#2025ISMPMI Rotem Sorek Lab encourages the audience to start studying those components of the plant immune system that have not been studied yet. Luckily there is more than TIR and CC NLRs in plants. academic.oup.com/plcell/article…

Sebastian Schornack Sebastian Schornack kicks off the 'Microbial Infection Strategies' session with insights into symbiotic and pathogenic interactions in the vascular and non-vascular plants. #2025ISMPMI

#2025ISMPMI Benjamin Gourion Benjamin elucidated the pathogenic molecular mechanism underlying a rare case of rhizobia transitioning from a symbiotic to a pathogenic interaction. Truly fascinating!

#2025ISMPMI Tolga Bozkurt introduces the effector and immune processes occurring at Phytophthora haustoria. The helper NRC4 localises to haustoria and upon activation inserts itself into the extrahaustorial membrane forming punctuate foci. It seems activated NLRs beep annoyingly.

In poster hall not very far away - check out today how the resistance prevents or supports tao opposing factions in their constant pursuit for nutrients. SCAR Wars! - P070 #2025ISMPMI

#2025ISMPMI Huge congrats to Sebastian Eves-Van Den Akker Sebastian Eves-van den Akker on earning the Early Career Achievement Award for his outstanding research on plant-parasitic nematode infection biology 🎉🏆

I just published: Stop displaying journal names on your slides A mentoring event at a Congress called for better support of early-career scientists - but what followed sent mixed signals. This blog reflects on those moments and ends with a pledge. medium.com/p/stop-display…

📢 PhD Position #2 Morphological Changes in Plant Roots Induced by Plasmodiophorid Effectors 🧬 We are inviting applications for a PhD position at Université Laval (Québec City, Canada) to investigate how effector proteins and peptides from plasmodiophorid pathogens alter root

I’m happy to share that the research article from my PhD is now finally published online in Nature Plants! This work was truly a team effort, made possible through the guidance of my mentors and collaborators. nature.com/articles/s4147…

Summer poster presentations today Crop Science Centre with lots of students from Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge Niab - from our team Dylan Rees, Victor Schroeder, Anna Flynn

Proud of you all. It is really great having you guys in the team. Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) Sebastian Schornack Albin Teulet Alan Wanke (@alanwanke.bsky.social)

Excited to share the publication of our latest ‘Commentary’ article : "Metabolic Detour, Symbiotic Delay: Insights from Sinorhizobium meliloti Suppressor Mutants" doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-0… Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) MPMI Journal

Attending #enfc2025 Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) Sebastian Schornack Albin Teulet

#ENFC2025 MtEPP1 (Medtr3g099200) was one of the most highly and consistently phosphorylated proteins (2.7-fold change), on Ser77. - Novel Positive Regulator of the Early Stages of Root Nodule Symbiosis Identified by Phosphoproteomics academic.oup.com/pcp/article/60…

#ENFC2025 ⁦Katharina Schiessl⁩ ⁦Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU)⁩ on how symbiotic root nodules form in comparison to lateral roots - anticlinal cell divisions shape the early nodule primordium (vs periclinal in the lateral root)

We were delighted to welcome local MP and Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner MP from Defra UK to the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU), to explore Cambridge's exciting Agri-Tech and crop science research. More about the visit 👉 cam.ac.uk/news/farming-m…

#iMMM2025 Nick Garcia showing that betalain quantification reports colonisation extent by AM fungi in MycoRed plants at least within the first 3-4 weeks allowing fast quantification of the impact of chemicals and env conditions on colonisation - see also journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…

New paper! Carnivory and mycorrhizal symbiosis are alternative ways for plants to gain nutrients. Our study, led by my former postdoc Hector Montero, shows they rarely coexist, with repeated AM losses, rare exceptions, and gene co-options. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

Salicylic acid biosensor, SalicS1, tracks the plant immune hormone salicylic acid in real time - revealing propagation of hormone surge during plant pathogen advance Out today in Science Magazine doi.org/10.1126/scienc… Summary slcu.cam.ac.uk/news/new-biose…

1️⃣🌱 Excited to share a new commentary by Marwa Batnini and Anil Kumar on our latest research, highlighting how phosphate-a key soil nutrient-shapes root nodule formation and nitrogen fixation in legumes. 💡 Commentary: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pc…