Senior lecturer in Plant Ecophysiology and Crop Protection at Keele University. 🏳️🌈
Keele, England
Joined November 2017
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Thomas Torode retweeted
💻 Webinar: UK Seaweed and Biomass/Biotech
Join @innovateuk on 26/09 as they explore
🌿 The potential of seaweed
🧱 The barriers to UK production
🤝 The opportunities for collaboration
For details
➡️ buff.ly/1jBHiHB
#webinar #seaweed #funding #innovation
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1/🚨 New preprint alert!
Can mutualists and pathogens co-colonise the same living plant cell and what does that do to the plant membranes that surround these microbes?
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Read & RT. New preprint by @Gavrin_Alex from his time in our team - Inactivation of Medicago Glucan binding protein 1 (GBP1) offers: An approach to enhance symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Plz RT. We @slcuplants @Cambridge_Uni are looking for a postdoc plant biologist with proven protein biochemistry & cell biology expertise & strong interest in plant processes targeted by Phytophthora effectors. (apply before 2 April)
[Image: @AlexWGuyon]
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/
Thomas Torode retweeted
When people say to stop using pesticides, I always respond with:
Which of the following are you okay with?
Losing 30-40% of crops to pests?
Clearing more land for farming?
Children weeding manually?
Higher food prices?
Lower food quality?
Invasive pests?
Seriously, which one?
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We are about to launch a new call for funding in plant EngBio - see post below for more info and sign up for updates to be notified when the call officially goes live. Up to 500K per project! Reach out if you would like to know more, happy to chat :)
👀 Our next round of seed funding is coming soon – this time in our Programmable Plants opportunity space. Sign up to hear when the call goes live 👇
link.aria.org.uk/pp-signup-x
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The Rowe lab is recruiting a #PlantScience PhD student for 2025! You'll use our new ABACUS FRET biosensors to map the dynamic leaf #AbscisicAcid accumulations at low humidity in Arabidopsis, wheat and rice. #PhDposition
findaphd.com/phds/project/un…
ALT A grey coloured Arabidopsis leaf epidermis, with black cell walls. Each cells has a colourful blobs - a nuclear localised fluorescent ABA sensor, with warm colours indicating high concentrations, and cooler colours indicating lower concentrations.
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PhD OPPORTUNITY: “Sustainable crop pest management options for the future: perception and practice” coming up in my group, 4 years, fully funded by Leverhulme
I’ll post the advert when it comes out
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Do you want to make a difference in solving global marine sustainability challenges and have an excellent idea to do just that? Submit a PhD proposal to us by 13th September and we may back it with FULL FUNDING!
👉 plymouth.ac.uk/research/inst…
@PlymUni @ProfRThompson @POGO_Ocean
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Applications for joining us @slcuplants as postdoc working with Marchantia and flowering plants close this Sunday 23/06/2024. Details 👇
Plz RT. Postdoc position: We are looking for a plant biologist with a strong interest in the model system Marchantia and comparative studies with flowering plants. @slcuplants @Cambridge_Uni
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/46686/
Thomas Torode retweeted
A little timelapse of arbuscule development in benthi. Very fun to see how fast it can go, 15minutes between frames.
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Please contribute to the Climate Change Risk Assessment for the UK! I'm co-authoring the chapter on land, nature and food so particularly want to hear from people working in the area! Link to the submission form in the post. @UniofReading
We’re seeking your evidence & information on UK climate risk to inform the next #ClimateChange Risk Assessment Independent Assessment (CCRA4-IA) Technical Report
Submit your evidence here: response.questback.com/metof…
It should take under 10 mins to complete
#CCRA4 #GetClimateReady
Thomas Torode retweeted
It’s not only edible products that food waste can become.
@Keracol is the spin-out by @UoLDesign and @chemleedsuni researchers that transforms fruit and vegetable byproducts into high-value, sustainable cosmetics and skincare.
spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/from-p…
Thomas Torode retweeted
TODAY is the day!
From today until the 25th of April, all donations made exclusively through our @BigGive page will be DOUBLED, making twice the impact to protect and restore seagrass! 🌱
Together, we could make a huge difference!
bit.ly/BigGiveOCT
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Plz RT: come work with us!
Fully funded PhD @Cambridge_Uni @slcuplants
Betalain root symbiosis reporters to enable field-relevant predictions of the risk of chemicals to AM fungi.
ctp-sai.org/projects-for-202…
Limited to UK applicants only. Please apply by 14th April.
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🌿🍀Register for the VIII International Conference on Plant Cell Wall Biology, which will take place from June 17th to 21st, 2024, at the Casona de las Condes Campus of the Andrés Bello University, in Santiago de Chile.
More information at👉📲lc.cx/B9ZTwI
Thomas Torode retweeted
📢Post-doctoral Research Fellow @UniversityLeeds @futurefibrnplus
Exciting opportunity to be part of progressive & impactful research network that aims to support a more sustainable and responsible fashion and textiles industry. @contactlitac @wateratleeds
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/AHCDE1275
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Happy #WorldSeagrassDay!
Today we celebrate the incredible habitat that is Seagrass. We've created this short video to help explain why Seagrass is so important to the health of our Ocean!
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