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Wiebke Häger
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🌱 Go Science 🌱 Interested in cell wall degrading enzymes and parasitic plants. Postdoc in the Hamann Lab at NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.
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ERC SYNERGY Project HYDROSENSING @hydrosensing.bsky.social · Jul 2
Congratulations to Prof. @eilonshani.bsky.social Eilon Shani, #Hydrosensing PI, on being elected to EMBO 2025! 🎉

This honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to plant molecular genetics and scientific excellence @embo.org

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Sveriges unga akademi @sverigesungaakademi.se · May 23
”Att välkomna nya ledamöter är livskraften i en ung akademi. Jag tycker det ska bli spännande att få lära mig mer om deras forskning och vad de brinner för och vill engagera sig i året som kommer.” Gabriele Messori, ordf, professor meteorologi, UU.
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Åtta nya toppforskare till Sveriges unga akademi - Sveriges Unga Akademi
Den 23 maj tar Sveriges unga akademi emot åtta nya ledamöter – framstående yngre forskare från fält som datadriven biovetenskap, historia och hållbarhetsvetenskap. Med sina olika perspektiv stärker de...
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Nicolas Wöhrl @nicolaswoehrl.bsky.social · May 22
Heute 16 Uhr: Klima-Ringvorlesung @UniDUE 🌍
Prof. Dr. Wieland spricht über No-Regret-Technologien für die Energiewende.
👉 Offen für alle, mit Q&A!
Jetzt anmelden:
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#UDE4Future #Energiewende #Klimaschutz @unidue.bsky.social
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · May 21
In defense of funding foundational plant science (Joanna Friesner , Cristiana T Argueso , Wolfgang Busch , Thorsten Hamann , Lucia Strader , Mary Williams , Shuang Wu , Adrienne H K Roeder) Read more at: doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · May 18
In the lab, I like to look at equipment and play guessing "Who is younger - the lab equipment or me?" 😅

... you win this round, freeze dryer😋
Me in the lab in a labcoat next to our freeze dryer. The glass beakers can be connected and the vacuum extends into the beakers with the sample in them. Black tubes connect the beakers with the vacuum chamber and white valves allow for individual connecting and disconnecting. A photo of a sticker on the back of the freeze dryer in our lab that displays the manufacturing date 11-29-00.
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · May 18
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · May 18
This week, I processed my plant samples further🌱. I cut the areas where I injected the sample in the tobacco plants, put the pieces in little aluminium foil bags, freeze dried them and scaled equal amounts of dry leaf pieces. Scaling milligrams of leaf pieces needs quite some patience😅

#wisskomm
A freeze dryer with plant samples in aluminium bags. The glass beakers can be connected and the vacuum extends into the beakers with the sample in them. Black tubes connect the beakers with the vacuum chamber and white valves allow for individual connecting and disconnecting. A close-up of a beaker from a freeze dryer with plant samples in aluminium bags. The glass beakers can be connected and the vacuum extends into the beakers with the sample in them. Black tubes connect the beakers with the vacuum chamber and white valves allow for individual connecting and disconnecting. A fine scale for scaling in milligram range. The scale is resting on a special heavy table that prevents vibrations of the table to influence the scaling. A red rack with sample tubes is standing next to the scale as well as a clean tissue paper with two metal tweezers on it. A piece of clean tissue paper with two metal tweezers on it. Between the tweezers is a 2 ml reaction tube with a metal bead and freeze dried tobacco leaf pieces in it.
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · May 18
This week, I processed my plant samples further🌱. I cut the areas where I injected the sample in the tobacco plants, put the pieces in little aluminium foil bags, freeze dried them and scaled equal amounts of dry leaf pieces. Scaling milligrams of leaf pieces needs quite some patience😅

#wisskomm
A freeze dryer with plant samples in aluminium bags. The glass beakers can be connected and the vacuum extends into the beakers with the sample in them. Black tubes connect the beakers with the vacuum chamber and white valves allow for individual connecting and disconnecting. A close-up of a beaker from a freeze dryer with plant samples in aluminium bags. The glass beakers can be connected and the vacuum extends into the beakers with the sample in them. Black tubes connect the beakers with the vacuum chamber and white valves allow for individual connecting and disconnecting. A fine scale for scaling in milligram range. The scale is resting on a special heavy table that prevents vibrations of the table to influence the scaling. A red rack with sample tubes is standing next to the scale as well as a clean tissue paper with two metal tweezers on it. A piece of clean tissue paper with two metal tweezers on it. Between the tweezers is a 2 ml reaction tube with a metal bead and freeze dried tobacco leaf pieces in it.
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · May 14
At the Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS) Conference 2024, I heard that much of the support for #GenomeEditing in Sweden started after the publication of an educational book on genetically modified plants.
English translation available for free on the SPPS website spps.se/e-book-beyon...
E-book Beyond GMO
Welcome to SPPS' download site! The translation of the
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · May 9
I use a syringe to inject liquid containing an enzyme that damages the plant cell wall into young tobacco plants. You see the liquid as dark spots. This is Nicotiana benthamiana (the wild relative of N. tabacum, the more famous tobacco plant). Excited to see how the plants react to the treatment 😁😁😁
Nicotiana benthamiana plants in flower pots on a black tray. A syringe and a pen are next to the pots on the tray. Where liquid has been injected into the leaves, it is visible as darker spots on the green leaves.
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · May 9
In my research, I study how plants respond when they are damaged. Plants – like us – can perceive their surrounding and have an immune system. Around every cell, they have a cell wall, which provides stability and protects them. When the cell wall is damaged, plants activate their immune system...
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · May 9
This is me in the room where we work with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). To keep the GMO plants confined our special secured rooms, I am changing from my normal lab wear into a red lab coat, wear shoe covers and wear a hair net to not carry seeds or pollen outside on my clothes.
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · May 9
When I talk to friends, family or others that don't work in research, I am often surprised and amused when I learn how they imagine me working in the lab 😅 So I thought I’d start sharing more from my everyday work doing plant science 👩‍⚕️🌱

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This is me treating tobacco plants (Nicotiana benthamiana) to study their immune reaction when their cell wall is damaged. I am wearing a red lab coat and a hair net to prevent carrying seeds or pollen outside of our secure facility.
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ERC SYNERGY Project HYDROSENSING @hydrosensing.bsky.social · May 8
Glad to introduce our new logo 🎉

This new image reflects our mission: understanding how #plants perceive and respond to water stress — a step toward developing crops resilient to drought and #climatechange

🔗 hydrosensing.eu

The image tells a story:

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The logo of the Hydrosensing project symbolically and conceptually represents the scientific goals of the initiative, which focus on how plants perceive and respond to water stress. The image is framed within a water droplet, an element that directly references water as both a vital resource and the main subject of study. Inside the droplet, a plant with two green leaves grows from the center, symbolizing plant life and its interaction with water availability. The lower half of the droplet is vertically divided into two distinct sections: The left half, in blue, represents a moist or well-irrigated environment. The right half, in brown and ochre tones, suggests a dry soil or drought conditions. Roots extend downward from the plant's central stem into water, visually conveying the concept of a plant sensing and responding to different levels of water availability. The design visually reinforces the mission of the Hydrosensing project: to understand the molecular and physiological mechanisms by which plants perceive water stress, with the aim of contributing to the development of crops that are more resilient to climate change.
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · May 2
Super excited to start my new position in the Hydrosensing ERC Synergy Project😊 It was amazing to get a preview in Regensburg and meet all you nice and inspiring people!
Looking forward to two more years as part of this excellent, international team!
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Group photo of the ERC Hydrosensing team at the project meeting in Regensburg in April 2025. Photo of the city of Regensburg showing the old town by the river, including the old church. A poster at the ERC Hydrosensing project meeting in Regensburg showing a plant and water molecules as well as the names and flags of the team leaders Eilon Shani (Israel), Malcom Bennet (UK), Thorsten Hamann (Norway) and Christine Ziegler (Germany).
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ERC SYNERGY Project HYDROSENSING @hydrosensing.bsky.social · Apr 22
New update of the Hydrosensing Started Pack. Follow us!

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ERC SYNERGY Project HYDROSENSING @hydrosensing.bsky.social · Apr 22
In @uniofnottingham.bsky.social ERC Hydrosensing members spent a few intense (and wardrobe-consistent 😅) days filming about research on root systems and how plants adapt to drought.

More footage for the documentary is being filmed at locations around the world in the coming year.
Malcolm Bennet in the greenhouse with the filming crew Poonam Mehra while filming Malcolm Bennet in the greenhouse while filming
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Greg Madej @greg-madej.bsky.social · Apr 17
These were great days.. thank you all!
@hamannlab.bsky.social @eilonshani.bsky.social @sara-morghen.bsky.social @francesco-saffioti.bsky.social @katjaurbansky.bsky.social @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social @michaelaticha.bsky.social @hydrosensing.bsky.social @hydrophotonics.bsky.social
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Ziegler lab UR @ziegler-lab-ur.bsky.social · Apr 17
Just wanted to send a massive THANK YOU to everyone who joined our #HydroSensing meeting!
Great energy & insights. Let's keep the collaboration flowing!
A special shout-out to our guest speakers who sparkedfascinating dialogues. Your contributions were invaluable!
@hydrosensing.bsky.social #Plant
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Greg Madej @greg-madej.bsky.social · Apr 14
We are fascinated by how our leafy friends 🌱 feel the subtle shifts in soil moisture 💦 Last week we hydrated your minds and cultivated connections at our #erc meeting focusing on the captivating world of #Plant #HydroSensing 🧩@hydrosensing.bsky.social @hydrophotonics.bsky.social
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Greg Madej @greg-madej.bsky.social · Apr 13
After our annual #HydroSensing meeting in Regensburg, we went for a hike.. of course with a subsequent data collection and data processing demonstration 😁 #Plant #cryoEM
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Hamannlab @hamannlab.bsky.social · Apr 11
Exciting ERC synergy project meeting in Regensburg 😊@hydrosensing.bsky.social @ntnudiscovery.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @uniregensburg.bsky.social
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Wiebke Häger @wiebkehaeger.bsky.social · Jan 14
Congratulations!
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Marhavy lab @pmarhavy.bsky.social · Jan 13
Thrilled to share our work lead by Di Fino in great collaboration with @Panosmoschou,@Hamann_lab, @GreenMechanobio, @RichardSmithLab published @Dev_Cell: Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...
Cellular damage triggers mechano-chemical control of cell wall dynamics and patterned cell divisions in plant healing
Di Fino et al. analyzed the biomechanical properties of the cell wall in the Arabidopsis root and found that xylem pole pericyclic cell walls are more flexible than outer cell walls. This flexibility ...
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