Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil
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Research cluster @ScienceShef: focus on #Plants & #Soil & their interactions with the #environment across all scales, from fundamental #mechanisms to #ecology
University of Sheffield
Joined September 2021
Applications now open for our International Dual PhD Awards in Plant & Soil Sciences! Train in world-class labs across @PPS_UoS @westsyduhie, spending time at both institutes.For more info: #PlantScience #SoilScience #Sustainability #AcademicTwitter.
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Plants remember stress! The PlantMemo project, led by @jurriaanton has secured an ERC Advanced Grant for an exciting project decoding how stress “memories” boost plant resilience—paving the way for hardier crops. 🔗 #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #ERC.
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Fantastic news for PPS Sheffield! Huge congratulations to Jess Dunn and Alex Williams on winning prestigious @BBSRC Fellowships! Excited to see the innovative work they produce over the next few years! #Fellowship #Research #Bioscience #Sheffield.
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7. The Importance of Nutrients in Controlling How Much Ecosystems Can Slow the Rate of Rising CO₂. Study how nutrients regulate carbon uptake and storage in global ecosystems. Led by Catriona Macdonald(HIE).#CarbonCycle #EcosystemScience #AcademicSky.
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6. Exploring Plant, Root Symbionts and Silicon Interactions For More Sustainable Agriculture.Can silicon boost plant-microbe teamwork? Investigate how roots and fungi interact under stress led by Yolima Carrillo (HIE) .#RootBiology #SusAg #AcademicTwitter.
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5. Defence by Design: Plant Selection for Symbiotic Fungal Communities.Breed crops for better fungal partnerships. Shape rhizosphere microbiomes for resilience. Led by @frewecologist . #Microbiome #Agroecology #AcademicTwitter.
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4. Functional diversity of the world’s grasslands.How do grasslands resist climate stress?.Study functional traits, ecosystem resilience, and biogeographyin one of the world’s most extensive biomes, led by Colin Osborne. #Grasslands #AcademicTwitter.
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3. EpiPlasticity: exploring the ecological and evolutionary significance of epigenetic defence plasticity.Explore how stress memories shape plant immunity. Dive into epigenetics, ecology & evolution, led by @JurriaanTon . .#Epigenetics #AcademicTwitter.
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2. Towards climate-change resilient crops: unravelling relationships between CO2 assimilation and ATP production with @Johnson_mattp .Power photosynthesis for climate-smart crops. Investigate CO₂ uptake + ATP production. #AcademicTwitter.
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1. Urban Soil Health for Sustainable Food Grow the future of urban horticulture. Study urban soils, carbon, and microbes in Sheffield & Sydney. Led by Jill Edmondson (UoS) with collaborators in @PPS_UoS and @westsyduhie .#SoilScience #AcademicTwitter.
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RT @Johnson_mattp: Nice to see our CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing work addressing Cyclic electron transfer in Chlamydomonas published @ThePlantCe….
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RT @BotanicalJim: I have a PAID 6 weeks undergraduate summer internship in my lab. You'll use #FRET #biosensors, #confocal #microscopes, an….
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RT @beckerhopper: Shape the Future of a Non-Toxic Environment: Join the ECOSOLUTIONS PhD Programme. Interested in urban pollution science,….
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@HitchcockLab @KatieField4 @PlantyLisaSmith @samamsbury @Johnson_mattp @MValMartin @JurriaanTon @StuartACampbell The Rowe lab is also recruiting a #PlantScience.PhD student for 2025! You'll use the new ABACUS FRET biosensors to map the dynamic leaf #AbscisicAcid.accumulations at low humidity in Arabidopsis, wheat and rice. #PhDposition @BotanicalJim
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@HitchcockLab @KatieField4 @PlantyLisaSmith @samamsbury @Johnson_mattp @MValMartin @JurriaanTon @StuartACampbell Follow the links to find out more info about any of the projects in the thread and get in touch with the lead PI for informal inquiries. #phd #plantscience #academia.
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@HitchcockLab @KatieField4 @PlantyLisaSmith @samamsbury @Johnson_mattp @MValMartin @JurriaanTon @StuartACampbell Impacts of plant + pest identities on functionality of mycorrhizal networks.Investigate how plant neighbours influence mycorrhizal fungal networks + plant defences, providing insights into resilience/functioning of ecosystems. With Katie Field @KatieField4.
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@HitchcockLab @KatieField4 @PlantyLisaSmith @samamsbury @Johnson_mattp @MValMartin @JurriaanTon Making scents of plant pollination: how plant stress affects pollinators Environmental change means plants face increased stress. You’ll work out how pollinator-plant interactions are affected by multiple stresses. Led by Stuart Campbell @StuartACampbell.
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@HitchcockLab @KatieField4 @PlantyLisaSmith @samamsbury @Johnson_mattp @MValMartin EpiPlasticity: Ecological/evolutionary significance of epigenetic defence plasticity Ever wondered how plants, with no brain, cope with concurrent stresses from diseases, poor nutrition and drought? This PhD lets you address this. Led by @JurriaanTon.
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@HitchcockLab @KatieField4 @PlantyLisaSmith @samamsbury @Johnson_mattp Assessing roles of upland fires in air pollution + public health in the UK Fires are increasingly common on UK uplands. You will advance knowledge of how these impact air quality, carbon cycling, and human health. Led by Maria Val Martin @MValMartin.
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@HitchcockLab @KatieField4 @PlantyLisaSmith @samamsbury Determining the role of FNR location in photoprotection of photosystem I.Life depends on photosynthesis; you will study a key photoprotective regulatory mechanism controlling flow of electrical current between photosystems. with Matt Johnson @Johnson_mattp.
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