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Our research is focused on understanding the single steps controlling plant plasticity.
:-) We miss you!
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Umeå Plant Science Centre
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🧪🌾PAPER – How do pavement cells get their puzzle-piece shape🔬 New research from the
@srobertgroup.bsky.social
group in collaboration with
@cellwalldynamics.com
reveals how a cell wall enzyme helps shape plant cells as they grow, improving our understanding of plant development. Read more👇
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The latest paper of the group on pavement cell shape acquisition! Work from
@sandeep18887.bsky.social
@sharmavinod.bsky.social
@adrienheymans.bsky.social
@petergrones.bsky.social
in collaboration with
@cellwalldynamics.com
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42381545/
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The primary beta-galactosidase BGAL10 modulates pavement cell shape acquisition in Arabidopsis - PubMed
Cell shape acquisition is a fundamental biological process that allows cells to establish and maintain morphologies adapted to their specialised functions while preserving tissue integrity. In plants,...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42381545/
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Umeå Plant Science Centre
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🧪🌾 Ready to establish your own research group in plant science? Explore
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social
's new Northern Star Fellows programme and consider UPSC as the home for your future research. 📅 Deadline: 1 October Questions? Contact
@johanneshanson.bsky.social
🔗
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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Adrienne Roeder Lab
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Modeling of gene regulatory networks: an annotated glossary: Trends in Plant Science
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
This was a fun project with
@morpholosophist.bsky.social
to write a modeling glossary for my NSF CAREER grant together with students in my course.
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Nature Plants
3 days ago
New OA Letter: "The progression of leaf senescence is gated by the cytosolic arginine pool"
rdcu.be/frzky
With Research Briefing: "The cytosolic arginine pool represses the progression of leaf senescence"
rdcu.be/frzlA
#PlantScience
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New opportunities to join UPSC (UmU side) as a group leader! See below and circulate!
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Biträdande universitetslektor vid Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet
Umeå universitet vill ge nästa generations forskningsledare de bästa förutsättningarna att bygga banbrytande forskning genom satsningen Umeå University Northern Star Fellows. I en universitetsö
https://umu.varbi.com/se/what:job/jobID:948662/
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Such an honor to have been elected as an EMBO member and I am looking forward to contribute to the EMBO community! I got spoiled by my fantastic group today!
@embo.org
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Umeå Plant Science Centre
4 days ago
🧪🌾NEWS - Scientists identify the “point of no return” in dying leaves 🍃 A new study from Olivier Keech's group, published in
@natplants.nature.com
, shows that plants use arginine levels to determine when leaf cells reach the point of no return. 🔗Read the full story:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
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Noisy season has started! Beware of the mummy seagulls!
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
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8 days ago
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Two versions of the same flowers in my office
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
9 days ago
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Nice! Congrats Claudia!!
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10 days ago
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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology 🌱🧪
10 days ago
ERC Advanced Grant
@erc.europa.eu
for
@maxplanck.de
Director Claudia Köhler
@claudiakohler11.bsky.social
! She receives 2.5 million euros to study how mobile small RNAs can impact adaptive functional traits in plants. Congratulations!
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KunzLab@LMU
11 days ago
Great team effort & our 1st
#chlamy
pub. Thx to many nice colleagues e.g.,
@jandevries.bsky.social
@mackinderlab.bsky.social
@lmu.de
@padovaf.bsky.social
#plantscience
#GoPMF
Conserved and Lineage-Specific Roles of KEA-Mediated Ion Homeostasis in Chlamydomonas
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Conserved and Lineage-Specific Roles of KEA-Mediated Ion Homeostasis in Chlamydomonas
Disruption of KEA-mediated chloroplast ion homeostasis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reveals conserved and lineage-specific control of plastid rRNA processi
https://academic.oup.com/plphys/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/plphys/kiag405/8711641
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Congratulations!!
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10 days ago
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Emmanuelle Bayer
11 days ago
Thrilled and grateful to receive an ERC Adv Grant! 🎉 We will explore how the endoplasmic reticulum contributes to plant ☘️ cell-to-cell communication 📞. 🤝 Thanks to my team, collaborators, and
@bic-bordeaux.bsky.social
. More details 👇
www.aquitaine.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
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Un financement européen pour changer de regard sur le langage des cellules végétales
Le Conseil européen de la recherche a annoncé ce jour la liste des lauréats des bourses ERC Advanced Grant, récompensant des scientifiques confirmés p
https://www.aquitaine.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/un-financement-europeen-pour-changer-de-regard-sur-le-langage-des-cellules-vegetales
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Celebration of paper acceptances!! Details will come later!
@sandeep18887.bsky.social
on the phone :-)
@siamsadoyle.bsky.social
@lorindaloi.bsky.social
@sharmavinod.bsky.social
@absolutemaverick.bsky.social
@loupitgreg.bsky.social
@rahulpvnewland.bsky.social
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
11 days ago
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Congrats AP!!! So well deserved. Looking forward to the amazing science!!
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11 days ago
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whoua!! Congrats!
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12 days ago
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Umeå Plant Science Centre
16 days ago
🧪🌾 Shaping the future of plant science at UPSC 🌲 Research group leaders and members of our Scientific Advisory Board gathered in Granö for two days of scientific exchange and strategic discussions. Thank you to our Scientific Advisory Board members for their expertise and continued support.
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New Phytologist
17 days ago
Profile of Ikram Blilou
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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What a joy to celebrate Karin Ljung’s inspiring journey as a scientist, mentor, and role model! It was fantastic to welcome several generations of the Ljung crowd and share a memorable day together.
@nowako76.bsky.social
@ioannaantoniadi.bsky.social
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
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23 days ago
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Beautiful!
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23 days ago
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EMBO Reports
about 1 month ago
Second May issue is live!
link.springer.com/journal/4431...
The cover features work by Mateusz Majda
@matmajda.bsky.social
and Richard S Smith
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
showing that puzzle cells transform cell geometry into a living record of how leaves grow.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Arif Ashraf
29 days ago
🍀🔬 I absolutely enjoyed reading this paper! Excellent quantitative cell biology. Two-step, long-distance nuclear migration guided by distinct actin networks prior to plant root hair formation
@pnasnexus.org
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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IceLab
about 1 month ago
3/ Together, they used computational modelling to simulate biological situations that could not easily be created experimentally. Now, their interdisciplinary collaboration is preparing a study for submission to a major plant science journal.
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IceLab
about 1 month ago
Read more about Suvam and Barbora's collaboration here:
www.umu.se/en/news/grad...
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Graduate course collaboration sparks new plant growth insights
IceLab Camp sparked a collaboration using models to study how nutrients shape plant roots.
https://www.umu.se/en/news/graduate-course-collaboration-sparks-new-plant-growth-insights_12175699/
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Dominique Bergmann
about 1 month ago
This is going to be so exciting! Reach out with ideas! And come find me at ICAR in Singapore to learn more.
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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU)
about 1 month ago
#PlantSciJobs
🌱 Postdoctoral Research Associate (x2) and Research Assistant (x2) Dr Edwige Moyroud is seeking 2 Postdocs and 2 Research Assistants to join her team investigating petal patterning Applications close: 5 June: Research Assistant
bit.ly/4a32ffK
17 June: Postdoc
bit.ly/4dT2LOC
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Congrats!
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The visit of today is in the news:
www.vk.se/2026-05-28/k...
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Kungens skogspassion: Tog över föreläsningen
Kungen på besök i Umeå • Tog med stor entusiasm tillfälligt över – och imponerade • Kolla in vakternas SLU-stil
https://www.vk.se/2026-05-28/kungens-skogspassion-tog-over-forelasningen-pa-slu-6bb92?pak=pHWQjbaASlXhb80Fm1___HTjzalNHkEbSQFbmh___EB2jQm7IPKCl0rm3XUcrbPHm___Zi8wgPtXiZa8i2pPzhYWBnXwM96S8K7AVOPcUu
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Today we had the pleasure to listen to the lecture for King Carl XVI Gustaf professorship at SLU. The king visited Umea and we were ready! Ove Nilsson and
@rootsofthenorth.bsky.social
gave lectures in addition to James Kirchner.
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
was well represented!
about 1 month ago
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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU)
about 1 month ago
Mechanical forces & cell shape guide how plant stomata form🥬👄
@leoserra.bsky.social
& Euan Smithers from
@robinsonsci.bsky.social
's team uncover how the interplay between cell shape & mechanical stress influences the orientation of stomata
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/news/mechani...
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The one where
@loupitgreg.bsky.social
finds morels on campus!
about 1 month ago
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Silvia Manrique
about 1 month ago
Don’t miss the opportunity! This is a wonderful course. Being a good mentor should really be the top priority for every scientist. That’s the most important impact you can have as a scientist.
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Danve Castroverde
about 1 month ago
FERONIA orchestrates plasma membrane nanoclusters for plant thermotolerance
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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FERONIA orchestrates plasma membrane nanoclusters for plant thermotolerance
Climate warming poses increasing thermal challenges to plants, yet how plasma membrane biophysics contributes to heat adaptation remains poorly understood. In this work, we showed that the malectin-li...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeb1752
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Umeå Plant Science Centre
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🧪🌾NEWS -
@laurabacete.bsky.social
receives an Emerging Investigator Grant from the
@novo-nordisk.bsky.social
🔬 The project DYNAMO explores how chemical and mechanical changes in the plant cell wall help coordinate growth and stability. Read more:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
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Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso
about 1 month ago
Thanks for the invite. I am loving my time here too!
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Christine Faulkner
about 2 months ago
Plasmodesmal closure triggers stress responses! Turns out cells are generally better off with connections to their neighbours. This manuscript represents a decade-long team collaboration, with heroic effort from Estee Tee to lead it over the line!
#PlantScience
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Plasmodesmal closure elicits stress responses - EMBO Reports
Plant cells are connected to their neighbors via plasmodesmata facilitating the exchange of nutrients and signaling molecules. During immune responses, plasmodesmata close, but how this contributes to...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44319-026-00789-2
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Loitongbam Lorinda Devi
about 2 months ago
Glad to have presented our work on the FATE project (funded by KAW) at the 11th International Symposium on Root Development, held in Italy from 4–7 May 2026. Grateful to Stéphanie, Peter, Stéphane, Ioannis, and Luciano for their support, collaboration, and contributions to this exciting work.
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Our new berry boxes (v2) made by
labstuce.com
and
@absolutemaverick.bsky.social
!! Let's the fun begin!
about 2 months ago
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Congratulations to all! And special congrats to Ludovic!
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about 2 months ago
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Plant Cell Wall Dynamics Lab
about 2 months ago
🌱 Big news! We received a Novo Nordisk Fonden Emerging Investigator Grant (DKK 12.5M – around €1.7M) for project DYNAMO. 5 years to understand how plant cell walls signal the growth to strength switch. So proud of the whole team. Let's go! 🧱⚡ Read more:
www.cellwalldynamics.com/time-to-cele...
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Time to celebrate: The Cell Wall Dynamics group gets major grant! | Green cell wall dynamics lab
The Novo Nordisk Foundation invests DKK 12.5 million in five years of research on plant cell wall signals at Umeå University
https://www.cellwalldynamics.com/time-to-celebrate-the-cell-wall-dynamics-group-gets-major-grant
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Yasin Dagdas
about 2 months ago
Now online at
@natplants.nature.com
‼️ Led by Jierui Zhao, a former PhD student
@gmivienna.bsky.social
& together w/
@moritznowack.bsky.social
lab, we uncover how
#autophagy
shapes salt stress tolerance and lifespan.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A short 🧵👇
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Cell-type-specific autophagy in root-hair-forming cells is essential for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana - Nature Plants
This study reveals that enhanced autophagy in root-hair-forming cells helps Arabidopsis store excess sodium, control oxidative stress and tolerate salt stress.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-026-02285-w
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2 months ago
Our natural variation screen for endodermal suberization identified SUBER GENE1, a new regulator of suberin via its interaction with TOPPs. Congratulations
@jian-pu.bsky.social
!
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Marie-Cécile Caillaud
2 months ago
😍
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Umeå Plant Science Centre
2 months ago
🧪🌾Two great days at the UPSC Early Career Plant Scientist Symposium 2026! We welcomed four postdoc candidates for talks, matchmaking, an MSCA workshop, lab tours & career discussions, ending with a pizza & ping-pong evening. 👏Thanks to all visitors and everyone at UPSC who helped make this happen!
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The young scientists are so impressive! What a nice set up to hear about their data!
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2 months ago
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Laura Bacete
2 months ago
Now a highlight of our symposium: quick-fire presentations from UPSC PIs! 🎤 Hear from Totte Niittylä,
@srobertgroup.bsky.social
,
@microproteins.bsky.social
, Peter Kindgren, Nathaniel Street & Leonard Blaschek — six snapshots of the cutting-edge research happening right here at UPSC 🚀
#UPSCSymposium
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So nice to meet the future of plant science!
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