Steven Runo

The March newsletter has arrived! > #GGFungi2026 gaining interest from around the world getgenome.net/callforproject… > Submit your abstract for the Early-Career Symposium getgenome.net/.../microbial-… > Highlights from Asilomar 2026 > Community-led initiatives making real impact

There’s still time to apply for ICGEB Fellowships! ⌛ Join a global scientific community and develop your research in an international environment. 📌 Deadline: 31 March 🔗 Apply now: icgeb.org/fellowship/ #ICGEB #GlobalScience #Biotechnology #LifeSciences #icgebfellowships

Register now! 5 days to go. Transferable skills online training: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Scientific Paper docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Biotechnet II Webinar 📅 1 Apr 2026, 14:00 (EAT) Learn how to integrate regulatory analysis into biotech proposals & boost translational impact. For researchers in #Uganda #Kenya #Ethiopia #Djibouti Engage directly with regulatory experts. #CRPgrants #Funding

The same classes of ligands can be perceived by distinct ectodomains. We discuss and summarize representative solved receptor-ligand/receptor structures to provide mechanistic insights into how diverse ectodomains sense different molecules.

How #parasiticplans plot their dirty deeds. @KenShirasu #riken #plantscience doi.org/10.1126/sciadv… riken.jp/en/news_pubs/r…

GARDEN of Steven in her full glory Next week I will be in England Inshallah, where your kind don’t grow CYCADS are special because they are a reminder of old earth. Or what earth ought to look like For now, chao cycads. Hello CORDYLINE. Can I call you Cordy?

New findings from TSL and international collaborators reveal that the wheat receptor WAI3 forms an octameric resistosome, offering fresh insights into plant immune system structures and functions 🌱 @jonathandgjones @kamounlab @GuanghaoGuo @M__Selvaraj tsl.ac.uk/news/breakthro…

@ISMPMI members: We are getting a new website soon! There will be a temporary site while we build the new one. Check here for updates on our progress. You will still be able to become or renew your membership or make a donation while we make the new site.

I’m open-sourcing a PyMOL Skill for molecular visualization! 🧬 It lets you control PyMOL with natural language with agents like claude code and openclaw! Repo ↓ #pymol-skill" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/ChatMol/ChatMo… #OpenClaw #ChatMol #AI #PyMol

Super good analogy of how pathogens sense that they have arrived at their host: see, hear, touch, smell, taste!

My Masters student asked me for notes on NLR biology I will just point them to this article then add Striga RAZZMATAZZ

I just published: Fast and Furious Immunity, Aphid Tricks, and Recycled Resistance Genes: Notes from the Kyoto Symposium medium.com/p/fast-and-fur…

YAMMY

A new chapter for IS-MPMI For many of us, this society has been more than a professional organization—it’s been our scientific home and identity. Over the years, the MPMI community has shepherded discoveries that reached far beyond plant-microbe interactions: Agrobacterium DNA transfer, immune receptors, RNAi, TAL effectors, and much more. Many of you know that the last few years haven’t been entirely smooth. That’s why the decision by Jean and the Board to transition the society to self-management is both bold and necessary. Kudos to them for not sitting idle and taking action. Now it’s our turn. Our field is thriving—both through fundamental discoveries and through impactful applications. To carry IS-MPMI into its next chapter, the society will need the energy and participation of its members. So please consider getting involved. Volunteer. Share ideas. Help shape what comes next—whether you’re an early-career scientist or a long-time member of the community. As a past President of IS-MPMI, I want to thank Jean and the Board for their leadership and courage. The next chapter starts now. See you in Jeju! Sophien Kamoun The Sainsbury Laboratory Past-President, IS-MPMI linkedin.com/in/jean-greenb… @ISMPMI

Fungal genome sequencing for free! 👇🏼 #GGFungi2026

Suddenly I feel the urge to share this pic. When ⁦⁦I first physically met ⁦@KamounLab⁩

The Microbial Genomics ECR Symposium will return again this summer! Co-organised by @micronorwich and @GetGenome the symposium will take place on 15th July 2026 at the John Innes Conference Centre. Please register here: web.novogene.com/2026TheMicrobi…

A botanical watercolour I've just completed depicting a parasitic plant called Orobanche foetida, growing in Portugal.

Say no more “first in my bloodline”