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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 10h

🌿 Join the #CIBSS & dompsfr.bsky.social Joint Seminar!
🧬 Dr. José Estevez estevezjosem.bsky.social (CONICET, Argentina / UNAB-CBV, Chile) on signaling pathways in plant root hair development under stress.
📅 Thu, Oct 09 · 10:15–11:00
📍 Biol. II/III, KS 00.009

🔗 kurzlinks.de/wegb

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DOMPS @dompsfr.bsky.social · 7h

A strong start to the semester at @uni-freiburg.de, @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social! 🌱 The Department of Molecular Plant Sciences (DOMPS) introduced its working groups, sparking lively conversations with many curious and motivated master’s students.

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Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social · 6d

#CallforApplications addressing senior researchers @uni-freiburg.de and other Freiburg based research institutions: FRIAS is funding two project groups. The aim of this funding programme is to support multidisciplinary cooperation at an early stage. Read more: uni-freiburg.de/frias/cfa-fr...

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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 1d

#CIBSS researcher and Director of the Institute for Immunodeficiency at the University Medical Centre Freiburg Prof. Dr. Stephan Ehl explains the significance of the research honoured with the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine.

➡️ Read more here: kurzlinks.de/zqa5

Classification of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine

Freiburg immunologist explains the significance of the research honoured with the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine

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Nibedita Priyadarshini @n-priyadarshini.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a sneak peek from @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social new poster featuring all the exciting projects we’re working on! My section explores the evolutionary role of PILS proteins in Chlamydomonas.

Come join us for the intro in BIO I today at 13:50 & ur Master thesis.

#plantbiology #masterthesis

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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 1d

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Simon Elsässer in his new #CIBSS core professorship as Endowed Professor for #SyntheticBiology at the @uni-freiburg.de. His work is funded by the @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social with 4.8 million euros over 10 years.
🔗 kurzlinks.de/44nn

Simon Elsässer is the new Endowed Professor for Synthetic Biology at the University of Freiburg

Elsässer strengthens the ‘Signals of Life’ research focus as well as the CIBSS Cluster of Excellence at the University of Freiburg. The foundation Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung is providing the professorship wi...

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Ralf Reski @reskilab.bsky.social · 2d

Our review "Acylamino acid-releasing enzyme, a bifunctional protease with a potential role in aging" is now out in JXB with full citation. Please check it out.
AARE is deeply conserved in evolution. So it's far more than #plantscience.
academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...

Acylamino acid-releasing enzyme, a bifunctional protease with a potential role in aging

We consolidate information on Acylamino acid-releasing enzyme, a serine protease affecting plant development and aging, and emphasize its conserved feature

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Fachschaft Biologie Uni Freiburg @fsbiologiefreiburg.bsky.social · 5d

Vergangenes Wochenende fand die Absolvent:innenfeier 2025 statt. Verabschiedet wurden 85 Absolvent:innen aller Studiengänge an der @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social 👨‍🎓 Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
Die Fachschaft hat die Absolvent:innen mit einer Zeremonie und einer Aftershow Party verabschiedet.

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Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 5d

📣 NEW SPECIAL ISSUE 📣

🔬Plant Proteases - Guardians of Proteome Integrity & Function
🌱 Exploring the fascinating diversity, function & regulation of proteases in plants

📘 Edited by Pitter Huesgen, Annick Stintzi & Andreas Schaller

🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb... #JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪

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Universität Freiburg @uni-freiburg.de · 6d

Zum 1. Oktober 2025 übernimmt Prof. Dr. @simonelsasser.bsky.social die von der Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung geförderte Professur für Synthetische #Biologie an der #UniFreiburg. Er erforscht das Zusammenspiel von #Epigenom, Umwelt und krankheitsbedingten Veränderungen. ufr.link/elsaesser-synthetische-biologie

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Sonja-Verena Albers @archaellum.bsky.social · 6d

Look at this nice cover: beautiful archaella, image made by @sshamphavi.bsky.social !

Thanks also to Marta Rodeiguez for keeping the EM im shape in @ottlab.bsky.social lab!

At @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social at @uni-freiburg.de @sfb1381.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social

Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 7d

Some keen Observations in Our October issue!

🦠 Cancer microbiome
🌊 Marine microbes in warming oceans
🌐 broad-range phages
🧬 genetically minimised Salmonella
🔧 Viral infection mechanisms
🧪 Oxaloacetate antiviral defence

and more, here: www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...

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MAdLand @watertoland.bsky.social · 6d

Alisha Alisha from @plantphotobiology.bsky.social lab in Freiburg is telling us more about the
functional analysis of PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTORS and their potential roles in light and cytokinin signaling #MAdLand2025

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MAdLand @watertoland.bsky.social · 7d

Wrapping up the session with our final Invited Talk — @shiltemann.bsky.social and @dvarshney.bsky.social are giving the community informative overviews of DataPLANT ARCs @nfdi4plants.bsky.social and Galaxy @galaxyproject.bsky.social 🌱
#FAIRData #UseGalaxy #MAdLandtools #MAdLand2025

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Ankita Banerjee @ankitabanerjee.bsky.social · 7d

@sshamphavi.bsky.social and the amazing #Archaellum made it to the cover ✨😍

Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 7d

Some keen Observations in Our October issue!

🦠 Cancer microbiome
🌊 Marine microbes in warming oceans
🌐 broad-range phages
🧬 genetically minimised Salmonella
🔧 Viral infection mechanisms
🧪 Oxaloacetate antiviral defence

and more, here: www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...

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Shamphavi Sivabalasarma @sshamphavi.bsky.social · 7d

Beautiful archaellum filaments on the cover 😍🦠 Thanks to the Imaging Facility within MIAP at @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social that made it possible! Curious how we got there? check our latest publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 9d

‘It was an honor to meet Minister Olschowski and share how the vision of CIBSS to decode decision-making in living systems holds great promise for sustainable agriculture and human health.’ - Prof. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn, who together with Prof. Sonja Albers presented our Cluster’s research. 1/5

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Katrin Kierdorf @katrinkierdorf.bsky.social · 10d

Love goes out to all the fly peeps @edrc2025.bsky.social, fantastic meeting and we had brilliant time together with @classenlab.bsky.social in Alicante!♥️♥️♥️
Can’t wait for the EDRC 2027 in Bonn!

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DOMPS @dompsfr.bsky.social · 14d

Proteins can form condensates to boost interactions and gene control. This week @gjjang.bsky.social (from @mpi-ie.bsky.social) shows how plants use them in transcription and epigenetics, and how super-resolution microscopy reveals them in vivo.

📅 Fri, Sep 26 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience

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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 16d

New leadership for #CIBSS!
Welcome Sonja-Verena Albers as new spokesperson & congrats to Claudine Kraft on her confirmation. Together with Jürgen Kleine-Vehn, they’ll lead CIBSS into its #NextChapter – following Wolfgang Driever & Carola Hunte.
More info: kurzlinks.de/fkv4

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Wolfgang Hess @cyanolab.bsky.social · 12d

„RAPDOR: Using Jensen-Shannon Distance for the computational analysis of complex proteomics dataset“ rdcu.be/eImcr : 11 authors from 3 labs. Many thanks to all for making this possible!

RAPDOR: Using Jensen-Shannon Distance for the computational analysis of complex proteomics datasets

Nature Communications - RNA-binding proteins play key roles in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Here, Hemm et al. developed RAPDOR, a widely applicable tool based on Jensen-Shannon Distance...

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Universität Freiburg @uni-freiburg.de · 12d

Gestern tauschte sich Ministerin Petra Olschowski mit der Uni-Leitung zur strategischen Weiterentwicklung der #unifreiburg aus – und würdigte sie als Leuchtturm der baden-württembergischen #Wissenschaftslandschaft. @mwk-bw.bsky.social ufr.link/besuch-petra-olschowski

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Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · 14d

So proud of our team members @aidamaric.bsky.social @kevindaniel.bsky.social @rimchaudhury15.bsky.social and @advaitagashe.bsky.social presenting their work on flooding and hypoxia responses at #ISPLORE2025JP 🤓🌱🌊☔ #plantscience

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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 19d

Wow!

Ralf Reski @reskilab.bsky.social · 21d

Happy to share our latest publication:
Production of human papillomavirus type 16 virus-like particles in #Physcomitrella #photobioreactors
It's the first report on the production of #VLPs as #vaccine candidates in a non-vascular plant.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Production of human papillomavirus type 16 virus-like particles in Physcomitrella photobioreactors - Plant Cell Reports

Key message First production of virus-like particles as a vaccine candidate in a non-vascular plant. Abstract Virus-like particles (VLPs) are self-assembling nanoparticles composed of viral structural...

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Ralf Reski @reskilab.bsky.social · 21d

Happy to share our latest publication:
Production of human papillomavirus type 16 virus-like particles in #Physcomitrella #photobioreactors
It's the first report on the production of #VLPs as #vaccine candidates in a non-vascular plant.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Production of human papillomavirus type 16 virus-like particles in Physcomitrella photobioreactors - Plant Cell Reports

Key message First production of virus-like particles as a vaccine candidate in a non-vascular plant. Abstract Virus-like particles (VLPs) are self-assembling nanoparticles composed of viral structural...

link.springer.com

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KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 16d

1/ 🌱 When plants face stress, they often suppress growth to save resources.
In our new Science Advances paper, we reveal how: plants repurpose their ER quality control machinery (ERAD) to regulate auxin compartmentalization and thus growth.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

ERAD machinery controls the conditional turnover of PIN-LIKES in plants

Plant ERAD machinery governs the turnover of auxin transporters involved in developmental and stress responses.

www.science.org

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