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Maria E. Eriksson

@treesandgrowth.bsky.social

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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.

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · May 25

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...

Så luras träden att bli mer tåliga mot klimatförändringar

”Kan lägga pusslet”

www.tv4.se

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 3d

#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

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 4d

The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium
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

Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 4d

Oh you are lucky to have a dog, it may very well find some! 😊

Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 5d

🌳Learn more here; www.uu.se/en/news/2022...

Christina Wedén puts Swedish truffles on the world map - Uppsala University

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 5d

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).

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 5d

Learn more here 🌳 www.uu.se/en/news/2022...

Christina Wedén puts Swedish truffles on the world map - Uppsala University

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! ✨

Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 5d

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Integrating temperature into the Arabidopsis circadian system - npj Biological Timing and Sleep

npj Biological Timing and Sleep - Integrating temperature into the Arabidopsis circadian system

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much! 🌳😊

Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 7d

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

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 8d

www.umu.se/nyheter/fors...

Forskaren: Så ställer träden om till höst

Varför fäller vissa träd sina löv tidigare än andra? Svaret finns i deras inre biologiska klocka.

www.umu.se

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 8d

More here; www.umu.se/en/news/nobe...

Nobel Prize laureate returns to Umeå

Emmanuelle Charpentier, Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry visited Umeå University.

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 8d

Umeå municipality got its fifth honorary citizen last Friday; Nobel Laureate Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier 😍
An inspiring role model👩‍🔬✨Lovely, many congrats!🌺

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CEMUS Uppsala University @cemusuppsala.bsky.social · Dec 5

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?...

Tryffelfeber: bland matnördar, maffia och miljardärer med Christina Wedén - Framtidsakademin pod

YouTube video by CEMUS

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Umeå University @umeauniversitet.bsky.social · Sep 3

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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BioClocks UK @bioclocksuk.bsky.social · Jul 4

#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 🧪

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 ...

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · Jul 1

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

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Jun 27

🧪🌾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

Whitish mature spruce somatic embryos growing on a cell callus partly coloured in red in front of a blue background

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · Jun 24

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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Selma Masri @masrilab.bsky.social · May 27

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...

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

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · Jun 3

The beauty of our boreal #forests, #Calypso_bulbosa #Umeå or #Norna in Swedish! Thanks to the keen and trained eyes of ‪@hanneletuominen.bsky.social‬ we found this flowering specimen in mid forest🌲, and a few in vegetative state too :-)

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · May 25

Så luras träden att bli mer tåliga mot klimatförändringar

”Kan lägga pusslet”

www.tv4.se

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · May 25

Tack till TV4 för möjligheten att tala om vår senaste forskning och potentialen den cirkadianska klockan besitter för anpassning av träd till 'nya' breddgrader och klimat, ⏰🌳 #Treegrowth #circadian #daylight #TV4
www.tv4.se/artikel/7Lot...

Så luras träden att bli mer tåliga mot klimatförändringar

”Kan lägga pusslet”

www.tv4.se

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · May 19

Last week, UPSC Director Ove Nilsson presented our tree phenotyping platform to the Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari and talked about modern tree breeding techniques.

Look here for some impressions from her visit (text in Swedish only):
www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2...

Miljöminister Romina Pourmokhtari besökte SLU | slu.se

Idag besökte miljöminister Romina Pourmokhtari SLU i Umeå för att ta del av universitetets arbete med skogsövervakning, fjärranalys och skogsbioteknik.

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · May 20

👏 🧪 Congratulations to our former PhD students Varvara Dikaya, Nabila El Arbi and @sanchalinanda.bsky.social who officially received their doctoral insignia during the Spring Graduation Ceremony @umeauniversitet.bsky.social on Saturday - joining a 400 year old Swedish tradition 🎉!

Varvara Dikaya, Nabila El Arbi and Sanchali Nanda wearing full dresses are standing next to each other smiling into the camera. Photo credit: Samuel Pettersson, Umeå University

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