Michael Raissig
@michaelraissig.bsky.social
Plant developmental geneticist, football fanatic, parent
Associate Prof @unibern
equity, fairness, transparency, posts my own, he/him
Associate Prof @unibern
equity, fairness, transparency, posts my own, he/him
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🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
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🔬 MSc/PhD/postdoc position available - An exciting and innovative research opportunity! 🌱
Our lab at the Institute of Plant Sciences, Volcani Institute (ARO), is seeking an outstanding MSc, PhD, or Postdoc to join a cutting-edge research project on plant development and environmental responses.
Our lab at the Institute of Plant Sciences, Volcani Institute (ARO), is seeking an outstanding MSc, PhD, or Postdoc to join a cutting-edge research project on plant development and environmental responses.
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 AM
🔬 MSc/PhD/postdoc position available - An exciting and innovative research opportunity! 🌱
Our lab at the Institute of Plant Sciences, Volcani Institute (ARO), is seeking an outstanding MSc, PhD, or Postdoc to join a cutting-edge research project on plant development and environmental responses.
Our lab at the Institute of Plant Sciences, Volcani Institute (ARO), is seeking an outstanding MSc, PhD, or Postdoc to join a cutting-edge research project on plant development and environmental responses.
Very proud of our stellar postdoc @charlotte-dlslle.bsky.social to have secured a MSCA postdoc fellowship! Very happy to have you an extra two years in the lab and accompany you on your journey to become a scientific leader and role model!
Proud, grateful & still in disbelief to share that I got a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellowship on my first try at @unibe.ch! Couldn’t have done it without @michaelraissig.bsky.social & @heikelindner.bsky.social support and trust 😚
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-aw...
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-aw...
MSCA awards €404.3 million to postdoctoral researchers
1610 outstanding postdoctoral researchers were selected for funding among 17,066 applicants.
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu
February 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Very proud of our stellar postdoc @charlotte-dlslle.bsky.social to have secured a MSCA postdoc fellowship! Very happy to have you an extra two years in the lab and accompany you on your journey to become a scientific leader and role model!
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🌄 The #RigiWorkshop 2026 is in full swing - once again bringing together early-career #researchers! 🧪 A big thank you to the organisers @caroreymond.bsky.social, @dudinlab.bsky.social & @michaelraissig.bsky.social 🙏
January 26, 2026 at 2:28 PM
🌄 The #RigiWorkshop 2026 is in full swing - once again bringing together early-career #researchers! 🧪 A big thank you to the organisers @caroreymond.bsky.social, @dudinlab.bsky.social & @michaelraissig.bsky.social 🙏
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What a fun meeting! The future of Swiss science is bright ⭐️
Thanks @dudinlab.bsky.social @michaelraissig.bsky.social for the invite!
Wonderful to see old friends @annikaguse.bsky.social @lsaunders.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social and new
Thanks @dudinlab.bsky.social @michaelraissig.bsky.social for the invite!
Wonderful to see old friends @annikaguse.bsky.social @lsaunders.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social and new
January 27, 2026 at 12:06 AM
What a fun meeting! The future of Swiss science is bright ⭐️
Thanks @dudinlab.bsky.social @michaelraissig.bsky.social for the invite!
Wonderful to see old friends @annikaguse.bsky.social @lsaunders.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social and new
Thanks @dudinlab.bsky.social @michaelraissig.bsky.social for the invite!
Wonderful to see old friends @annikaguse.bsky.social @lsaunders.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social and new
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Today is the last day of the Rigi Workshop 2026 organised by @dudinlab.bsky.social @michaelraissig.bsky.social and @scnat.ch.Thanks to the participants and the fantastic speakers: Gautam Dey, Edwige Moyroud, Annika Guse, Susana Coelho, Lauren Saunders and Jan deVries. #SwissSocietyofPlantBiology
January 27, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Today is the last day of the Rigi Workshop 2026 organised by @dudinlab.bsky.social @michaelraissig.bsky.social and @scnat.ch.Thanks to the participants and the fantastic speakers: Gautam Dey, Edwige Moyroud, Annika Guse, Susana Coelho, Lauren Saunders and Jan deVries. #SwissSocietyofPlantBiology
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If you're interested in #PlantScience R&D work at a plant breeding company: @kwsgroup.bsky.social is hosting its annual R&D TalentCampus here in Einbeck on May 29th.
More info here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
More info here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
If you're interested in #PlantScience R&D work at a plant breeding company: @kwsgroup.bsky.social is hosting its annual R&D TalentCampus here in Einbeck on May 29th.
More info here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
More info here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
10 more days to apply - wonderful place and wonderful people (even though I might be slightly biased...)
🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
10 more days to apply - wonderful place and wonderful people (even though I might be slightly biased...)
Save the date: Plant Development PhD school (i.e. Retzbach 2.0) in Neustadt, Germany.
Sept 23rd-25th, 2026
~€350 all inclusive
Excellent speakers and a relaxed atmosphere for early-career researchers (PhDs & postdocs). Registration opens soon.
For more info, see
raissiglab.org/plantdevosch...
Sept 23rd-25th, 2026
~€350 all inclusive
Excellent speakers and a relaxed atmosphere for early-career researchers (PhDs & postdocs). Registration opens soon.
For more info, see
raissiglab.org/plantdevosch...
January 13, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Save the date: Plant Development PhD school (i.e. Retzbach 2.0) in Neustadt, Germany.
Sept 23rd-25th, 2026
~€350 all inclusive
Excellent speakers and a relaxed atmosphere for early-career researchers (PhDs & postdocs). Registration opens soon.
For more info, see
raissiglab.org/plantdevosch...
Sept 23rd-25th, 2026
~€350 all inclusive
Excellent speakers and a relaxed atmosphere for early-career researchers (PhDs & postdocs). Registration opens soon.
For more info, see
raissiglab.org/plantdevosch...
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paper is out now in Nature Plants, here is a link: Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development. Nat. Plants (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development - Nature Plants
Spatially resolved gene expression during barley development was done by integrating an scRNA-seq dataset from cells with unknown position with spatial transcriptomics. This dataset is publicly availa...
doi.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
paper is out now in Nature Plants, here is a link: Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development. Nat. Plants (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Interested in learning about the latest and greatest research in how plants respond to excess salt, too little or too much water? Come to the GRC in Salt and Water Stress in Switzerland. Lots of opportunities for all career levels. www.grc.org/salt-and-wat.... Please repost!
2026 Salt and Water Stress in Plants Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Salt and Water Stress in Plants will be held in Les Diablerets, Vaud (fr) Switzerland. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Interested in learning about the latest and greatest research in how plants respond to excess salt, too little or too much water? Come to the GRC in Salt and Water Stress in Switzerland. Lots of opportunities for all career levels. www.grc.org/salt-and-wat.... Please repost!
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Look at this remarkable preprint by @lbmountain.bsky.social, presenting a single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing Brachypodium distachyon leaf.
What a joy it was to watch Lea progress during the analysis and to continuously find more and more exciting facts about the developing leaf 🌾
What a joy it was to watch Lea progress during the analysis and to continuously find more and more exciting facts about the developing leaf 🌾
1/ Preprint alert:
🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social
🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Look at this remarkable preprint by @lbmountain.bsky.social, presenting a single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing Brachypodium distachyon leaf.
What a joy it was to watch Lea progress during the analysis and to continuously find more and more exciting facts about the developing leaf 🌾
What a joy it was to watch Lea progress during the analysis and to continuously find more and more exciting facts about the developing leaf 🌾
Reposted by Michael Raissig
🙏 Anybody knows from where I can download a raster map with the different ecoregion of Europe?
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🙏 Anybody knows from where I can download a raster map with the different ecoregion of Europe?
1/ Preprint alert:
🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social
🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
1/ Preprint alert:
🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social
🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social
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Check out this advertised professorship in Bern with my colleagues at the Institute of Plant Sciences! Please share widely to reach candidates from across the world and beyond our local academic bubbles. 🫧
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Check out this advertised professorship in Bern with my colleagues at the Institute of Plant Sciences! Please share widely to reach candidates from across the world and beyond our local academic bubbles. 🫧
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
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Last but not least, I want to thank Sharon Kessler and @stanfordstomata.bsky.social . Your continuous support throughout my career, your encouragement to keep going even if my career path was far from straightforward, means a lot!
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Last but not least, I want to thank Sharon Kessler and @stanfordstomata.bsky.social . Your continuous support throughout my career, your encouragement to keep going even if my career path was far from straightforward, means a lot!
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@priyaramakrishna.bsky.social,Sara Simonini,Edwige Moyroud,@anneroulin.bsky.social,Aurélia Emonet,Charlotte Delesalle,@pejullien.bsky.social,@matthiaserb.bsky.social, @rodrigoreislab.com,Rubén Manzenado Delgado,@joopvermeer.bsky.social,Sergio Acebron, @lmueller.bsky.social,Pep Vilarrasa-Blasi
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@priyaramakrishna.bsky.social,Sara Simonini,Edwige Moyroud,@anneroulin.bsky.social,Aurélia Emonet,Charlotte Delesalle,@pejullien.bsky.social,@matthiaserb.bsky.social, @rodrigoreislab.com,Rubén Manzenado Delgado,@joopvermeer.bsky.social,Sergio Acebron, @lmueller.bsky.social,Pep Vilarrasa-Blasi
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I want to thank Uta Paszkowski @paszkowskilab.bsky.social, whom I met during the Brachy conference in summer, and who boosted my self-esteem tremendously. Having successful mothers in science role models means the world to me.
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I want to thank Uta Paszkowski @paszkowskilab.bsky.social, whom I met during the Brachy conference in summer, and who boosted my self-esteem tremendously. Having successful mothers in science role models means the world to me.
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Thank you to our PhD student Ari (not on Bluesky, why??). Without Ari’s help, this proposal would not have been possible. I am beyond excited to continue our path together and teach and learn new things all at the same time.
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Thank you to our PhD student Ari (not on Bluesky, why??). Without Ari’s help, this proposal would not have been possible. I am beyond excited to continue our path together and teach and learn new things all at the same time.
🌵 So proud of my fav scientist in the world 🌵
Thrilled to see what will come of this super innovative project dissecting how leaf succulence is built and how it affects CAM photosynthesis!
Congrats @heikelindner.bsky.social and the Kalanchoë team!
Thrilled to see what will come of this super innovative project dissecting how leaf succulence is built and how it affects CAM photosynthesis!
Congrats @heikelindner.bsky.social and the Kalanchoë team!
I am beyond thrilled (like the screaming and jumping type of thrilled) that my SNSF Starting Grant was funded. I will start my own lab @unibe.ch next year, studying succulent anatomy development and if and how this anatomy is required for efficient CAM photosynthesis in different Kalanchoë species 🌱
October 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🌵 So proud of my fav scientist in the world 🌵
Thrilled to see what will come of this super innovative project dissecting how leaf succulence is built and how it affects CAM photosynthesis!
Congrats @heikelindner.bsky.social and the Kalanchoë team!
Thrilled to see what will come of this super innovative project dissecting how leaf succulence is built and how it affects CAM photosynthesis!
Congrats @heikelindner.bsky.social and the Kalanchoë team!
🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
@unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳
Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland
Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
Last chance to apply! Join us for the Rigi Workshop and take a journey into the beautiful diversity of cell and developmental biology!
Very excited for the Rigi Workshop "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" that I am co-organising with @dudinlab.bsky.social
speakers: @gautamdey.bsky.social Susana Coelho @jandevries.bsky.social Lauren Sanders @annikaguse.bsky.social Edwige Moyroud
Jan 25-27 2026
biol.scnat.ch/de/rigi_work...
speakers: @gautamdey.bsky.social Susana Coelho @jandevries.bsky.social Lauren Sanders @annikaguse.bsky.social Edwige Moyroud
Jan 25-27 2026
biol.scnat.ch/de/rigi_work...
Rigi Workshop 2026: Endless Forms Most Beautiful
PhD-students and Post-docs: From 25 to 27th January 2026, join us for a 3-days interdisciplinary workshop at the top of Rigi Mountain to discuss and embrace curiosity-driven approaches, beyond the tra...
biol.scnat.ch
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Last chance to apply! Join us for the Rigi Workshop and take a journey into the beautiful diversity of cell and developmental biology!
Happy to share our recent thoughts on how grasses form and pattern stomata
doi.org/10.1016/j.pb...
🌾From fate establishment, through within-file patterning to dumbbell formation🌾
Congrats to
@lbmountain.bsky.social
on getting two publications out in a single day - a first for the lab!
doi.org/10.1016/j.pb...
🌾From fate establishment, through within-file patterning to dumbbell formation🌾
Congrats to
@lbmountain.bsky.social
on getting two publications out in a single day - a first for the lab!
October 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Happy to share our recent thoughts on how grasses form and pattern stomata
doi.org/10.1016/j.pb...
🌾From fate establishment, through within-file patterning to dumbbell formation🌾
Congrats to
@lbmountain.bsky.social
on getting two publications out in a single day - a first for the lab!
doi.org/10.1016/j.pb...
🌾From fate establishment, through within-file patterning to dumbbell formation🌾
Congrats to
@lbmountain.bsky.social
on getting two publications out in a single day - a first for the lab!
Our paper comparing stomata of the three annual Brachypodium species is out 🌾
bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
A great collaborative effort between @lbmountain.bsky.social, & our friends at University of Silesia (Alexander Betekhtin and Anna Milewska-Hendel). Funded by @dfg.de and NAWA
bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
A great collaborative effort between @lbmountain.bsky.social, & our friends at University of Silesia (Alexander Betekhtin and Anna Milewska-Hendel). Funded by @dfg.de and NAWA
October 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our paper comparing stomata of the three annual Brachypodium species is out 🌾
bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
A great collaborative effort between @lbmountain.bsky.social, & our friends at University of Silesia (Alexander Betekhtin and Anna Milewska-Hendel). Funded by @dfg.de and NAWA
bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
A great collaborative effort between @lbmountain.bsky.social, & our friends at University of Silesia (Alexander Betekhtin and Anna Milewska-Hendel). Funded by @dfg.de and NAWA
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🧪 Last chance! Registration for the #RigiWorkshop 2026 closes next week! Our guest speakers include @dudinlab.bsky.social, @michaelraissig.bsky.social, @annikaguse.bsky.social, @gautamdey.bsky.social & @jandevries.bsky.social. More details here 👉 biol.scnat.ch/rigiworkshop26
Only 1️⃣ month left to apply for the #RigiWorkshop 2026! Are you a #PhD student or postdoc in #biology? Come join us for a 3-days interdisciplinary #workshop in the Swiss Alps 👉 biol.scnat.ch/rigiworkshop26
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🧪 Last chance! Registration for the #RigiWorkshop 2026 closes next week! Our guest speakers include @dudinlab.bsky.social, @michaelraissig.bsky.social, @annikaguse.bsky.social, @gautamdey.bsky.social & @jandevries.bsky.social. More details here 👉 biol.scnat.ch/rigiworkshop26
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#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob
W2-Professorship: Plant Genetics
@uni-kiel.de
Deadline: 19 October 2025
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...
W2-Professorship: Plant Genetics
@uni-kiel.de
Deadline: 19 October 2025
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...
Job Openings
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de
September 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob
W2-Professorship: Plant Genetics
@uni-kiel.de
Deadline: 19 October 2025
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...
W2-Professorship: Plant Genetics
@uni-kiel.de
Deadline: 19 October 2025
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...