Silvia Coolen
@scoolen.bsky.social
Plant biologist and lecturer at Utrecht University Translational Plant Biology,studying insect-microbe-plant interactions 🪲🐞 🦋🦠🔬🧫🌱🌿🌳
A very nice talk by Aileen at the BioSB HotTopics & NIME microbial ecology symposium on Fusarium plant pathogens in tortoise leaf beetle symbiosis. Fusarium protects the beetle against predation and the beetle acts as a plant pathogen vector. @berasymbionts.bsky.social #symbiosis #insects #fusarium
October 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A very nice talk by Aileen at the BioSB HotTopics & NIME microbial ecology symposium on Fusarium plant pathogens in tortoise leaf beetle symbiosis. Fusarium protects the beetle against predation and the beetle acts as a plant pathogen vector. @berasymbionts.bsky.social #symbiosis #insects #fusarium
The Netherlands right now
September 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Netherlands right now
September 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
What I did last weekend? I Collected 182 invasive pest insects for my research. #SouthernGreenShieldbug #Nezaraviridula #Entomology #PlantScience #Stinkbug
September 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What I did last weekend? I Collected 182 invasive pest insects for my research. #SouthernGreenShieldbug #Nezaraviridula #Entomology #PlantScience #Stinkbug
Incredible flower of my Stapelia hybrid carrion plant. Yes she stinks, but it is all woth it. #carrionflower #Stapelia #plant
August 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Incredible flower of my Stapelia hybrid carrion plant. Yes she stinks, but it is all woth it. #carrionflower #Stapelia #plant
Incredible to see the great camouflage of this shark moth (Cucullia umbratica). #insects #Entomology #moths
August 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Incredible to see the great camouflage of this shark moth (Cucullia umbratica). #insects #Entomology #moths
The Plant-Microbe Interactions group of @cornepieterse.bsky.social was well represented at #2025ISMPMI. Great to see all the interesting work that they do during one of the final presentations. @svanwees.bsky.social, @rlberendsen.bsky.social, @arsheed-sheikh.bsky.social #plantscience
July 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The Plant-Microbe Interactions group of @cornepieterse.bsky.social was well represented at #2025ISMPMI. Great to see all the interesting work that they do during one of the final presentations. @svanwees.bsky.social, @rlberendsen.bsky.social, @arsheed-sheikh.bsky.social #plantscience
Even the chairs at our hotel are really sciency #2025ISMPMI
July 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Even the chairs at our hotel are really sciency #2025ISMPMI
Last session of the day, starting at 21:00. Very long day at #2025ISMPMI.
July 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Last session of the day, starting at 21:00. Very long day at #2025ISMPMI.
A really nice insect talk by @nataliagupa.bsky.social. #2025ISMPMI
July 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A really nice insect talk by @nataliagupa.bsky.social. #2025ISMPMI
It was a pleasure to present our work on ‘the role of pest-associated microbes in insect-plant interactions’ at the #2025ISMPMI congress in Cologne. @mrogowska.bsky.social, @cuwelte.bsky.social, @robertsjansen.bsky.social, @guidopmi.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It was a pleasure to present our work on ‘the role of pest-associated microbes in insect-plant interactions’ at the #2025ISMPMI congress in Cologne. @mrogowska.bsky.social, @cuwelte.bsky.social, @robertsjansen.bsky.social, @guidopmi.bsky.social
Nice tags for different occasions during #2025ISMPMI
July 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Nice tags for different occasions during #2025ISMPMI
Nice and visual talk by Soyon Park about parasitic plant bidirectional communication with their host plant. #2025ISMPMI #parasiticplants #plantscience
July 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Nice and visual talk by Soyon Park about parasitic plant bidirectional communication with their host plant. #2025ISMPMI #parasiticplants #plantscience
Another rare animal living in our garden (Achterhoek, the Netherlands), the paper wasp Polistes nimpha. #paperwasp #wasps #entomology #biodiversity
July 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Another rare animal living in our garden (Achterhoek, the Netherlands), the paper wasp Polistes nimpha. #paperwasp #wasps #entomology #biodiversity
Really cool talk by Talia Karasov on how headless phages (tailocins) kill non-self bacteria, shaping bacterial populations. #2025MPMI #plantscience #microbiology #phages
July 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Really cool talk by Talia Karasov on how headless phages (tailocins) kill non-self bacteria, shaping bacterial populations. #2025MPMI #plantscience #microbiology #phages
Come and find me today at my #2025ISMPMI poster (nr 235) if you are interested in insect-associated microbes and their effect on insect-plant interactions. #plantscience #insectscience
July 16, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Come and find me today at my #2025ISMPMI poster (nr 235) if you are interested in insect-associated microbes and their effect on insect-plant interactions. #plantscience #insectscience
How the choice of words makes insect excrement research sound fancy “frassomics”. Finally an insect talk at #2025ISMPMI congress by Dapeng Li. #plantscience #insectscience
July 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
How the choice of words makes insect excrement research sound fancy “frassomics”. Finally an insect talk at #2025ISMPMI congress by Dapeng Li. #plantscience #insectscience
Amazing talk by Xin Li about Sclerotinia (plant pathogen) ascospores that have two nuclei to house their chromosomes. Also another plant pathogen, Botrytis, has multiple nuclei. I never realized this! Really cool to see how having two nuclei functions in mitosis and meiosis. #2025MPMI
July 15, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Amazing talk by Xin Li about Sclerotinia (plant pathogen) ascospores that have two nuclei to house their chromosomes. Also another plant pathogen, Botrytis, has multiple nuclei. I never realized this! Really cool to see how having two nuclei functions in mitosis and meiosis. #2025MPMI
Enjoying the evening with Translational Plant Biology colleagues at the Rhine river in Cologne after an inspiring day of #2025ISMPMI congress. #plantscience
July 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Enjoying the evening with Translational Plant Biology colleagues at the Rhine river in Cologne after an inspiring day of #2025ISMPMI congress. #plantscience
Amazing to see so many (~1280) dedicated plant scientists following all the talks in an intense #2025ISMPMI program.
July 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Amazing to see so many (~1280) dedicated plant scientists following all the talks in an intense #2025ISMPMI program.
Really interesting talk by Macarena about how Pseudomonas can colonize root nodules and how it influences nitrogen fixation #2025ISMPMI
July 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Really interesting talk by Macarena about how Pseudomonas can colonize root nodules and how it influences nitrogen fixation #2025ISMPMI
There we go, #2025ISMPMI congress on molecular plant-microbe interactions. #plantscience
July 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
There we go, #2025ISMPMI congress on molecular plant-microbe interactions. #plantscience
On my way to #2025ISMPMI congress (Cologne, Germany) by train from Ruurlo the Netherlands. #plantscience
July 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
On my way to #2025ISMPMI congress (Cologne, Germany) by train from Ruurlo the Netherlands. #plantscience
Look at these beautiful box bug nymphs (Gonocerus acuteangulatus)! They look like small dragons with spikes on their backs. #insects #shieldbugs
June 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Look at these beautiful box bug nymphs (Gonocerus acuteangulatus)! They look like small dragons with spikes on their backs. #insects #shieldbugs