Rose McNelly
Postdoctoral researcher at the John Innes Centre researching endosperm starch in cereals | ASPB Plantae fellow alumni | Incoming Plant Physiology assistant features editor
- Reposted by Rose McNellyWe recently ran our second intro event for colleagues from across the JIC and Norwich Research Park to come and explore our Historic Collections 📖🔬 If you‘re interested in arranging a visit, you can learn more on our website now: www.jic.ac.uk/research-imp...
- Reposted by Rose McNelly@monogram-uk.bsky.social Monogram UK 2026 Pre-conference ECR Workshop sign ups are now open! Free to attend, with loads of skills development and fun networking opportunities. Sign up via QR code below. Please share!
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- Have you ever seen a first edition copy of 'On the Origin of Species'? Or seen the first in print drawing of a potato 🥔? These were just some of the treasures hiding away in the @johninnescentre.bsky.social rare books room which I was fortunate to visit last week. A truly amazing experience 📚🌱
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- I had great fun joining this event today. It was a privilege to share my career journey so far and I enjoyed chatting with undergraduates about everything relating to wheat and plant science 🌱🌾
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- Reposted by Rose McNellyApplications are now OPEN for the JIF Rotation PhD Programme This prestigious 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant and Microbial Sciences at the JIC, @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social. 🗓️ Closing date - 13 November 2025 www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
- Today I had a great time attending a writing workshop led by Mary Williams (@plantteaching.bsky.social). I came away with many tips for writing papers, a greater understanding of the peer review process and I enjoyed our discussion about AI and writing 📝 🖥️
- I'm Norwich to give a talk tomorrow, but came a day early to give a writing workshop. Wonderful to catch up with Cathie Martin, who hired me in 2009 when she was EIC of @theplantcell.bsky.social. Thanks to @ciara-obrien.bsky.social for being a great host & other @plantaeofficial.bsky.social fellows.
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- Reposted by Rose McNellyI'm really looking forward to visiting Norwich again and sharing my perspective on why plants are the most amazing and important organisms in the universe! 🌱💚
- EVENT - Calling all teachers, A-level science classes and colleges! Registration is now open for the NBI Accessible Science Talks 2025 🗓️ Tuesday 7 October 2025 💻 Register here: jic.link/NBIAST2025
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#PlastidPreview2025 A big thank you to all our excellent presenters and participants for making this meeting such a stimulating and engaging event. Grateful to be part of the inspiring Plastid Biology community!! - Part of the #PlastidPreview2025 program involved a trip to the plant growth facility at @universityofessex.bsky.social It was super cool to see all the amazing facilities including onions growing in a vertical farm, how to measure photosynthesis and some impressive dynamic growth rooms 🌱
- The second and final day of #PlastidPreview2025 has been really insightful! I enjoyed networking with other early career researchers and it was an honour to present my work from my post doc. I was so pleased that so many people enjoyed hearing about starch and the many fruitful followup discussions!
- Reposted by Rose McNellyWe are now joined by @rosemcn.bsky.social from the @johninnescentre.bsky.social, who is sharing her work on generating giant starch granules in wheat. What a fantastic project! #PlastidPreview2025
- It's been a great day at #PlastidPreciew2025 at the @universityofessex.bsky.social I've learnt about chloroplast development, retrograde signalling and even macroalgae! @ciara-obrien.bsky.social, Thomas and Carol (my Seung group lab mates) gave fab talks and I'm looking forward to my go tomorrow...
- Reposted by Rose McNellyAnd we are off! The conference has officially begun with our opening remarks from @thepallavisingh.bsky.social. A huge welcome to everyone joining us, both in person and online! Let's get started 🌱🚀 #PlastidPreview2025
- Reposted by Rose McNellyUp first in Session I, we have Thomas Navarro from the Seung Lab at @johninnescentre.bsky.social! He is sharing his exciting work on how to improve diploid potatoes using a novel gene silencing technology. What an interesting project! #PlastidPreview2025
- Reposted by Rose McNellyThe stage is now with @ciara-obrien.bsky.social from the Seung Lab at @johninnescentre.bsky.social. She is presenting on how starch phosphorylase is necessary for normal starch granule initiation in potato tubers. Great insight into potato biology! #PlastidPreview2025
- Reposted by Rose McNellyThe Plastid Preview 2025 spirit has taken over the Pallavi Singh Lab! 🌿🧬 We are gearing up for an exciting meeting of early career researchers in the plant sciences community. Don’t miss the excitement, we look forward to seeing you on 1–2 September! 📅 #PlastidPreview2025 #PlantScience
- Earlier this week I spoke to students from @liysf.bsky.social about my journey through science and life at the John Innes Centre studying plants 🌱 It was a real full circle moment as I attended LIYSF myself when I was 18!
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- Reposted by Rose McNelly✨ #pint25 in the world 🌎27 countries 📍+500 cities 📅2900 events 🗣️6100 speakers 💪6850 organisers 🤩+130 000 attendees WHAT A YEAR!! Share your experience with us, anywhere in the world as an attendee, speaker or team. We want to hear from you! 🥳🔽 forms.gle/7BAZCygXu2nY...
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- Today I was lucky enough to attend an International Wheat Symposium at the @johninnescentre.bsky.social 🌾 There were many inspiring talks and I learnt so much about disease resistance, biofortification, breeding.... And I loved being able to share my work on starch in wheat wild relatives
- This week I joined the Rosalind Franklin Women In Wheat annual workshop. I was inspired by Jess Wade's talk about academia's hidden curriculum, and enjoyed learning about fellowship opportunities and elevator pitches. Yet my highlight was meeting other early career scientists studying wheat 🌾
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- Reposted by Rose McNellyLast week I had a great time at Pint of Science talking about all things biofilm! I spoke about why biofilm research is important and how it affects your every day life. Thanks to all the organisers for this fab experience!! #pint25 @pintofscience.uk @quadraminstitute.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rose McNellyReally enjoyed tonight's pint of science talks in Norwich, about NMR and ferrofluids - very cool! 🧲🍩 #pint25
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- What a way to end @pintofscience.uk 2025 🍻🎉 We had 12 brilliant talks covering everything from inbreeding in birds (and the Royal family 👑) to bugs and prostate cancer A massive thank you to our 🌟 amazing 🌟 event managers who have planned and hosted 15 events over the past 3 days! #pint25
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- Did you know Einstein has links to the invention of the paper towel? Or that the earth is closest to the sun in January 🌍 These are just some of the cool things I learnt tonight at @pintofscience.uk in Norwich🍺 Join us for our final 5 events tomorrow ⤵️ pintofscience.co.uk/events/norwich #pint25
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- The first night of @pintofscience.uk has been great 🎉🍻 I've learnt about droughts (did you know East Anglia is drier than Morocco) ☀️, how our brains perceive 🧠 and links between the menopause and Alzheimer's🩸 Buy tickets for Tuesday and Wednesday now ⤵️ pintofscience.co.uk/events/norwich #pint25
- Reposted by Rose McNelly✨️ #pint25 is starting today!✨ 3 nights of fun science talks for everyone in pubs, come meet & chat with scientists! 👀🎟 Discover the programme and grab your tickets here pintofscience.co.uk 🗓️ 19-21 May 2025 📍45 locations across the UK 👓 400 events
- Only a week until @pintofscience.uk 2025 starts 🎉🍺 In Norwich we have 15 events covering topics from nutrition 🥦 to AI 🤖 and brains 🧠 to galciers 🧊 Get your tickets now as our events are already starting to sell out ⤵️ pintofscience.co.uk/events/norwich #pint25
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- Last week I was invited to the Tritceae Research Institute at the Sichuan Agricultural University to give a seminar and engage in academic discussions. This was an insightful experience and I met many people doing impressive work and enjoyed seeing new wheat cultivars at the wheat breeding base 🌾
- Recently I had the opportunity to attend the CEPAMS symposium in Shanghai. I really enjoyed meeting scientists from Shanghai and Beijing and had many fruitful discussions about my work.
- Another one of our fantastic Norwich @pintofscience.uk events 🍻 Tickets are selling fast, so get yours now if you want to hear @jesspeers.bsky.social talk about cheetahs 🐆 And don't forget to check out the other 14 events happening in Norwich on 19-21st of May ⤵️ pintofscience.co.uk/events/norwich
- Book your tickets for @pintofscience.uk 2025 now! In Norwich we have a great line up with 15 events covering everything from magnets 🧲 to brains 🧠 and nutrition 🥑🥦 Buy soon as tickets are going fast ⚡ pintofscience.co.uk/events/norwich #pint25
- ✨Tickets for #pint25 are now on sale!✨ 🎟Book here 👉 pintofscience.co.uk 🐝🧪👩🔬📚🔬👓🧠🐟🫀💫🥼👨🔬🔭🧫🦴 🗓19th-21st May 2025 📍45+ locations across the UK 🗣400 events
- The Norwich @pintofscience.uk ticket launch 🎟️ team did a fantastic job last night putting on an amazing event with incredible speakers, quizzes and activities 🐝🐥🦠 Can't wait for the rest of the Norwich events (19th - 21st of May). Get your tickets here ⤵️ pintofscience.co.uk/events/norwich #pint25
- Reposted by Rose McNellyWhat a wonderful evening with #pint25 @pintofscience.uk 🐥🐝🦠 heading into the Easter bank holiday knowing so much more about Birds, Bees, and Bacteria
- Reposted by Rose McNellyCouldn’t be more excited to announce our @pintofscience.uk ticket launch special in Norwich: Birds, Bees and Bacteria🐥🐝🧫 just in time for spring!!! Featuring the brilliant scientists Please come along and book your FREE ticket using the link pintofscience.co.uk/event/birds-... #pint25
- Recently I gave a lecture about photosynthesis to undergraduate biology students at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and then MSc students at the @johninnescentre.bsky.social 🌱☀️ It was a great experience and encouraging to see the enthusiasm in the next generation of students 👩🎓
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- It was a great privilege to give the keynote talk at the Norfolk Science Teaching Conference at the @johninnescentre.bsky.social this morning. I loved sharing my journey of going from science camp to scientist and my experience of plant science teaching 🌱👩🏫
- It's a full house for our @pintofscience.uk Norwich Science Festival Under The Lens event 🔍🔬🔭 We're learning about clocks in bacteria 🦠, wheat development 🌾, science and faith ⛪and science and art with Edible East 🎨 With @katielong.bsky.social, Jack Dorling and David Andrews
- Only 2 weeks until our @pintofscience.uk special as part of the Norwich Science Festival 🧪🧬 It's going to be an exciting evening featuring talks from @katielong.bsky.social and David Andrews and some incredible artwork from Edible East 🎨 Book your tickets here ⤵️ pintofscience.co.uk/event/nsf-2025
- I'm super excited to have been appointed as a Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social assistant feature editor 🎉 I'm really grateful for this opportunity and am looking forward to developing my writing skills and interacting with other early career scientists
- 📣 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!👏
- Yesterday I successfully defended my PhD thesis 🎉 Thanks to my examiners Philippa Borrill and Claire Halpin for the great discussion. Thanks to my supervisor David for supporting me over the last 4 years and thanks to my amazing lab mates for my fantastic PhD hat!
- New year, new ASPB plantae plant science research weekly, same old me! Read my summary all about starch, or if not some cool other science published recently! plantae.org/plant-scienc...
- Join us at the Norwich Science Festival next month. We have a great line up of speakers 💊🔬🧬 and the bar will be open too 🍻 Buy your tickets now ⤵️ pintofscience.co.uk/event/NSF-2024
- It's the last Plantae science research weekly of the year! End your year by reading my two wheat related summaries 🌾 or summaries on other cool science which has recently been published 🧪🧬🔬🌱 plantae.org/plant-scienc...
- Read one of my latest Plant Science Research Weekly summaries for ASPB Plantae ☘️🧪🌱 A super cool article about inflorescence architecture in a while range of plants 🌾🍅🌽 plantae.org/review-incre...
- Had a really great time speaking about starch at the John Innes Centre Christmas lecture yesterday 🌾 🥔 🎄
- Check out my latest plant science research weekly summary for ASPB ⤵️ plantae.org/microtubule-...
