SEB July 2025 Newsletter
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Relive the highlights of the SEB Annual Conference 2025 in Antwerp; Our Commitment to a safe, inclusive environment; Introducing the new SEB Trustee structure for 2025 and beyond; Book your place now for the 75th JXB Anniversary symposium; To celebrate the 75th JXB Anniversary , we invite your to read the article: “Plastoglobules vs Lipid Droplets: Distinct Roles in Senescing Leaves” by Malini Muthu Karpagam; Book your place for the Plant Environmental Physiology Group (PEPG)’s Field Techniques Workshop 2025; Voices of Experimental Biology: Explore the SEB Podcast; Discover Artistic explorations of science and identity; Still time to explore the SEB Spring 2025 Magazine; Contribute to the Ask a Scientist project; Download the ‘Scientists with Impact’ article collection; |

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JOURNAL NEWS
- Conservation Physiology: Comparison of whole blood on filter strips with serum for avian influenza virus antibody detection in wild birds
- Journal of Experimental Botany: Editorial - Onwards and upwards
- Plant Biotechnology Journal: LRM3 positively regulates stem lodging resistance by degradating MYB6 transcriptional repressor in soybean
- Plant Direct: Is My Stress Out of Place? Bread Wheat Response to Saline Stress Varies in Pattern and Extent Across Experimental Settings
- The Plant Journal: Influence of environmental conditions and seasonality on the metabolome and lipidome of Psychotria viridis leaves
GRANTS AND FUNDING
- Company of Biologists Grant (30 September)
- Sponsorship for a Small Conference
- SEB Diversity Grant
- SEB Outreach Grant
- Hardship fund
- Funding for Satellite Meetings

CONTRIBUTE TO THE ASK A SCIENTIST PROJECT

This project was developed and delivered in two public engagement events we hosted this year, where the attendees could ask questions for scientists. We posted the questions on our website and need scientists to answer them!
The attendees have the webpage address, so they can go there and check the answers to their questions. Please look at these thought-provoking questions and reply to the ones you feel comfortable with through the form.
For more information and to access the form, visit:

Dive into the past of the SEB by discovering the SEB History Articles Series

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SUMOylation: From discovery to translation (22 - 25 September 2025) Standing up for Science workshop – Edinburgh (10 October 2025) Standing up for Science workshop – Online (28 November 2025)
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The Company of Biologists Travel Grant
Application deadline: 30 September 2025
The Company of Biologists Travel Grant 2025 is available for student and early career scientist SEB members.
It supports their participation at conferences, workshops, and even training courses. The COB Travel Grant was recently reviewed, giving more support to applicants depending on their travel distance.
From 1 July, the grant limits are as follows:
- £300 travel within own country
- £600 travel within own continent
- £800 travel beyond own continent
You can find out more about eligibility and apply via
Sponsorship for a Small Conference
Application deadline: 1 November 2025
SEB members can apply for up to £1000 to help with the cost of organising a scientific meeting independently or in collaboration with another organisation.
Diversity Grant
Application deadline: 31 December 2025
SEB members can apply for funding of up to £1000 for projects associated with improving diversity and increasing inclusivity in academia and bioscience research.
Outreach Grant
Application deadline: 1 June 2026
A maximum of £1000 is available to SEB members and £200 non-members to cover the costs associated with holding or participating in an outreach event that promotes experimental biology to a wide range of audiences.

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Conservation Physiology
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