted by Sebastien Massart📣 Short-term #postdoctoral #position in plant disease epidemiology modeling @inrae-bioger.bsky.social @inrae-save.bsky.social @inrae-dpt-spe.bsky.social. Please share it! 🙏 eng-bioger.versailles-saclay.hub.inrae.fr/content/down...
- How can I react in my job from insane behavior of Trump ? Should I change molecular biology reagents providers (there are excellent EU, JP, KR providers)? Should I adapt the targeted journals for my publications? Complaining will not work, it is only about money at the end. Any other idea ?
- The jetlag disappears when you start sampling in the field (and enjoy delicious meal). Project meeting with Vietnamese colleagues. Financed by ARES-CDD (Belgium) @universitedeliege.bsky.social #PlantHealth #banana
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- Reposted by Sebastien Massart🌿🦠Hey plant virologists! I've made a plant virology feed to collect plant virology research, publications, events and jobs. Looking forward to see what everyone is up to. 🌿🦠 bsky.app/profile/did:...
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- Great tool to link with peers
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- Reposted by Sebastien MassartReally pleased to transition from 2024 to 2025 with Tatiana Vernie's work on the evolution of the common symbiosis pathway published @pnas.org 🔽 We finally demonstrate that ☘️ have maintained a genetic pathway to engage with🍄for half a billion years! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
- Biodiversity of the lab team in 2024. OTUs (Original Territory Unit 😉): 13🇧🇪, 2🇨🇳,1🇲🇼,1🇻🇳,1🇲🇦,1🇫🇷,1🇹🇷,1🇮🇷,1 Catalunya. Indexes of the ecosystem (vs. 2023): OTUs: 9 (9) Evenness: 0.69 (0.88) Shannon: 1.51 (1.88) Simpson: 0.37 (0.21) #lablife #funnyscience #PhD #ecology #labfun #researcherlife
