Gal Ofir

Smaller things enthusiast, plant immunity.

@EMBO & @HFSP postoctoral fellow @PlantEvolution @MPI_bio.

@SorekLab @WeizmannScience alumnus.

[Gal Ofir @gaofir]

Excited to share the final version of our Thoeris story, now in @Nature! A final 🧵

[Sorek Lab @SorekLab]

Happy to share our paper out today @nature:

TIR domains in bacteria protect from viruses by producing unique signaling molecules

A surprising parallel between bacterial and plant immunity

Congrats @gaofir, @GilAmitai and coauthors!

https://t.co/Q4K8fheM4r

[Adam Steinbrenner @ADSteinbrenner]

I really enjoyed this EMBL "Plant Genomes" symposium last week, a small conference with some of the very best talks I have heard on novel functions emerging at multiple phylogenetic scales 🌲🌿🌸🌾

Some highlights below 🧵

https://t.co/P5xplEMbgi

[Adam Bentham @AdamRBentham]

See ya later @TheSainsburyLab and @JohnInnesCentre! It's been great being a part of the community here for the last ~6 years! Thank you everyone. Excited to now be starting fresh with @durham_uni and beginning some exciting new research!

[Weizmann Institute @WeizmannScience]

We’re All Stardust: A few days before his wedding, this Weizmann PhD student received a once-in-a-career opportunity: he was able to observe one of the brightest supernovas in decades using @NASAHubble https://t.co/SdlFS5J9tG
@IdoIrani
@erezimm

[Gal Ofir @gaofir]

@FrancoisRousset @VincentLibis Congratulations Francois!

[Gal Ofir @gaofir]

@TanaWein @DaganLab @SorekLab @Sys_Immunology @WeizmannScience Congratulations Tana! What an amazing lab it's going to be 😍

[Tanita Wein @TanaWein]

After an incredible time in the labs of @DaganLab and @SorekLab, it's time for a new exciting chapter! I am deeply honored the WeinLab will be part of the @Sys_Immunology department at the @WeizmannScience. Can't wait to begin this journey!

[Owen Tuck @owen_t_tuck]

New preprint! @ben_a_adler and I @doudna_lab, in collaboration with @Emy_nim and @JoePogliano, unveil a mechanism for Hachiman immunity. The punchline - Hachiman is a genome integrity sensor. @UCB_Chemistry @igisci @HHMINEWS
https://t.co/bRU5Cregpz
🧵 1/14

[Giedre Tamulaitiene @eigie111]

Exited to announce the publication of our work showing that activated type I Thoeris SIR2 effector ThsA forms helical filaments in @Nature. Thread below

https://t.co/87F6ZozIrG

[Hassan Salem @HassanSalem]

What can we learn from timing the onset of symbiosis? And how does symbiont acquisition & molecular evolution impact host adaptation & diversification?

We ask these questions of leaf beetles, led by @MarlenyGarciaL1 & out today in @CurrentBiology!
https://t.co/Xm8xK2GgL5 🧵1/n

[Ilya Osterman @IlyaOsterman]

We also discover NARP2, an alternative NAD+ reconstitution pathway utilizing classical NAD+-salvage enzymatic reactions, which is used by phages to rebuild NAD+ during infection to overcome defense.

[WePlanet @weplanetint]

Science wins!

MEPs vote in favour of supporting greater use of New Genomic Techniques (#NGTs) in the EU.

This is a huge step toward more sustainable agriculture.

Thank you to everyone who has taken action toward this outcome. 💚🎉

[Schneeberger lab @LabSchneeberger]

Somatic mutations introduce new phenotypes that are often used in modern plant breeding. Our work now provides insights into somatic mosaicism at the cellular level. We show that in trees, most mutations are specific to cell layers of the meristem.
https://t.co/peOLiUjvnk

[Giedre Tamulaitiene @eigie111]

Super excited to share our new pre-print by Sabonis, Avraham et al. on type II Thoeris system which produces a new type of signaling molecule His-ADPR!

An amazing collaboration with the @SorekLab and the Kranzusch Lab!

https://t.co/ypwED9O1fN

[derekseveri.bsky.social @DerekSeveri]

A PhD position is available in my group at @_SLU starting in 2024 thanks to a new grant from @Vetenskapsradet. The application deadline is 31 Jan. 2024. The preferred start date is late spring or summer 2024. Apply via this link:
https://t.co/ScrpUaCEIw
More details in thread 👇

[Gal Ofir @gaofir]

@HassanSalem @MPI_Bio Congratulations Hassan! 🎉

[Hassan Salem @HassanSalem]

Elated to be joining this year’s cohort of EMBO Young Investigators!

Proud of the whole lab & thankful for the chance to science w/ some exceptional folks @MPI_Bio.

[Weizmann Institute @WeizmannScience]

Here's some good news in these challenging times: we’re proud to announce that Dr. @SegevEinat of the Plant and Environmental Sciences department has been elected to join the @EMBO Young Investigator program. Best of luck! @EMBO_YIP

[Mauricio Contreras @mpcontreras4]

Thrilled to share this chapter of my PhD thesis! We built on previous work by @MoffettPeter and show that the 150 amino acid nucleotide binding domain of sensor NLRs is sufficient to activate downstream NRC helpers!
🧵1/13
https://t.co/KrcxqQ1BTe
#NLRbiology #PlantPath #PlantSci

[Thorsten Langner @ThorstenLangner]

Fascinating talk from @Seb_EvdA today at our friday seminar series @MPI_Bio today on plant parasitic nematode phenotyping!

[Erez Tzvi Yirmiya @ErezTzvi]

Despite these difficult times, I wanted to share the peer-reviewed version of our latest manuscript, including some new and exciting results!
https://t.co/S2eD9P8Aea