David Honys

Plant developmental biology, plant reproduction. @CzechAcademy @Akademie_ved_CR @UEBavcr @PollenBiologyCZ @iasprr #AVČR

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#3COST2026 in 🇨🇿 Prague is over but the memories remain. Thank you all for coming!

Many special thanks go to the local organising team of #3COST2026 — whole Pollen BIology Lab at @UEBavcr.

A lot of work done quietly and efficiently.

@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136

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Day 2 at #3COST2026.

Sponsors this morning — from sequencing to microscopy — followed by a sustainability session starting with a maize breeding keynote by Sofija Božinović, MRIZP, Serbia.

Different scales, related questions.

@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136 @UEBavcr

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#3COST2026 again…

@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136 #COST @UEBavcr

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Good to see the #3COST2026 room full and discussions already underway. The starting point looks promising with the first round of talks already done.

@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136 #COST @UEBavcr

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#3COST2026 final preparations continue.

Tonight: coordination meeting at Zvonařka pub 🍻🍻

Quality of tomorrow’s discussions may depend on tonight’s meeting outcomes.

Registration starts at 8:10 in any case.

@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136 #COST @UEBavcr

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Program here:

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Final checks.
Badges printed, bags filled, microphones (hopefully) working, teams ready.

#3COST2026 starts tomorrow in Prague 🇨🇿🇪🇺.

Let’s see how it goes. Looking forward to great science and discussions! 🍅🥑🌾🌴🌻

@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136 #COST @UEBavcr

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New paper out!

Vinod Kumar et al. show that eIF3E selectively regulates #mRNA #translation in #pollen, membrane integrity & pollen tube growth

RIP-seq + reporters + AlphaFold3 + FRET = mechanism

Congrats Vinod & the team!🌿

https://t.co/Fx0eKBvnHt

@UEBavcr #PlantReproduction

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Behnoosh opened the door in #Brno at Masaryk University last year, Cecilia just started as an HE #MSCA-DN #PRIMER PhD student, arriving from the @mendeslab at @LaStatale

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🍀 #ExPBio PhD Retreat = a great job of our newest PhD students Behnoosh Rahimi 🇮🇷 and Cecilia Rosa Mataloni 🇮🇹.

Welcome to the lab and good luck!🌱🍎🧬🔬

Hot start at @muni_cz = Intro talks + good beer in Telč 🍻✨

@UEBavcr @PollenBiologyCZ #PRIMER

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🎓 New PhD at the Dept. of Genetics & Microbiology, @CharlesUniPRG !

👏👏👏 Big congrats to Alena Náprstková for a smooth & convincing PhD defence on ALBA proteins in pollen🌼

All the best for what’s next — and plenty of microscopy ahead🔬🌱

@UEBavcr #PlantScience #Pollen #RNA

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🍀 Focus areas: Resilience • Sustainability • Biodiversity • One Health

Open science, real collaboration, shared solutions for climate & food security.

#ClimateResilience #ScientificConference #AgricultureResearch #Sustainability #RECROPCOST

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🌱 Cultivating Connections Meeting🌍
#RECROP × #DIVERSICROP × #PANGEOS

New website: https://t.co/FKgQMQHixI

📅 4–6 May 2026 |📍Prague 🇨🇿
Interdisciplinary #COSTActions meeting on crop resilience, diversification & & EO for agriculture 🍅🌽🥑

#CropScience #Prague2026 @UEBavcr

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They had the opportunity to explain the current situation in Iran to @VaclavLaska, helping to give these efforts broader visibility.

https://t.co/5UFfucfGAq

Respect for their courage, responsibility, and willingness to speak up.

#IranRevolution2026

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Very proud of my postdoc @ZahraKahrizi and her Iranian friends for standing with the brave people of Iran in their fight for freedom and basic human rights they deserve.

There are moments when it is important to look beyond science and academic work.

#FreeIran #Iran

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The work was driven by a young and largely independent team of PhD students, with contributions from an undergraduate student, led by Karel Raabe — a great example of early-career research leadership.

@ZahraKahrizi @raabe_karel @UEBavcr #Translation #Ribosomes

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📢 New paper from our lab!

Ribo-BiFC enables direct visualisation of assembled 80S ribosomes in vivo in plants 🌱 — allowing observation of active translation across tissues.

🔗 https://t.co/FouXBB99oB

👏 Big congratulations to the whole team!

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🎓 New PhD in the lab!

Big congratulations to Katka Kulichová🎉

It took its time but well deserved after a strong piece of work and a convincing defence.

Wishing you lots of success in your next chapter in the South, at IPMB / @BiologyCentre! 🌍🔬

@PollenBiologyCZ @UEBavcr

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Over 4 yrs, 12 Doctoral Candidates will air together to strengthen the resilience of tomato through innovative genetic, chemical, and physiological priming strategies.

How to apply and Application forms here 👉 https://t.co/ILtxoxNNxf

#PhD #Training #FoodSecurity

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The MSCA Doctoral Network PRIMER has officially launched!

Partners from 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇮🇱🇨🇿🇮🇹🇪🇸🇫🇷🇨🇾 join forces to make #tomato 🌱 more resilient to climate change by innovative priming strategies.

🔗 Info: https://t.co/80KClHuacG

#MSCA #HorizonEurope #PRIMER #PlantReproJobs #RECROP 👇

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#PRIMER brings together 10 top institutions & 11 teams:

Goethe Univ Frankfurt • Univ Göttingen • Univ Glasgow • Volcani Center • Inst Exp Bot CAS • Univ Potsdam • Univ Milan • CSIC Valencia • Univ Paris-Saclay • Cyprus Univ Tech 🌍

#PlantScience #ClimateChange #PhD