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A centre of excellence for experimental plant research and forest biotechnology in Northern Sweden that belongs to Umea University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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🧪🌾The first issue of UPSC Insights is here! 🌿

Our new quarterly newsletter shares stories from our community - research highlights, alumni interviews and news about events and opportunities.

📩 Read the first issue, subscribe and stay connected: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
🧪🌾INTERVIEW: New tools to study how plant cells hold together🔬

Léa Bogdziewiez from the @stephanevrg.bsky.social group developed innovative tools to study cell adhesion at a whole new level. She just defended her PhD thesis – congrats, Léa!

Learn more in this interview: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🧪🌾Sequencing the spruce genome was a milestone in plant genomics & forest research.🌲🧬

We are proud to have played a central role and excited to see where our ongoing collaborations with @scilifelab.se will take us next!

Read also the original paper in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/nat...
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🧪🌾NEWS - Three UPSC research projects received funding from @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social!

Rishikesh Bhalerao, Åsa Strand & Nathaniel Street will investigate how trees time bud break, how plant cells start photosynthesis and what makes conifers so resilient.

Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🧪🌾REVIEW - What makes Northern Scandinavia ideal for sustainable seed potato production?🥔

Benedicte Albrectsen et al. highlight the region’s potential for sustainable seed potato production under climate change.

Read more in Potato Research @springernature.com:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Nordic Countries as an Opportunity for Sustainable, Low Pest Seed Potato Production in a Climate Change Scenario - Potato Research
Based on discussions within the Northern Tubers of Potato network (N’TOP-net), this review highlights northern Scandinavia’s potential for sustainable, low pest seed potato production. While long tran...
link.springer.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Check out our latest updates!

🌱 New Phytologist #TansleyMedal application deadline
🌱 Upcoming New Phytologist Now webinar
🌱 An exciting announcement from Plants, People, Planet
🌱 Details of next year's New Phytologist Symposium on extreme heat

...and more:

📨 www.newphytologist.org/news/latest-...
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 AM
🧪🌾Great to see our group leader Rishi Bhalerao talking today at @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social! Learn more about his research on environmental information processing and seasonal adaptation here: www.upsc.se/rishikesh_bhalerao 🔬
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🧪🌾Thanks to everyone who joined our poll about tree transformations at UPSC!

Curious about the correct numbers? You’ll find the answers - and much more - in the first issue of our new newsletter UPSC Insights.

Read and subscribe here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...

🍃Many of you were at least close..
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🧪🌾The first issue of UPSC Insights is here! 🌿

Our new quarterly newsletter shares stories from our community - research highlights, alumni interviews and news about events and opportunities.

📩 Read the first issue, subscribe and stay connected: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🧪🌾We’ll reveal the correct number in our upcoming UPSC newsletter (coming soon!).🌿

Stay tuned and sign up here to get the answer first:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/r...
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🧪🌾Our Poplar Transgenic Facility supports research with transformations of hybrid aspen trees and maintains a diverse collection of lines for a wide range of different studies.

But how much do you think actually happens each year?

Take a guess in the poll below👇 and see if you can get it right!
October 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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It's time to apply for the New Phytologist #TansleyMedal for excellence in #PlantScience.

Open to early career researchers with 3 to 5 years experience post-PhD.

Applications close on 1 November. Don't miss out!

www.newphytologist.org/grants-award...

#ecrchat #phdchat
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🧪🌾PAPER - Can you influence ecosystem carbon (C) stocks by tree species composition?🍁

Marcus Larsson et al showed that tree species choice may serve as a tool to promote ecosystem C stocks, and such enhance the climate change mitigation potential of forests.

Read more here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
Redirecting
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🧪🌾PAPER - What makes a tree a tree?🧬

Read the paper by @siribirkeland.bsky.social and @trhvidsten.bsky.social with contributions from several UPSC researchers.

By comparing dozens of genomes, they offer fresh insights into the genetic foundations of woodiness and perenniality in angiosperms.
Tree evolution is surprisingly quirky! 🌳 Trees are likely ancestral in many plant groups, often re-evolve on islands, and Arabidopsis can be made tree-like by tweaking a few genes. We revisited what genes really make a tree a tree using comparative genomics. @trhvidsten.bsky.social #trees #evolution
An updated perspective: what genes make a tree a tree? #plantscience
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🧪🌾Are you interested to get more details about Laura Tünnermann's research?

Take a look on this video that she and Sonhita Chakraborty created for the Fascination of #PlantDay last year.👇
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🧪🌾NEWS - How do plants regulate the uptake of amino acids?

PhD student Laura Tünnermann has identified new molecular regulators controlling amino acid uptake, offering insights that may help reduce fertilizer-related pollution.🌱

Read more about Laura's PhD thesis here👇: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Some events from Arctic Centre 👇

Arctic Connect
Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning.

Beyond Calls
Learn what makes your funding application successful! Connect and build strong networks for future calls.
Arctic Centre
Arctic Centre is a connectivity hub for Arctic transdisciplinary research and education.
www.umu.se
October 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Arctic Connect
24 October, 12:00, Umeå University

Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and partnerships, and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and connected within our network!
Arctic Connect okt25
www.umu.se
October 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Beyond Calls – Interreg Aurora
20 Nov, 12:00, Umeå University

UMU researchers, learn what makes funding applications successful. Bring your questions, share your experience, connect with colleagues and build strong networks for future calls.

Register here! 👇
Beyond Calls – Nov25
Log into the student web
www.umu.se
October 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🌾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!
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🧪🌾Are you interested in auxin? Don't miss this special issue in @pplplantarum.bsky.social edited by @srobertgroup.bsky.social & @marhava.bsky.social!
October 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🧪🌾Interview: Less snow, colder roots – how do boreal trees cope?🧬

PhD student @arotuuli.bsky.social found that boreal tree species respond differently to cold and highlights how genomic tools can help breed for more frost-tolerant trees.🌲

Interested? Learn more here👇:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
October 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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#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
October 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🧪🌾PAPER - Struggling to identify genes behind specialised metabolites?🧬

Sara Rydman et al from the Nathaniel Street group share a combined metabolomics & transcriptomics dataset for aspen, freely accessible via plantgenie.org.

Read more in @pplplantarum.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1111/ppl....
A Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Resource for Identifying Candidate Genes in the Biosynthesis of Specialised Metabolites in Populus tremula
This study aims to identify candidate genes involved in the biosynthesis of salicinoid phenolic glycosides (SPGs), a group of specialised metabolites characteristic of the Salicaceae family. While th...
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Fantastic UPSC cutting edge seminar by @apmahonen.bsky.social dissecting secondary growth in plants one step at the time! Such an amazing contribution to the field! @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
October 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🧪🌾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...
October 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM