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Using ferns to understand the evolution of seeds and flowers? MADS-ness...

University of Birmingham
Joined December 2019
The great thing about conferences is the spontaneous dinners with new friends that happen. A mostly-plant meal out that somehow coalesced after today's poster session (including @UCDflowerpower @0_minyaaa). Thanks to @annette_jlu for being the prompting force! #EED2024
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Really looking forward to this meeting. Scientific sessions start this morning, and I'm honoured to have been chosen to contribute a talk on Thursday's Plant Evo-Devo session. Thank you to the @EED2024 committee for all their hard work setting this up! #EED2024
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Very excited for the keynote to #biforcon24!
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Really interesting first session at #bifircon24, 'Forest Communities Under Pressure', including Birmingham's @adri
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Great post-lunch session at #BIFORcon2024, looking at key species within forest communities. Thank you @BIFoRUoB for organising!
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Thank you to #PintofScience for the lovely glass! I had a great evening talking to everyone, and this is a great momento 🙂. And a big thank you to our local organising team, you did a great job!
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Great talk by @RumeauManon at #PintofScience, talking about her research into nutrient cycling at @bif
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And a great second #PintOfScience talk @UoBbiosciences /Edgbaston Park Hotel by Eugenio Sanchez-Moran as part of the Wonderful World of Plants.
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Great talk by @RobynAEmm representing @UoBbiosciences at this evening's #PintOfScience at Edgbaston Park Hotel, Brum. Can have plant stress tolerance AND long term genetic stability?
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Very interesting session themed around teaching within @UoBbiosciences, including our new colleagues from UoB Dubai! #UoBbio2024
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