@theplantjournal.bsky.socialπ Congratulations to Dr. Neha Shukla @shukla04.bsky.social @ceitec.eu, winner of the ππππππππ Best Talk Award for Early Career Researchers, sponsored by The Plant Journal! π±
Congratulations on an outstanding presentation and exciting research! π
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialThe final talk of #PGRP2026! After three amazing days of RNA biology, Eduardo Mateo-BonmatΓ closes the scientific program by showing how PNUTS-like scaffolding of the CPF phosphatase coordinates 3β²-end processing and FLC silencing π§¬βοΈβοΈ
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialByeong-ha Lee shows how spliceosomal protein interactions promote nuclear speckle organization and splicing robustness π§¬βοΈβ¨ #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialMoving to RNA methylation, Sarah Rennie decodes the principles of m6A deposition and recognition in Arabidopsis π§¬βοΈπ #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialAfter the coffee break, Session 6 resumes with Rebecca Mosher on the epigenomic changes that follow the evolution of selfing π§¬πΈπ #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialNext, Julia QΓΌesta takes us to the earliest moments of plant life with transcription dynamics at early stages of development π§¬π±β±οΈ #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialXuehua Zhong on the mechanisms of DNA methylation dynamics and their role in environmental adaptation π§¬π·οΈπ #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialBack from lunch, Session 6 (Epigenetics & Epitranscriptomics) opens with Craig Pikaard on the biochemistry of RNA-directed DNA methylation: the enzymatic reactions of RNA Polymerase V and its protein partners π§¬βοΈπ·οΈ #PGRP2026
@josephineherbst.bsky.socialThank you for the opportunity to talk about my favorite lncRNA! It was a pleasure to join #PGRP2026 !
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialClosing Session 5, JΓ©rΓ©mie Bazin unveils a dual function of NSRa linking splicing and polyadenylation π§¬βοΈπ #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialBack to lncRNAs with Thomas Blein, who explores the interplay between transcription factors and long non-coding RNAs in the regulation of lateral root initiation in Arabidopsis π§¬π€π± #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialNext, Matthew Parker shows how single-gamete genetics resolves epistatic variants underlying transmission bias π§¬πΈβοΈ #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialAfter the coffee break, Session 5 resumes with Andreas Niebel, who presents how NFYA1 and long non-coding RNAs regulate nodule development π§¬π«π± #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialStill with non-coding RNAs, Florencia Sol Rodriguez shows how alternative splicing of a coding gene produces a nuclear regulatory long non-coding RNA π§¬βοΈπ #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialSession 5 continues with Josephine Herbst, who shows how the lncRNA LINDA safeguards meristem integrity after stem cell loss π§¬π‘οΈπ± #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialInto the world of non-coding RNAs! Session 5 opens with Martin Crespi, who shows how long non-coding RNAs regulate alternative splicing π§¬βοΈπ± #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialDay 3, the final day of #PGRP2026, is here! A full day on non-coding RNAs, epigenetics and epitranscriptomics. We open with the keynote by Federico Ariel on warmth-responsive lncRNAs in chromatin dynamics π§¬π‘οΈπ§Ά
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialTo close Session 4 and another exciting day of #PGRP2026, Neha Shukla presents her work on post-transcriptional regulation of meiotic transcripts by the RNA-binding protein CDM1 and its link to cytoplasmic condensates π§¬π§πΈ
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialWe continue with Albrecht von Arnim, who shows how the circadian clock supports translational control across diel light and temperature cycles π§¬π°οΈβοΈ #PGRP2026
@pgrp2026.bsky.socialMar Castellano on selective translation in response to combined stresses and its coordination with protein folding in plants π§¬π§©π± #PGRP2026
