Thank you Rothamsted Research and John Innes Centre for the lovely ECR workshop showcasing our wealth of technology platforms. Very eye-opening!Great keynote talk by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers and research talks including Yedomon Ange Bovys ZOCLANCLOUNON and Mikhaela Neequaye. Organising team did a spectacular job! ⭐️ 👏🏻

A smiling finale to a fantastic joint Rothamsted Research and John Innes Centre workshop led by #ECRs and technology platform experts, bringing together the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research funded Green Engineering and HBio Institute Strategic Programmes to talk science and share expertise in #plant #metabolism

First time seeing my art on a book cover! What an incredible feeling. I can't wait to lay my hands on the hard copy.

To finish off our celebration of #GreatBritishPeaWeek we take a look at why pulses are good for your health 🫛 buff.ly/3RTSjfG

Snaps of some cool precipitated DNA after a week of extractions for genome sequencing. I got to show the whole process to a 17-year-old doing work experience in our lab and her enthusiasm brought me so much joy! So lucky to do research & be in contact with students. #LifeAtJIC

There, on the projected slide, is a scientific illustration I made - an art commission for a grant application. So exciting to know it’s been shown in Botswana and what a fantastic project: #MICRODRI ‘Enhancing soybean resilience in Africa through host-microbe engineering.’ 🫘

Whilst many tune into watch England in the #EURO2024 final, watching in hope and anticipation, remember many women and children will be watching for different reasons… Domestic abuse increases by 26% when England win or draw and by 38% after a defeat at a major tournament.

Tonight was my first taste of the hospitality industry! It's amazing how much kitchens and laboratories have in common. Prep, timers, step-by-step methods, keeping surfaces clean, repetitive tasks, quality control, waiting, troubleshooting equipment... 😂 #feelinginspired

Forget avocados. Lychees is where it's at. 1. Lay a tissue in a container. 2. Spritz with water. 3. Lay down lychee seeds (after eating fruit part, rinse seed & wipe) 4. Spritz with water. 5. Lay a tissue over them and spritz with water. 6. Shut lid to keep moisture in. Simple.

Drawing inspiration from previous debates on the conceptualisation of resource exchange in AM symbioses, we also ask whether biological markets models could be expanded to include longer-term cost–benefit implications as well as other parameters such as ‘C-for-defence’?

The Black in Plant Science Network is aimed at celebrating and cultivating Black plant scientists across the UK. Watch this video to discover how it's helping to build a culture where researchers and innovators from diverse backgrounds can thrive. youtube.com/watch?v=o-ZpZ7…

Sad to miss out on #ICOM12 due to lack of funds. For those attending, hope you are getting inspired! I’ll be there in spirit - check out some of my postdoc data on Poster 168 put together by Prof. Katie Field. Now, back to analysing Medicago mutant nodules. Symbiosis is never far! 💚

Congratulations Besiana Sinanaj on your two-year anniversary! Your art continues to inspire, and we are incredibly pleased with the work we've done together. Special thanks to New Phytologist for introducing us. I highly recommend your art and graphical abstract services to anyone 🎨🧫#ArtSci

Absolutely delighted to share that I have been awarded an #ERCStG! In maxSYMize, we will explore how plants regulate carbon allocation to beneficial mycorrhizal fungi, and whether we can optimize carbon delivery for enhanced symbiotic benefits. Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge University

Conference time John Innes Centre! NoCaSS is underway and Day 1 has been an enticing mix of microbiology and plant science, including some mycorrhizal content. 👌🏻

Among business admin today, I Googled ‘Besiana norwich’ to check my internet presence and saw this! 😂 My response: 1. Get a life (also, if you don’t ask, you don’t get) 2. For a youthful glow at any age, laugh daily, kick toxic people out of your life, follow your true passions.