Henrik Toft Simonsen
@htsbiotechmoss.bsky.social
Fragrances from Bryophytes. Engineering and redesigning of mosses for commercial and scientific purposes. Other plants are also welcome.
#moss #byrophyte #plantscience #biotechnology
#moss #byrophyte #plantscience #biotechnology
We are ready for the IUF ceremony, in the grand amphitheatre of Sorbonne.
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We are ready for the IUF ceremony, in the grand amphitheatre of Sorbonne.
Judging #iGEM teams. And your "woodle" at some point looks like this. I am ready for the jamboree.
@igemcommunity.bsky.social
@igemcommunity.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Judging #iGEM teams. And your "woodle" at some point looks like this. I am ready for the jamboree.
@igemcommunity.bsky.social
@igemcommunity.bsky.social
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Are you an early career plant scientist with 3-5 years' post-PhD experience?
Tell the world about your research with the New Phytologist #TansleyMedal!
Time is running out - apply for the 2026 competition by 1 November 2025.
Find out more: www.newphytologist.org/grants-award...
#PlantScience
Tell the world about your research with the New Phytologist #TansleyMedal!
Time is running out - apply for the 2026 competition by 1 November 2025.
Find out more: www.newphytologist.org/grants-award...
#PlantScience
October 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Are you an early career plant scientist with 3-5 years' post-PhD experience?
Tell the world about your research with the New Phytologist #TansleyMedal!
Time is running out - apply for the 2026 competition by 1 November 2025.
Find out more: www.newphytologist.org/grants-award...
#PlantScience
Tell the world about your research with the New Phytologist #TansleyMedal!
Time is running out - apply for the 2026 competition by 1 November 2025.
Find out more: www.newphytologist.org/grants-award...
#PlantScience
Biology is the most advanced, complex, and promising technology on our planet. Thus, we train the future leaders and researchers in Synthetic Biology. So we can engineer biology and provide a better world for tomorrow.
@igemhq.bsky.social Thanks for this small film.
video.igem.org/w/83jnAnhpuL...
@igemhq.bsky.social Thanks for this small film.
video.igem.org/w/83jnAnhpuL...
Synthetic Biology | iGEM Villages - Part I
Welcome to the iGEM Video Universe!
video.igem.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Biology is the most advanced, complex, and promising technology on our planet. Thus, we train the future leaders and researchers in Synthetic Biology. So we can engineer biology and provide a better world for tomorrow.
@igemhq.bsky.social Thanks for this small film.
video.igem.org/w/83jnAnhpuL...
@igemhq.bsky.social Thanks for this small film.
video.igem.org/w/83jnAnhpuL...
#plants are important - without them, we are not here.
Engineering plants is cool but a huge challenge. Join us in our panel discussion at #iGEM2025 @igemcommunity.bsky.social in Paris. We will discuss #Plant #Synthetic #Biology.
Engineering plants is cool but a huge challenge. Join us in our panel discussion at #iGEM2025 @igemcommunity.bsky.social in Paris. We will discuss #Plant #Synthetic #Biology.
October 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
#plants are important - without them, we are not here.
Engineering plants is cool but a huge challenge. Join us in our panel discussion at #iGEM2025 @igemcommunity.bsky.social in Paris. We will discuss #Plant #Synthetic #Biology.
Engineering plants is cool but a huge challenge. Join us in our panel discussion at #iGEM2025 @igemcommunity.bsky.social in Paris. We will discuss #Plant #Synthetic #Biology.
Joining the "master class" in fragrances of cooking part of #GDRO3 in the beautiful auditorium of Palace Hirch at Uni Lyon 2. #fragrance #perfum
October 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Joining the "master class" in fragrances of cooking part of #GDRO3 in the beautiful auditorium of Palace Hirch at Uni Lyon 2. #fragrance #perfum
Research on bryophytes has increased significantly. This informative paper highlights the vast diversity while also compiling a wealth of knowledge at the genomic level. Thanks to all the authors. #plants #genome #bryophytes #moss #liverwort #plantscience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants - Nature Genetics
A super-pangenome analysis incorporating 123 newly sequenced bryophyte genomes reveals that bryophytes exhibit a larger number of unique and lineage-specific gene families than vascular plants.
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Research on bryophytes has increased significantly. This informative paper highlights the vast diversity while also compiling a wealth of knowledge at the genomic level. Thanks to all the authors. #plants #genome #bryophytes #moss #liverwort #plantscience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Really nice job, and lovely to see some work that was started many years ago, actually lead to a publication. Thanks to @ec.europa.eu and Danmarks Frie Forskningsråd and others for the support.
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
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
September 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Really nice job, and lovely to see some work that was started many years ago, actually lead to a publication. Thanks to @ec.europa.eu and Danmarks Frie Forskningsråd and others for the support.
Reposted by Henrik Toft Simonsen
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
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
September 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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
It's the first report on the production of #VLPs as #vaccine candidates in a non-vascular plant.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
If you want to know about #Bryophytes - see this little film about these amazing #plants. #BryoMolecules #InvestEUresearch
bryomolecules.eu/index.php/20...
bryomolecules.eu/index.php/20...
Unlocking the Potential of Bryophytes: BRYOMOLECULES documentary released – BRYOMOLECULES Project
bryomolecules.eu
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If you want to know about #Bryophytes - see this little film about these amazing #plants. #BryoMolecules #InvestEUresearch
bryomolecules.eu/index.php/20...
bryomolecules.eu/index.php/20...
Reposted by Henrik Toft Simonsen
We are deeply saddened by the news that Andrew D. Hanson (@adhansonlab.bsky.social) is no longer with us. He was an exceptional scientist, mentor, and leader in multiple fields. He constantly reminded us that over-promising would backfire. Rest in peace, Andrew.
September 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We are deeply saddened by the news that Andrew D. Hanson (@adhansonlab.bsky.social) is no longer with us. He was an exceptional scientist, mentor, and leader in multiple fields. He constantly reminded us that over-promising would backfire. Rest in peace, Andrew.
A little self-promotion.
Profile updated on the IUF homepage. From 1st October 2025, I will be a member of this exclusive club of scientists in France.
www.iufrance.fr/les-membres-...
Profile updated on the IUF homepage. From 1st October 2025, I will be a member of this exclusive club of scientists in France.
www.iufrance.fr/les-membres-...
Les membres - Institut Universitaire de France
www.iufrance.fr
September 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A little self-promotion.
Profile updated on the IUF homepage. From 1st October 2025, I will be a member of this exclusive club of scientists in France.
www.iufrance.fr/les-membres-...
Profile updated on the IUF homepage. From 1st October 2025, I will be a member of this exclusive club of scientists in France.
www.iufrance.fr/les-membres-...
Reposted by Henrik Toft Simonsen
Did you know that all peatlands together store more carbon than is stored in all the other living matter (viruses, archeae, bacteria, plants, animals, including humans) combined? That's why peatlands are important for our climate. More in our review
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Multiplication of peat moss (Sphagnum L.) species for climate action
Abstract. Mosses from the genus Sphagnum have experienced 350 million years of separate evolution, resulting in distinctive features, such as unlimited api
doi.org
August 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Did you know that all peatlands together store more carbon than is stored in all the other living matter (viruses, archeae, bacteria, plants, animals, including humans) combined? That's why peatlands are important for our climate. More in our review
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Reposted by Henrik Toft Simonsen
🍷 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🍷
✍️ Šikuten et al.
🍇 This review presents the main groups of volatile compounds in grapes, often confused with wine volatiles, alongside findings on their biosynthesis and analysis ⚗️
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
✍️ Šikuten et al.
🍇 This review presents the main groups of volatile compounds in grapes, often confused with wine volatiles, alongside findings on their biosynthesis and analysis ⚗️
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
August 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🍷 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🍷
✍️ Šikuten et al.
🍇 This review presents the main groups of volatile compounds in grapes, often confused with wine volatiles, alongside findings on their biosynthesis and analysis ⚗️
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
✍️ Šikuten et al.
🍇 This review presents the main groups of volatile compounds in grapes, often confused with wine volatiles, alongside findings on their biosynthesis and analysis ⚗️
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
@edrybicki.bsky.social you forgot Trump on your list of words to block
August 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
@edrybicki.bsky.social you forgot Trump on your list of words to block
Reposted by Henrik Toft Simonsen
Outstanding Faculty opportunity in the broad area of 'life sciences engineering' @EPFL School of Life Sciences, open to both junior and senior researchers. We may prefer metabolism-centric applications but remain open to outstanding applications across domains:
www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
Faculty Position in Life Science Engineering
The School of Life Sciences at EPFL invites applications for a faculty position in life science engineering. Appointments will be at Tenure Track Assistant Professor or at Associate Professor level. W...
www.epfl.ch
August 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Outstanding Faculty opportunity in the broad area of 'life sciences engineering' @EPFL School of Life Sciences, open to both junior and senior researchers. We may prefer metabolism-centric applications but remain open to outstanding applications across domains:
www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
Reposted by Henrik Toft Simonsen
Junior #GroupLeader position @mpipz.bsky.social
on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...
on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...
Group leader (m/f/d) | Plant Development and Diversity
The successful applicant will be expected to build an independent research group to study plant development and/or its natural variation.
www.mpipz.mpg.de
August 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Junior #GroupLeader position @mpipz.bsky.social
on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...
on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...
Safa, a PhD student with Tomas Puskal lab presented his ideas for product prediction from TPSs. Part of #modbioterp funded by EU at the #terpnet2025. No results yet, so come back to #terpnet2027 in Amsterdam.
August 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Safa, a PhD student with Tomas Puskal lab presented his ideas for product prediction from TPSs. Part of #modbioterp funded by EU at the #terpnet2025. No results yet, so come back to #terpnet2027 in Amsterdam.
We kick off #TerpNet2025 with a talk from Jonathan Gershenzon on diterpenes from pines. Plus a lot of other stories.
August 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
We kick off #TerpNet2025 with a talk from Jonathan Gershenzon on diterpenes from pines. Plus a lot of other stories.
#Terpnet2025 happening soon. Started the looooong journey to down under. Looking forward to see a lot of old friends.
August 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
#Terpnet2025 happening soon. Started the looooong journey to down under. Looking forward to see a lot of old friends.
Reposted by Henrik Toft Simonsen
Floral scent of artificial #hybrids between two #Schiedea species that share a #moth #pollinator
New #AJB research by John Powers, Stephen Weller, Ann Sakai & Diane Campbell
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
@jellyturtle.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social
New #AJB research by John Powers, Stephen Weller, Ann Sakai & Diane Campbell
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
@jellyturtle.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Floral scent of artificial #hybrids between two #Schiedea species that share a #moth #pollinator
New #AJB research by John Powers, Stephen Weller, Ann Sakai & Diane Campbell
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
@jellyturtle.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social
New #AJB research by John Powers, Stephen Weller, Ann Sakai & Diane Campbell
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
@jellyturtle.bsky.social @ucibiosci.bsky.social
Reposted by Henrik Toft Simonsen
Beetles are historically viewed as 'mess and soil' pollinators that often cause more harm than good. So why does this Appalachian beetle-pollinated flower make THIS MUCH nectar? We explore the natural history of Amianthium nectar and its interactions with beetle pollinators in new work in #AJB! 🧪
July 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Beetles are historically viewed as 'mess and soil' pollinators that often cause more harm than good. So why does this Appalachian beetle-pollinated flower make THIS MUCH nectar? We explore the natural history of Amianthium nectar and its interactions with beetle pollinators in new work in #AJB! 🧪
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
When i think of all the man made places on this list. Then a truly natural one is an easy pick.
Maybe i am biased with 20ish summers around the place, but still it is magnificent.
When i think of all the man made places on this list. Then a truly natural one is an easy pick.
Maybe i am biased with 20ish summers around the place, but still it is magnificent.
Naturguide blev rørt, da Møns Klint kom på Verdensarvsliste: Har kæmpet for det i årevis
Møns Klint er i dag kommet på Unescos Verdensarvsliste.
www.dr.dk
July 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
When i think of all the man made places on this list. Then a truly natural one is an easy pick.
Maybe i am biased with 20ish summers around the place, but still it is magnificent.
When i think of all the man made places on this list. Then a truly natural one is an easy pick.
Maybe i am biased with 20ish summers around the place, but still it is magnificent.
I joined a collaboration some time ago, and it has become valuable. We managed to publish a paper. I try to share my experience and knowledge, and sometimes it pays back with a publication. More #genome knowledge to #Apiaceae. #Plantscience #plants #biology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The telomere‐to‐telomere genome of Sanicula chinensis unveils genetic underpinnings of low furanocoumarin diversity and content in one basal lineage of Apiaceae
The T2T genome of Sanicula chinensis reveals limited furanocoumarin biosynthesis linked to altered expression, absence of biosynthetic gene cluster, and pseudogenization, offering new insights into s...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I joined a collaboration some time ago, and it has become valuable. We managed to publish a paper. I try to share my experience and knowledge, and sometimes it pays back with a publication. More #genome knowledge to #Apiaceae. #Plantscience #plants #biology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Annual lab summer event. With tour de chateau, and other things mixed with scientific discussions. Thanks to all at @lbvpam.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Annual lab summer event. With tour de chateau, and other things mixed with scientific discussions. Thanks to all at @lbvpam.bsky.social