ERC SYNERGY Project HYDROSENSING
@hydrosensing.bsky.social
We are on a mission to transform our understanding of how plants sense and respond to water. Curated by @isabelmyp.bsky.social
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SPPS Survey 2026: Help us shape the future of the Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society
SPPS is the Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society: conferences, grants and support for plant scientists across the Nordic region. We also own the journal Physiologia Plantarum (PPL).
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If you're not a member of SPPS, we'd like few minutes of your time.
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Deadline: Open until 30th of September.
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All featured courses are in English: link.europa.eu/jJxCGh
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Explore free online courses from EU-supported projects - whether you are job hunting, studying or learning for fun.
All featured courses are in English: link.europa.eu/jJxCGh
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Just 4 days left to submit an abstract to present at 'Early Career Essentials for Applied Biologists'🌱
📍Nottingham & Online, 20- 21 Oct
Join us to expand your skills & network!
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Today we're happy to announce two more speakers! 👇
#plantscience #DEI
📍Nottingham & Online, 20- 21 Oct
Join us to expand your skills & network!
👉 cvent.me/8o1kkP
Today we're happy to announce two more speakers! 👇
#plantscience #DEI
August 28, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Just 4 days left to submit an abstract to present at 'Early Career Essentials for Applied Biologists'🌱
📍Nottingham & Online, 20- 21 Oct
Join us to expand your skills & network!
👉 cvent.me/8o1kkP
Today we're happy to announce two more speakers! 👇
#plantscience #DEI
📍Nottingham & Online, 20- 21 Oct
Join us to expand your skills & network!
👉 cvent.me/8o1kkP
Today we're happy to announce two more speakers! 👇
#plantscience #DEI
Where is ABA made, and does it have to move?
New HYDROSENSING preprint maps ABA biosynthesis at cellular resolution in Arabidopsis: water-stress responses in roots & shoots need ABA and its precursor AB-aldehyde to travel from vascular tissue to target cells 🌱
doi.org/10.64898/202...
#PlantSci
New HYDROSENSING preprint maps ABA biosynthesis at cellular resolution in Arabidopsis: water-stress responses in roots & shoots need ABA and its precursor AB-aldehyde to travel from vascular tissue to target cells 🌱
doi.org/10.64898/202...
#PlantSci
August 28, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Where is ABA made, and does it have to move?
New HYDROSENSING preprint maps ABA biosynthesis at cellular resolution in Arabidopsis: water-stress responses in roots & shoots need ABA and its precursor AB-aldehyde to travel from vascular tissue to target cells 🌱
doi.org/10.64898/202...
#PlantSci
New HYDROSENSING preprint maps ABA biosynthesis at cellular resolution in Arabidopsis: water-stress responses in roots & shoots need ABA and its precursor AB-aldehyde to travel from vascular tissue to target cells 🌱
doi.org/10.64898/202...
#PlantSci
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The first paper from my PhD student Ewan Drever-Smith is out in @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social's Journal of Microscopy 🔬.
COSMIC: a ~£100 open-source illuminator that adds bright field, dark field, fluorescence & quantitative phase imaging to almost any microscope.
doi.org/10.1111/jmi....
COSMIC: a ~£100 open-source illuminator that adds bright field, dark field, fluorescence & quantitative phase imaging to almost any microscope.
doi.org/10.1111/jmi....
August 6, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The first paper from my PhD student Ewan Drever-Smith is out in @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social's Journal of Microscopy 🔬.
COSMIC: a ~£100 open-source illuminator that adds bright field, dark field, fluorescence & quantitative phase imaging to almost any microscope.
doi.org/10.1111/jmi....
COSMIC: a ~£100 open-source illuminator that adds bright field, dark field, fluorescence & quantitative phase imaging to almost any microscope.
doi.org/10.1111/jmi....
#DidYouKnow that the first land plants had no roots, just fungal partners and rhizoids?
A new "Current Biology" review charts how root systems evolved: from simple lycophyte roots to the plastic architectures that may underpin yield stability in a warming world. 🌱
hydrosensing.eu/2026/08/evol...
A new "Current Biology" review charts how root systems evolved: from simple lycophyte roots to the plastic architectures that may underpin yield stability in a warming world. 🌱
hydrosensing.eu/2026/08/evol...
August 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
#DidYouKnow that the first land plants had no roots, just fungal partners and rhizoids?
A new "Current Biology" review charts how root systems evolved: from simple lycophyte roots to the plastic architectures that may underpin yield stability in a warming world. 🌱
hydrosensing.eu/2026/08/evol...
A new "Current Biology" review charts how root systems evolved: from simple lycophyte roots to the plastic architectures that may underpin yield stability in a warming world. 🌱
hydrosensing.eu/2026/08/evol...
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Don't miss your chance to present at
🍃 Early Career Essentials for Applied Biologists 🍃
Share your science & build new connections in the wider #plantscience, #agriculture & #ecology community 🌍
📆 20-21 October 2026
📍Nottingham & Online
Abstract submission closes 1st September ⏰
👉 cvent.me/8o1kkP
🍃 Early Career Essentials for Applied Biologists 🍃
Share your science & build new connections in the wider #plantscience, #agriculture & #ecology community 🌍
📆 20-21 October 2026
📍Nottingham & Online
Abstract submission closes 1st September ⏰
👉 cvent.me/8o1kkP
August 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Don't miss your chance to present at
🍃 Early Career Essentials for Applied Biologists 🍃
Share your science & build new connections in the wider #plantscience, #agriculture & #ecology community 🌍
📆 20-21 October 2026
📍Nottingham & Online
Abstract submission closes 1st September ⏰
👉 cvent.me/8o1kkP
🍃 Early Career Essentials for Applied Biologists 🍃
Share your science & build new connections in the wider #plantscience, #agriculture & #ecology community 🌍
📆 20-21 October 2026
📍Nottingham & Online
Abstract submission closes 1st September ⏰
👉 cvent.me/8o1kkP
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August 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM
We are gathering feedback from our readers, authors and reviewers about the use of AI tools in scholarly publishing. Have your say at: www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZBFC663
New review from HYDROSENSING in "Current Opinion in Plant Biology"
The paper maps how ABA and its precursor move between plant tissues, and why the destination decides the response: closing stomata, sealing roots, setting seeds.
🔗 hydrosensing.eu/2026/07/absc...
The paper maps how ABA and its precursor move between plant tissues, and why the destination decides the response: closing stomata, sealing roots, setting seeds.
🔗 hydrosensing.eu/2026/07/absc...
July 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
New review from HYDROSENSING in "Current Opinion in Plant Biology"
The paper maps how ABA and its precursor move between plant tissues, and why the destination decides the response: closing stomata, sealing roots, setting seeds.
🔗 hydrosensing.eu/2026/07/absc...
The paper maps how ABA and its precursor move between plant tissues, and why the destination decides the response: closing stomata, sealing roots, setting seeds.
🔗 hydrosensing.eu/2026/07/absc...
We're thrilled to celebrate Dr. Poonam Mehra, who has been named a Rising Stars in Plant Sciences 2026 awardee! 🎉
This recognition highlights her contributions to plant science and reflects the innovative research taking place within the Hydrosensing project.
Congratulations Poonam 🎉🌱
This recognition highlights her contributions to plant science and reflects the innovative research taking place within the Hydrosensing project.
Congratulations Poonam 🎉🌱
July 19, 2026 at 9:32 AM
We're thrilled to celebrate Dr. Poonam Mehra, who has been named a Rising Stars in Plant Sciences 2026 awardee! 🎉
This recognition highlights her contributions to plant science and reflects the innovative research taking place within the Hydrosensing project.
Congratulations Poonam 🎉🌱
This recognition highlights her contributions to plant science and reflects the innovative research taking place within the Hydrosensing project.
Congratulations Poonam 🎉🌱
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Inspiring days in Sutton Bonington with Hydrosensing team. Great discussions, slightly too much fancy food, and a Saturday run that turned into an obstacle course, dodging cars that all drive on the wrong side of the road. Great collaborators becoming even better friends. @hydrosensing.bsky.social
July 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Inspiring days in Sutton Bonington with Hydrosensing team. Great discussions, slightly too much fancy food, and a Saturday run that turned into an obstacle course, dodging cars that all drive on the wrong side of the road. Great collaborators becoming even better friends. @hydrosensing.bsky.social
Our team is on the road!
Past weeks have been full of opportunities to share our research across Europe.
🎤 Wiebke Haeger presented at the Plant Cell Wall Meeting 2026 in Porto (Portugal), bringing together researchers exploring the latest advances in plant cell wall biology cellwall2026.org
Past weeks have been full of opportunities to share our research across Europe.
🎤 Wiebke Haeger presented at the Plant Cell Wall Meeting 2026 in Porto (Portugal), bringing together researchers exploring the latest advances in plant cell wall biology cellwall2026.org
June 29, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Our team is on the road!
Past weeks have been full of opportunities to share our research across Europe.
🎤 Wiebke Haeger presented at the Plant Cell Wall Meeting 2026 in Porto (Portugal), bringing together researchers exploring the latest advances in plant cell wall biology cellwall2026.org
Past weeks have been full of opportunities to share our research across Europe.
🎤 Wiebke Haeger presented at the Plant Cell Wall Meeting 2026 in Porto (Portugal), bringing together researchers exploring the latest advances in plant cell wall biology cellwall2026.org
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(1/2) Open Research Europe is seeking nominations for its new Scientific Advisory Board!
They’re looking for internationally recognised researchers with editorial experience and a strong commitment to #OpenScience principles.
#SciComm 🧪
They’re looking for internationally recognised researchers with editorial experience and a strong commitment to #OpenScience principles.
#SciComm 🧪
June 19, 2026 at 8:55 AM
(1/2) Open Research Europe is seeking nominations for its new Scientific Advisory Board!
They’re looking for internationally recognised researchers with editorial experience and a strong commitment to #OpenScience principles.
#SciComm 🧪
They’re looking for internationally recognised researchers with editorial experience and a strong commitment to #OpenScience principles.
#SciComm 🧪
Two years in, our annual consortium meeting in Lausanne reminded us how far we've come.
From mechanosensors & cell wall-mediated osmosensing to water imaging, cryo-EM & CRISPR, the puzzle is coming together.
Most importantly, a strong scientific community has grown alongside the science.
1/2
From mechanosensors & cell wall-mediated osmosensing to water imaging, cryo-EM & CRISPR, the puzzle is coming together.
Most importantly, a strong scientific community has grown alongside the science.
1/2
June 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Two years in, our annual consortium meeting in Lausanne reminded us how far we've come.
From mechanosensors & cell wall-mediated osmosensing to water imaging, cryo-EM & CRISPR, the puzzle is coming together.
Most importantly, a strong scientific community has grown alongside the science.
1/2
From mechanosensors & cell wall-mediated osmosensing to water imaging, cryo-EM & CRISPR, the puzzle is coming together.
Most importantly, a strong scientific community has grown alongside the science.
1/2
In a recent feature for BBC Gardeners' World, Prof Malcolm Bennett explained how plant hormones control the transition from dormancy to growth.
"If the conditions are right, gibberellic acid dominates and starts growth," he says, as the seed absorbs water and the embryonic root begins to emerge.
"If the conditions are right, gibberellic acid dominates and starts growth," he says, as the seed absorbs water and the embryonic root begins to emerge.
June 3, 2026 at 8:02 AM
In a recent feature for BBC Gardeners' World, Prof Malcolm Bennett explained how plant hormones control the transition from dormancy to growth.
"If the conditions are right, gibberellic acid dominates and starts growth," he says, as the seed absorbs water and the embryonic root begins to emerge.
"If the conditions are right, gibberellic acid dominates and starts growth," he says, as the seed absorbs water and the embryonic root begins to emerge.
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Grateful for the opportunity to present my research at the GRC Water and Salt Conference in Switzerland!
Great few days of science, discussions, and meeting inspiring people. Big thanks to the organisers for a fantastic conference!
@hydrosensing.bsky.social
@hamannlab.bsky.social
Great few days of science, discussions, and meeting inspiring people. Big thanks to the organisers for a fantastic conference!
@hydrosensing.bsky.social
@hamannlab.bsky.social
June 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to present my research at the GRC Water and Salt Conference in Switzerland!
Great few days of science, discussions, and meeting inspiring people. Big thanks to the organisers for a fantastic conference!
@hydrosensing.bsky.social
@hamannlab.bsky.social
Great few days of science, discussions, and meeting inspiring people. Big thanks to the organisers for a fantastic conference!
@hydrosensing.bsky.social
@hamannlab.bsky.social
🌱 New research highlights how AGP and EXO-LIKE genes support brassinosteroid-dependent anisotropic growth in Arabidopsis.
The work links these genes to root development, cell expansion, and tissue mechanics — offering new insights into plant growth regulation and crop resilience research.
The work links these genes to root development, cell expansion, and tissue mechanics — offering new insights into plant growth regulation and crop resilience research.
AGP and EXO‐LIKE genes promote brassinosteroid‐dependent anisotropic growth
The brassinosteroid pathway promotes anisotropic cell expansion; however, the effectors in this process remain unclear. Candidates include ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEIN (AGP) genes, which are prominent ...
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May 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
🌱 New research highlights how AGP and EXO-LIKE genes support brassinosteroid-dependent anisotropic growth in Arabidopsis.
The work links these genes to root development, cell expansion, and tissue mechanics — offering new insights into plant growth regulation and crop resilience research.
The work links these genes to root development, cell expansion, and tissue mechanics — offering new insights into plant growth regulation and crop resilience research.
How do plants know when their cell walls are damaged?🤔
THESEUS1 (THE1) is a key “sensor” that helps plants:
🔎 Detect cell wall stress
🌱 Adjust growth & root development
⚡ Trigger stress responses
A new review explores its evolution + what we still don’t know #PlantScience #Arabidopsis #CellBiology
THESEUS1 (THE1) is a key “sensor” that helps plants:
🔎 Detect cell wall stress
🌱 Adjust growth & root development
⚡ Trigger stress responses
A new review explores its evolution + what we still don’t know #PlantScience #Arabidopsis #CellBiology
May 5, 2026 at 6:10 AM
How do plants know when their cell walls are damaged?🤔
THESEUS1 (THE1) is a key “sensor” that helps plants:
🔎 Detect cell wall stress
🌱 Adjust growth & root development
⚡ Trigger stress responses
A new review explores its evolution + what we still don’t know #PlantScience #Arabidopsis #CellBiology
THESEUS1 (THE1) is a key “sensor” that helps plants:
🔎 Detect cell wall stress
🌱 Adjust growth & root development
⚡ Trigger stress responses
A new review explores its evolution + what we still don’t know #PlantScience #Arabidopsis #CellBiology
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Happy to share a new Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com paper: “Ancestral functionality and symbiotic refinement of NIN in root nodule symbiosis.” Grateful for the opportunity to contribute and proud to be included among the co-authors: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ancestral functionality and symbiotic refinement of NIN in root nodule symbiosis - Nature Communications
Liu et al. show some non-symbiotic NIN orthologues can function in nodule symbiosis, indicating this ability predates nodulation. Analyses of subcellular localization and evolutionary conservation rev...
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April 26, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Happy to share a new Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com paper: “Ancestral functionality and symbiotic refinement of NIN in root nodule symbiosis.” Grateful for the opportunity to contribute and proud to be included among the co-authors: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Why do so many plant gene knockouts show no phenotype? Answer is genetic redundancy
New review in @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social by Berman, Zylberberg, Mayrose & @eilonshani.bsky.social explores how multiplex CRISPR + comparative genomics can unmask hidden gene functions for better breeding.
👇
New review in @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social by Berman, Zylberberg, Mayrose & @eilonshani.bsky.social explores how multiplex CRISPR + comparative genomics can unmask hidden gene functions for better breeding.
👇
April 29, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Why do so many plant gene knockouts show no phenotype? Answer is genetic redundancy
New review in @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social by Berman, Zylberberg, Mayrose & @eilonshani.bsky.social explores how multiplex CRISPR + comparative genomics can unmask hidden gene functions for better breeding.
👇
New review in @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social by Berman, Zylberberg, Mayrose & @eilonshani.bsky.social explores how multiplex CRISPR + comparative genomics can unmask hidden gene functions for better breeding.
👇
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Happy to support Jana’s Erasmus+ mobility at NTNU, Trondheim 🇳🇴 Thanks to Muzeum Beskyd for visiting.
We discussed links between universities and museums, science communication, and the ongoing ERC Synergy project @hydrosensing.bsky.social, exploring how plants perceive and respond to water stress.
We discussed links between universities and museums, science communication, and the ongoing ERC Synergy project @hydrosensing.bsky.social, exploring how plants perceive and respond to water stress.
April 26, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Happy to support Jana’s Erasmus+ mobility at NTNU, Trondheim 🇳🇴 Thanks to Muzeum Beskyd for visiting.
We discussed links between universities and museums, science communication, and the ongoing ERC Synergy project @hydrosensing.bsky.social, exploring how plants perceive and respond to water stress.
We discussed links between universities and museums, science communication, and the ongoing ERC Synergy project @hydrosensing.bsky.social, exploring how plants perceive and respond to water stress.
How do roots decide where to grow?
New research reveals:
⚡ Calcium signals trigger ROS bursts
⚖️ These balance gravity + mechanical resistance
🌍 Result: roots navigate soil more effectively
By tuning cell wall stiffness, plants “feel” their way through the ground.
hydrosensing.eu/2026/04/calc...
New research reveals:
⚡ Calcium signals trigger ROS bursts
⚖️ These balance gravity + mechanical resistance
🌍 Result: roots navigate soil more effectively
By tuning cell wall stiffness, plants “feel” their way through the ground.
hydrosensing.eu/2026/04/calc...
April 20, 2026 at 10:53 AM
How do roots decide where to grow?
New research reveals:
⚡ Calcium signals trigger ROS bursts
⚖️ These balance gravity + mechanical resistance
🌍 Result: roots navigate soil more effectively
By tuning cell wall stiffness, plants “feel” their way through the ground.
hydrosensing.eu/2026/04/calc...
New research reveals:
⚡ Calcium signals trigger ROS bursts
⚖️ These balance gravity + mechanical resistance
🌍 Result: roots navigate soil more effectively
By tuning cell wall stiffness, plants “feel” their way through the ground.
hydrosensing.eu/2026/04/calc...
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Learn more about what you need to know before applying for an ERC grant in the 2027 competitions:
• Resubmission restrictions
• Application rules
• Eligibility windows for #ERCStG #ERCCoG
🔗 link.europa.eu/BjTmVt
• Resubmission restrictions
• Application rules
• Eligibility windows for #ERCStG #ERCCoG
🔗 link.europa.eu/BjTmVt
Applying for an ERC grant in the 2027 competitions: what you need to know
The ERC plans to launch the grant competitions under its 2027 Work Programme between July 2026 and June 2027, with the calls for proposals introducing several changes to the eligibility rules for appl...
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April 17, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Learn more about what you need to know before applying for an ERC grant in the 2027 competitions:
• Resubmission restrictions
• Application rules
• Eligibility windows for #ERCStG #ERCCoG
🔗 link.europa.eu/BjTmVt
• Resubmission restrictions
• Application rules
• Eligibility windows for #ERCStG #ERCCoG
🔗 link.europa.eu/BjTmVt
🌱 Big news!
Thorsten Hamann has been elected to the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS), a major recognition of his research on how plants sense water.
Read more: hydrosensing.eu/2026/04/thor...
@hamannlab.bsky.social
Thorsten Hamann has been elected to the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS), a major recognition of his research on how plants sense water.
Read more: hydrosensing.eu/2026/04/thor...
@hamannlab.bsky.social
April 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
🌱 Big news!
Thorsten Hamann has been elected to the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS), a major recognition of his research on how plants sense water.
Read more: hydrosensing.eu/2026/04/thor...
@hamannlab.bsky.social
Thorsten Hamann has been elected to the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS), a major recognition of his research on how plants sense water.
Read more: hydrosensing.eu/2026/04/thor...
@hamannlab.bsky.social
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“If you see this picture, I don’t have to tell you which direction the wind is blowing.” 🌬️🌳
Thorsten Hamann (NTNU) used this example of plant adaptation to introduce how Brillouin microscopy reveals changes in stiffness and viscosity in Arabidopsis roots under osmotic stress.
📅 Mar 6 #PlantScience
Thorsten Hamann (NTNU) used this example of plant adaptation to introduce how Brillouin microscopy reveals changes in stiffness and viscosity in Arabidopsis roots under osmotic stress.
📅 Mar 6 #PlantScience
March 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
“If you see this picture, I don’t have to tell you which direction the wind is blowing.” 🌬️🌳
Thorsten Hamann (NTNU) used this example of plant adaptation to introduce how Brillouin microscopy reveals changes in stiffness and viscosity in Arabidopsis roots under osmotic stress.
📅 Mar 6 #PlantScience
Thorsten Hamann (NTNU) used this example of plant adaptation to introduce how Brillouin microscopy reveals changes in stiffness and viscosity in Arabidopsis roots under osmotic stress.
📅 Mar 6 #PlantScience