Silvia Ramundo
@ramundo_silvia
Cell biology, genetics, biotechnology, algae & other green organisms; I study (and often torture) chloroplasts; group leader @GMIVienna @ViennaBiocenter.
Late to the party (as usual for an Italian): @sramundo.bsky.social
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Questions are not always about getting kids to answer — they're about getting kids to think 💭 Sketchnote via @woodard_julie
I missed the GMI retreat and messaged the rest of the team to ask how things were going… and this is what they sent me. Should I be proud or concerned? 😉
Whenever I fly over Amsterdam, I love looking out the window. The green landscapes below remind me why I enjoy studying photosynthetic organisms—they power our entire ecosystem from the inside out 💚!
Researchers in the #FunabikiLab have devised a way to visualize molecules that are very rare, very small, or hard to produce naturally—including some viruses. @eLife #RockefellerScience rockefeller.edu/news/37486-new…
Seeing this mitochondrial reconstruction for the first time with @MitoLoveLab was one of the most exciting sight ever! It changed my life. What do you see? The story behind cristae alignment here: scientificamerican.com/article/why-mi…
Triggering parasitic plant ‘suicide’ to help farmers globalplantcouncil.org/triggering-par… v @jnbserres @UCRiverside #PlantScience
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
How do algae keep their energy flowing when light flickers? ☀️ In our new preprint, we uncovered this 💡Dive in doi.org/10.1101/2025.0… Team @noodlyscientist @CarolyneStoffel @aburlacot @carnegiescience #Photosynthesis #Bioenergetics #Chlamydomonas #FluctuatingLight
Procrastinators, your time to shine is now! The GMI group leader call officially closes tomorrow—still time to pretend this was the plan all along 😉 👉 bit.ly/gmi-groupleade… 👉 … Feel free to DM me with questions and spread the word!
Interested in photosynthetic organisms? Looking for a space to focus on research and kick-start your journey as a group leader? We’d love for you to join us. oeaw.ac.at/gmi/join-us/ju… 1/3
Diploid gametes in maize by mutation of A-Type cyclins: a step towards apomeiosis and synthetic apomixis. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_plants
Thanks for adding the link to the preprint, @PracheeAC ! I actually shared the manuscript back then too—just thought repetita iuvant 🤗. I was a bit surprised by the harsh comment, especially since I really believe in the value of preprints and open sharing.
In case you can’t get access to this like I can’t, and also throught this sounded like old news because you remember reading the preprint >8 mos ago, you can read it here: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Mimosa pudica folds its leaves in response to touch, this may avoid predation by herbivorous insects Watch all the connected leaves close
"When I draw a molecule in China or in Argentina, it is the same molecule. People understand immediately without knowing Spanish or Chinese. That is beautiful. Our common goal is not about power or borders of the country, it is about bringing forward human knowledge." Ben Feringa