Explore the latest Phytogen, the official newsletter of the Aus Soc of Plant Scientist
This issue we announce the 2026 award winners, intro our new Future Ag rep and continue to showcase contributions from student members. Read it shorturl.at/wKAOb
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#ComBio2026 Call for late breaking Abstract:Poster presentation
Deadline : 8th July 2026 (11:59pm AEST)
Details: www.combio.org.au/call-for-lat...
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👤 Student Rep Contribution: 2 Years Behind the Scenes. A reflection from @aurouxlucas.bsky.social (La Trobe), outgoing Phytogen Co-Editor & ASPS Student Rep for Vic on science communication, and building community through Phytogen and ASPS. Details: tinyurl.com/4vc2rvsh
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Postgraduate Travel Award Reflection. Madhoolika Karunakaram (UWA) reflects on ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, highlighting her poster on spatial transcriptomics and C4 photosynthesis evolution in Australian grasses, and the value of research. Read it here tinyurl.com/4vc2rvsh
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🎓 2025 Conference Postgraduate Travel Award Reflection. Yalin Liu (UniMelb) reflects on ASPS 2025 in Adelaide, highlighting her first poster presentation experience, insights from outreach sessions, and valuable networking
For details: www.asps.org.au/phytogen
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2026 ASPS Award recognising excellence across plant science research, education & outreach:
JG Wood Lecture: Barry Pogson , Peter Goldacre Award: Renee Marchin Prokopavicius
Jan Anderson Award: Vanessa Melino, Education & Outreach Claudia Keitel
For details: www.asps.org.au/phytogen
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🌱 ComBio 2026
ComBio 2026 will be held in Sydney (29 Sept–1 Oct 2026), bringing together ASBMB, NZSBMB, ANZSCDB, and ASPS for three days of cutting-edge life sciences research across plant biology, biochemistry, and systems biology.
For details: (www.combio.org.au)
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🎓 2025 Conference Postgraduate Travel Award Reflection
Kritika Sharma (UTas) shares her experience at ASPS 2025 Conference in Adelaide, highlighting valuable sessions on outreach, Indigenous learnings, and industry engagement. For details: www.asps.org.au/phytogen
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A selection of Australian &international events.
ABTS 2026 – www.abts.org.au
Precision Agriculture Symposium – www.spaa.com.au
Grain Science Conference – www.agsa.org.au
Microbiome AgBioTech Summit – microbiome-agbiotech.com
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More info: tinyurl.com/4vc2rvsh