Plant biologist at the University of Glasgow interested in photoreceptor signalling and the design of optogenetic tools
Joined December 2018
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The School of Biosciences at University of Birmingham is recruiting FIVE Assistant/Associate Profs in areas including fungal biology, plant science and bioengineering. Full details below 🍄🌾🧬🧫
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The @viennabiocenter PostDoc Program call is now open! We have 8 fully-funded positions for scientists with a PhD in biology, chemistry, physics, bioinformatics etc.
Apply here: training.vbc.ac.at/post-docs…
#VBCPostDoc
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Register Now! #SLS26 Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium 2026 in Cambridge, UK — Shaping Life: Mechanisms of Morphogenesis!
If you are into Plant Development - join us!
📅 22–24 Sept 2026
In-person + livestream
Limited fee waivers
slcu.cam.ac.uk/sls
#plantsi
ALT Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium 2026 logo - Shaping Life-Mechanisms of Morphogenesis. Timelapse of a developing Arabidopsis leaf imaged at 9-12 days old under a confocal microscope, with cells segmented and coloured using MorphographX software. Images by Sarah Attrill.
John Christie retweeted
Two positions available in my lab in London to work on engineering plant traits:
🪴Postdoc and PhD student positions 🪴
Deadline very soon: 10 March 2026. Links in the comments.
Please share with suitable candidates!
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Job opportunity!
Research Assistant / Research Associate
An opportunity to join our team working on the generation of a completely engineered chloroplast genome (= synplastome).
Apply by Thursday 02 April 2026: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/54695/
Feeling blue? Find out more about the dark side of phototropin signalling 😀 academic.oup.com/plcell/adva…
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I have a PhD student and a post-doc position available in my lab to work on plant photobiology. Please use the links below to postulate
Please RT, many thanks
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We have an exciting PhD position in our lab to explore phototropin receptor diversity in Begonia. If you’re interested in plant photobiology and receptor signalling, we’d love to hear from you! Deadline for expressions of interest: 20 December 2025.
John Christie retweeted
Excited to be helping organise this!
We are excited to announce that the 4th Young Researchers' Symposium on Plant Photobiology (YRSPP) will take place from 15-18 April 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland's beautiful capital city. 🪴🍃🏴
More details soon!
#YRSPP #YRSPP2026
#earlycareer #plantscience #photobiology
ALT YRSPP 2026 logo and 'save the date' announcement: 15-18th April 2026, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
John Christie retweeted
Update: I have a UKRI fully funded PhD studentship in my lab working with Prof. Helen Walden and Dr Panos Kotsantis. If you are interested in ubiquitin signalling and cell cycle regulation/DNA replication stress, please take a look!
gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/docto…
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Excited to welcome our 2024/5 @BBSRC cohort and see them already interacting so well across the partnership @UofGMVLS @UniStrathclyde @LancasterUni @QUBelfast
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A great opportunity for postdocs to get experience in research and teaching!
Last few days to apply for University of Glasgow Research and Teaching position (for up to 1 year) in mathematical modelling and plant molecular biology. my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit…
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A very nice PhD project in my lab in collaborations with @DrZoeWaller and @ant_dodd! Please share it🙏! biodtp.norwichresearchpark.a…
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Happy to announce another collaboration with Jorge Casal (@fundacionleloir), Ceci Costigliolo (@CeCostigliolo), Martina Legris (@martina_legris), Mati Zurbriggen (@MatiZurbriggen) et al, now published in PNAS (@PNASNews): pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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Don’t miss this week’s New Phytologist Now webinar with last year’s Tansley Medal winner Martina Legris – sure to be full of fascinating insights, with a Q&A hosted by John Christie. It’s free to attend! newphytologist.org/events/no…
ALT New Phytologist Now online events for plant scientists. Tansley Medal 2023 winner: Martina Legris. Light and temperature regulation of leaf morphogenesis in Arabidopsis. 13:00 BST 9 October. Free registration.
John Christie retweeted
Our Tansley Review with @amytaustin on photodegradation in terrestrial ecosystems is now out @NewPhyt
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
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Registration closes this Fri 4 Oct for the inaugural @BlackInPlantSci Conference in Cambridge. Open to all plant enthusiasts irrespective of career stage or cultural heritage. Diversity is of benefit to all, so everyone needs to be involved to solve hurdles minority groups face.
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John Christie retweeted
Join us in conversation with 2023 New Phytologist #TansleyMedal winner @martina_legris!
Light and temperature regulation of leaf morphogenesis in Arabidopsis – a free #NewPhytologistNow webinar.
⏲ 13:00 BST (UTC+1)
📅 9 October
Free registration: newphytologist.org/events/no…
ALT New Phytologist Now: Online events for plant scientists Tansley Medal 2023 winner: Martina Legris Light and temperature regulation of leaf morphogenesis in Arabidopsis 13:00 BST 9 October Free registration
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📢 Early career scientists!
The New Phytologist Tansley Medal for excellence in plant science, awarded annually to a researcher with 3–5 years' experience since gaining their PhD, opens for applications on 1 September!
🏆 newphytologist.org/awards/ta…
John Christie retweeted
@photoadduct Prof. John Christie gives us the history and future implication of blue light signaling and LOV domains in plants in our PhD Summer School. @UU_Plants @EPSGradSchool
