Our #research on #drought #recovery, now published with Springer Nature in Nature Communications: Drought recovery in plants triggers a cell-state-specific immune activation. Read thread below 👇 doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

🚨 First preprint of the week is out! After 4 years of fieldwork and nearly 200,000 leafhoppers processed in the lab, we’re thrilled to share: “Uncovering diversity and climatic drivers of leafhopper–parasitoid dynamics in Canada” 🌱 👏 Huge congrats to Jordanne Jacques for

🚨 New preprint out led by Thierry Pellegrinetti 👏 “ ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma zeae’: community-driven species delineation of the maize bushy stunt phytoplasma, a Dalbulus-transmitted corn pathogen confined to the Americas” 👉 Read here: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… This work was motivated

That’s a wrap for #PPRM2025. Great science, wonderful community and amazing location. Glad it all went smoothly and big thanks to @jackrhodes @draegermarkus for helping organize the meeting.

The work from my MSc with Silvia Restrepo & in collaboration with Sebastian Schornack is finally out. We used an integrative approach to follow Phytophthora betacei along while infecting tree tomato. This was in my back burner during my Ph.D, and it materialized thanks to @epiplantpath 🥳

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…

Transport of secondary metabolites in plants: Mechanistic insights and transporter engineering for crop improvement #review #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-communic…

The OsIMP1-OsRLK5 immunopeptide-receptor pair confers bacterial and fungal disease resistance in rice #research #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-plan…

Grateful to be honored with the Alstroemeria Award from UCSD BioSciences 🌸. This recognition would not have been possible without the incredible support from so many people behind the scenes, thank you for lifting me up along the way! UC San Diego Salk Institute

🔔New preprint alert! 🔔 We present the first chromosome-level genome of the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus vulnus, a major threat to walnuts in California. In addition to huge data resource, here are Key insights: 🔹 Genome size 61.7 Mb across six chromosomes 🔹 Unique,

UC San Diego biologists have created a transformative new way to monitor genes. The game-changing tool known as RUBY is an inexpensive, easy-to-use technology that allows researchers to visualize genetic changes. go.ucsd.edu/4nEJswk #BehindEveryBreakthrough

.UC San Diego Alumni Fred Ramsdell (’83, UCSD BioSciences) has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that transformed our understanding of the immune system and autoimmune disease. 🏅💙 🔗 bit.ly/4mShf3y #UCSanDiego #NobelPrize

Congratulations Joe Ecker for this well-deserved recognition. A true pioneer! Salk scientist Joseph Ecker awarded McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies salk.edu/news-release/s…

We’re delighted to share that our paper has been just accepted in PCP! We analyzed fungus–fungus competition that suppresses pathogenic colonization in Arabidopsis roots.Special thanks to Duke, Hiroyuki, Yuki, Nanami, and everyone who contributed! academic.oup.com/pcp/article-ab…

Host-Specific Fluorescence Dynamics in Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis During Nodulation biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_bioeng

IN BRIEF: Metacaspase-Peps-PEPR: The three musketeers in boosting wheat resistance against Fusarium head blight (Margot Raffeiner) doi.org/10.1093/plcell… ASPB Margot Raffeiner #PlantSci

Looking to host a fellow to work on duplicate gene regulation in development & adaptation using single-cell and spatial omics 🌽🌱 Reach out if you have a background in genomics, evolution, or computation and are interested in moving into Plant Biology. simonsfoundation.org/2025/10/13/app…

The emerging role of apoplastic H+ in plant signaling dlvr.it/TNwwbT #plantscience

Our new review in Science Science Magazine is out with jenny russinova and Nemanja Vukašinović. We discuss how precise modulation of brassinosteroid signaling can enable more targeted, predictable improvements in plant growth and resilience. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Logging back in to share our new pub JXB @jxbotany.bsky.social GLVs change lateral root angles & ethylene is a key determinant of root tortuosity control by GLVs. Receptors seem conserved; parallel growth regulators fine-tune peptide responses. Congrats Rajni Parmar bit.ly/47sJOAq