@aliraza6
#PlantBiotech๐จโ๐ฌ| #Postdoc research fellow | Trying to understand how plants respond/adapt to #abiotic stress conditions๐ก๏ธโ๏ธ๐ฆ๐ซง๐ซ | Open for #collaboration | ๐โ๐โ๐ป๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆโ๏ธ | ๐ @Ale_Raza6
Novel Strategies for Designing #Climate-Smart #Crops to Ensure Sustainable #Agriculture and Future #Food Security
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#PlantScience #StressBiology @aliraza6.bsky.social @jchrispires.bsky.social @crop4clima.eu @sarracropmodels.bsky.social @funcagroeco.bsky.social
"Here, we present SPAtial Cell Exploration (SPACE), a spatial CRISPR screening platform that integrates whole-transcriptome profiling (~18,000 genes), multiplexed protein detection (~68 markers), and CRISPR perturbation mapping at subcellular resolution"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
๐ชดPostdoc position - UT Austin, TX, USA
- Developmental Mechanisms of Adaptation to Underwater Environment/Genome Editing๐ชด
Do you love amphibious/aquatic plants? Then consider applying to the position! See the attached ads.
utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/...
#Genomics-assisted breeding for designing #salinity-smart future crops
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience #StressBiology @wiley.com @genomebiolevol.bsky.social @gfz.bsky.social @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social @ahalllab.bsky.social @spatialgenetics.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social
The hidden role of #amino acids and secondary #metabolites in plant #drought tolerance
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PlantScience #StressTolerance @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social @plantbiology.bsky.social @plantstress.bsky.social @plantmetabolism.bsky.social
Synthetic genomics (SynGen) has emerged as a new game-changing platform for future crop improvement by allowing the design and construction of designer-made plant genomes for sustainable agriculture. This chapter first discussed the conceptual and technological foundations of SynGen for future genome design. We investigated how SynGen is being applied to improve yield, stress tolerance, nutritional profile, metabolic pathway engineering, plantโmicrobe interactions, and to design minimal or fully synthetic plant genomes. Integration with multi-omics, biofoundries, and gene drives further expands its capability to fast-track future crop design. Nevertheless, widespread application encounters major technical, ethical, and regulatory challenges, along with some bottlenecks and implications of redesigned crops, which demand transparent governance and inclusive public dialogue. To address these issues, we propose that innovations in synthetic biology and publicโprivate collaborations could assist in the design of future climate-smart, high-performance crops. In short, SynGen could serve as a game-changing approach that can help achieve global food security in the face of changing climate.
Happy to share our๐ book chapter "Advances in #SyntheticGenomics๐งฌ๐งชโ๏ธ(SynGen) for Crop Improvement and Beyond๐พ", published by @springernature.com ๐คฉ๐
๐ link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
โ๏ธSynGen enables custom plant #genomes๐งฌ for #climate-resilient, sustainable #agriculture๐ชด๐ฅ
@scinews.bsky.social
@springer.springernature.com @thepallavisingh.bsky.social @synbio.bsky.social @eusynbios.org @syntheticbio.bsky.social @abioticstress.bsky.social @healthycrops.bsky.social @planteditors.bsky.social @plantteaching.bsky.social @plantgenomes.bsky.social @hydrosensing.bsky.social ๐๐๐
Synthetic genomics (SynGen) has emerged as a new game-changing platform for future crop improvement by allowing the design and construction of designer-made plant genomes for sustainable agriculture. This chapter first discussed the conceptual and technological foundations of SynGen for future genome design. We investigated how SynGen is being applied to improve yield, stress tolerance, nutritional profile, metabolic pathway engineering, plantโmicrobe interactions, and to design minimal or fully synthetic plant genomes. Integration with multi-omics, biofoundries, and gene drives further expands its capability to fast-track future crop design. Nevertheless, widespread application encounters major technical, ethical, and regulatory challenges, along with some bottlenecks and implications of redesigned crops, which demand transparent governance and inclusive public dialogue. To address these issues, we propose that innovations in synthetic biology and publicโprivate collaborations could assist in the design of future climate-smart, high-performance crops. In short, SynGen could serve as a game-changing approach that can help achieve global food security in the face of changing climate.
Happy to share our๐ book chapter "Advances in #SyntheticGenomics๐งฌ๐งชโ๏ธ(SynGen) for Crop Improvement and Beyond๐พ", published by @springernature.com ๐คฉ๐
๐ link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
โ๏ธSynGen enables custom plant #genomes๐งฌ for #climate-resilient, sustainable #agriculture๐ชด๐ฅ
@scinews.bsky.social
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May Allah bring lots of happiness and blessings in our lives during this blessed month of Ramadan. Aameen ๐คฒ๐ป ๐น
#RamadanMubarak #ramadan2026 #RamadanMubarak2026 #Ramadan
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Wishing you a Spring Festival filled with joy ๐คฉ๐ฅ and a New Year full of energy ๐ฑโ๏ธ. May the Year of the Horse ๐ bring you strength ๐ช, speed โก, and success ๐ in all your endeavours ๐
#ChineseNewYear2026 #ChineseSpringFestival
From the #genome to #super-pangenome: a new paradigm for accelerated #crop improvement
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#PlantScience @sicb.bsky.social @pangenomics.bsky.social @crop4clima.eu @planteditors.bsky.social @plantgenomes.bsky.social @hobzalab.bsky.social @jchrispires.bsky.social
๐จSPECIAL ISSUE - FINAL CALL
๐ชพ๐ง The Inter #drought VIII special issue closes on 28 Feb๐ง๐ชพ
๐Guest edited by Mark Cooper, Carlos Messina, Karine Chenu & Amelia Henry ๐
๐ Got a manuscript? Contact: bit.ly/JXBissues
#PlantScience @jxbotany.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @planteditors.bsky.social
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๐ mp.weixin.qq.com/s/joaeY9XAyE...
๐ www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Pangenome #super-pangenome #omics #genomics @natureportfolio.nature.com @abioticstress.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social @planteditors.bsky.social @natrevbiodiv.nature.com @botanyone.bsky.social
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จ้ข็ปผ่ฟฐ่ถ
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๐ mp.weixin.qq.com/s/joaeY9XAyE...
๐ www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Pangenome #super-pangenome #omics #genomics @natureportfolio.nature.com @abioticstress.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social @planteditors.bsky.social @natrevbiodiv.nature.com @botanyone.bsky.social
#Trehalose: A #sugar molecule involved in #temperature stress management in #plants
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PlantScience #Heat @plantredox.bsky.social @climateadaptation.bsky.social @elsevierconnect.bsky.social @aliraza6.bsky.social @elsevierlsj.bsky.social @scinews.bsky.social
@abioticstress.bsky.social ๐
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#Melatonin-enabled #omics: understanding plant responses to single and combined #abiotic stresses for climate-smart #agriculture
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@tandfresearch.bsky.social @aliraza6.bsky.social @mplantpcom.bsky.social @scinews.bsky.social @engagedroadmap.bsky.social
#Panomics to manage combined #abiotic stresses in plants
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
@cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social @aliraza6.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social @bluetrends.bsky.social @natplants.nature.com @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social @aria-research.bsky.social @plantscientist.bsky.social
New paper from lab-@natecoevo.nature.com
Abiotic and biotic controls of non-native perennial plant success in drylands
Non-native plant success in drylands is facilitated by high grazing pressure & resource availability.
Led by Rahmanian and @ftmaestre.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Super-pangenomes expand species-level pan-genomes to genus-wide frameworks, which integrate cultivated and wild genomes to capture hidden diversity. Super-pangenomes reduce reference bias, discover structural variations, rare alleles, and regulatory elements which drive stress adaptation and trait evolution. By leveraging QTL/GWAS and panomics, super-pangenomes fast-track breeding of stress-smart and high-yielding crops. This review highlights advances, challenges, and prospects, which position super-pangenomes as a โsurprise packageโ for sustainable, food-secure agriculture.
Happy to share our๐invited #OpenAccess article "โFrom the #genome to super- #pangenome๐งฌ: a new paradigm for accelerated #crop improvement๐พ๐ฟ๐ชด" is out in ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ @natureportfolio.nature.com๐คฉ๐
๐ www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#PlantScience @tpg-sssa.bsky.social @planteditors.bsky.social
Two-way thick black arrows show the influence or interaction, including (1) arrows from the center to the challenges signify how super-pangenomes address/amplify these challenges and (2) line-with-bars from challenges to the center suggest how these challenges impact/hinder the adoption of super-pangenomes. Circular colored lines highlight the interplay between challenges, as shown by the colored text. Created with BioRender.com.
Key challenges in adopting super #pangenomes as new reference #genomes in research and #breeding
๐ www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@plantevolution.bsky.social @planteditors.bsky.social @scinews.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social @natgenet.nature.com @cropxr.bsky.social
This figure displays the systematic development of the super-pangenomes, which is based on widely used methods and integrates raw genomic data, biological insights, and advanced breeding applications to increase crop tolerance and productivity. The process includes six key steps: (1) initial data acquisition involves various high-throughput sequencing methods to capture genomic complexity and structural variations (SVs); (2) the information identified in the next step serves as the foundation for understanding genetic diversity and evolutionary adaptations across species; and (3) the extracted genomic features are integrated into variation networks, regulatory elements affecting gene expression, epistatic interactions, trait-associated variant catalogs, functional gene annotations, and panomics to harness genotype-phenotype relationships. This stage enhances the discovery of key functional genes linked to agronomic traits, stress tolerance, and breeding targets. (4) In the next step, the integration of panomics datasets leads to super-pangenomics (a surprise package), which provides new insights into hidden genetic diversity across multiple species. This comprehensive analysis serves as a genetic toolbox for fast-forward breeding strategies: (5) the super-pangenomes facilitates diverse GAB methods that can accelerate crop domestication and improvement; and (6) in the final stage, by leveraging these comprehensive resources, we can achieve the final goal of climate-smart, high-yielding crops with enhanced abiotic stress tolerance, biotic stress resistance, and agronomic trait improvements. Created with BioRender.com.
A multistep process for super #pangenomics to deliver improved #crop cultivars
๐ www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Genomics @tpg-sssa.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social @planteditors.bsky.social @scinews.bsky.social @scinews.bsky.social @botsocamerica.bsky.social @plantevolution.bsky.social
Awesome ๐ many congratulations ๐๐. Looking forward to visiting you
๐ A study from scientists at @johninnescentre.bsky.social and Earlham Institute has applied #singlecell methods to uncover the role of maternal plants in passing on environmental adaptations to their seeds, in the form of plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA). ๐ฑ
Read more ๐
#PlantScience
Avoiding the shadow: How plants perceive neighbours and reshape the crop light environment url: academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
Great ๐๐ผ thanks for nicely summarizing the whole thing
Super-pangenomes now exist for rice (251 genomes, 4 species), potato (296 genomes, 60 species), grape (144 genomes, 72 accessions), poplar (19 genomes, 18 species). Table 1 in this review is a roadmap to genus-wide diversity for maize, soybean, tomato, chickpea, lettuce, kiwifruit, cotton, citrus.