Delighted to announce our latest review in Trends in Microbiology. If you want to know more on #nitrification, inhibition of nitrification and how we think we can improve it, check it out at authors.elsevier.com/a/1i5Sl,L%7EyC… (50 days free access).

Please find below a job vacancy as assistant (PhD project + teaching) in the Department Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (research group Professor Tom Beeckman) starting at the earliest on 1 February 2024. Deadline for applying 2 January 2024. jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Assis…

Slots open in Roots PSB, Frank Van Breusegem Lab, Rhizosphere PSB and PlantGenomeEditing, all VIB Plant Science VIB ipbo.vib-ugent.be/en/open-slots-…

We're looking for a new colleague to strengthen our research and teaching team! Are you looking for an opportunity to start your own research group with a focus on Molecular Plant Physiology? Have a link at the advertisement below. Pls share in your network! 🌱Wageningen U&R Graduate School EPS

Nice Xmas present to us: our newest methods article on #nitrification inhibition is just out in Frontiers - Plant Science. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Probably our latest for 2023: methods paper on archaea-targeting nitrification inhibitors. This tool holds great potential to enhance nitrogen use efficiency for crops. Fabian Beeckman Hans Motte VIB Screening Core VIB Plant Science frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Please RT, job opening for a technician in our group! VIB Plant Science UGent Wetenschappen

European Parliament Please listen to the young scientists of the world: The science is clear – yes to #CRISPR and other New Genetic Technologies! #NGT #NGTs .

Coverage of our nitrification inhibitors project in the national press 🙂 vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024… VIB Plant Science Fabian Beeckman Hans Motte UGent

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NEWS & VIEWS: WOX11-mediated plant resilience: nematodes cut and adventitious lateral roots surge (Alaeddine Safi) buff.ly/49ppHB8 Alaeddine Safi ASPB #PlantSci

The group of Vandepoele lab is looking for a PhD student for machine learning in plant regulatory genomics. VIB UGent Wetenschappen Please spread the word! jobs.vib.be/j/77343/phd-st…

New preprint on HT nitrification inhibition assays! These methods are heavily used in our lab, I guess for now >1M samples (probably an underestimate), including a small molecule screen (see doi.org/10.1016/j.jenv…) and now for the discovery of a new BNI! VIB Plant Science UGent

Happy to announce Stefania's review published today in TIPS: authors.elsevier.com/a/1it5y4rGdjaO…

ASSISTENT POSITIE Roots PSB Please RT! UGent UGent Wetenschappen VIB jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Assis…

Bacterie kan de uitstoot van bemeste landbouwgrond beperken standaard.be/cnt/dmf2024053…

taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.…, Taylor and Francis has published our book online We thank all contributors for taking part in this endeavor and hope more scientists will be inspired by plant roots.

New research from our lab, showing our latest findings on ammonium and nitrate responses in rice.