Neftaly Cruz Mireles
@NeftalyCM
Plant Scientist 🌱 🇲🇽 Postdoc at the University of Zurich (UZH) with Cyril Zipfel and Pedro Beltrao | @theSainsburylab alumni | EMBO fellow
I'm excited to share the peer-reviewed version of my PhD work published today in @CellCellPress Check out our video where we explain the main findings of our research. 1/3 #BlastOFF #Proteomics #ScienceTwitter cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
With the genetic color palette unlocked, I look forward to creating gradients of complementing colors I’m prototyping on paper. The capacity to rewire petals to paint themselves with natures pigments is a profound advancement in design that will soon be recognized 🌼 🎨 🧬
This is still my favourite time-lapse I've made 🌱 A tiny mustard seed (half a millimetre) germinating into a seedling. 7 days in 9 seconds.
Had an awesome time at ISMPMI and the honour to present some of our work! Greatful for the oppurtunity to meet new people, catch up with friends, and see and discuss some great science! If you want to learn more the poster is up online: zenodo.org/records/158817…
Exciting opportunities to establish your group at @JohnInnesCentre! 🔹Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions (path to tenure-track) tinyurl.com/yk576jms 🔹Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences (tenure-track or tenured) tinyurl.com/mwbs4dhn
Excited to preprint work mainly by former postdocs Li Feng, Yingnan Hou @Cerhou, and the phylogenomics genius @amiralito_ @TheSainsburyLab. We found a plant defense gene family enabling pathogen gene silencing & explored engineering this pathway to boost disease resistance!
A conserved small RNA-generating gene cluster undergoes sequence diversification and contributes to plant immunity biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_plants
Thrilled to share an aspect of my PhD project on the discovery and characterisation of a novel group of 'phosphorylated' effectors deployed by the rice blast fungus during infection. With @talbotlabTSL @Frank_Menke @NeftalyCM @TheSainsburyLab #2025ISMPMI
#Arabidopsis #root system formation is regulated at an #epigenetic level via #redox control 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… by Napsucialy-Mendivil et al. @WileyPlantScience #PlantScience #PlantSci
This was a great event, very happy that I could contribute, and I learned something, too. Thanks to the organisers for making this possible #2025ISMPMI
1/7 One of the most impactful aspects of our #ISMPMI2025 satellite meeting was the direct, informal interactions between early-career researchers and leading scientists in plant–microbe interactions. Here’s a glimpse into these powerful conversations. 👇 #MentorshipMatters
Grateful to be at #2025ISMPMI . Reconnected with my former mentor @carogutj and met Maria, my current PIs mentor-so many cool stories🌱 Loved the energy at the poster session and great chats, including with Ertao Wang whose AMF work continues to inspire.
If you are enjoying #2025ISMPMI then you might also be interested in joining the Plant Peptide and Receptor Meeting #PPRM2025, 8th-10th September in Edinburgh. We have a great lineup of speakers and a diverse and inclusive community. More info here pprm2025.events.kdmeventsportal.co.uk
Dear #2025ISMPMI attendees, if rules of effector secretion in fungi and oomycete interest you, stop by our @WilsonLab poster, tomorrow July 16. Catch me from 1 PM to 3:15 PM. Also, I am happy to chat about our work outside the session. @UNLPlantPath @UNL_IANR @UNLincoln
We have a poster in Session 2, Wednesday 16th, 13.30 - 15.15, P-115. Nawaraj @NawarajDulal_ will explain our newly deduced rules for cytoplasmic effector evolution across taxa “Codon-mediated effector secretion by Magnaporthe oryzae in host rice cells” #2025ISMPMI #NSFfunded
Check out this wonderful story from @JMadhuprakash and Ben Seager! An L-shaped effector suppresses NRC activation by blocking resistosome assembly half way through!
A plant pathogen effector blocks stepwise assembly of a helper NLR resistosome biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_plants
Big thanks to everyone who stopped by my poster today at #2025ISMPMI! For those that missed it, you can check it out on Zenodo! zenodo.org/records/158805…
Today at #2025ISMPMI I'll present poster P188 about our work with @talbotlabTSL infection-related development in Magnaporthe oryzae using #phosphoproteomics. @Euan-Cawston will present poster P-340 on work investigating feedback regulation in MAPK signalling in M.oryzae.
Here is @EuanCawston at his poster. #2025ISMPMI #proudsupervisor
🚨New @biorxivpreprint alert! We are thrilled to share our latest findings—building on our earlier work on suppressors of helper NLRs of NRC family—a Phytophthora infestans L-shaped effector captures resistosome assembly intermediates of tomato NRC3! biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/10
🧪⚔️ When a fungal effector tries to coexist with plant apoplastic bacteria My poster’s not up until Thursday, but you can already check it out on Zenodo 👀 📎 zenodo.org/records/1585... 🧾 Poster P-166, Thur 17th, 1:30 pm #2025ISMPMI
We have a poster in Session 2, Wednesday 16th, 13.30 - 15.15, P-115. Nawaraj @NawarajDulal_ will explain our newly deduced rules for cytoplasmic effector evolution across taxa “Codon-mediated effector secretion by Magnaporthe oryzae in host rice cells” #2025ISMPMI #NSFfunded
Looking forward to #2025ISMPMI soon! I'll be presenting during the Engineering Plant-Microbe Traits session on Thursday, 17th. I'll be sharing exciting collaborative work which will also be showcased by me at P-427 (Session 1, 14th) and Yuxuan Xi at P-193 (Session 2, 16th)!
Attending #2025ISMPMI next week? Consider publishing your poster on Zenodo to get a doi and make it a citable unit. #OpenMPMI #OpenScience More here: Why you should publish your posters kamounlab.medium.com/why-you-should…
Looking forward to meeting friends and colleagues at #2025ISMPMI next week! Find me at P-267 >>> Session 1, Monday, 14th. In the meantime, you can check out my poster on Zenodo :) #openscience zenodo.org/records/158379…