A few joyous moments from this week spent with #PlantChemeticsLab, my Doctor Father or Advisor (Prof Renier Van der Hoorn), friends & coworkers Oxford Biology Somerville College Magdalen College! Grateful to all who cheered the passing of my DPhil in Biology & came to University of Oxford

Shivani Malik Thank you Shivani! And congrats on this joyous week!

Pls Read & RT bit.ly/4kAIHmn! My blog Oxford Biology, highlighting discussions with policymakers in India on the importance of genetic variation-guided bioengineering for climate-resilient agriculture. Thankful to 10 Hon. Leaders who engaged in this outreach initiative.

New research led by Christiaan Schol showing that the Ecp5 effector of Fulvia fulva is Avr6! Congrats to all co-authors!🍅

The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating. I am being kept updated as the situation develops, and my thoughts are with the passengers and their families at this deeply distressing time.

The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it. Have been in touch with Ministers and authorities who are working to assist those affected.

Cultivate your knowledge tree: A foundational approach to learning kamounlab.medium.com/cultivate-your…

Best Birthday wishes Bhagirath Choudhary ji. As our Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, I always admire your openness to suggestions regarding research & education. One of the dedicated politicians I have had the privilege of learning from🌱🇮🇳

आपकी आत्मीय शुभकामनाओं के लिए ह्रदय से आभार व धन्यवाद!

It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant, researchers reported in 2023. Learn more during #NationalPollinatorsMonth: scim.ag/3F8wBkp News from Science

Breaking news: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved lenacapavir as an HIV preventive. scim.ag/44v7oKf

Now online! Interfamily co-transfer of sensor and helper NLRs extends immune receptor functionality between angiosperms dlvr.it/TLR195

Happy #SummerSolstice! ☀️ Today marks the longest day of the year – and the start of astronomical summer.

Plz repost. Fresh Preprint led by Alex Guyon When a pathogen pushes into a cell already occupied by a symbiotic fungus, things change. New membrane phosphoinositides at haustoria may impact immunity & trafficking - And the roots are more resistant! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

🚨 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟰𝟭 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀!! 👨‍🚀 Grp. Cpt. Shubhanshu Shukla has officially become the 2nd Indian national to travel to space! 🇮🇳 1. Rakesh Sharma (Soyuz T-11, 1984) 2. Shubhanshu Shukla (Axiom-4, 2025)*

Single-cell-resolved calcium and organelle dynamics in resistosome-mediated cell death biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_plants

New Article: "A conserved Phytophthora apoplastic trypsin-like serine protease targets the receptor-like kinase BAK1 to dampen plant immunity" rdcu.be/eun3u Phytophthora secretes a protease that cleaves the extracellular domain of the co-receptor BAK1.

🚨 Kerala schools are adopting new classroom seating model with no backbenchers. 👏

A co-IP masterclass. Courtesy of Madhu @jmadhuprakash

"गुरुः सर्वाधि साक्षी"। "Guru is Sarvadhi Saakshi." Happy Guru Purnima🌱🌻 #ScienceMentor #LifeMentor