Nick Talbot@talbotlabTSL

Interested in plant pathology, fungal development, cell biology. I study a disease called rice blast. Executive Director, The Sainsbury Laboratory- Views my own

 England, United Kingdom
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Joined May 2010
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Tatsuya Nobori@nobolly
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Great talks by @VGeshkovski and @HsuanPai1 representing our lab at the @TheSainsburyLab Autumn Symposium. Well done!
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Our SAB member Steven Spoel @SpoelLab @EdinburghUni is speaking today at the TSL Autumn Symposium
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Don't forget to sign up for this exciting science day! ⬇️ 🗓️ Tuesday 17 November 2026 Exciting talks, flash-talks and #STEMM career discussions. 💻 Register here: buff.ly/ca8Xq5f 🗣️ Programme here: buff.ly/4xqhVRK
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A new edition of the TSL Autumn Symposium begins today, and it couldn't have started better! ✨ Three days of exciting talks and discussions, bringing together the whole TSL community 🌱
Nick Talbot talking on a stage, a slide full of photos and the text "Thank you to everyone at TSL"

ALT Nick Talbot talking on a stage, a slide full of photos and the text "Thank you to everyone at TSL"
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Toni Gabaldón@toni_gabaldon
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I’m excited to be speaking at #IUMS2026 in #Lisbon this November! Looking forward for 3 days of cutting-edge science across bacteriology, virology & mycology. 👉 invt.io/1txbbrknd2u

I'm speaking at IUMS 2026, join me

Register now

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and some wise words from the legendary pioneer of plant transformation by Agrobacterium, Marc van Montagu advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley…

From Genes to Ecosystems: Marc Van Montagu on Science, Society, and the Future of Life

Marc Van Montagu, Emeritus Professor at Ghent University, a founding father of plant genetic engineering, shares his insights at 92, drawing on a personal conversation with the editor and a lecture...

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Jonathan D G Jones@jonathandgjones
Oct 29
Out today - commentary from Caixia Gao and I on excessive regulation of benign and useful crop improvement methods Roads not taken: The mismatch between safety and regulation of plant b… sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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"I've always been fascinated with plants and how they adapt. It's very visual science." 🌱 Adam Myhill, Lab Tech in the @KamounLab, was interviewed by Technical Education Networks about his T Level experience and his current job 🧪 Full interview here: technicaleducationnetworks.o…

T Level Science → Laboratory Technician | Technical Education Networks

Adam shares how his T Level in Science led him to a role as a Laboratory Technician at The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich.

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Halloween is almost here, and TSL students, postdocs, and technicians swapped pipettes for pumpkin knives at this year’s carving event! 🎃 Which one’s your favourite? Reply with its number to vote! 👻
Collage of 23 photos of pumpkins carved by TSL staff for the annual Halloween pumpkin carving competition.

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Sophien Kamoun
@KamounLab
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Just published The Sainsbury Laboratory joins the AI Collaborative: Food Security TSL is part of a multi-stakeholder effort to strengthen the resilience of global food systems kamounlab.medium.com/the-sai…
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Silvia Ramundo@ramundo_silvia
Oct 30
Please help us spread the word! 📢 Our Institute is looking for a Scientific Director: oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/de/job/u3… Application deadline: November 15! The @gmivienna is a truly exceptional place to do science and it is very generously funded by @oeaw ! 1/ 5

Scientific Director (f/m/x)

OeAW - Discovering the futureThe Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI), part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), is seeking to appoint a visionary Scientific Director to lea

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Out today - commentary from Caixia Gao and I on excessive regulation of benign and useful crop improvement methods Roads not taken: The mismatch between safety and regulation of plant b… sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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We are delighted to share that Lesley Milnes @ItsJustLel, research assistant in the @2blades group, was shortlisted for the @LABINNOVATIONS Lab Technician of the Year award 🏆 The award, sponsored by @ScientificLabs, demonstrates Lesley's skill and commitment in the lab 🧪🌱🧬
Lesley Milnes Lab Innovations Lab Technician of the Year Shortlist

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How British agriculture is helping China to feed itself - Farmers Weekly fwi.co.uk/business/markets-a…

How British agriculture is helping China to feed itself - Farmers Weekly

China bought £173m of British pigmeat last year, making it the UK’s biggest market outside Europe. Chinese consumers also provide a lucrative outlet for

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📣 Apply to the John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme This 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant & Microbial Sciences @JohnInnesCentre @TheSainsburyLab & @EarlhamInst 🗓️ Apply before 12 Nov '26 ➡️ okt.to/qjy60T
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Ready to give our talk tomorrow at the Linnean Society Palaeobotanical meeting in London @1pantunes
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📣 Calling all teachers, schools and colleges! Registration is now OPEN for the NBI Accessible Science Talks! 🗓️ 17 Nov 2026 Join us online for exciting talks and #STEMM career discussions. 💻 Register here: buff.ly/MRzhNKe 🗣️ Programme here: buff.ly/4xqhVRK
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A record 7,710 proposals – a 60.4% increase to 2026 – for #ERCStG 2027! Physical Sciences & Engineering are in the lead (43%), followed by Social Sciences & Humanities (29%), and Life Sciences (28%). erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…
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Postdoc opening in my lab! Looking for someone excited about genomes, symbionts and plant–insect interactions to join our team at @TheSainsburyLab 🧬🍄🌿🦟 Applications reviewed from 16 Nov. buff.ly/WZtMcGs

Postdoctoral Researcher

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The Sainsbury Laboratory@TheSainsburyLab
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VACANCY: Postdoctoral Researcher in the Berasategui Lab at TSL, Norwich, UK An exciting opportunity to work with @berasymbionts at the interface of evolutionary genomics, plant pathology and insect symbiosis. Application review starts 16 Nov 2026 buff.ly/WZtMcGs
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Prof Michael E. Mann
@MichaelEMann
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We are approaching the warmest global surface air temperature anomaly on record (1.15C on Nov 18 2023) as record El Niño approaches peak: pulse.climate.copernicus.eu/
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Marc Johnson
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There is something really concerning (and disappointing) going on in the US right now. A dangerous and preventable situation. Let me explain. nextstrain.org/avian-flu/h5n… 1/
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