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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
tsl.ac.uk/staff/professor-nick-talbot/
Joined May 2010
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You should get it ! I love mine :)
Hsuan Pai 白暄 (@HsuanPai1) profile pictureHsuan Pai 白暄@HsuanPai1Nov 6
I just published... a picture book! 😳 Have a browse through “The Parcel’s Secret Journey” and discover the hidden world of logistics that brings online orders to your doorstep! More sneak peeks here: curiousworkings.com/
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CRAG@cragenomicaNov 5
Today, we had the privilege of hosting Detlef Weigel, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen and one of the world's leading figures in plant biology.
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@KamounLabNov 6
The cell biology of Archaea Today’s @JohnInnesCentre @TheSainsburyLab Friday Seminar is about the amazing archaea with archeologist Sonja-Verena Albers @Archaellum uni-freiburg.de/bio-albers/
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Truly honored to be invited to the Early Career Symposium @IPMBSinica. I appreciate the organizing committee and peers for the warm welcome, opportunity to share my research, and amazing science and discussion throughout two days (& this morning)🌱🔬🧫
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Image from Ren Ujimatsu 氏松 蓮 (@RUjimatsu)
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Very proud that @javebautista17 represented our group @TheSainsburyLab so well at the @IPMBSinica Early Career Symposium.
Jave Bautista (@javebautista17) profile pictureJave Bautista@javebautista17Nov 6
Thrilled to have attended and presented @IPMBSinica Early Career Symposium 2026. Really good to learn all the fascinating science in plant and microbiology in the last two days. @TheSainsburyLab @talbotlabTSL 🌱🧬🔬🦠
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Jave Bautista@javebautista17Nov 6
Thrilled to have attended and presented @IPMBSinica Early Career Symposium 2026. Really good to learn all the fascinating science in plant and microbiology in the last two days. @TheSainsburyLab @talbotlabTSL 🌱🧬🔬🦠
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Image from Jave Bautista (@javebautista17)
IPMB Academia Sinica (中研院植微所) (@IPMBSinica) profile pictureIPMB Academia Sinica (中研院植微所)@IPMBSinicaNov 4
IPMB Early Career Symposium 2026 kicks off today! Honored to welcome Academia Sinica President Chien-Jen Chen to the opening. 23 early-career scientists from the Americas, Europe, Australia, and Asia are joining IPMB for 2 days of research exchange in plant and microbial biology.
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Adam Bentham@AdamRBenthamNov 5
Keep an eye out! 52nd New Phytologist Symposium: "Structural biology at the plant–microbe interface" Tübingen, 21–25 Mar 2028 Crystallography, cryo-EM, cryo-ET, structure prediction & protein design Applications open late spring 2027 newphytologist.org/events/52…
The past and future of plant domestication

The past and future of plant domestication

New Phytologist Symposium: The past and future of plant domestication

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Jave Bautista@javebautista17Nov 6
Replying to @TheSainsburyLab
@TheSainsburyLab representation at IPMB Early Career Symposium 2026. @IPMBSinica @AdamWu9527 @MaheenChowdhry. Many thanks to the director @erhminlai and the symposium organizers. 🌱🧬🦠🔬
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Hsuan Pai 白暄@HsuanPai1Nov 4
Unlocking my first SAB talk 🙌🙌
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Tatsuya Nobori (@nobolly) profile pictureTatsuya Nobori@nobollyNov 4
Great talks by @VGeshkovski and @HsuanPai1 representing our lab at the @TheSainsburyLab Autumn Symposium. Well done!
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Tatsuya Nobori@nobollyNov 4
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 🌱
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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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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

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

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) profile pictureJonathan D G Jones@jonathandgjonesOct 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

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
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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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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
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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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