Guillaume Lobet
May the #Roots be with you!
Associate Professor @ UCLouvain.
#OpenSci #SciComm #plant #drought #cereals #gamification #bread #teaching. 👩🦰👩 #dad.
#StandUpForScience
Pronoms : he/him
Personal webiste : guillaumelobet.be
- From dial-up days to now, travel through Wikipedia's history. wikipedia25.org/en/which-wik...
- Reposted by Guillaume Lobet🌱⚡🔬#RootStressWeek Root system architecture reorganization under decreasing soil phosphorus lowers root system conductance of Zea mays by Felix Maximilian Bauer et al. in @annbot.bsky.social #freeaccess article 👉 doi.org/qjpb #RootBiology #RootPhysiology #PlantScience
- 🌾 New preprint! “Root anatomical gradients and cultivar differences underlie variation in root hydraulic properties in German winter wheat.”
- Using high-throughput root imaging + mechanistic modeling, we show: • Strong anatomical gradients along wheat crown roots • Modern cultivars have smaller tissues & fewer metaxylem vessels • These reduce both axial & radial conductance → ~20% lower whole-root water uptake capacity in modern lines
- This integrated RAT → GRANAR → MECHA pipeline links anatomy → hydraulics → function in field-grown wheat. Great work by Juan Baca Cabrera and great collab with the team of @hannahschneider.bsky.social 📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #roots #wheat #phenotyping #hydraulics #preprint
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetVACANCY - We’re currently hiring into two new senior roles: Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: okt.to/tqoasR 🗓️ Closing date: 25 August 2025 ·An Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: okt.to/fDV0ha 🗓️ Closing date: 5 September 2025
- Such a sad news. Amy was such a great scientific inspiration and colleague. She will be deeply missed.
- Great annual fun day in Namur with the PEPA lab yesterday. Feeling very privileged to be working with such amazing people! @marcodago.bsky.social @adrienheymans.bsky.social @lucianm.bsky.social
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetIf you have a strong interest in plant physiology and root biology and if you hold a MSc in plant science, crop science, biology, or related field, we have an interesting job offer! ➡️Read more: tinyurl.com/3dwsjv96
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetHub metabolites at the root–microbiome interface: unlocking plant drought resilience #plantscience
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- Reposted by Guillaume Lobet📢 Even though the EU says they care about equality, CAP rules do not work for women farmers & actually discriminate against them. Join our webinar on 28 May👇 www.agroecology-transect.net/events/gende... With discussion on 🌱Narratives on gender & equality 🪱Strategies for tackling the barriers
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetopenRxiv has arrived! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences. openrxiv.org/introducing-... #openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetChoose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
- Still open and time to apply ;)
- 🧪🌱💡 #PlantSciJob Are you passionate about #robust cropping systems? Do you want to explore how #plant #roots impact water flow across different scales? I am thrilled to say that we have 4 open positions (2 #PhD, 2 #postdocs) @UCLouvain (BE) for the EU project DROOGHT. More: drooght.github.io
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetEurope’s choice is clear. To put science at the heart of its economy. To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration. And to welcome talent from all over the world. I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative. → europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
- @benjamindelory.bsky.social Well done!
- Alonso-Crespo et al. explore priority and year effects on plant diversity, productivity and vertical root 𖣂 distribution. Read about their insights from a grassland field experiment.🌿 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetConventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- New paper out in @plantphys.bsky.social : Juan Baca Cabrera combined #field & #lab/ #structural & #functional / #invivo & #insilico data to analyse how root #hydraulic traits decreased in German winter #wheat cultivars over 100 years of breeding academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...
- 🧪🌱💡 #PlantSciJob Are you passionate about #robust cropping systems? Do you want to explore how #plant #roots impact water flow across different scales? I am thrilled to say that we have 4 open positions (2 #PhD, 2 #postdocs) @UCLouvain (BE) for the EU project DROOGHT. More: drooght.github.io
- We are looking for a fully funded 2-year #postdoc to work on the development, validation, and deployment of a new multiscale root modelling pipeline. 🧪🌱💡 #joboffer #plantscijob #phd #drooght003 Job offer here www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4spy4...
- We are also looking for 3-year #postdoc to work on the in silico prediction of root ideotypes for drought resistance across Europe. The Postdoc will be co-supervised by Dr. Pierre Martre, from the INRAE 🧪🌱💡 #joboffer #plantscijob #phd #Drooght004 Job offer here www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6oww2...
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View full thread& finally, we are looking for 4-year #phd student to identify the #root traits that most influence #water uptake dynamics using in silico #modeling. The PhD will be co-supervised by B Muller, from the INRAE. 🧪🌱💡 #joboffer #plantscijob #phd Job offer here www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2zg4q...
- Reposted by Guillaume Lobet🌾 Formations dans notre réseau de fermes-écoles paysannes agroécologiques ➡️ www.lemap.be/fermes-ecoles +infos & inscritption: ✍️ formations@LeMAP.be MAP-EPI asbl Mouvement d’Action Paysanne Ecole Paysanne Indépendante Website: LeMAP.be/EPI Contact: info@LeMAP.be #Agroécologie #AgroécologiePaysanne
- 🧪🌱💡 #joboffer #plantscijob #postdoc Exciting opportunity to join our #ERC funded #DROOGHT project at the UCLouvain in #Belgium We are looking for a 2-year #postdoc to work on the development of a new #multiscale #root #modelling pipeline. #wheat #drought #root ➡️ bit.ly/postdoc_droo...
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetWe have a postdoc position that just opened up in the Brady lab on reprogramming tomato root system architecture in response to changes in nutrient availability - please consider applying! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07095
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetReduced Erosion Augments Soil Carbon Storage Under Cover Crops 📄 buff.ly/gi7mZMB
- Faba bean / bread wheat intercropping growing strong at the university farm. Will the legume influence the root system dvpt of wheat? We'll check soon!
- This is an incredibly useful ressource for any Early Career Researcher applying for positions / grants / followships. Go check it out !
- Regular ask to send me successful job applications, grants, and fellowships to share with others! Thanks to @isabelott.bsky.social for sharing her GRFP (and congrats!). github.com/RILAB/statem...
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetNew preprint from @stephanevrg.bsky.social 's lab! 🧪 Simulations + mutant tests show a shift in how we think about plant cell adhesion, challenging "textbook" view on the role of middle lamella. 📄 doi.org/10.1101/2025... Thank you Özer Erguvan and all co-authors 🔬 #PlantSci #CellBiology
- The 2nd edition of 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 will be held at UCLouvain, BE, 8-12 Sept 2025. The course will focus on water flow in the soil-rhizosphere-plant system, plant physiology and rhizosphere hydraulics. www.uclouvain.be/en/research-...
- 👉 Key Information: 📅 Dates: 8-12 September 2025 📍 Location: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 🎯 Target Audience: Early-career researchers and PhD students in soil physics, biology, hydrology, and related fields. 📝 Application deadline: 1st May www.uclouvain.be/en/research-...
- Program Highlights: - Hands-on experience: Engage directly with advanced modeling techniques through practical, interactive sessions. - Collaborative learning: Work alongside international peers and gain insights into current modeling tools. www.uclouvain.be/en/research-...
- Beautiful day in the field at the @uclouvain.bsky.social university farm, planting (a lot of!!!) spinach for a mulch trial.
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetIs #RegenerativeAgriculture the solution to delivering for both food and nature? A new report by the British Ecological Society brings together 40 academics, practitioners and farmers across the UK to explore the evidence. 👇 shorturl.at/s9TM4
- Good morning from the @uclouvain.bsky.social university farm
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetJ'ai créé un pack de démarrage de mes journalistes, médias et communicateurs francophones préférés qui s'engagent à fournir des informations sur la crise de la biodiversité, le changement climatique et l'environnement en général. go.bsky.app/Djzs6VDat://did:plc:7w7agckft746srx5kcu25mdh/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lkyq4imzdt27
- Reposted by Guillaume Lobet📣 Summer School: #Modeling Water Fluxes in the #Soil Plant System UCLouvain, Belgium | 8 -12 September 2025 soil-modeling.org/activities/s... #PlantScience
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetA study in Nature Food assesses the future climatic suitability of global croplands for 30 major food crop types, quantifying the changes in potential food crop diversity given climate conditions across four global warming levels. go.nature.com/3Dp5LEk #foodstudies 🧪
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetBrief interruption in my/our doom scrolling/posting to share a paper I'm really proud of that has taken almost a decade with the very patient @exconomist.bsky.social @katehelmstedt.bsky.social P. Reich, S. Polasky & K. Boersma www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/n
- With time, you kinda get use to project rejections, but it still stings... #nexttime
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetFor years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project stalled. In the meantime, the beavers of Prague simply built dams themselves, saving the government some 1.2 million euros.
- During a lecture on agricultural systems, I asked students to imagine an innovative production system. The restitution format was free. As a results, they made AMAZING Instagram accounts, novels, videos, screencasts, comics, .. 🤩 #StudentsRule systemesagraires.wordpress.com (in french)
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetA single-cell and spatial wheat root atlas with cross-species annotations delineates conserved tissue-specific marker genes and regulators: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetAnd, we women astronomy lovers created a tight-knit group for ourselves on Instagram and I'd love to see that here on Bluesky as well. Here's a #womeninastro #starterpack. Many are members of STELA and all are passionate about #astronomy or #astrophotography. Always looking for more to add.at://did:plc:oyg3nfnylrkft7mgqmyvedai/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lfipuck7w62f
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetSeventh edition of Go_Belowground course on practical assessment of moprhological and anatomical traits on belowground organs and their importancy: Go belowground! 2025 klimesovajitka.wordpress.com/go-belowgrou...
- I love how the love of scientists for fun Gene names (Sonic Hedgehog in this case) leads to strange article titles that sounds like action movies
- #DBfeature Hypoxia-sonic hedgehog axis as a driver of primitive hematopoiesis development and evolution in cavefish by Corine van der Weele, William Jeffery et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- #jobalert #scijob 🌾🧪 PhD Position – Effect #modelling of climate variability on #wheat plants and #root-soil interactions www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/...
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetThe survey is still open. Tell us why you like plants! Please shared widely!
- Plant 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 Guillaume Lobet🌿 Calling all early-career plant scientists! 🌱 ASPB isn’t just about cutting-edge research—it’s also a hub for career growth. Through our Early Career Plant Scientist (ECPS) section, you’ll find incredible networking, leadership, and development opportunities.🌟https://earlycareer.aspb.org/
- Very proud of @f-bauer.bsky.social who defended his PhD thesis today! Congratulation Dr Bauer!! Also, fun traditions at the Uni Bonn 😉
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetPlease spread the word, 2-year-postdoc position in my group to understand fate determination. www.upsc.se/jobs/6548-po...
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetEndodermis - exodermis, less related than their names suggest…great story from the Brady lab! Congratulations to all involved! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetScientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetWant to learn more about the wonderful world of soil biodiversity? Well then here's the starter pack for you! If I've accidentally missed anyone off the list then please let me know in the comments. Also check out @msteinwandter.bsky.social who has been working on one too! go.bsky.app/UxXTyxDat://did:plc:o7ueveepisviowiftsjg3hf7/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lb525sd4ed2a
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetIf you're new to #Bluesky, our #Plant Modelling Scientists starter pack can help you find users you can follow to help you get started: bsky.app/starter-pack... #PlantScience Let us know in the comments or DM if you'd like to be added.at://did:plc:oqqpxzlqy7m7z2zqps3rjrts/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbdjhpwhwa23
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetThere's a new @plantphys.bsky.social focus issue out on #RootDevelopment: academic.oup.com/plphys/issue #PlantScience #RootBiology #PlantRoots #PlantDevelopment
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetI am accepting applications for a PhD student to join my lab at the University of California, Riverside. If you are interested in plant community ecology, ecosystem function/stability, global change, or restoration, please contact me. Fully funded position available. See my website for more details.
- Reposted by Guillaume Lobet🥁 Ecologist working in mountains: We still have spots in the Mountain Ecology Starter Pack for Scientists working on various aspects of Mountain Ecology ⛰️ 🏞️🌄 👇. Let me know if you would like to be included. 🌎 🧪 🌐 go.bsky.app/V5Ydankat://did:plc:uhmh247mes66udzpxzlls2bs/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbmqnlddhl2n
- Reposted by Guillaume Lobet[ACTU #HG 1/5] Cinq chercheurs du Cirad analysent les syst. alimentaires pour repenser la #sécuritéalimentaire, intégrant la product°, l’environnt et les inégalités sociales. Cette approche dépasse la simple productivité agricole pour aborder les défis nutri, sociaux et écolo. #géographie #nourrir
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetThe world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil 4x more than electric cars due to their staggering uptake in China and elsewhere.
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetI created this stater pack with women in ecology and evolution. If you want to be added you can comment or DM me, but also please suggest the names of those I am missing 🧪🌎🌐 go.bsky.app/8jFH7cSat://did:plc:6k6ajlumwci777ge2caearzc/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lc76hzl2ia2a
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetAre you interested in Root responses to climate change? Read our latest synthesis article about tropical root responses to global changes led by Daniella Yaffar and Laynara Lugli @laylugli.bsky.social on Global Change Biology. #fineroots #tropicalroots onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetA starter pack for people studying biodiversity and ecosystem functioning at the mesoscale. #metapopulations #metacommunities #metaecosystems Reply to be added, and SHARE to spread ! I missed many people, please help me hunting the metacommunists on bluesky ! go.bsky.app/3v5o8nf 🧪🌍🦤🦑🪴at://did:plc:ppsghcl5bbpgjcljnhra353s/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbc23tivhv22
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetWe strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetI made a starter pack for transdisciplinary & participatory action research. Please share and let me know who else to add (including yourself, maybe) go.bsky.app/DBBkc6gat://did:plc:rvqekazhkraq22y3pn7vgu7w/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbri3hwngu2u
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetMaking starter packs seems to be the hot thing and I noticed that we don't have one for conservation scientists (🧪), so here we go go.bsky.app/3CZDnb2 So if you are an active researcher and would like to be added, reply here. Please no journalists or NGOs, there are other starting lists for that ;)at://did:plc:7kqv3ebb3pifqiv23o4supxi/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lap2ybvugb2c
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- Reposted by Guillaume LobetFor PhD students, always this gem by @zjayres.bsky.social
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetThis starter pack is in honor of Assistant Professor Antentor Hinton Jr (AJ) at Vanderbilt School of Medicine - Basic Sciences. AJ curated the first 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America list and in collaboration with the Community of Scholars expanded this list to the 1000. go.bsky.app/DsJrwRat://did:plc:uhvmpxupupiq36qvw27pl7d7/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lboiant4y42x
- Reposted by Guillaume LobetMy turn to create a starter pack for scientists using live imaging in their research! Of course, I’ve likely missed many—please let me know who else I should include. Thanks! go.bsky.app/KYYr7xc #liveimaging #livevellimaging #microscopyat://did:plc:5wkrpvrno3grto7uyb6qbo5o/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbenbiqtws2i
