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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · 4d

Besides the science, I had the pleasure of setting-up and moderating a special career-session, where in a panel discussion Dr. Sabrina Kleeßen and Prof. Dr. @ekaiserli.bsky.social openly shared their experiences and advice from respectively industry and academia.

A very valuable experience! 😊

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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · 4d

Oct 9-10 the PhenPlasPlants conference took place in Potsdam! Scientists from very diverse fields (genetics, to computational sciences and ecology) shared their findings in phenotypic plasticity research 🌱

Very proud to have been part of the organization committee! 👏 @crc1644.bsky.social

Picture of audience at the conference with the organizing committee sitting on the front row

Picture of Prof. Anja Linstädter and Dr. Vera Hesen next to the scientific poster of Vera Hesen

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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · Sep 17

Advanced root system phenotyping alert! 📣Sophisticated rhizotrons with AI-based segmentation 🪴 🖥️ Very proud to have contributed to this during my PhD!

Watch Thijs Stegmann and @violawillemsen.bsky.social
showcase the impressive research facilities at NPEC!
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#npec | Rick van de Zedde

In this new #NPEC virtual tour video Thijs Stegmann (PhD candidate of CropXR) and Viola Willemsen share details how they use phenotyping tools to study root system adaptation to drought stress. You ca...

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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · Jul 3

DEADLINE EXTENSION! 📣 For talk & poster applications for the international conference 'Phenotypic Plasticity in Plants'!

Amazing opportunity for early-career scientists to present their work in a cross-disciplinary setting 👏 (& free participation!)

🔗 www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ppp/phenplasplants-2025

CRC1644 @crc1644.bsky.social · Apr 24

🌿 Join us for PhenPlasPlants 2025!

We're thrilled to announce our International Conference on Phenotypic Plasticity in Plants!

📅 9–10 Oct 2025
📍 Potsdam, Germany

We especially welcome early-career scientists to present their research!

🔗 Register: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ppp/phenplasplants-2025

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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · Jun 26

Urban environments provide exciting miniature models of global (climate) change! 🏙️Huiyao used data collected by student field work in Potsdam to study how the Leaf Economic Spectrum and Plant Ecological Strategies differ between urban green (e.g. treebeds) and grey (e.g. pavements) spaces 🌿

Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · Jun 26

Yesterday was the science day at the Institute of Biology & Biochemistry @unipotsdam.bsky.social! An amazing variety of research, from bacteriophage treatments to ancient hippo DNA 🦠🔬🧬 Also a proud supervisor moment as my MSc student Huiyao Zhang presented her first poster! About what? Check below 👇

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CRC1644 @crc1644.bsky.social · Jun 12

CRC 1644 Retreat 2025

Great minds, one mission!
This year’s CRC 1644 retreat was more than just a change of scenery — it was a powerhouse of ideas, collaboration, and interdisciplinary exchange.

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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · May 20

Plants have a fascinating display of phenotypic plasticity! 🌱✨ But what are the underlying mechanistic and evolutionary processes?!

Join us in Potsdam at the International Conference on Phenotypic Plasticity in Plants!

We have great opportunities for early-career scientists to give a talk! 👏

CRC1644 @crc1644.bsky.social · Apr 24

🌿 Join us for PhenPlasPlants 2025!

We're thrilled to announce our International Conference on Phenotypic Plasticity in Plants!

📅 9–10 Oct 2025
📍 Potsdam, Germany

We especially welcome early-career scientists to present their research!

🔗 Register: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ppp/phenplasplants-2025

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CRC1644 @crc1644.bsky.social · Apr 24

We are now on Bluesky!

Our Collaborative Research Center 1644 “Phenotypic Plasticity in Plants” was recently established at the University of Potsdam.

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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · Mar 18

The #TRR341 meeting has kicked off! A very interesting talk from @evodaveo.bsky.social about GxE interactions and how to separate them from individual G and E effects using a gene network with cliques.

He also shared some important and inspiring believes that are now more relevant than ever! 👏

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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · Mar 17

Excited to be part of the Cologne Spring Meeting 2025 on “Plant Ecological Genetics”, which starts tomorrow!

I am already enjoying the flora (and the sun) in the Botanischer Garten Köln. Also spotted the first Arabidopsis thaliana plants popping up 🌱☀️

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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · Mar 9

Also many thanks to my colleagues from the Lindstädter group, as well as from the Lenhard and Fernie group. We could not have done it without you! 🙌🌱

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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · Mar 9

We took on the mammoth task to set up a #GWAS with 7200 A.thaliana plants to investigate #leaf phenotypes to varying N levels. Great teamwork with Subash (Lenhard lab) & Yinan (Fernie lab)

Stay tuned for the harvest and lots of interesting results to come! @unipotsdam.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de

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Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · Dec 8

Want to get to know more??

Check out my personal page ...
www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ibb-biodi...

... or Collaborative Research Center 1644 page
www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ppp/

Dr. Vera Hesen

www.uni-potsdam.de

Vera Hesen @verahesen.bsky.social · Dec 8

New job, new platform! ✨ A month ago I started as a postdoc at Uni Potsdam, part of CRC1644 "Phenotypic plasticity in plants". It was a warm welcome in the BioDiv group of Prof Anja Lindstäter

I am beyond happy to continue my interdisciplinary research (and to live in such a beautiful new place!)

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