Ronald Pierik
Professor at Wageningen University NL, with a love for plant developmental plasticity, growth and light. Editor Plant Physiology. plantphotobiology.com
- Reposted by Ronald PierikMy latest paper, a postdoc project of mine from the @ronaldpierik.bsky.social lab is finally out in the Plant Cell all its formatted glory! doi.org/10.1093/plce... Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.
- Reposted by Ronald PierikPlease share! I'm looking for a postdoc. The position is to lead one of the following projects: 1) regulation of plant specialized metabolism by cell fate, or 2) foliar embryogenesis in the succulent plant Kalanchoe. Learn more abt projects: cxli233.github.io/cxLi_lab/res...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikPlant Science Research Weekly -- Turning down the heat: A photoreceptor-based repression of plant thermotolerance (Plant Comms.) (Summary by Nathaniel Oragbon) buff.ly/8QTklpZ #PlantaePSRW
- Our latest paper with great work by @kaspervangelderen.bsky.social, Kyra vd Velde and others from our labs on how photoreceptor signals in the shoot can regulate root development. Lovely microscopy and hormone micro-manipulations by Kyra and Kasper!
- New paper: Gibberellins are long-distance regulators of shoot-to-root signalling of the light environment Our latest paper ( published online in Plant Cell, shows that Gibberellins are involved in long-distance signalling of phytochrome-sensed light signals all the way in to the roots that are not…
- Reposted by Ronald PierikHere's another resource––the editing/writing company @planteditors.bsky.social (I'm one of the owners) has a starter pack with plant science journals, institutions, and societies that are on BlueSky. go.bsky.app/Q9QiX9Cat://did:plc:fgp6luqau5uhwzzvf52j2zzs/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l5jzvqfkmn2z
- Reposted by Ronald PierikJunior #GroupLeader position @mpipz.bsky.social on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikThis week, I’m #RootingForScience by sharing a day in my life as a plant biologist, highlighting what I do and why it matters💚
- Reposted by Ronald PierikI would love to talk to interested PhD students & postdocs about the wonderful @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program! It's largely a volunteer position but great training & networking opportunity. Applications being accepted! #ICAR2025 blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikWe're online! Check out our new website at yrspp.github.io (or search 'YRSPP 2026') to learn about the symposium, venue, sponsors, schedule and more 🌿 We'll be adding updates over the coming months as we confirm speakers and more, so stay tuned! #YRSPP #YRSPP2026
- Please share: Two PhD positions in Plant Photobiology in our lab @w-u-r.bsky.social in Wageningen University, the Netherlands: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p... www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
- VRN2-PRC2 facilitates light-triggered repression of PIF signaling to coordinate growth in Arabidopsis. Great work from @djgibbs.bsky.social lab together with @sjonhartman.bsky.social and @ekaiserli.bsky.social Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikOur #hypoxia FI is online! @plantphys.bsky.social featuring this stunning cover image by @moeabbas.bsky.social Check out the fantastic lineup of Updates, Topical Review & research articles @schwarzlanderlab.bsky.social academic.oup.com/plphys/issue...
- Reposted by Ronald Pierik📣 Plant Physiology welcomes new Assistant Features Editors starting in 2025 and 2026!👉 academic.oup.com/plphys/advance-arti… A big thanks, to those who are stepping down from the position!👏
- Reposted by Ronald PierikTwo competitively funded PhD project are available in my lab, focussed on understanding roles for protein degradation in the regulation of translational quality control and iron homeostasis in plants! Project details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/… deadline to apply: 16/01/2025
- Reposted by Ronald PierikStill plenty of time to apply for a PhD with me and Julie Gray for 2025! Please repost!
- The Rowe lab is recruiting a #PlantScience PhD student for 2025! You'll use our new ABACUS FRET biosensors to map the dynamic leaf #AbscisicAcid accumulations at low humidity in Arabidopsis, wheat and rice. #PhDposition www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikScientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
- Reposted by Ronald PierikDelighted to announce the registration is now open for Plant Chronobiology 2025, the first-ever dedicated conference for plant circadian biology! Please share #plantscience plantclock.wixsite.com/2025
- Reposted by Ronald PierikDifferential growth is an emergent property of mechanochemical feedback mechanisms in curved plant organs @ Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikJob opportunity! ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR (TIER 2) IN PLANT RESILIENCE FOR FOOD SECURITY #plantscience #plantscijobs academicjobsonline.org/ajo/UBC/Bota...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikPlant biologists! We need you! We did set up a quick survey to study why people chose to study plant science. Please check here and shared widely: forms.gle/4X3FUwzxXBx3... #PlantSci
- Reposted by Ronald PierikThe Rowe lab is recruiting a #PlantScience PhD student for 2025! You'll use our new ABACUS FRET biosensors to map the dynamic leaf #AbscisicAcid accumulations at low humidity in Arabidopsis, wheat and rice. #PhDposition www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikWe're looking for a postdoc to join our team. If you are fascinated by mechanisms of cell-to-cell communication in plants, get in touch to find out more. #PlantScience www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikThe first European Plant Chronobiology Symposium will be held in Leuven, Belgium. The meeting is being organised by an amazing team of scientists (see link)! Register your interest here: plantclock.wixsite.com/2025 #plantsci #plantbio #circadian #chronobiology
- Reposted by Ronald PierikThe Salk Institute shared the sad news that Prof. Joanne Chory passed away yesterday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. She was one of the most influential biologists of our time. And this is how I will remember Joanne, expertly guiding us on where to go. Joanne, we will miss you! ❤️
- Reposted by Ronald PierikEveryone who is into (plant) cell types and their identity, development, evolution... the Plant Cell Atlas has an exciting webinar series on how to define cell types, starting today (6pm CET)! 🌱🔬🧬 Register: bit.ly/PCAPCI_Webinar. The sessions will be recorded too.
- Reposted by Ronald PierikPre-print alert!🚨 Have you ever tested various protocol parameters but only reported the ones you settled on? We would like to see everything reported! 🌱 It has been a pleasure to work with Lucila Salvatore, Kirsten ten Tusscher and @ronaldpierik.bsky.social on this! doi.org/10.1101/2024...
- Reposted by Ronald Pierik📢Calling all researchers! We are studying what makes a great (or not-so-great) supervisor from the perspective of PhD students and postdocs. Our goal? To improve academic mentorship and research environments. Got 5-10 minutes? Take the survey!✍️ forms.gle/WT9GoiaHxypX...
- this could be a super interesting initiative!
- The workshop "PLant science in the ANThropocene" (March 24th to April 4th 2025 at University Paris-Saclay) will address key challenges from basic sciences to socio-economic and environmental aspects. Applications are open eng-saclay-plant-sciences.hub.inrae.fr/events/works...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikI have a posting for a postdoc position, please see below for more info
- Reposted by Ronald PierikAssistant Professor ( Plant Sciences) x2 botany.fyi/omagil Applications are invited for two posts as Assistant or Associate Professor at the University of Warwick in the UK. All excellent candidates in plant science are welcome although we are particularly interested in those who work on
- Information integration in plants: how photoreceptor activity in the shoot controls sensitivity to nutrient-dependent hormone cues from the root. Read all about it In our latest paper in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Great work by lead author Pierre Gautrat.
- We discovered that cytokinin signalling is essential for the full expression of shade avoidance responses. A broad-scale transcriptome survey (thanks to @andruromanowski.bsky.social) identified a far-red light-mediated down regulation of cytokinin response suppressors, sensitizing
- Sanne Matton in our lab helped showing that nitrate modulation of shade avoidance occurs through different developmental stages and in other species, such as tomato.
- Reposted by Ronald PierikInterested in plant biology education? Join us Jan 7-8, 2025 in Lancaster (UK) "Plant Biology Education: Shaping the Future." Sessions on effective & inclusive teaching, community building, AI challenges/opportunities, educational research and more! Register cvent.me/LB9K1D #PlantScience
- Reposted by Ronald PierikAn excellent and so important paper from the @christianhardtke.bsky.social lab www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikPlease share! Wonderful opportunity to join us in Wageningen www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/f...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikI have updated the #PlantScience #StarterPack. You can now include 150 accounts, instead of the initial 50. I have tried to focus on active accounts. go.bsky.app/8Zfmwf7at://did:plc:c4ovrfqv6g2kwzgdkiibwrj3/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3kzm5jfq2oc2t
- Reposted by Ronald PierikUNC Chapel Hill’s Biology Dept is hiring a cluster of tenure track Assistant Professors: two in Plant Molecular Biology and one in Plant Evolutionary Biology. We're a vibrant community of awesome colleagues and an idyllic place to live. Please repost! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/288...
- Reposted by Ronald Pierik#PlantScience 🌱🧪🌾 peeps, now is the time to apply for the Tansley Medal from @newphyt.bsky.social deadline is 1 November! newphytologist.org/awards/tansl...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikMy old stomping ground has a faculty position open for photosynthetic folks. It’s a great place to work (unless you don’t like snow and/or mosquitoes). Head to the PRL homepage for the link. #plantscience
- Reposted by Ronald PierikPlz repost We are recruiting a new colleague w/ experience in plant-pathogen interactions & high-throughput infections. Preferably with a university degree, but applicants with a strong technical education are also welcome. More about us: weigelworld.org nextcloud.tuebingen.mpg.de/index.php/s/...
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- Reposted by Ronald PierikHosting Gaby Toledo Ortiz, today. She will officially join us at the MOB chair group at WUR on August 1st. Welcome, Gaby! @ronaldpierik.bsky.social #plantsci
- Reposted by Ronald PierikWe want to thank all the participants and speakers for making this an amazing #YRSPP2024 ! We hope you enjoyed yourselves just as much as we did, and can’t wait to see you all in Edinburgh in 2026!!!
- Reposted by Ronald PierikPlease repost! Best #plantscience job ever—My colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne are seeking a new Director! Max Planck is particularly keen to recruit colleagues at the early Associate Professor level! #plantscijobs www.mpipz.mpg.de/director
- Reposted by Ronald PierikMaybe we should all make our scientific talks as if there's someone in the room who is not an expert. Because there probably is. 🧪
- Reposted by Ronald PierikOrigins and primary regions of diversity of agricultural crops blog.ciat.cgiar.org/origin-of-cr... #PlantScience #Agriculture #Vavilov
- Reposted by Ronald PierikPlz Repost. Postdoc position: We are looking for a plant biologist with a strong interest in the model system Marchantia and comparative studies with flowering plants. @slcuplants.bsky.social in Cambridge. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/46686/
- Such a nice piece written by @stramon1um.bsky.social on our recent paper showing that farred light powers photosynthesis. Mauro Maver wrote this in their OA journal Omnia, new to me and an awesome way to be introduced! Thanks!
- 📣 NEW Omnia Focus! ✍️🧪🌱 Enhanced photosynthesis in rice with far-red light supplement: unveiling dual roles beyond shade avoidance Web & PDF here-> www.mauromaver.eu/posts/posts_... or -> doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #science #plant #plantscience #research #AcademicWriting #authorsky #AcademicSky
- Reposted by Ronald PierikMy institute currently has a vacancy for a Group Leader in Philosophy of Biology or Theoretical Biology. At least 5 years of postdoc experience is required. Please apply and share!
- Reposted by Ronald PierikMy review of The Light Eaters, a book about "plant intelligence", is out in @ScienceMagazine today. Let me know what you think! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪 #plantscience #plantbiology
- Reposted by Ronald PierikMosses are amazing. Don't call them lower/primitive. I'll edit that right out. planteditors.com/problem-term...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikNew: "A spatial transcriptome map of the developing maize ear" rdcu.be/dH4k3 Spatial + single-cell transcriptomes = atlas and developmental trajectories of maize ear cells. Bonus identification of a pair of transcription factors involved in inflorescence development.
- Reposted by Ronald PierikGreat paper that creates a new GA biosensor and shows key role for GA signalling at the edges of organ primordia. Auxin gets the lion's share of attention at the apex, but the role of GA has been much less well understood. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Ronald PierikCheck out @BerondaM ‘s thoughtful and scholarly review of @zoeschlanger ‘s new book “The Light Eaters”. (My review, less thoughtful and less scholarly, comes out next week in @ScienceMagazine). www.nature.com/articles/d41... #plantscience #academicsky 🧪
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Reposted by Ronald PierikDELLA proteins recruit the Mediator complex subunit MED15 to coactivate transcription in land plants www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.... #plantscience
- Reposted by Ronald Pierik'During a routine departmental meeting, a senior academic announced that pregnant women were a financial drain on the department. I was sitting visibly pregnant in the front row. No one said anything.'
