Maria E. Eriksson
@treesandgrowth.bsky.social
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.
Botanist. Florist. Nature Lover.
UPSC, IceLab, Umeå University,
Daylight Academy, My own views.
Pinned
Så luras träden att bli mer tåliga mot klimatförändringar
”Kan lägga pusslet”
www.tv4.se
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...
Many thanks to our hosts, and all colleagues at the amazing ACCESS Forum 2026, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile!🌞
⭐The next ACCESS Forum is held on 14-18 June, 2027, hosted by University of Gothenburg, Sweden⭐ accesschilesweden.org
⭐The next ACCESS Forum is held on 14-18 June, 2027, hosted by University of Gothenburg, Sweden⭐ accesschilesweden.org
ACCESS
accesschilesweden.org
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Many thanks to our hosts, and all colleagues at the amazing ACCESS Forum 2026, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile!🌞
⭐The next ACCESS Forum is held on 14-18 June, 2027, hosted by University of Gothenburg, Sweden⭐ accesschilesweden.org
⭐The next ACCESS Forum is held on 14-18 June, 2027, hosted by University of Gothenburg, Sweden⭐ accesschilesweden.org
Nice work from Bhalerao group @umeaplantsciencecentre.se showing how FT1 and GAs via GA20ox1 form a temperature‑processing system—responsive to both cold and warm spells—that controls plasmodesmata opening and the timing of bud dormancy release.https://rdcu.be/e2mgs
Variable temperature processing by plasmodesmata regulates robust bud dormancy release
Nature Communications - Tree buds integrate cold and warm cues to control dormancy release. Extended warm periods block plasmodesmata opening by repressing Flowering Locus T and GA pathways in...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Nice work from Bhalerao group @umeaplantsciencecentre.se showing how FT1 and GAs via GA20ox1 form a temperature‑processing system—responsive to both cold and warm spells—that controls plasmodesmata opening and the timing of bud dormancy release.https://rdcu.be/e2mgs
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
Con la presentación de 13 trabajos de los distintos grupos interdisciplinarios que dieron vida a la semana de actividades, Foro ACCESS Chile-Suecia 2026 en la UdeC cerró con proyección a nuevas colaboraciones internacionales
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noticias.udec.cl/foro-access-...
Foro ACCESS Chile-Suecia 2026 en la UdeC cerró con proyección a nuevas colaboraciones internacionales - Noticias UdeC
La Universidad de Concepción cerró de gran manera el Foro ACCESS Chile-Suecia 2026, que contó con la participación de más de 150 jóvenes investigadores.
noticias.udec.cl
January 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Con la presentación de 13 trabajos de los distintos grupos interdisciplinarios que dieron vida a la semana de actividades, Foro ACCESS Chile-Suecia 2026 en la UdeC cerró con proyección a nuevas colaboraciones internacionales
noticias.udec.cl/foro-access-...
noticias.udec.cl/foro-access-...
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
#PlantResearch Enjoyed writing with @beverleycubg.bsky.social a perspective about wonderful paper by Valencia-Montoya et al. in this week's Science. Cycads use thermal radiation to affect pollinators. Is this why Cycads are not as diverse as angiosperms? share.google/Xj8iH9E4tqvN...
Infrared as a pollination signal
Relying on infrared communication over visual color could have limited cycad evolution
share.google
December 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#PlantResearch Enjoyed writing with @beverleycubg.bsky.social a perspective about wonderful paper by Valencia-Montoya et al. in this week's Science. Cycads use thermal radiation to affect pollinators. Is this why Cycads are not as diverse as angiosperms? share.google/Xj8iH9E4tqvN...
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
🧪🌾NEWS - Nitrate affects wood development, not just growth
PhD student Anna Renström showed that nitrate specifically affects wood formation and wood properties - adding some of the missing pieces to a better understanding of how trees respond to nitrogen.🔬
Read more:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
PhD student Anna Renström showed that nitrate specifically affects wood formation and wood properties - adding some of the missing pieces to a better understanding of how trees respond to nitrogen.🔬
Read more:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🧪🌾NEWS - Nitrate affects wood development, not just growth
PhD student Anna Renström showed that nitrate specifically affects wood formation and wood properties - adding some of the missing pieces to a better understanding of how trees respond to nitrogen.🔬
Read more:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
PhD student Anna Renström showed that nitrate specifically affects wood formation and wood properties - adding some of the missing pieces to a better understanding of how trees respond to nitrogen.🔬
Read more:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Many thanks to all involved! A fab and fun opportunity to talk about trees and timing 🌳⏰ @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
🌳How do trees know when to grow?🧪🌾
Last week, Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social gave a popular science talk at "Vetenskapslunch" @umeauniversitet.bsky.social about how trees use their internal clock to time growth.
Understand Swedish?
Watch her talk here: www.umu.se/vetenskapslu...
Last week, Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social gave a popular science talk at "Vetenskapslunch" @umeauniversitet.bsky.social about how trees use their internal clock to time growth.
Understand Swedish?
Watch her talk here: www.umu.se/vetenskapslu...
December 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Many thanks to all involved! A fab and fun opportunity to talk about trees and timing 🌳⏰ @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
☀️🍅 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🍅☀️
Heuvelink et al. examine how light intensity, photoperiod, spectrum, directionality and energy regulate whole-plant physiological processes including morphogenesis, source–sink interactions and assimilate partitioning.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Heuvelink et al. examine how light intensity, photoperiod, spectrum, directionality and energy regulate whole-plant physiological processes including morphogenesis, source–sink interactions and assimilate partitioning.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
☀️🍅 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🍅☀️
Heuvelink et al. examine how light intensity, photoperiod, spectrum, directionality and energy regulate whole-plant physiological processes including morphogenesis, source–sink interactions and assimilate partitioning.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Heuvelink et al. examine how light intensity, photoperiod, spectrum, directionality and energy regulate whole-plant physiological processes including morphogenesis, source–sink interactions and assimilate partitioning.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
🎉 Congratulations to @cathbell62.bsky.social! 🎉
She has been awarded the Roséns Linnaeus Prize in Botany for her research on plant roots and carbon allocation, and for promoting international collaboration in science, especially the #INUPRAG collaboration.🧪🌾
Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
She has been awarded the Roséns Linnaeus Prize in Botany for her research on plant roots and carbon allocation, and for promoting international collaboration in science, especially the #INUPRAG collaboration.🧪🌾
Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🎉 Congratulations to @cathbell62.bsky.social! 🎉
She has been awarded the Roséns Linnaeus Prize in Botany for her research on plant roots and carbon allocation, and for promoting international collaboration in science, especially the #INUPRAG collaboration.🧪🌾
Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
She has been awarded the Roséns Linnaeus Prize in Botany for her research on plant roots and carbon allocation, and for promoting international collaboration in science, especially the #INUPRAG collaboration.🧪🌾
Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Välkomna på vetenskapslunch med mig på torsdag!🌳⏰https://www.umu.se/kalender/tradens-inre-klocka-haller-tiden-och-tajmar-tillvaxtg_12102321/
Trädens inre klocka håller tiden och tajmar tillväxt
www.umu.se
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Välkomna på vetenskapslunch med mig på torsdag!🌳⏰https://www.umu.se/kalender/tradens-inre-klocka-haller-tiden-och-tajmar-tillvaxtg_12102321/
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
Congratulations to our Director Keith Larson, who has been appointed Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics at UArctic!
@uarctic.bsky.social
@uarctic.bsky.social
Announcement of new Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics
Dr. Keith Larson has been appointed to fulfill the role of Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics.
www.uarctic.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Congratulations to our Director Keith Larson, who has been appointed Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics at UArctic!
@uarctic.bsky.social
@uarctic.bsky.social
Anmälan är öppen till frukostmöte om #syntetisk_biologi 🧬 den 3 december, #Gentekniknämnden 🧬 sv-se.eu.invajo.com/event/gentek...
Kunskapsfrukost: Syntetisk biologi
Välkommen på en frukost där vi får lära oss mer om syntetisk biologi!
Inom den syntetiska biologin designas organismer och molekyler med helt nya egenskaper.
Syntetisk biologi lyfts fram, ofta koppla...
sv-se.eu.invajo.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Anmälan är öppen till frukostmöte om #syntetisk_biologi 🧬 den 3 december, #Gentekniknämnden 🧬 sv-se.eu.invajo.com/event/gentek...
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
Teaching at @icelabumu.bsky.social Camp (multidisciplinary research proposal workshop for early career researchers) last week. One night planned electrical work in the town of Granö afforded us rare dark skies. Here you see three students enjoying the light show. Amazing. #northernlights #photosky
September 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Teaching at @icelabumu.bsky.social Camp (multidisciplinary research proposal workshop for early career researchers) last week. One night planned electrical work in the town of Granö afforded us rare dark skies. Here you see three students enjoying the light show. Amazing. #northernlights #photosky
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
"Dumma frågor löser tvärvetenskapliga knutar."
Tidningen Curie spoke to IceLab's @mrosvall.bsky.social about the importance of learning to ask questions in research, daring to be vulnerable in order to unlock interesting research directions across disciplines. www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/lage...
Tidningen Curie spoke to IceLab's @mrosvall.bsky.social about the importance of learning to ask questions in research, daring to be vulnerable in order to unlock interesting research directions across disciplines. www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/lage...
Lägervecka på Umeälven luckrar upp gränser mellan forskningsfält | Tidningen Curie
Samtala. Lyssna noga. Och ställ gärna dumma frågor. Den som vill forska tvärvetenskapligt måste våga visa sig sårbar, menar Martin Rosvall, föreståndare för IceLab i Umeå. Forskningsnavets lägervecka ...
www.tidningencurie.se
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Dumma frågor löser tvärvetenskapliga knutar."
Tidningen Curie spoke to IceLab's @mrosvall.bsky.social about the importance of learning to ask questions in research, daring to be vulnerable in order to unlock interesting research directions across disciplines. www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/lage...
Tidningen Curie spoke to IceLab's @mrosvall.bsky.social about the importance of learning to ask questions in research, daring to be vulnerable in order to unlock interesting research directions across disciplines. www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/lage...
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
🧪🌾In Sept 2026, @umeauniversitet.bsky.social will host a Nobel Symposium on microproteins - tiny regulators with big potential.
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🧪🌾In Sept 2026, @umeauniversitet.bsky.social will host a Nobel Symposium on microproteins - tiny regulators with big potential.
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives.
Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
📣 Finishing your PhD or recently graduated?
Looking to shape your own postdoc project?🧪🌾
Join us for the UPSC Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientists on 28–29 Apr 2026, Umeå, Sweden, and network with the UPSC community!
Learn more and apply: www.upsc.se/early-career...
📅 Apply by 11 Jan 2026
Looking to shape your own postdoc project?🧪🌾
Join us for the UPSC Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientists on 28–29 Apr 2026, Umeå, Sweden, and network with the UPSC community!
Learn more and apply: www.upsc.se/early-career...
📅 Apply by 11 Jan 2026
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 AM
📣 Finishing your PhD or recently graduated?
Looking to shape your own postdoc project?🧪🌾
Join us for the UPSC Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientists on 28–29 Apr 2026, Umeå, Sweden, and network with the UPSC community!
Learn more and apply: www.upsc.se/early-career...
📅 Apply by 11 Jan 2026
Looking to shape your own postdoc project?🧪🌾
Join us for the UPSC Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientists on 28–29 Apr 2026, Umeå, Sweden, and network with the UPSC community!
Learn more and apply: www.upsc.se/early-career...
📅 Apply by 11 Jan 2026
✨Many Congratulations to Dr Gerald Tuskan receiving the #MWP ✨🌳 awarded the by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at an amazing ceremony! www.mwp.org/the-2025-mar...
The 2025 Marcus Wallenberg Prize - MWP
The 2025 Marcus Wallenberg Prize of SEK 2,5 million is awarded to Dr. Gerald Tuskan for his pioneering work in sequencing and analyzing the first tree genome. His leadership in this project has revolu...
www.mwp.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
✨Many Congratulations to Dr Gerald Tuskan receiving the #MWP ✨🌳 awarded the by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at an amazing ceremony! www.mwp.org/the-2025-mar...
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
#IJPB takes the floor at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium.
👩🔬C. Bellini 👉 CATS team bit.ly/4dy5hHO
👨🔬N. Arnaud 👉 FTA team bit.ly/3JfhiJ9
INUPRAG is a consortium between @inrae-france.bsky.social (BAP department) @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and @cragenomica.bsky.social
@ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social
👩🔬C. Bellini 👉 CATS team bit.ly/4dy5hHO
👨🔬N. Arnaud 👉 FTA team bit.ly/3JfhiJ9
INUPRAG is a consortium between @inrae-france.bsky.social (BAP department) @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and @cragenomica.bsky.social
@ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#IJPB takes the floor at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium.
👩🔬C. Bellini 👉 CATS team bit.ly/4dy5hHO
👨🔬N. Arnaud 👉 FTA team bit.ly/3JfhiJ9
INUPRAG is a consortium between @inrae-france.bsky.social (BAP department) @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and @cragenomica.bsky.social
@ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social
👩🔬C. Bellini 👉 CATS team bit.ly/4dy5hHO
👨🔬N. Arnaud 👉 FTA team bit.ly/3JfhiJ9
INUPRAG is a consortium between @inrae-france.bsky.social (BAP department) @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and @cragenomica.bsky.social
@ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
🌾INUPRAG 2025 - Advancing Plant Science Together!🧪
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🌾INUPRAG 2025 - Advancing Plant Science Together!🧪
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
Great to see @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
so well represented at the 4th INUPRAG Symposium in Montpellier this week!
Thanks to @inrae-france.bsky.social and the Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM) for hosting this inspiring event!
Reposted by Maria E. Eriksson
🧪🌾UPSC Alumni Spotlight - Chloroplasts keep her curiosity alive
Since her time in Åsa Strand's research group, chloroplasts continue to spark @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social curiosity.🔬
In this interview, she talks about her career journey and her favourite UPSC memories:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Since her time in Åsa Strand's research group, chloroplasts continue to spark @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social curiosity.🔬
In this interview, she talks about her career journey and her favourite UPSC memories:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
October 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🧪🌾UPSC Alumni Spotlight - Chloroplasts keep her curiosity alive
Since her time in Åsa Strand's research group, chloroplasts continue to spark @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social curiosity.🔬
In this interview, she talks about her career journey and her favourite UPSC memories:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Since her time in Åsa Strand's research group, chloroplasts continue to spark @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social curiosity.🔬
In this interview, she talks about her career journey and her favourite UPSC memories:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
In this time of #NobelPrize announcements - check out @professorpernilla.bsky.social post about how it is to work in the Chemistry Nobel Committee! ✨
October 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
In this time of #NobelPrize announcements - check out @professorpernilla.bsky.social post about how it is to work in the Chemistry Nobel Committee! ✨
#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
www.nature.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#PlantScience #Photoperiodism 🌱⏰https://www.nature.com/articles/s44323-025-00054-0
The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium
From Tree Genomes to Future Forest
November 4, 2025 🌳 Still open for online participation!
www.mwp.org/mwp-symposiu...
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
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium
From Tree Genomes to Future Forest
November 4, 2025 🌳 Still open for online participation!
www.mwp.org/mwp-symposiu...
From Tree Genomes to Future Forest
November 4, 2025 🌳 Still open for online participation!
www.mwp.org/mwp-symposiu...
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).
October 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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).
