Genetic of plant architecture, dormancy, abiotic stress. potato lover. senior scientist @pilarcubas @CNB_CSIC. Former post-doc @PPH_WUR
Joined May 2017
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21 Mar 2022
Ever wondered why tubers only grow underground? Our last paper shows how BRC1b prevents aerial tuberisation by promoting bud dormancy #TCP #Bud_Dormancy #ABA #Plasmodesmata #Sugar_allocation with @pilarcubas @CNB_CSIC Salome Prat and many others
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Today at #CNB_CSIC we brought together leading researchers at the Plant Sensing and Adaptation to a Challenging World congress to share advances in plant signalling, stress responses and resilience through talks, posters and scientific discussion. Thanks to all participants!
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Hey all! We have been awarded a Spanish national grant to keep researching. We have a full PhD contract (FPI) assigned and keep looking for candidates interested in molecular biology and evolution of (plant) transcription factors, please spread the word!!
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
7 Jul 2025
🔥 Postdoc opportunity 🌱
The Legris lab at @UniNeuchatel 🇨🇭 is looking for a Postdoc to work on the regulation of branching by warm temperatures. If you have a background on plant physiology and development, and you're interested in shoot thermomorphogenesis, apply now! 🧬🔬🪴
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12 Mar 2025
How do potato cultivars cope with salt stress? With @KarlovaRumyana we are glad to share that our paper investigating potato plants' response to salt stress is out sciencedirect.com/science/ar… ! with @PPH_WUR and @TesterinkC
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
6 Nov 2024
✨ The less fertilizer, the better ✨
🌍 Is it possible to cultivate potatoes with less fertilizer? Reducing environmental impact while feeding millions? 🥔
Our research published today in @NewPhyt, led by Salomé Prat and @MarufSh84795688, is turning this into reality! 🧵
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8 Oct 2024
Our small contribution to celebrate the Nobel prize for microRNAs. 🎉🍾🎊.
8 Oct 2024
MIR164B ensures robust Arabidopsis leaf development by compensating for compromised POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX2 function (Aude Maugarny, Aurélie Vialette, Bernard Adroher, Anne-Sophie Sarthou, et. al.) buff.ly/3U2sLy2 @AMaugarnyCales @ASPB #PlantSci
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
28 Aug 2024
Ok, this is a big one! Proud to present our latest story on hydropatterning-a process that allows plants to sense moisture gradients in soil and activate branching. Johannes Scharwies defines the genetic basis for this response in maize and Arabidopsis!
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
29 Aug 2024
Happy to share this work from my postdoc time with @cabeveridge29 and new data from HHU and @ceplas_1
We show that trehalose 6-phosphate is downstream of strigolactones but independent of the known BRC1 pathway.
please check it out nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
#T6P #Tre6P
ALT RNA sequencing analyses showed that trehalose 6-phosphate is downstream of strigolactones
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
26 Aug 2024
Are you interested in Plant Development? Our group at @CNB_CSIC is looking for a motivated student to carry out a PhD project investigating the molecular mechanisms controlling plant shoot branching, a process with great agricultural impact. Write to me or to @MklNicolas
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
23 Jul 2024
📢#plantscijob alert!🧐
We have one PhD (Prof. @LBentsink group) and one Postdoc position (mariana-artur.com/ group) open to work on mechanosensing in seeds as part of the GreenTE consortium (green-te.nl/). 🔬🌱💧🥼🧪
Please share!
Links for application below👇🏾
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
6 Jul 2024
I am happy to share the last chapter of my PhD thesis with you through this beautiful publication in @NewPhyt 🌱
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25 Jun 2024
En España, se calcula que en los últimos 20 años hemos perdido casi 7 millones de gorriones. No podemos permitirlo, firma la petición de @SEO_BirdLife para protegerlos bit.ly/3UxiGsb
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30 May 2024
Wondering if there were more people listening to Taylor Swift’s concert outside the stadium than in it ? 🤔
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
13 Mar 2024
📢📢 2 PhD positions to study the biology of ants at the Insect Biology Research Institute in Tours, France.
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10 more days to apply! Ads with full details here: univ-tours.fr/m-romain-libbr…
@IRBI_Tours
@CNRS
@CNRSecologie
@AgenceRecherche
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
4 Mar 2024
Join the online @plant_gene workshop on how to start with gene editing in crops this Wednesday!
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4 Mar 2024
The final version of the ggPlantmap is out at @JXBot
academic.oup.com/jxb/advance…
Come for the information, stay for the beautiful figures!
We hope it can encourage people to create their own eFP-viewer!
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
28 Feb 2024
#Plants 🌱💦 | Almost one-quarter of all irrigated farmlands are affected by salination. Therefore, WUR researchers have discovered a local regulator protein that allows plants to develop in such stressful situations. Do you want to know more? ➡️ bit.ly/3IgZnxy
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
21 Feb 2024
VACANCY REMINDER - Submit before 1 March 2024 - Together with the Inge De Clercq lab we have a funded position for a postdoctoral researcher to work on nature's genetic engineer, Agrobacterium tumefaciens. More info: lnkd.in/euQTDUNN
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Michael Nicolas retweeted
22 Jan 2024
By optimizing tissue permeability, we have developed an enhanced method for whole-mount RNA in situ hybridization, enabling cell segmentation. With this method, we demonstrate that multiple ways lead to shoot meristems during root conversion.#ijpb
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