Roman Ulm
@romanulm.bsky.social
Professor of Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Geneva interested in how plants detect, signal, and respond to environmental cues, with a main research focus on UV-B perception & signalling
https://www.ulm-lab.ch/
https://www.ulm-lab.ch/
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It’s a pleasure to have @rensingstefan.bsky.social join our UK NonSeed Plant Group Meeting in Norwich! Happy to see a very popular cartoon in the slides ☀️ 🌱 🧴 🍄
December 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It’s a pleasure to have @rensingstefan.bsky.social join our UK NonSeed Plant Group Meeting in Norwich! Happy to see a very popular cartoon in the slides ☀️ 🌱 🧴 🍄
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A. thaliana has been pivotal in advancing our understanding of the bases of adaptation to past and ongoing environmental changes! A very nice review by @ahancock.bsky.social, Swan Portlier, Andrea Fulgione, @mgstetter.bsky.social and @meauxjuliette.bsky.social
www.annualreviews.org/docserver/fu...
www.annualreviews.org/docserver/fu...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A. thaliana has been pivotal in advancing our understanding of the bases of adaptation to past and ongoing environmental changes! A very nice review by @ahancock.bsky.social, Swan Portlier, Andrea Fulgione, @mgstetter.bsky.social and @meauxjuliette.bsky.social
www.annualreviews.org/docserver/fu...
www.annualreviews.org/docserver/fu...
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Professorship Plant Physiology. Kaiserslautern, Germany.
#PlantSciJobs #plantscijob
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#PlantSciJobs #plantscijob
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W2-Professur für Pflanzenphysiologie (m/w/d) - Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)
Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) bietet Stelle als W2-Professur für Pflanzenphysiologie (m/w/d) in Kaiserslautern - jetzt bewerben!
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December 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Professorship Plant Physiology. Kaiserslautern, Germany.
#PlantSciJobs #plantscijob
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#PlantSciJobs #plantscijob
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Professorship Stress resilience of plants. Aachen, Germany.
#PlantSciJobs #plantscijob
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#PlantSciJobs #plantscijob
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W3-Universitätsprofessur Stressresilienz von Pflanzen - RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University bietet Stelle als W3-Universitätsprofessur Stressresilienz von Pflanzen in Aachen - jetzt bewerben!
www.academics.de
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Professorship Stress resilience of plants. Aachen, Germany.
#PlantSciJobs #plantscijob
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#PlantSciJobs #plantscijob
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We’re excited to announce the opening of the Geneva Expansion Microscopy Facility (GenExM)!
GenExM is a full-service U-ExM platform (U-ExM, Cryo-ExM, iU-ExM), delivering nanoscale imaging.
Led by Dr. Olivier Mercey, GenExM welcomes academic & industrial collaborations.
👉 www.unige.ch/genexm/
GenExM is a full-service U-ExM platform (U-ExM, Cryo-ExM, iU-ExM), delivering nanoscale imaging.
Led by Dr. Olivier Mercey, GenExM welcomes academic & industrial collaborations.
👉 www.unige.ch/genexm/
December 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We’re excited to announce the opening of the Geneva Expansion Microscopy Facility (GenExM)!
GenExM is a full-service U-ExM platform (U-ExM, Cryo-ExM, iU-ExM), delivering nanoscale imaging.
Led by Dr. Olivier Mercey, GenExM welcomes academic & industrial collaborations.
👉 www.unige.ch/genexm/
GenExM is a full-service U-ExM platform (U-ExM, Cryo-ExM, iU-ExM), delivering nanoscale imaging.
Led by Dr. Olivier Mercey, GenExM welcomes academic & industrial collaborations.
👉 www.unige.ch/genexm/
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Be it microwaves, lasers or vaccines – they all originated from basic research. With curiosity and tenacity, researchers laid the foundations for achievements that are taken for granted today. 🧪🔭🧬
Basic research today - innovation tomorrow. The @snsf.ch drives progress.
youtu.be/6IfWl8t62cM
Basic research today - innovation tomorrow. The @snsf.ch drives progress.
youtu.be/6IfWl8t62cM
Wave & Particle: How Light Drives Inventions #basicresearch
YouTube video by Swiss National Science Foundation
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December 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Be it microwaves, lasers or vaccines – they all originated from basic research. With curiosity and tenacity, researchers laid the foundations for achievements that are taken for granted today. 🧪🔭🧬
Basic research today - innovation tomorrow. The @snsf.ch drives progress.
youtu.be/6IfWl8t62cM
Basic research today - innovation tomorrow. The @snsf.ch drives progress.
youtu.be/6IfWl8t62cM
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Please RT‼️ #TenureTrack position @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de one of the best #proteostasis research centres in the world. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Tenure Track Professorship (W1 with Tenure Track to W3) in “Molecular Biology" (f/m/d) - Heidelberg job with Universität Heidelberg | 12850668
The Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) and the Faculty of Biosciences invite applications for a Tenure Track Professors...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Please RT‼️ #TenureTrack position @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de one of the best #proteostasis research centres in the world. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Very last chance to register !
Extended deadline: 10th of December.
🌱 Curious about plant biology?
Explore epigenetics, stress responses & priming this February in Amsterdam!
🎤 Great speakers + oral & poster slots from selected abstracts.
9-10 February 2026 - Don’t miss it!
Extended deadline: 10th of December.
🌱 Curious about plant biology?
Explore epigenetics, stress responses & priming this February in Amsterdam!
🎤 Great speakers + oral & poster slots from selected abstracts.
9-10 February 2026 - Don’t miss it!
December 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Very last chance to register !
Extended deadline: 10th of December.
🌱 Curious about plant biology?
Explore epigenetics, stress responses & priming this February in Amsterdam!
🎤 Great speakers + oral & poster slots from selected abstracts.
9-10 February 2026 - Don’t miss it!
Extended deadline: 10th of December.
🌱 Curious about plant biology?
Explore epigenetics, stress responses & priming this February in Amsterdam!
🎤 Great speakers + oral & poster slots from selected abstracts.
9-10 February 2026 - Don’t miss it!
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📢 Please help spread the word: We’re hiring a Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs to coordinate our international PhD program, provide guidance & career counseling, lead training programs, collaborate on EDI initiatives, and manage alumni relations. Apply at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
📢 Please help spread the word: We’re hiring a Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs to coordinate our international PhD program, provide guidance & career counseling, lead training programs, collaborate on EDI initiatives, and manage alumni relations. Apply at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...
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Interested in applying U-ExM to cells, tissues, organoids, or cryo-sections? Our EMBO workshop is open for applications!
🧫🔬 Deadline: 12 Jan 2026 — don’t miss it!
🧫🔬 Deadline: 12 Jan 2026 — don’t miss it!
Have you applied for 'Ultrastructure expansion microscopy: from cells to tissue' yet? #EMBOExM
🔬 Advance your microscopy skills by joining us to explore U-ExM techniques and gain hands-on expertise in applying this powerful approach to mammalian cells.
Apply now: s.embl.org/uex26-01-bl
🔬 Advance your microscopy skills by joining us to explore U-ExM techniques and gain hands-on expertise in applying this powerful approach to mammalian cells.
Apply now: s.embl.org/uex26-01-bl
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Interested in applying U-ExM to cells, tissues, organoids, or cryo-sections? Our EMBO workshop is open for applications!
🧫🔬 Deadline: 12 Jan 2026 — don’t miss it!
🧫🔬 Deadline: 12 Jan 2026 — don’t miss it!
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We are looking for a Head of Cell Biology here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social Vegetables.
This is a permanent, full-time position located in Wageningen, Netherlands.
jobs.kws.com/job/Wagening...
#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantCellBiology #PlantBreeding #PlantSciJob #PlantScienceJob
This is a permanent, full-time position located in Wageningen, Netherlands.
jobs.kws.com/job/Wagening...
#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantCellBiology #PlantBreeding #PlantSciJob #PlantScienceJob
Head of Cell Biology KWS Vegetables
Head of Cell Biology KWS Vegetables
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December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We are looking for a Head of Cell Biology here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social Vegetables.
This is a permanent, full-time position located in Wageningen, Netherlands.
jobs.kws.com/job/Wagening...
#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantCellBiology #PlantBreeding #PlantSciJob #PlantScienceJob
This is a permanent, full-time position located in Wageningen, Netherlands.
jobs.kws.com/job/Wagening...
#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantCellBiology #PlantBreeding #PlantSciJob #PlantScienceJob
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Our latest collaboration with Fiedler lab @fmp-berlin.de and Panse labs UZH out on @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social. Using bead-adsorbed, non-hydrolyzable inositol pyrophosphate (PP-InsP) analogs, we isolated many putative PP-InsP-binding proteins from Arabidopsis.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/6)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/6)
An inositol pyrophosphate interaction screen provides insight into the regulation of plant casein kinase II
Inositol pyrophosphates (PP-InsPs) are key nutrient messengers in plants, but their protein receptors remain poorly defined. Using a systems-level affinity screen with biotinylated InsP₆, InsP₇, and I...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Our latest collaboration with Fiedler lab @fmp-berlin.de and Panse labs UZH out on @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social. Using bead-adsorbed, non-hydrolyzable inositol pyrophosphate (PP-InsP) analogs, we isolated many putative PP-InsP-binding proteins from Arabidopsis.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/6)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/6)
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PhD opportunity in our lab - deadline passes on Dec 2nd - don’t miss out!
New opportunity to undertake a PhD in my group at the John Innes Centre - if you’re interested in plant immunity and evolution check out the link!
Understanding Host Compatibility in the Marchantia-Phytophthora System (CARELLA_J26DTP) | Doctoral Training Partnership
The fossil record demonstrates that filamentous microbes invaded ancient plant cells with intracellular hyphal structures over 450 million years ago. To this day, a rich diversity of extant land plant...
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
PhD opportunity in our lab - deadline passes on Dec 2nd - don’t miss out!
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Professorship Plant Stress Resilience. Aachen, Germany.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob
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#plantscijobs #plantscijob
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W3-Universitätsprofessur Stressresilienz von Pflanzen - RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University bietet Stelle als W3-Universitätsprofessur Stressresilienz von Pflanzen in Aachen - jetzt bewerben!
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November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Professorship Plant Stress Resilience. Aachen, Germany.
#plantscijobs #plantscijob
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#plantscijobs #plantscijob
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Finally out in @nature.com! We uncovered a mechanistic framework for a general and conserved mRNA nuclear export pathway. www.nature.com/articles/s41.... 1/
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Finally out in @nature.com! We uncovered a mechanistic framework for a general and conserved mRNA nuclear export pathway. www.nature.com/articles/s41.... 1/
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you in Les Diablerets 🇨🇭 for the International Symposium on Plant Photobiology (ISPP2026), Sept. 8-11, 2026! @martinalegris.bsky.social @emiliedemarsy.bsky.social @chfankhauser.bsky.social @plantphotobiology.bsky.social ➡️ See the links below.
🌿🌈 Less than a year for ISPP 2026 in Switzerland! 🇨🇭 Check our website ispp2026.unine.ch for more details.
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you in Les Diablerets 🇨🇭 for the International Symposium on Plant Photobiology (ISPP2026), Sept. 8-11, 2026! @martinalegris.bsky.social @emiliedemarsy.bsky.social @chfankhauser.bsky.social @plantphotobiology.bsky.social ➡️ See the links below.
Deadline Nov 15 (in 2 days!). Join us in Geneva in the fantastic Dpt. of Molecular and Cellular Biology - great opportunity! mocel.unige.ch/news-events/...
Open position for assistant (tenure-track) or associate professor - Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology - UNIGE
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November 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Deadline Nov 15 (in 2 days!). Join us in Geneva in the fantastic Dpt. of Molecular and Cellular Biology - great opportunity! mocel.unige.ch/news-events/...
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Registration is now open for the 2026 edition of our UU PhD summer school. Check out the not-to-be-missed speaker lineup 🤩🤩 signup now!! @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social @utrechtpmi.bsky.social @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social @rlberendsen.bsky.social @mproveniers.bsky.social @kaisakajala.bsky.social
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 5:28 PM
Registration is now open for the 2026 edition of our UU PhD summer school. Check out the not-to-be-missed speaker lineup 🤩🤩 signup now!! @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social @utrechtpmi.bsky.social @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social @rlberendsen.bsky.social @mproveniers.bsky.social @kaisakajala.bsky.social
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Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
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Researchers use less and less hedges (may, might, perhaps, probably ...) in their papers. Or in other words papers are becoming more like biblical texts.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Promoting research by reducing uncertainty in academic writing: a large-scale diachronic case study on hedging in Science research articles across 25 years - Scientometrics
Hedges are important in academic writing since they indicate uncertainty and tentativeness about academic knowledge. However, few studies explore how hedges have changed in academic writing overtime. ...
link.springer.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Researchers use less and less hedges (may, might, perhaps, probably ...) in their papers. Or in other words papers are becoming more like biblical texts.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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We have an exciting PhD position in our lab to explore phototropin receptor diversity in Begonia. If you’re interested in plant photobiology and receptor signalling, we’d love to hear from you! Deadline for expressions of interest: 20 December 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We have an exciting PhD position in our lab to explore phototropin receptor diversity in Begonia. If you’re interested in plant photobiology and receptor signalling, we’d love to hear from you! Deadline for expressions of interest: 20 December 2025.
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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My annual reminder that "diurnal" means day active. As in "humans are diurnal organisms, whereas mice are nocturnal". The correct term for the 24 h light/dark cycle is "diel".
🌱 From International Journal of Remote Sensing: Remote sensing models can capture daily evapotranspiration, but their accuracy falters across the diurnal cycle, revealing key model and data limitations. (Andrew J. McElrone)
▶️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#RemoteSensing #PlantScience
▶️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#RemoteSensing #PlantScience
Modelling the diurnal cycle of evapotranspiration using remote sensing models – are we there yet?
The diurnal cycle of Evapotranspiration (ET) can provide important clues about the functioning of vegetation. However, the Remote Sensing (RS) based ET models, especially the ones that use Land Sur...
www.tandfonline.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My annual reminder that "diurnal" means day active. As in "humans are diurnal organisms, whereas mice are nocturnal". The correct term for the 24 h light/dark cycle is "diel".
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Choosing which models best explain photoperiodic time measurement mechanisms in plants
by Takato Imaizumi
doi.org/10.1038/s443... via npj Biol Timing Sleep #PlantScience
by Takato Imaizumi
doi.org/10.1038/s443... via npj Biol Timing Sleep #PlantScience
October 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Choosing which models best explain photoperiodic time measurement mechanisms in plants
by Takato Imaizumi
doi.org/10.1038/s443... via npj Biol Timing Sleep #PlantScience
by Takato Imaizumi
doi.org/10.1038/s443... via npj Biol Timing Sleep #PlantScience