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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Jul 13

Nice highlight on the BC LeafHope Team monitoring leafhoppers in strawberries & blueberries in the Fraser Valley! @edelplopez.bsky.social

FraserValleyToday.ca @fraservalleytoday.bsky.social · Jul 12

UFV researcher co-leads national project tracking invasive leafhoppers

CHILLIWACK - Researchers from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) are tracking a wave of plant-eating leafhoppers-and arming themselves with inf...

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Jun 26

End of a great week at CSHS/CSA Joint Meeting this week. Presented an update on our cranberry warming studies, BERRI NSERC USRA student Emily & PhD Candidate Dan won poster presentation awards and caught up with old and new friends!

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · May 27

A little late to share but a great article from @goufv.bsky.social on the work ELAP/Global Affairs Canada Funded-international research intern Stéfhane has done in the lab. We will be sad to see her leave us this week! blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2025/04...

From Brazil to BERRI: A research journey rooted in climate and community

Thousands of kilometres away from her home in Brazil, Stefhane Brachmann is getting an accelerated introduction to research working at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Berry Environmental Resilie...

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · May 6

Congrats to Emily Foster for receiving an NSERC USRA to support her work on the LeafHope m & Environmental Resilience work at BERRI this summer. Emily started last Fall as a work study student on our cranberry warming project & we are so happy to keep her around this summer! #BERRI #USRA

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cspbscbv.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social · Apr 23

Join the CSPB Education Committee for a free Workshop on May 6, 1-3PM EST. Reimagining the Syllabus for the Modern Age with facilitators Dr Solmaz Irani & Dr Miranda Meents

Details & registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Z10...

Please share widely! #plantscience #plantbiogy #highered #syllabus

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Apr 13

Some lingonberries from last fall on Vancouver Island enjoying a little sunshine from the BERRI Lab!

A close up of two small red lingonberries are nestled under a tuft a shiny waxy bright green leaves. Small vines are in the background and the plant is growing in mossy ground with coppery fallen cedar pieces around

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cspbscbv.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social · Apr 13

Happy International Plant Appreciation Day fellow plant nerds AKA #CSPB #SCBV members. A Salmonberry bud to celebrate the day from the berry researcher who runs this account. Share your fav plants or lab plant friends with us below ⬇️ 👇 #plantappreciationday #plantscience #plantbiology

The photo perspective looks up at pink Salmonberry flower on a branch crossing the image horizontal with a cedar and fir forest and blue sky in the background

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cspbscbv.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social · Apr 12

#CSPB #SCBV members 👋 tag us in your publication announcements so we can help amplify the amazing #canadian #plantsci research being done by our members!

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Apr 11

We had our inaugural @goufv.bsky.social Agriculture Department Student Research Showcase yesterday aka B.A.R.N. (Beginning Agriculture Researcher Network) showcase their hard work to faculty, peers & community partners. BERRI lab member Faby even won People’s Choice. 10/10 will organize this again!

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Ben R Lee, PhD @benrlee.com · Apr 8

Please share! The Appalachian Mountain Club is hiring a new GIS scientist to work in their northeast US-based research group (www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...). Ideal candidate has a MS in ecology-related field with at least an additional year of work experience. #jobs #ecology #conservation

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Liz Brauer @lizbrauer.bsky.social · Mar 19

Anyone looking to run a research lab in plant physiology? Check out this position at Agriculture Canada in Brandon Manitoba
emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/ap...

Research Scientist – Plant Physiology

emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca

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BC Parks Foundation @bcparksfoundation.ca · Mar 18

We're looking for volunteers to help us to map Scotch Broom, an invasive species, at Goldstream Park. This mapping will guide us and BC Parks in planning its removal in a second phase in spring, as well as track the management over time.

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Mar 17

Differential temperature adaptation mechanisms in the High Arctic-adapted Cerastium regelii Ostenf. and the widespread Stellaria longipes Goldie. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.15.643465v1

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Mar 18

First pre-print for the BERRI lab is out! Integrating field observations, modelling, in vitro culture & metabolomics to understand how high Arctic plants respond to warming climates. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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cspbscbv.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social · Mar 12

CSPB - SCBV is working on building a starter pack to help members connect. Let us know if you are a member who would like to be added! 👋 go.bsky.app/TjDNeTJ

#plantscience #plantbiology #starterpack #canadianscience #cspb #scbv

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UFVResearch @ufvresearch.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thinking of presenting a student mircolecture at Student Research Day on April 2? It's a great opportunity to gain presentation experience showcasing your work in front of fellow student researchers, plus faculty and senior admin. But hurry! Spots are limited & filling up fast! 👉 bit.ly/SRD_2025

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cspbscbv.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social · Mar 3

Are you a student and planning to attend CSPB 2025 in Halifax? The George H Duff Student Travel Award Aplications are now open. Check out www.cspb-scbv.ca/travel-bursaries for info and application. #cspb #scbv #plantscience #plantscienceconference #plantbiology #plantbiologyconference #cspb2025

White bold all uppercase font text reads Applications now open George H Duff Travel Bursary Aplly by May 16,2025. The background image is a seed sprouting out of a small pile of dark earth in front of a green to blue gradient

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cspbscbv.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social · Mar 3

Registration is now open for the #CSPB #SCBV 2025 Annual Meeting CSPB2025.ca for all details and information. The meeting will be hosted in Halifax, NS this year from Aug 9 - 12. We can’t wait to see you there! #scienceconference #plantscience #conference

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Mar 3

Hi Plant Biology Friends! Just a quick note to say that the Canadian Society of Plant Biologist @cspbscbv.bsky.social is now on BlueSky. Come find us there!

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Feb 24

For any CSPB-SCBV Members
here. The deadline for Mary Spencer Award Nominations has been extended to Feb 28,2025. Please nominate a deserving member today! All info is here: www.cspb-scbv.ca/spencer-award

Text on a background of a photo looking up through backlit plants reads:

MARY SPENCER AWARD
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEB 28, 2025
NOMINATE A MEMBER
TODAY!
www.cspb-scbv.ca/
Spencer-Award
questions?
spencer.award@cspb-scbv.ca

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Feb 12

Talking to Grace is always inspiring! Your passion is clear in your writing and to date, your story on our research is one of, if not my absolute favourite. Go check out her work at the @fvcurrent.bsky.social

One day maybe I can convince her to write a book on plants with me! 🌱😜

Grace Kennedy @gracekennwrites.bsky.social · Feb 11

Last, but absolutely not least since I have another story in the works about her research, is Dr. Lauren Erland. I connected when I came back from mat leave to talk about her new BERRi Lab at UFV, and ended up diving into her research on climate change and cranberries instead.

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Feb 11

Happy International Day of Women in Science from the BERRI Lab! This is the awesome group of women working hard to build resilient, sustainable berry horticulture in this unpredictable, changing climate (and honestly these days not just the environmental one). #womeninstem #womeninscience

A selfie of group of seven women stand between two lab benches with a zoom screen on a TV behind them. The lab benches are white and stainless steel with glassware and lab consumables.

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Feb 5

Great recent article from a local news team the Fraser Valley Team on our research looking to understand future climate impacts on production and quality of cranberries in BC! fvcurrent.com/p/cranberry-...

Climate change, cranberries, and their chemicals

Climate change is going to affect cranberries. UFV scientist Lauren Erland is finding out exactly how that will happen on a molecular level.

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Jan 28

Fun article from the UFV Student Newspaper about how being a plant nerd can in fact get you your dream job! So great talking with a student reporter about the journey from student researcher to student supervisor! ufvcascade.ca/professor-pr...

Professor Profile: “I am a Plant nerd” — Dr. Lauren Erland – The Cascade

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Lauren Erland @plantdrlauren.bsky.social · Jan 28

If you are interested but have questions reach out! I’m a proud Carl Douglas Award winner & current CSPB Communications Director. Extra encourage student paper award nominations