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Wiebke Häger
@wiebkehaeger.bsky.social
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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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hydrosensing.bsky.social
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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July 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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sverigesungaakademi.se
”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...
sverigesungaakademi.se
May 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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nicolaswoehrl.bsky.social
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
May 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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theplantcell.bsky.social
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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May 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
wiebkehaeger.bsky.social
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.
May 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
wiebkehaeger.bsky.social
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.
May 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
wiebkehaeger.bsky.social
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.
May 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
wiebkehaeger.bsky.social
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...
May 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
wiebkehaeger.bsky.social
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 👩‍⚕️🌱

@hydrosensing.bsky.social @hamannlab.bsky.social
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.
May 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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hydrosensing.bsky.social
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.
May 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
wiebkehaeger.bsky.social
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!
@hydrosensing.bsky.social @hamannlab.bsky.social
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).
May 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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hydrosensing.bsky.social
New update of the Hydrosensing Started Pack. Follow us!

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April 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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hydrosensing.bsky.social
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
April 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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greg-madej.bsky.social
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
ziegler-lab-ur.bsky.social 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
April 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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greg-madej.bsky.social
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
April 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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greg-madej.bsky.social
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
April 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Exciting ERC synergy project meeting in Regensburg 😊@hydrosensing.bsky.social @ntnudiscovery.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @uniregensburg.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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pmarhavy.bsky.social
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 ...
www.cell.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM