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Congratulations Nico van Gessel on your excellent PhD defense.
Nico is the 58th PhD student I had the pleasure and honor to supervise.
Nico is the 58th PhD student I had the pleasure and honor to supervise.
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Congratulations Nico van Gessel on your excellent PhD defense.
Nico is the 58th PhD student I had the pleasure and honor to supervise.
Nico is the 58th PhD student I had the pleasure and honor to supervise.
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Welcome back to our “SFB 1381’s Female Minds” series! This time, we had the pleasure of speaking with Sonja-Verena Albers (University of Freiburg).
Check out the interview on our web page: www.sfb1381.uni-freiburg.de/sfb-1381s-fe...
#womeninstem
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Check out the interview on our web page: www.sfb1381.uni-freiburg.de/sfb-1381s-fe...
#womeninstem
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November 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Welcome back to our “SFB 1381’s Female Minds” series! This time, we had the pleasure of speaking with Sonja-Verena Albers (University of Freiburg).
Check out the interview on our web page: www.sfb1381.uni-freiburg.de/sfb-1381s-fe...
#womeninstem
@biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
Check out the interview on our web page: www.sfb1381.uni-freiburg.de/sfb-1381s-fe...
#womeninstem
@biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
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It’s finally out! 🎉
Work led by former PhD student @wei-xiao-botany.bsky.social , in collaboration with @bayerlab.bsky.social and @bertderybel.bsky.social
AINTEGUMENTA phospho-switch regulates bilateral stem cell activity during secondary growth.
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#PlantSciences
Work led by former PhD student @wei-xiao-botany.bsky.social , in collaboration with @bayerlab.bsky.social and @bertderybel.bsky.social
AINTEGUMENTA phospho-switch regulates bilateral stem cell activity during secondary growth.
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#PlantSciences
An AINTEGUMENTA phosphoswitch controls bilateral stem cell activity during secondary growth | PNAS
Plant stem cells have the remarkable ability to give rise to distinct tissues and
organs throughout development. Two concentric cylinders of active...
www.pnas.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It’s finally out! 🎉
Work led by former PhD student @wei-xiao-botany.bsky.social , in collaboration with @bayerlab.bsky.social and @bertderybel.bsky.social
AINTEGUMENTA phospho-switch regulates bilateral stem cell activity during secondary growth.
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#PlantSciences
Work led by former PhD student @wei-xiao-botany.bsky.social , in collaboration with @bayerlab.bsky.social and @bertderybel.bsky.social
AINTEGUMENTA phospho-switch regulates bilateral stem cell activity during secondary growth.
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#PlantSciences
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Physical principles have redefined our understanding of autophagy.
In our new @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social review, we discuss how phase separation, avidity, and wetting shape autophagy at the molecular level.
Great collaboration with @wilflinglab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/bioch...
In our new @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social review, we discuss how phase separation, avidity, and wetting shape autophagy at the molecular level.
Great collaboration with @wilflinglab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/bioch...
Autophagy regulation by phase separation, avidity, and wetting
Autophagy enables cells to selectively degrade a wide range of macromolecules, and
how this process achieves spatial precision within the densely packed cytosol is an
active area of investigation. Rec...
www.cell.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Physical principles have redefined our understanding of autophagy.
In our new @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social review, we discuss how phase separation, avidity, and wetting shape autophagy at the molecular level.
Great collaboration with @wilflinglab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/bioch...
In our new @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social review, we discuss how phase separation, avidity, and wetting shape autophagy at the molecular level.
Great collaboration with @wilflinglab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/bioch...
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Heartiest congratulations to Elena Sindram, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis last week.
Elena conducted her research under the supervision of our SFB 1381 PI Laura Gámez-Díaz within project B10.
All the best for your future endeavors, Elena!
@biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
Elena conducted her research under the supervision of our SFB 1381 PI Laura Gámez-Díaz within project B10.
All the best for your future endeavors, Elena!
@biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Heartiest congratulations to Elena Sindram, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis last week.
Elena conducted her research under the supervision of our SFB 1381 PI Laura Gámez-Díaz within project B10.
All the best for your future endeavors, Elena!
@biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
Elena conducted her research under the supervision of our SFB 1381 PI Laura Gámez-Díaz within project B10.
All the best for your future endeavors, Elena!
@biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
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Tomorrow the 5th talk of our lecture series takes place!
We're looking forward to see @blace.bsky.social in the HS Zoologie at 6.15 pm ✨️
We're looking forward to see @blace.bsky.social in the HS Zoologie at 6.15 pm ✨️
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Tomorrow the 5th talk of our lecture series takes place!
We're looking forward to see @blace.bsky.social in the HS Zoologie at 6.15 pm ✨️
We're looking forward to see @blace.bsky.social in the HS Zoologie at 6.15 pm ✨️
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November 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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How do plants elongate in shade? This morning @scourbier.bsky.social (from @plantphotobiology.bsky.social) revealed how shade boosts TOR activity and how TOR and auxin signalling tightly interact to drive hypocotyl growth in Arabidopsis. A talk that filled the room!
📅 Nov 14 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
📅 Nov 14 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
How do plants elongate in shade? This morning @scourbier.bsky.social (from @plantphotobiology.bsky.social) revealed how shade boosts TOR activity and how TOR and auxin signalling tightly interact to drive hypocotyl growth in Arabidopsis. A talk that filled the room!
📅 Nov 14 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
📅 Nov 14 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
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Great opportunity to join Freiburg University as a Postdoc from abroad! Happy to help !
If you know postdocs in the US whose work is restricted or becoming difficult, there are new fellowship possibilities in the south of Germany. Please, forward this information to them:
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
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November 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Great opportunity to join Freiburg University as a Postdoc from abroad! Happy to help !
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I am very happy to see @sophiezoe.bsky.social @dompsfr.bsky.social amongst this year's fellows
📣ASPB is happy to announce the 2026 Plantae Fellows, an impressive group ready to bring their best to this resource for the global plant science community!🌱
Read more: buff.ly/CDI47lq
#PlantScience
Read more: buff.ly/CDI47lq
#PlantScience
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I am very happy to see @sophiezoe.bsky.social @dompsfr.bsky.social amongst this year's fellows
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Together with @zukunftskolleg.bsky.social and Tübingen College of Fellows, FRIAS is offering #EarlyCareerRescueFellowships.
Open to researchers from all nationalities & represented disciplines | 1-7 years postdoc experience | 2 years btw 7/2026 and 11/2028
👉 uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Open to researchers from all nationalities & represented disciplines | 1-7 years postdoc experience | 2 years btw 7/2026 and 11/2028
👉 uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Together with @zukunftskolleg.bsky.social and Tübingen College of Fellows, FRIAS is offering #EarlyCareerRescueFellowships.
Open to researchers from all nationalities & represented disciplines | 1-7 years postdoc experience | 2 years btw 7/2026 and 11/2028
👉 uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Open to researchers from all nationalities & represented disciplines | 1-7 years postdoc experience | 2 years btw 7/2026 and 11/2028
👉 uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
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Stuck in the US as a postdoc due to the current political nightmare? Consider to join us in Freiburg @dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social #plantscience
If you know postdocs in the US whose work is restricted or becoming difficult, there are new fellowship possibilities in the south of Germany. Please, forward this information to them:
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Stuck in the US as a postdoc due to the current political nightmare? Consider to join us in Freiburg @dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social #plantscience
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If you know postdocs in the US whose work is restricted or becoming difficult, there are new fellowship possibilities in the south of Germany. Please, forward this information to them:
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
If you know postdocs in the US whose work is restricted or becoming difficult, there are new fellowship possibilities in the south of Germany. Please, forward this information to them:
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Our lab in Freiburg can also serve as a host — happy to discuss options.
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Happy to share our latest publication:
CRISPR/Cas9 targeted genetic screening in Physcomitrella identifies novel cell division genes
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
CRISPR/Cas9 targeted genetic screening in Physcomitrella identifies novel cell division genes
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Frontiers | CRISPR/Cas9 targeted genetic screening in Physcomitrella identifies novel cell division genes
Although plants share core cell division mechanisms with other eukaryotes, their unique features, such as acentrosomal spindle formation and cytokinesis via ...
www.frontiersin.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Happy to share our latest publication:
CRISPR/Cas9 targeted genetic screening in Physcomitrella identifies novel cell division genes
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
CRISPR/Cas9 targeted genetic screening in Physcomitrella identifies novel cell division genes
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
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We are beyond excited to reveal the full line-up for our Environmental Signaling in Plants summer school 2026!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We are beyond excited to reveal the full line-up for our Environmental Signaling in Plants summer school 2026!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
Registration is now open here eps.sites.uu.nl - we look forward to seeing you in Utrecht on 24th-26th August!
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A really exciting strength of our Cluster of Excellence @cibss.bsky.social is the highly collaborative atmosphere, which stretches as far as bridging plant and medical research. Happy to see an example that involves our work highlighted at "ZEIT für X" from @zeit.de.
zeitfuerx.de/forschung/ci...
zeitfuerx.de/forschung/ci...
CIBSS - Von Infektionen, Symbiosen und Tumorzellen - ZEIT für X
Der Exzellenzcluster CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies erforscht biologische Signale und entwickelt Lösungsansätze in den Bereichen Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherung.
zeitfuerx.de
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A really exciting strength of our Cluster of Excellence @cibss.bsky.social is the highly collaborative atmosphere, which stretches as far as bridging plant and medical research. Happy to see an example that involves our work highlighted at "ZEIT für X" from @zeit.de.
zeitfuerx.de/forschung/ci...
zeitfuerx.de/forschung/ci...
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Vier #ERCSynergyGrants für Forschende der #UniFreiburg. Insgesamt werden die vier Projekte durch den @erc.europa.eu mit rund 41 Millionen Euro über sechs Jahre gefördert; die #UniversitätFreiburg erhält davon gut neun Mio Euro.
➡️ Mehr zu den geförderten Projekten hier: ufr.link/erc-synergy-grant-25
➡️ Mehr zu den geförderten Projekten hier: ufr.link/erc-synergy-grant-25
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Vier #ERCSynergyGrants für Forschende der #UniFreiburg. Insgesamt werden die vier Projekte durch den @erc.europa.eu mit rund 41 Millionen Euro über sechs Jahre gefördert; die #UniversitätFreiburg erhält davon gut neun Mio Euro.
➡️ Mehr zu den geförderten Projekten hier: ufr.link/erc-synergy-grant-25
➡️ Mehr zu den geförderten Projekten hier: ufr.link/erc-synergy-grant-25
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Congratulations! Claudine Kraft @kraftlabfr.bsky.social receives a prestigious ERC Synergy Grant – to find out why some protein #aggregates can be cleared by #autophagy and others not. She and her partners will harness this knowledge to improve autophagy in #ageing & #disease.
🔗 kurzlinks.de/50j8
🔗 kurzlinks.de/50j8
ERC Synergy Grant for Prof. Dr. Claudine Kraft
CIBSS speaker Prof. Dr. Claudine Kraft is part of a team receiving an ERC Synergy Grant of ten million euros for her research on how autophagy degrades large protein aggregates in health and disease.
kurzlinks.de
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Congratulations! Claudine Kraft @kraftlabfr.bsky.social receives a prestigious ERC Synergy Grant – to find out why some protein #aggregates can be cleared by #autophagy and others not. She and her partners will harness this knowledge to improve autophagy in #ageing & #disease.
🔗 kurzlinks.de/50j8
🔗 kurzlinks.de/50j8
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Functional Characterization of Target of Rapamycin (TOR) Signalling in Physcomitrella https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.04.686496v1
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Functional Characterization of Target of Rapamycin (TOR) Signalling in Physcomitrella https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.04.686496v1
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Do you like forests and computer models? 🌳🧑💻
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.
A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.
A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Do you like forests and computer models? 🌳🧑💻
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.
A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.
A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
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How does a single plant cell tell symbiont from pathogen?
We show that the Symbiotic Determinant 1 of NFR1 evolved to facilitate nitrogen-fixing symbiotic signalling.
I’m thrilled to share our published data from my PhD back in Aarhus! #symbiosis #juxtamembrane #ensa
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We show that the Symbiotic Determinant 1 of NFR1 evolved to facilitate nitrogen-fixing symbiotic signalling.
I’m thrilled to share our published data from my PhD back in Aarhus! #symbiosis #juxtamembrane #ensa
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Two residues reprogram immunity receptors for nitrogen-fixing symbiosis - Nature
An investigation of plant receptor-like kinases identifies regions of these proteins that control whether immune or symbiotic signalling pathways are activated, with minimal changes to specific r...
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
How does a single plant cell tell symbiont from pathogen?
We show that the Symbiotic Determinant 1 of NFR1 evolved to facilitate nitrogen-fixing symbiotic signalling.
I’m thrilled to share our published data from my PhD back in Aarhus! #symbiosis #juxtamembrane #ensa
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We show that the Symbiotic Determinant 1 of NFR1 evolved to facilitate nitrogen-fixing symbiotic signalling.
I’m thrilled to share our published data from my PhD back in Aarhus! #symbiosis #juxtamembrane #ensa
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#CIBSS brought signalling science to life last month at #ScienceDays2025!
Visitors isolated their own cheek-cell DNA🧬, watched zebrafish embryos develop 🔬, and explored plant genetics & symbiosis 🌱
A glimpse into CIBSS research & the “molecular language of life”.
🔗https://kurzlinks.de/r8qr
Visitors isolated their own cheek-cell DNA🧬, watched zebrafish embryos develop 🔬, and explored plant genetics & symbiosis 🌱
A glimpse into CIBSS research & the “molecular language of life”.
🔗https://kurzlinks.de/r8qr
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#CIBSS brought signalling science to life last month at #ScienceDays2025!
Visitors isolated their own cheek-cell DNA🧬, watched zebrafish embryos develop 🔬, and explored plant genetics & symbiosis 🌱
A glimpse into CIBSS research & the “molecular language of life”.
🔗https://kurzlinks.de/r8qr
Visitors isolated their own cheek-cell DNA🧬, watched zebrafish embryos develop 🔬, and explored plant genetics & symbiosis 🌱
A glimpse into CIBSS research & the “molecular language of life”.
🔗https://kurzlinks.de/r8qr
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Science days at Europa-Park! 🌿 Science, thunderstorm, a little bit of sunshine and curious minds with @dobrogojski.bsky.social at Europa Park!
Special thanks to @elkebarbez.bsky.social for the GMO basket.
#PlantScience #ScienceIsFun #Outreach #CuriosityDriven #PublicEngagement #ScienceForEveryone
Special thanks to @elkebarbez.bsky.social for the GMO basket.
#PlantScience #ScienceIsFun #Outreach #CuriosityDriven #PublicEngagement #ScienceForEveryone
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Science days at Europa-Park! 🌿 Science, thunderstorm, a little bit of sunshine and curious minds with @dobrogojski.bsky.social at Europa Park!
Special thanks to @elkebarbez.bsky.social for the GMO basket.
#PlantScience #ScienceIsFun #Outreach #CuriosityDriven #PublicEngagement #ScienceForEveryone
Special thanks to @elkebarbez.bsky.social for the GMO basket.
#PlantScience #ScienceIsFun #Outreach #CuriosityDriven #PublicEngagement #ScienceForEveryone
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Follow the members of our Department of Molecular Plant Sciences at the University of Freiburg and stay updated on the latest news: go.bsky.app/2zSQBeQ
March 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Follow the members of our Department of Molecular Plant Sciences at the University of Freiburg and stay updated on the latest news: go.bsky.app/2zSQBeQ
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October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM