Maria E. Eriksson
@treesandgrowth.bsky.social
Scientist researching light and circadian regulation; growth of weeds and trees; http://tinyurl.com/d7vm5vq
Botanist. Florist. Nature Lover.
UPSC, IceLab, Umeå University,
Daylight Academy, My own views.
Botanist. Florist. Nature Lover.
UPSC, IceLab, Umeå University,
Daylight Academy, My own views.
Pinned
Så luras träden att bli mer tåliga mot klimatförändringar
”Kan lägga pusslet”
www.tv4.se
Many thanks for the interest and opportunity to introduce on Swedish national TV, our recent research and great potential of using circadian clock work in adapting trees to different latitudes and climates ⏰🌳 #Treegrowth #circadian #daylight #TV4 www.tv4.se/artikel/7Lot...
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Congratulations to our Director Keith Larson, who has been appointed Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics at UArctic!
@uarctic.bsky.social
@uarctic.bsky.social
Announcement of new Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics
Dr. Keith Larson has been appointed to fulfill the role of Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics.
www.uarctic.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Congratulations to our Director Keith Larson, who has been appointed Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics at UArctic!
@uarctic.bsky.social
@uarctic.bsky.social
Anmälan är öppen till frukostmöte om #syntetisk_biologi 🧬 den 3 december, #Gentekniknämnden 🧬 sv-se.eu.invajo.com/event/gentek...
Kunskapsfrukost: Syntetisk biologi
Välkommen på en frukost där vi får lära oss mer om syntetisk biologi!
Inom den syntetiska biologin designas organismer och molekyler med helt nya egenskaper.
Syntetisk biologi lyfts fram, ofta koppla...
sv-se.eu.invajo.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Anmälan är öppen till frukostmöte om #syntetisk_biologi 🧬 den 3 december, #Gentekniknämnden 🧬 sv-se.eu.invajo.com/event/gentek...
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Teaching at @icelabumu.bsky.social Camp (multidisciplinary research proposal workshop for early career researchers) last week. One night planned electrical work in the town of Granö afforded us rare dark skies. Here you see three students enjoying the light show. Amazing. #northernlights #photosky
September 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Teaching at @icelabumu.bsky.social Camp (multidisciplinary research proposal workshop for early career researchers) last week. One night planned electrical work in the town of Granö afforded us rare dark skies. Here you see three students enjoying the light show. Amazing. #northernlights #photosky
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"Dumma frågor löser tvärvetenskapliga knutar."
Tidningen Curie spoke to IceLab's @mrosvall.bsky.social about the importance of learning to ask questions in research, daring to be vulnerable in order to unlock interesting research directions across disciplines. www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/lage...
Tidningen Curie spoke to IceLab's @mrosvall.bsky.social about the importance of learning to ask questions in research, daring to be vulnerable in order to unlock interesting research directions across disciplines. www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/lage...
Lägervecka på Umeälven luckrar upp gränser mellan forskningsfält | Tidningen Curie
Samtala. Lyssna noga. Och ställ gärna dumma frågor. Den som vill forska tvärvetenskapligt måste våga visa sig sårbar, menar Martin Rosvall, föreståndare för IceLab i Umeå. Forskningsnavets lägervecka ...
www.tidningencurie.se
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Dumma frågor löser tvärvetenskapliga knutar."
Tidningen Curie spoke to IceLab's @mrosvall.bsky.social about the importance of learning to ask questions in research, daring to be vulnerable in order to unlock interesting research directions across disciplines. www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/lage...
Tidningen Curie spoke to IceLab's @mrosvall.bsky.social about the importance of learning to ask questions in research, daring to be vulnerable in order to unlock interesting research directions across disciplines. www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/lage...
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🧪🌾In Sept 2026, @umeauniversitet.bsky.social will host a Nobel Symposium on microproteins - tiny regulators with big potential.
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🧪🌾In Sept 2026, @umeauniversitet.bsky.social will host a Nobel Symposium on microproteins - tiny regulators with big potential.
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
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📣 Finishing your PhD or recently graduated?
Looking to shape your own postdoc project?🧪🌾
Join us for the UPSC Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientists on 28–29 Apr 2026, Umeå, Sweden, and network with the UPSC community!
Learn more and apply: www.upsc.se/early-career...
📅 Apply by 11 Jan 2026
Looking to shape your own postdoc project?🧪🌾
Join us for the UPSC Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientists on 28–29 Apr 2026, Umeå, Sweden, and network with the UPSC community!
Learn more and apply: www.upsc.se/early-career...
📅 Apply by 11 Jan 2026
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 AM
📣 Finishing your PhD or recently graduated?
Looking to shape your own postdoc project?🧪🌾
Join us for the UPSC Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientists on 28–29 Apr 2026, Umeå, Sweden, and network with the UPSC community!
Learn more and apply: www.upsc.se/early-career...
📅 Apply by 11 Jan 2026
Looking to shape your own postdoc project?🧪🌾
Join us for the UPSC Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientists on 28–29 Apr 2026, Umeå, Sweden, and network with the UPSC community!
Learn more and apply: www.upsc.se/early-career...
📅 Apply by 11 Jan 2026
✨Many Congratulations to Dr Gerald Tuskan receiving the #MWP ✨🌳 awarded the by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at an amazing ceremony! www.mwp.org/the-2025-mar...
The 2025 Marcus Wallenberg Prize - MWP
The 2025 Marcus Wallenberg Prize of SEK 2,5 million is awarded to Dr. Gerald Tuskan for his pioneering work in sequencing and analyzing the first tree genome. His leadership in this project has revolu...
www.mwp.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
✨Many Congratulations to Dr Gerald Tuskan receiving the #MWP ✨🌳 awarded the by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at an amazing ceremony! www.mwp.org/the-2025-mar...
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#IJPB takes the floor at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium.
👩🔬C. Bellini 👉 CATS team bit.ly/4dy5hHO
👨🔬N. Arnaud 👉 FTA team bit.ly/3JfhiJ9
INUPRAG is a consortium between @inrae-france.bsky.social (BAP department) @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and @cragenomica.bsky.social
@ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social
👩🔬C. Bellini 👉 CATS team bit.ly/4dy5hHO
👨🔬N. Arnaud 👉 FTA team bit.ly/3JfhiJ9
INUPRAG is a consortium between @inrae-france.bsky.social (BAP department) @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and @cragenomica.bsky.social
@ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#IJPB takes the floor at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium.
👩🔬C. Bellini 👉 CATS team bit.ly/4dy5hHO
👨🔬N. Arnaud 👉 FTA team bit.ly/3JfhiJ9
INUPRAG is a consortium between @inrae-france.bsky.social (BAP department) @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and @cragenomica.bsky.social
@ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social
👩🔬C. Bellini 👉 CATS team bit.ly/4dy5hHO
👨🔬N. Arnaud 👉 FTA team bit.ly/3JfhiJ9
INUPRAG is a consortium between @inrae-france.bsky.social (BAP department) @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and @cragenomica.bsky.social
@ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social
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🌾INUPRAG 2025 - Advancing Plant Science Together!🧪
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🌾INUPRAG 2025 - Advancing Plant Science Together!🧪
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
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🧪🌾UPSC Alumni Spotlight - Chloroplasts keep her curiosity alive
Since her time in Åsa Strand's research group, chloroplasts continue to spark @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social curiosity.🔬
In this interview, she talks about her career journey and her favourite UPSC memories:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Since her time in Åsa Strand's research group, chloroplasts continue to spark @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social curiosity.🔬
In this interview, she talks about her career journey and her favourite UPSC memories:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
October 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🧪🌾UPSC Alumni Spotlight - Chloroplasts keep her curiosity alive
Since her time in Åsa Strand's research group, chloroplasts continue to spark @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social curiosity.🔬
In this interview, she talks about her career journey and her favourite UPSC memories:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Since her time in Åsa Strand's research group, chloroplasts continue to spark @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social curiosity.🔬
In this interview, she talks about her career journey and her favourite UPSC memories:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
In this time of #NobelPrize announcements - check out @professorpernilla.bsky.social post about how it is to work in the Chemistry Nobel Committee! ✨
October 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
In this time of #NobelPrize announcements - check out @professorpernilla.bsky.social post about how it is to work in the Chemistry Nobel Committee! ✨
#PlantScience #Photoperiodism 🌱⏰https://www.nature.com/articles/s44323-025-00054-0
Choosing which models best explain photoperiodic time measurement mechanisms in plants - npj Biological Timing and Sleep
npj Biological Timing and Sleep - Choosing which models best explain photoperiodic time measurement mechanisms in plants
www.nature.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#PlantScience #Photoperiodism 🌱⏰https://www.nature.com/articles/s44323-025-00054-0
The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium
From Tree Genomes to Future Forest
November 4, 2025 🌳 Still open for online participation!
www.mwp.org/mwp-symposiu...
From Tree Genomes to Future Forest
November 4, 2025 🌳 Still open for online participation!
www.mwp.org/mwp-symposiu...
MWP Symposium 2025 invitation - MWP
We are proud to invite you to the 2024 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium, that will be held online as well as on premises in Stockholm, to celebrate the MWP 2024 Laureates.
www.mwp.org
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium
From Tree Genomes to Future Forest
November 4, 2025 🌳 Still open for online participation!
www.mwp.org/mwp-symposiu...
From Tree Genomes to Future Forest
November 4, 2025 🌳 Still open for online participation!
www.mwp.org/mwp-symposiu...
Here is looking at trees🌳 and cultivation of local truffles #Tuber_aestivum on #Gotland recently! Truffle goes very well with oaks and hazel and these was part of research conducted by the expert and senior lecturer Dr. Christina Wedén, Uppsala Univ. (host of visit).
October 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Here is looking at trees🌳 and cultivation of local truffles #Tuber_aestivum on #Gotland recently! Truffle goes very well with oaks and hazel and these was part of research conducted by the expert and senior lecturer Dr. Christina Wedén, Uppsala Univ. (host of visit).
Finally, the fruit of our labour investigating salt stress in wild-type and RNAi trees affected in timing🌳⏰! I am very happy to have this work out 😍 Thanks to all involved and fabulous collaborations between Chilean and Swedish groups 🥂✨ rdcu.be/eI1vq
The circadian clock of Populus affects physiological, transcriptional and metabolomic responses to osmotic and ionic components of salt stress
npj Biological Timing and Sleep - The circadian clock of Populus affects physiological, transcriptional and metabolomic responses to osmotic and ionic components of salt stress
rdcu.be
October 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Finally, the fruit of our labour investigating salt stress in wild-type and RNAi trees affected in timing🌳⏰! I am very happy to have this work out 😍 Thanks to all involved and fabulous collaborations between Chilean and Swedish groups 🥂✨ rdcu.be/eI1vq
Umeå municipality got its fifth honorary citizen last Friday; Nobel Laureate Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier 😍
An inspiring role model👩🔬✨Lovely, many congrats!🌺
An inspiring role model👩🔬✨Lovely, many congrats!🌺
September 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Umeå municipality got its fifth honorary citizen last Friday; Nobel Laureate Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier 😍
An inspiring role model👩🔬✨Lovely, many congrats!🌺
An inspiring role model👩🔬✨Lovely, many congrats!🌺
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Nytt avsnitt av Framtidsakademin pod!
Vi pratar tryffel med Christina Wedén, författare och universitetslektor, Uppsala universitet, utifrån boken "Tryffelfeber: bland matnördar, maffia och miljardärer" lyssna där du brukar lyssna på poddar och titta här:
youtu.be/keQ19J-7fYE?...
Vi pratar tryffel med Christina Wedén, författare och universitetslektor, Uppsala universitet, utifrån boken "Tryffelfeber: bland matnördar, maffia och miljardärer" lyssna där du brukar lyssna på poddar och titta här:
youtu.be/keQ19J-7fYE?...
Tryffelfeber: bland matnördar, maffia och miljardärer med Christina Wedén - Framtidsakademin pod
YouTube video by CEMUS
youtu.be
December 5, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Nytt avsnitt av Framtidsakademin pod!
Vi pratar tryffel med Christina Wedén, författare och universitetslektor, Uppsala universitet, utifrån boken "Tryffelfeber: bland matnördar, maffia och miljardärer" lyssna där du brukar lyssna på poddar och titta här:
youtu.be/keQ19J-7fYE?...
Vi pratar tryffel med Christina Wedén, författare och universitetslektor, Uppsala universitet, utifrån boken "Tryffelfeber: bland matnördar, maffia och miljardärer" lyssna där du brukar lyssna på poddar och titta här:
youtu.be/keQ19J-7fYE?...
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Emmanuelle Charpentier has been appointed honorary citizen of Umeå Municipality, and in connection with the honorary citizenship ceremony, the Nobel Prize winner is making a long-awaited visit to her alma mater for a public seminar/talk. Read more here: www.umu.se/en/events/se...
September 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Emmanuelle Charpentier has been appointed honorary citizen of Umeå Municipality, and in connection with the honorary citizenship ceremony, the Nobel Prize winner is making a long-awaited visit to her alma mater for a public seminar/talk. Read more here: www.umu.se/en/events/se...
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#Circadian #Biology has grown into an incredibly broad field, one that you can now learn the fundamentals of through a clear, concise, and expertly written book. For free.
Read it here and share it with your students and peers: doi.org/10.21827/686... [doi.org]
#chronobiology #SciComm 🧪
Read it here and share it with your students and peers: doi.org/10.21827/686... [doi.org]
#chronobiology #SciComm 🧪
On the Essential Principles and Practice of Circadian Biology: A Road Map – Simple Book Publishing
Circadian Biology is about the adaptation of life to our rotating world, to the Earth’s 24-hour rhythm of day and night. Not surprisingly, the field has attracted considerable popular and scientific ...
doi.org
July 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#Circadian #Biology has grown into an incredibly broad field, one that you can now learn the fundamentals of through a clear, concise, and expertly written book. For free.
Read it here and share it with your students and peers: doi.org/10.21827/686... [doi.org]
#chronobiology #SciComm 🧪
Read it here and share it with your students and peers: doi.org/10.21827/686... [doi.org]
#chronobiology #SciComm 🧪
It has been 25 years 🎈 🥳🥂since we published this work at #UmeåPlantScienceCentre revealing that ectopic #GA20-oxidase expression can 'unlock' growth, increase biomass and fibre length of Populus trees! 🌳
Increased gibberellin biosynthesis in transgenic trees promotes growth, biomass production and xylem fiber length - Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology - Increased gibberellin biosynthesis in transgenic trees promotes growth, biomass production and xylem fiber length
www.nature.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It has been 25 years 🎈 🥳🥂since we published this work at #UmeåPlantScienceCentre revealing that ectopic #GA20-oxidase expression can 'unlock' growth, increase biomass and fibre length of Populus trees! 🌳
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🧪🌾VACANCY - Are you expert in plant embryo development and planning your next career step?
Join the excellence initiative "SLU Future" at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and become group leader @umeaplantsciencecentre.se!
Read more here👇:
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
#PlantSciJobs
Join the excellence initiative "SLU Future" at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and become group leader @umeaplantsciencecentre.se!
Read more here👇:
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
#PlantSciJobs
June 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🧪🌾VACANCY - Are you expert in plant embryo development and planning your next career step?
Join the excellence initiative "SLU Future" at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and become group leader @umeaplantsciencecentre.se!
Read more here👇:
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
#PlantSciJobs
Join the excellence initiative "SLU Future" at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and become group leader @umeaplantsciencecentre.se!
Read more here👇:
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
#PlantSciJobs
I managed to catch the Midnight sun at Midsummer's Eve in Abisko, Sweden (LL IRL for #Circadian ⏰☀️ folks)! Spring is late, with Rhododendron lapponicum 🌺 in full bloom. Luckily I met several Bluethroats, thanks to my colleagues ringing birds by the Abisko Scientific Research Station😊
June 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I managed to catch the Midnight sun at Midsummer's Eve in Abisko, Sweden (LL IRL for #Circadian ⏰☀️ folks)! Spring is late, with Rhododendron lapponicum 🌺 in full bloom. Luckily I met several Bluethroats, thanks to my colleagues ringing birds by the Abisko Scientific Research Station😊
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Super happy to share our latest in @natcancer.nature.com co-led by @pannunziolab.bsky.social! We review the complex role of the circadian clock in genome integrity, DNA repair, immunity, metabolism, and cancer with a specific focus on early-onset cancer. Check it out!
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The diverse roles of the circadian clock in cancer - Nature Cancer
Masri and colleagues review the latest studies on the influence of circadian rhythms in cancer biology, discussing possible connections between chronobiology and cancer prevention and treatment.
www.nature.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Super happy to share our latest in @natcancer.nature.com co-led by @pannunziolab.bsky.social! We review the complex role of the circadian clock in genome integrity, DNA repair, immunity, metabolism, and cancer with a specific focus on early-onset cancer. Check it out!
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...