Association of Applied Biologists

@aabiologists.bsky.social

Learned society bringing together a community of applied biologists around the world under a broad mission to improve agricultural productivity.
https://www.aab.org.uk/

@dvonwangenheim.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 3:14 PMReposted by @aabiologists.bsky.social

16 h of actin imaging. One root tip. Never left the frame.
PlantScope keeps the root upright & automatically tracks the tip.

#AUXIN2026
@the.3i.social
@aabiologists.bsky.social

Data: Fendrych lab
@plantmorpho.bsky.social
@iebcas.bsky.social

3i PlantScope:
www.intelligent-imaging.com/plantscope

@aabiologists.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 11:41 AM

Join us at IPPM 2026: Technological Innovation for Integrated Pest, Pathogen and Weed Management 🐛🦠🌱

#IPM #planthealth #plantpathology #plantscience #cropprotection #biocontrol

@aabiologists.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 3:27 PM

Webinar all aabout Virology 🧬 🌱
📅 Tuesday 27th October
⏰ 2pm GMT | 3pm CET | 10am EDT

Ft talks from
🍋 Svetlana Y. Folimonova
🪲 Hana Azuma @camplantsci.bsky.social
🥒 Esperanza Gea Caballero @csic.es

#planthealth #virology #plantscience

@aabiologists.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 12:55 PM

The October edition of our newsletter is out!!

🍃 Featuring all the latest news & events from the AAB and our wider community!

On the cover: Spooky season is upon us, with our #ISRFG2026 delegates catching the 24hr bloom of the corpse flower @rbgkew.bsky.social

Read it in full 👉 buff.ly/MMo8OQg

@aabiologists.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 4:01 PM

#auxin2026 D2 progressing nicely.
Great talk from @minyaaa.bsky.social about floral and leave development in Monkey-flower….

@aabiologists.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM

People of ‘pointed’ questions in the first Auxin Signalling session.
Stephanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social kicks off S2; apical hooks, auxin and ROS!

@jxbotany.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 9:08 AMReposted by @aabiologists.bsky.social

We’re delighted to be in Albuferia, Portugal this week for #Auxin2026!

The JXB special issue affiliated with the meeting, "The Many Faces of Auxin: From Molecular Mechanisms to Morphogenesis" is open now 📝

🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb...

#PlantScience 🧪 @aabiologists.bsky.social

Conference organiser Dior Kelley welcoming the Auxin 2026 attendees, with the JXB special issue information on the projector screen.

Conference organiser Dior Kelley welcoming the Auxin 2026 attendees, with the information on the benefits of submitting to JXB on the projector screen.

@aabiologists.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:21 AM

Jiri Friml kicks off the science #auxin2026
Always something new from the Friml lab….

@aabiologists.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 9:18 AM

AAB are delighted to have been asked to organise the #Auxin2026 conference, which traditionally is held in a seaside venue. As such we are in 🇵🇹 for the week with some great science! 👌

@eufawready.eu Oct 2, 2026, 3:46 PMReposted by @aabiologists.bsky.social

🔎 New #OpenAccess study from @annalsapplbio.bsky.social on why #IntegratedPestManagement (IPM) uptake stalls in UK fresh produce: rules, education, social pressure, economics, and tools.

🌽 Lessons that matter for EU's readiness for #FallArmyworm (FAW), too.

#EUFAWREADY #IPM

@aabiologists.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 3:22 PM

ICYMI - you can watch all the talks from this week's webinar all 'aabout' #Nematology over on our YouTube channel!

James Price @hutton.ac.uk
👉 youtu.be/Ce_6IxSHcO8

Lilian Atira (SETU)
👉 youtu.be/MVkZ_CABb2M

Saulo Chaves (USP)
👉 youtu.be/Ut1wN4au4uw

@aabiologists.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:24 PM

Please join us in celebrating these incredible achievements! 🎉

Our 2026 Medallists will deliver award talks at the AAB President's Meeting in York (& Online) this November.
👉 cvent.me/Q55K5Q

@aabiologists.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:24 PM

🏅 2026 AAB President's Medallist 🏅

Finally, our inaugural Sustainable Futures Medal is awarded to Noam Chayut (John Innes Centre) for building a national resource into a international research genebank - maximising impact for global crop improvement.

@johninnescentre.bsky.social

@aabiologists.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:24 PM

🏅 2026 AAB President's Medallist 🏅

For his work on building phenotyping platforms & infrastructure for researchers around the world to develop resilient crops, we're delighted to award the inaugural AAB medal for #PlantScience to Jonathan Atkinson (University of Nottingham) 🌾

@phenomuk.bsky.social

@aabiologists.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:24 PM

🏅 2026 AAB President's Medallist 🏅

We're honoured to award the inaugural medal for Accessibility in Applied Biology to Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso (University of Leeds) for her dedication in building inclusive opportunities for Black researchers 🌱

@yoselin.bsky.social @blackinplantsci.bsky.social

@aabiologists.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:24 PM

We're delighted to announce the 2026 AAB President's Medallists! 🎉 Celebrating excellence, impact and leadership across applied biology, our 2026 Medallists were nominated by members of the global community & appointed by highly competitive judging process Congratulations to our three winners!

@aabiologists.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 8:18 AM

Registration is now OPEN for...
🪱 Advances in Nematology 2026 🪱
👉️ cvent.me/0EwGbB

📅 10th December
📍 The Linnean Society, London & Online

Join our invited speakers:
🪱 Mark Blaxter @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
🪱 André Bertran @w-u-r.bsky.social
🪱 Giulia Torrini @giuliatorrini.bsky.social

@aabiologists.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 11:03 AM

Plus a highlight from @annalsapplbio.bsky.social:

🫛🪱 Integrating resistance to root knot nematodes in beans
👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab....

Join us at 2pm BST!

@aabiologists.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 10:55 AM

This International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste don't miss our FREE webinar all 'aabout' Nematology

Featuring what promises to be a fantastic talk from Dr James Price @hutton.ac.uk on how they're combatting potato cyst nematodes (PCN) to protect potato yields 🥔🪱

#FLWday @fao.org

@aabiologists.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 10:53 AM

🚨🚨 Final week to register!! 🚨🚨 Don't miss our fantastic line-up of keynotes, workshops, early-career science & networking opportunities across academia & industry 💡The full schedule is now online! Join us in Nottingham 👇

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