See you all again soon 🤞 ICPR will be back in 2030 in... 🥁🥁🥁🥁 🇯🇵 Kobe Japan - 21-25 July For those that can't wait there will be regional meetings in 2028: 🇫🇷 Grenoble - 18-22 June 🇺🇸 Michigan State University - 19-21 June 🇦🇺 Canberra - December (dates TBC!) #ICPR26 #photosynthesis

And with that #ICPR26 has come to a close!! Thank you all for joining us this week in Liverpool 💚 And thank you of course to all of our generous sponsors 🙏 @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social @plantbiotechj.bsky.social @agrisera.bsky.social @wileylifesci.bsky.social

Our final #ICPR26 award talk is from Tracy Lawson @proftlawson.bsky.social, this year's recipient of the ISPR Innovation award 🏆 Awarded for outstanding achievements to the transfer of photosynthesis research to society 🌎🌱👏👏 @ripeproject.bsky.social

In honour of course of Melvin Calvin and Andrew Benson, pioneers of the light-independant CO2 assimilation cycle ♻️

Now onto the dark-side of photosynthesis 🌿 #ICPR26 🏅 We have the Melvin Calvin-Andrew Benson Award winner Adrian Burlacot @aburlacot.bsky.social with a holistic view on photosynthesis - integrating electron flows into the energy network 🧪

This award is in honour of the late Robert (Robin) Hill FRS who, in 1937, demonstrated the light driven 'Hill reaction' of photosynthesis 🌱

And just like that it's the final day of #ICPR26, which of course means it's time for our awards! 🏆 🏅 First up with the Robert Hill Award, we hear from this year's winner Chris Gisriel @uwbiochem.bsky.social on "Multiple routes to red-shifted chlorophyll d-based photosynthesis" 🌈🌱

Ft. a special guest appearance from Alexander Ruban on guitar 🤩🎸 Truly an unforgettable line-up of photosynthesis greats! #ICPR26

After a free afternoon it was queues out the door for the #ICPR26 conference party & Bill Rutherford's Baskerville Blues Band 🎸🎉

Great pointers from the #ICPR26 editorial panel on 'Demystifying Scientific Publishing' 📝 Ft our own @plantbiotechj.bsky.social EiC @johnathan-n.bsky.social alongside fellow society owned journals @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social @jxbotany.bsky.social @embojournal.org @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social

#ICPR26 Plenaries continuing this morning with Lisa Ainsworth, Angad Mehta & Jaideep Mathur Taking us from canopies & future atmospheres to engineering artificial photosynthetic life forms to plastids & dynamic plant stress repsonses 🫘🌱> 🧪 > 🔬 @ibioillinois.bsky.social @ripeproject.bsky.social

In the words of Liverpool legends the Beatles: 🎶 "It's been a hard day's night, And I've been working like a dog." 🎶 We're finishing a packed day with flowing conversation (& drinks!) at the first poster session 🌿 #ICPR26

The auditorium drums have turned and the first set of concurrent sessions are in full swing! #ICPR26

#ICPR26 morning coffee migration ☕

And we're back for Day 2 of Photosynthesis 2026 ☀️ #ICPR26

The calm before the #ICPR26 storm! We're all set-up and our helpers are ready to welcome you to Photosynthesis 2026 - registration opens 2pm 🌱

Special congratulations to this year's poster & talk prize winners: 🌿 Umali Hearth @harperadamsuni.bsky.social 🌿 Quang Huy Nguyen @ceplas.bsky.social 🌿 Robert Rintoul @uonresearch.bsky.social

Fantastic start to #ICPR26 with today's PEPG ECR satellite meeting (all the acronyms!!) 🤩 @sebiology.bsky.social #PEPGworkshop #plantscience

🍃🎤🍃 Speaker Announcement 🍃🎤🍃 Join Dana MacGregor as she talks weed persistence & resilient cropping systems 🌱🌾 'Early Career Essentials for Applied Biologists' 📆 20-21 Oct 📍 Nottingham & Online Register now 👉 cvent.me/8o1kkP #plantscience #sustainableag @plantenv.bsky.social @rothamsted.ac.uk

And the goodies (& AAB team) have made it to a lovely sunny Liverpool ☀️ We have a great (Liver) Bird's-eye view of the venue from our hotel! Excited for the PEPG ECR satellite in the morning 😊 #ICPR26

All "aabout" that car Tetris! 😂 Liverpool Photosynthesis 2026 here we come! 🚗🌿 #ICPR26

Less than 1 week to go until Photosynthesis 2026 and our programme books and goodie bags have arrived at AAB HQ 🎉 🌿 Looking forward to welcoming our delegates to Liverpool on Sunday!! #ICPR26 #photosynthesis

Cultivate your career and create a community beyond your field! 🌱 👥 We're bringing together applied biologists from across industry, academia, policy & more! With workshops, chances to share your research & network 🌍 👉 Check-out our preliminary programme online now! #plantscience #earlycareer

🍃🎤🍃 Speaker Announcement 🍃🎤🍃 Join Malcolm Bennett at 'Early Career Essentials for Applied Biologists' 🌱 As he discusses the 'hidden half', moving from fundamental science to in-field applications and how to succeed in research 🧪 📆 20-21 Oct '26 📍 Nottingham & Online Register now 👉 cvent.me/8o1kkP

🌾ISRFG 2026 🌾 Don't miss our fantastic line-up of Keynotes, Plenaries & Invited Speakers👇 🗣️ @julie-gray.bsky.social @jmhibberd.bsky.social @thepallavisingh.bsky.social @bipinpandey.bsky.social @andrewrobertjones.bsky.social & many more! Check out the programme & register now!

⏳ Time is running out to join us at the Royal Society of London this September for ISRFG 2026! ⏳ Registration closes 1st August 👉 cvent.me/8VvnrA #plantscience #genomics #rice @oryzanet.bsky.social @royalsociety.org

🌱 Save the Date! 🌱 Plant Biology Education is back for 2027! 📅 13 - 14th April 📍 Cambridge Cultivating... 🌿 Partnerships 🌿 Learning 🌿 Audiences & 🌿 Networks for 🌿 Teaching This 2nd edition will build on our previous 'Manifesto for Plant Science Education' (buff.ly/xPYHBVy) 🌱 #plantscience

Don't miss our next webinar! All 'aabout' Rice 🌾 📅 Next Tuesday (30th June) 🕙️ 10am BST | 11am CEST | 4pm ICT | 6am BRT Register & Join for FREE! 👉️ buff.ly/HtlfeBx @oryzanet.bsky.social #plantscience #agriculture

🦞 Auxin biology by the sea 🦞 Not only is Auxin 2026 in a stunning location but we have a fantastic line-up of speakers from around the world 🌍️ Check-out the preliminary programme online now! auxin2026.info

⏰️ 1 week left ⏰️ Don't miss your chance to share your science at Auxin 2026 🌊 📍 Albufeira, Portugal 📅 4 - 8th October Abstract deadline for posters is next Tuesday (30th)! 👉️ auxin2026.info  #plantscience #auxin