COS Heidelberg
@cosheidelberg.bsky.social
The Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg studies organismic biology beyond the borders of organisational levels. Part of @uniheidelberg.bsky.social.
https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en
https://www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en
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Today’s @cosheidelberg.bsky.social seminar is on 🍃 given by @hildenelissen.bsky.social from @psb-vib.bsky.social Really cool work all the way from mechanistic science to translation!!!
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today’s @cosheidelberg.bsky.social seminar is on 🍃 given by @hildenelissen.bsky.social from @psb-vib.bsky.social Really cool work all the way from mechanistic science to translation!!!
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A new lab preprint is up: Work led by our MSc student Jan Sprengel comparing Interventional Causal Structure Learning Algorithms for Gene Regulatory Network Inference from single cell CRISPR perturbation screens 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Comparison of Interventional Causal Structure Learning Algorithms for Gene Regulatory Network Inference
Background: Causal structure learning offers a promising approach to studying gene regulation in cells, aiming to provide deeper mechanistic insights than purely association-based methods. Theoretical...
www.biorxiv.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A new lab preprint is up: Work led by our MSc student Jan Sprengel comparing Interventional Causal Structure Learning Algorithms for Gene Regulatory Network Inference from single cell CRISPR perturbation screens 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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„Großartige Ermöglichungs- und Ermutigungspreise“: Jan Lohmann erhielt den Lautenschläger-Forschungspreis für Spitzenforscher – Als herausragender Wissenschaftler in einer frühen ... www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/...
#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #forschung #preis #biologie #medizin
#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #forschung #preis #biologie #medizin
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
„Großartige Ermöglichungs- und Ermutigungspreise“: Jan Lohmann erhielt den Lautenschläger-Forschungspreis für Spitzenforscher – Als herausragender Wissenschaftler in einer frühen ... www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/...
#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #forschung #preis #biologie #medizin
#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #forschung #preis #biologie #medizin
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A rare opportunity to experience the grandeur of the Alte Aula of Universität Heidelberg, on the occasion of the award of the Lautenschläger prize to Jan Lohmann of @cosheidelberg.bsky.social Thanks @ulrichschwarz.bsky.social @jekely.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy for letting me tag along!
December 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A rare opportunity to experience the grandeur of the Alte Aula of Universität Heidelberg, on the occasion of the award of the Lautenschläger prize to Jan Lohmann of @cosheidelberg.bsky.social Thanks @ulrichschwarz.bsky.social @jekely.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy for letting me tag along!
Inaugural lecture to the faculty of Yasin Dagdas (@plantophagy.bsky.social) and Simon Wiegert (@simwieg.bsky.social) - bridging green and red biology.
December 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Inaugural lecture to the faculty of Yasin Dagdas (@plantophagy.bsky.social) and Simon Wiegert (@simwieg.bsky.social) - bridging green and red biology.
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Happy to see this out now in Cell Genomics: A genome-scale single-cell CRISPRi map of trans gene regulation across human pluripotent stem cell lines: www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
A genome-scale single-cell CRISPRi map of trans gene regulation across human pluripotent stem cell lines
Feng et al. present the first genome-scale CRISPR interference perturbation map with
scRNA-seq readout across many genetic backgrounds in human pluripotent cells, pioneering
population-scale CRISPR pe...
www.cell.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Happy to see this out now in Cell Genomics: A genome-scale single-cell CRISPRi map of trans gene regulation across human pluripotent stem cell lines: www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
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Very proud that Freddy Igiebor has won a DBG Master thesis prize with his work in my lab on phyB photobody meory function!😃
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/about-us/...
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/about-us/...
2025: Best Master Thesis
DBG award: Best plant science master thesis 2025
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Very proud that Freddy Igiebor has won a DBG Master thesis prize with his work in my lab on phyB photobody meory function!😃
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/about-us/...
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/about-us/...
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Glad to have this finally published: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... lots of new data since the #preprint. If you are into selective #autophagy, #evolution, #proteostasis Please have a look!
December 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Glad to have this finally published: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... lots of new data since the #preprint. If you are into selective #autophagy, #evolution, #proteostasis Please have a look!
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New preprint!
SOSEKI polarity proteins are mechanoresponsive integrators linking growth and tissue mechanics during lateral root formation. Their polarity marks growth boundaries and reorganises in response to mechanical alterations —reshaping how we think about axis formation.
tinyurl.com/28p7af2w
SOSEKI polarity proteins are mechanoresponsive integrators linking growth and tissue mechanics during lateral root formation. Their polarity marks growth boundaries and reorganises in response to mechanical alterations —reshaping how we think about axis formation.
tinyurl.com/28p7af2w
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New preprint!
SOSEKI polarity proteins are mechanoresponsive integrators linking growth and tissue mechanics during lateral root formation. Their polarity marks growth boundaries and reorganises in response to mechanical alterations —reshaping how we think about axis formation.
tinyurl.com/28p7af2w
SOSEKI polarity proteins are mechanoresponsive integrators linking growth and tissue mechanics during lateral root formation. Their polarity marks growth boundaries and reorganises in response to mechanical alterations —reshaping how we think about axis formation.
tinyurl.com/28p7af2w
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Jan Lohmann erhält Lautenschläger-Forschungspreis: Auszeichnung ist mit 250.000 Euro dotiert – Preis für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs geht an Lukas Bunse www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/...
#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #forschung #preis #biologie #medizin #theologie
#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #forschung #preis #biologie #medizin #theologie
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Jan Lohmann erhält Lautenschläger-Forschungspreis: Auszeichnung ist mit 250.000 Euro dotiert – Preis für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs geht an Lukas Bunse www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/...
#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #forschung #preis #biologie #medizin #theologie
#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #forschung #preis #biologie #medizin #theologie
The SFB1324 on Wnt signaling with a strong COS contribution has been prolonged by the DFG! Great achievement! (@acebronsp.bsky.social, @josephinebageritz.bsky.social, @lsaunders.bsky.social, @ilohmann.bsky.social, Thomas Holstein, Ulrike Engel, Suat Özbek)
Our #SFB1324 has been granted continued funding for an additional period by the #DFG 🎉🥳
A big thank you goes to all #SFB1324 members for your efforts and we are looking forward to inspiring collaborations.
@michaelboutros.bsky.social
A big thank you goes to all #SFB1324 members for your efforts and we are looking forward to inspiring collaborations.
@michaelboutros.bsky.social
Die #DFG fördert zur weiteren Stärkung der #Spitzenforschung an den Hochschulen 9 neue #Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB). Die Themen reichen von pilzbasierten Baumaterialien über Autoimmunkrankheiten bis zu molekularer Bor-Chemie. Einzelheiten 👉 www.dfg.de/de/service/p...
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The SFB1324 on Wnt signaling with a strong COS contribution has been prolonged by the DFG! Great achievement! (@acebronsp.bsky.social, @josephinebageritz.bsky.social, @lsaunders.bsky.social, @ilohmann.bsky.social, Thomas Holstein, Ulrike Engel, Suat Özbek)
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Hey #neuroscience enthusiast! Just watch this
BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002k781
Very cool and simple explanation and bonus feature to see @jekely in action too! 😉
BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002k781
Very cool and simple explanation and bonus feature to see @jekely in action too! 😉
BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain, Series 1, Episode 1
Jim Al-Khalili reveals how the staggeringly complex human brain evolved.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hey #neuroscience enthusiast! Just watch this
BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002k781
Very cool and simple explanation and bonus feature to see @jekely in action too! 😉
BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002k781
Very cool and simple explanation and bonus feature to see @jekely in action too! 😉
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The new lab website is online 🤩🥰
www.photobodies.com
Please have a look 😊
So new and shiny, much info!
Thanks Freddy for your contribution :)
www.photobodies.com
Please have a look 😊
So new and shiny, much info!
Thanks Freddy for your contribution :)
Main Page | Photobodies
The homepage for the Light Signaling and Cell Biology lab of Dr. Kasper van Gelderen.
www.photobodies.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The new lab website is online 🤩🥰
www.photobodies.com
Please have a look 😊
So new and shiny, much info!
Thanks Freddy for your contribution :)
www.photobodies.com
Please have a look 😊
So new and shiny, much info!
Thanks Freddy for your contribution :)
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Our work on mapping the dynamics of phospholipids during lateral root formation is now published in @jxbotany.bsky.social We show that PI(4,5)P₂ plays a key role: targeted reduction in pericycle promotes LR development.
→ academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
→ academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Our work on mapping the dynamics of phospholipids during lateral root formation is now published in @jxbotany.bsky.social We show that PI(4,5)P₂ plays a key role: targeted reduction in pericycle promotes LR development.
→ academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
→ academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
Former COS scientist @heikelindner.bsky.social secures an SNSF starting grant to study the role of succulent anatomy in CAM photosynthesis. Congratulations!
I am beyond thrilled (like the screaming and jumping type of thrilled) that my SNSF Starting Grant was funded. I will start my own lab @unibe.ch next year, studying succulent anatomy development and if and how this anatomy is required for efficient CAM photosynthesis in different Kalanchoë species 🌱
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Former COS scientist @heikelindner.bsky.social secures an SNSF starting grant to study the role of succulent anatomy in CAM photosynthesis. Congratulations!
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This Halloween, we have a spooky evolutionary story for you.
The brainchild of @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social, Nick Irwin and our fantastic collaborators is now out in @natplants.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here’s why I love this work — and why I think you’ll enjoy it too. 👇
The brainchild of @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social, Nick Irwin and our fantastic collaborators is now out in @natplants.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here’s why I love this work — and why I think you’ll enjoy it too. 👇
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
This Halloween, we have a spooky evolutionary story for you.
The brainchild of @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social, Nick Irwin and our fantastic collaborators is now out in @natplants.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here’s why I love this work — and why I think you’ll enjoy it too. 👇
The brainchild of @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social, Nick Irwin and our fantastic collaborators is now out in @natplants.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here’s why I love this work — and why I think you’ll enjoy it too. 👇
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Christmas came early this year! Bye Bye Nikon A1. Hello Nikon AX!
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Christmas came early this year! Bye Bye Nikon A1. Hello Nikon AX!
Curious about the matrisome of Nematostella vectensis? Check the new paper of the Özbek group now published in eLife. doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
@elife.bsky.social
@elife.bsky.social
Molecular dynamics of the matrisome across sea anemone life history
Integrated proteomic and single-cell transcriptomic analyses define the Nematostella vectensis matrisome and reveal conserved extracellular matrix functions driving life cycle transitions in this non-...
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Curious about the matrisome of Nematostella vectensis? Check the new paper of the Özbek group now published in eLife. doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
@elife.bsky.social
@elife.bsky.social
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The version of record of our paper on the emergence of metachronal waves in the #platynereis larval ciliary band is now out. Together with Rebecca Poon and Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4067
funded by
@ERC_Research @wellcometrust @bbsrc
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4067
funded by
@ERC_Research @wellcometrust @bbsrc
October 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The version of record of our paper on the emergence of metachronal waves in the #platynereis larval ciliary band is now out. Together with Rebecca Poon and Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4067
funded by
@ERC_Research @wellcometrust @bbsrc
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4067
funded by
@ERC_Research @wellcometrust @bbsrc
Early Excellence in Science Award goes to COS professor @brittavelten.bsky.social! Congratulations!
Auszeichnung für Heidelberger Datenwissenschaftlerin: Britta Velten wird für innovative Verfahren für die Analyse von komplexen Datensätzen aus den Lebenswissenschaften mit dem Early Excellence in Science Award ausgezeichnet www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/...
#uniheidelberg #lifescience
#uniheidelberg #lifescience
October 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Early Excellence in Science Award goes to COS professor @brittavelten.bsky.social! Congratulations!
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My latest paper, a postdoc project of mine from the @ronaldpierik.bsky.social lab is finally out in the Plant Cell all its formatted glory! doi.org/10.1093/plce...
Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.
Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.
Gibberellin transport affects lateral root growth through HY5 in response to far-red light
Gibberellin translocation from shoot to root conveys a plant-plant competition signal that leads to a reduction in lateral root growth.
doi.org
September 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My latest paper, a postdoc project of mine from the @ronaldpierik.bsky.social lab is finally out in the Plant Cell all its formatted glory! doi.org/10.1093/plce...
Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.
Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.
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✨ Kicking off #SWS2025 at @cosheidelberg.bsky.social with an inspiring opening talk by my PhD supervisor, Barbara Ann Halkier! Excited for the days ahead 🚀🌱
September 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
✨ Kicking off #SWS2025 at @cosheidelberg.bsky.social with an inspiring opening talk by my PhD supervisor, Barbara Ann Halkier! Excited for the days ahead 🚀🌱
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Meet this year’s team 🌟
After booking speakers, funding acquisition, poster design, ordering merch, and more, we’re excited to launch a brand new season of Life of P.I. talks!
After booking speakers, funding acquisition, poster design, ordering merch, and more, we’re excited to launch a brand new season of Life of P.I. talks!
September 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Meet this year’s team 🌟
After booking speakers, funding acquisition, poster design, ordering merch, and more, we’re excited to launch a brand new season of Life of P.I. talks!
After booking speakers, funding acquisition, poster design, ordering merch, and more, we’re excited to launch a brand new season of Life of P.I. talks!
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Welcome to day 4 of #EMBOBioImage 🖥️
👉Happening right now: practical session 5, spatial statistics and omics integration, led by @brittavelten.bsky.social, assisted by Anna Klemm.
👉Happening right now: practical session 5, spatial statistics and omics integration, led by @brittavelten.bsky.social, assisted by Anna Klemm.
September 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Welcome to day 4 of #EMBOBioImage 🖥️
👉Happening right now: practical session 5, spatial statistics and omics integration, led by @brittavelten.bsky.social, assisted by Anna Klemm.
👉Happening right now: practical session 5, spatial statistics and omics integration, led by @brittavelten.bsky.social, assisted by Anna Klemm.