Ryan Weir

Microbiology graduate pursuing a #PhD at @QUBelfast in temperature regulation of crop-rhizosphere ecology with @NERCscience funding through @QUADRATdtp

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

Ever dream of a world with a sustainable, resilient, secure global food supply?
By exploring the impact of temperature 🌡️ on the plant-soil ecosystem🌱we can better optimize crop plants for climate change and help plants repel parasite invaders! 🪱
#tweetyourthesis @qubgradschool

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 has been confirmed in a wild buzzard in Dublin. Do not pick up or touch sick or dead birds. Keep pets away from them. Poultry keepers must be vigilant for signs of bird flu and ensure their premises are biosecure.

👉https://t.co/RobvVr5yDI

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

So I'm seeing outrage about the #DUP blocking #integratedschools in North Down AND I'm seeing outrage as apparently the schools didn't meet criteria for integrated status??

Can anyone be forthright about what actually happened or is this just another political football??

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

Bit of light reading this evening,

The post-Brexit plant health regime demands phytosanitary certs for every cut flower... Do you think this protects our forest estate and agriculture or just makes business harder? Can it be both? #UKPlantHealth #BrexitImpact #NorthernIreland

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

🌱 🔬 Dive into the rhizosphere with me! Which subject would you want to read more about?

Vote now! Let's discuss soil's secret world! #PlantBiology #SoilScience

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

Ever wondered what happens underground while your food grows?

The rhizosphere is the space where plant roots meet soil microbes, crucial for nutrient uptake and plant health. Have you ever considered the importance of this space? #rhizosphere
#PlantScience #SoilHealth

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

🌱 🔬 Dive into the rhizosphere with me! Which subject would you want to read more about?

Vote now! Let's discuss soil's secret world! #PlantBiology #SoilScience

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

Agrobacterium being amazing again! 🦠

[GaryFoster @Prof_GD_Foster]

"This work raises interesting questions about whether Agro may be able to transform organisms other than plants in nature, with further investigations required to determine whether this phenomenon has already occurred."
https://t.co/m3S7IpnlBf

[BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland @BSBIbotany]

As the sun sets on final day of #NewYearPlantHunt, we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part!
Round-up of Day 4 results to follow tonight.
Meanwhile links to Day 1-3 round-ups, results website, fave pix & ideas for next steps are here:
https://t.co/mP3qDOTCRP

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

A brilliant activity from @BSBIbotany for all ages if your out for a walk in the coming days!!

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

Really enjoyed this Webinar! Have to say for my first experience of EPPO content it was excellently put together!

[EPPO OEPP @EPPOnews]

Don't forget, it is tomorrow! (Dec 5th)
EPPO webinar ‘Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) in the EPPO region: preparedness of countries for its further spread’
https://t.co/PNhdo088u6
⏰ 5th December 2024, 10.00 – 13.00 (CET)

[Frontiers for Young Minds @FrontYoungMinds]

In this video, Dr @LindseyRustad helps us understand what makes forests tick through her research and experiments on forest soil.

Our videos recorded with @IfThenSheCan and @EBTSOYP, feature #WomenInScience and explore opportunities for youth in STEM.

Watch the broadcast ⬇️

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

This is mental...

[GaryFoster @Prof_GD_Foster]

I suggested a merger of Rothamsted & NRP just to show madness of long term UK funding/planning.

I’ve heard it said so many times “they’ll never close ‘us’ ”
“we’re a historic site”
“we need to be near field sites”

Sadly said that about Littlehampton, & HRI, & Long Ashton

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

Science is not about the numbers. But I have to be honest and say this feels very affirming as I draw toward the end of my PhD! 🔬🌱

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

My good friend Maxwell. A lab member, who has really been there for me recently, helping make recent RNA extractions from ~120 samples an absolute dream😍

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

This was a great conference to be a part of this week! Lots of important thinking and discussion on #FoodSecurity 🌱🌽🍅

[AFBI @AFBI_NI]

Was refreshing to see so many PhD students presenting their research at today's QUB/AFBI PhD Conference. A stimulating two sessions and interesting and thought provoking presentations and posters on display. Well done to all who took part.
#AFBIResearch #QueensAFBIAlliance

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

Well, this is incredible!! Thanks so much, @TillySScott Never expected to have one of my talks illustrated! #QUADRAT23

[Tilly (Matilda) S Scott @TillySScott]

A diverse set of talks before lunch for the second session of the @QUADRATdtp ASM. Thank you @RT_Weir , Cat and Alex

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

So, including my mum and dad 😂there are over 100 people following me now! So here is a little #thankyou for your interest!

These “100’s” are cultures of #bacillus subtilis strains 168 (smooth) and NCIB 3610 (wrinkly)
Stay tuned for some exciting new work on #plantrootexudate 🌱

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

😱 Woah!! Not too shabby, great work everyone in @QUBbioscience

[Ryan Weir @RT_Weir]

Delighted to see this fantastic piece in @FrontYoungMinds. It was a pleasure to contribute to the review process for such an informative and readable review! If you're new to #rhizosphereinteractions and want to know more this is a great place to start 🌱

https://t.co/q0zIM3j35o