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June 2026 newsletter highlighting a few of @GetGenome recent activities and opportunities. Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here getgenome.net/network

Just published: Community Spirit: Plasmids for All How a decade of plasmid-wrangling at @TheSainsburyLab grew into a movement — and the unexpected friends now helping us open the doors wider. @Addgene @GetGenome @fullcirclelabs @NickDesnoyer @plasmidsaurus @genewizeu medium.com/p/community-sp…

⏰ Attention ECRs: Deadline for self nominations to present in the next Rising Stars of IS-MPMI webinar is TODAY! PhD students and postdocs — don't miss your chance to share your research with the global MPMI community! Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

“what will differentiate people is not how smart they are but their relationship to mental effort.” 👇🏼 apple.news/A7bzjqHfERXKBZ…

I just published No mokusatsu in our genomics—Why we reannotated hundreds of plant genomes with Helixer and why you should care. #biology #bioinformatics #genomics medium.com/p/no-mokusatsu…

We're excited to announce TWO awards for Rising Stars speakers: 🏆 GetGenome Rising Star Award — plenary talk at the 2027 Jeju Congress + support to attend 🏆 Tanon Excellence Award — support to attend Jeju Congress 🌍 Global South researchers can apply regardless of membership!

Inspired by yesterday's talk? The next Road to Jeju session could feature YOU. 🫵 Rising Stars of IS-MPMI — PhD students & postdocs can self-nominate to present. Self-nominations for the July 29 session close June 30. 🔗👇 Road to Jeju is supported by @GetGenome, Tanon & @BS_PP

RBG Kew has now digitised all 7.4 million of its specimens, including those collected by Charles Darwin, and made them freely available online. Next up: genome sequencing? theguardian.com/environment/20…

@sombradoble @MedicinaUMA @InfoUMA @EvolvedBiofilm @AseBio @IBiofilms @IHSM_CSIC_UMA @JWVeening @Anna_Dragos @AcademiaAgp @emulenews @fbsisti @APerezLorente Bacillus is the most popular organism sequenced by @GetGenome x.com/getgenome/stat…

Arranca #BACELL2026 en la Facultad @MedicinaUMA de la @InfoUMA #Málaga. #BACELL, acoge la comunidad científica europea que investiga la biología y la aplicación de Bacillus y bacterias Gram-positivas relacionadas. Tendremos: 👉Breves charlas de investigación, seleccionadas entre los resúmenes presentados 👉Sesiones de pósters. 👉 Debates informales y encuentros, fomentando la interacción entre investigadores senior, postdoctorados y estudiantes de doctorado. Gracias @Bacell_EU y Diego Romero por confiar en nosotros. Info y programa👇 bacell2026.eu

It’s not a coincidence that our reference genome for Empoasca fabae is out today—it’s World Pest Day! 🌱🪲 Thank you @RqradQc & @NSERC_CRSNG ! 📸: EdeLab

The potato leafhopper finally has a reference genome! 🧬 A major milestone from the lab is now publicly available: a chromosome-level reference genome for Empoasca fabae is now live on NCBI. 🔗 NCBI Assembly: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/genom… It is exciting to see years of work become a resource that the broader community can build upon. I am confident this genome will help advance research on one of North America's most important insect crop pests and contribute to the development of more sustainable plant protection strategies. 🌱 The science behind this resource is coming soon—hopefully! 🤞 Our revised manuscript is currently under review. This achievement was made possible through the support of @RqradQc and @NSERC_CRSNG via the @LeafHopeCan project. Congratulations to everyone involved! 👏

Happy World Pest Day!

Amazing 🌾 🇹🇳 😍

It was a pleasure handing over the 5th International Wheat Congress to Sarrah Ben M'barek as Organiser in Tunisia! Closing #IWCBologna2026 looking forward to #IWC2028Tunis

📽️ "Medicine can save your life one day. Plants save your life every day." 🌱 @kamounlab shares his personal journey, his passion for science and his vision for the future in an inspiring talk at @TEDx Pasha Street, now freely available online 🌾 youtube.com/watch?v=kiqtOQ…

Brazil as a global player in fungal conservation: A rapid shift from neglect to action doi.org/10.1016/j.peco…

World map of antimicrobial resistance @DTUtweet eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

One-year taught MSc in Global Plant Health with five-month research project. David Sainsbury 50% Fee Scholarships available for home students. Apply now for 21 September entry. Deadline 28/8/26 for home students. tsl.ac.uk/msc @RoyalSocBio