Lauren Erland
@plantdrlauren.bsky.social
Canada Research Chair in Berry Horticulture & Assistant Professor @goufv.bsky.social • Communications Director @cspbscbv.bsky.social • Explorer’s Club FI'19 • Adventure Canada Botanist • berries, phytohormones & environmental resilience •
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I know we are busy but I hope you can join us this November at @uqtr.bsky.social for the Eastern Regional Meeting of the @cspbscbv.bsky.social. A great opportunity for students to present their research, practice oral presentations, and get awards 💚
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Canadian Society of Plant Biologists - Eastern Regional Meeting 2026
Participez à Canadian Society of Plant Biologists - Eastern Regional Meeting 2026, 27 au 28 novembre 2026. En savoir plus sur Fourwaves.
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October 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I know we are busy but I hope you can join us this November at @uqtr.bsky.social for the Eastern Regional Meeting of the @cspbscbv.bsky.social. A great opportunity for students to present their research, practice oral presentations, and get awards 💚
event.fourwaves.com/fr/cspb-erm2...
event.fourwaves.com/fr/cspb-erm2...
I am joining Science Meets Parliament as a Delegate! The objective of this program is to "strengthen connections between scientific and political communities". Given the current global landscape and challenges in academia I am looking forward to learning & connecting through this program.
September 16, 2026 at 5:43 AM
I am joining Science Meets Parliament as a Delegate! The objective of this program is to "strengthen connections between scientific and political communities". Given the current global landscape and challenges in academia I am looking forward to learning & connecting through this program.
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On today's look back at Student Research Day's microlecture presentations, Emily Foster, Horticulture, with "Melatonin enhances the heat tolerance of Fragaria vesca, native alpine strawberry." Congrats, Emily. 👏
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August 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
On today's look back at Student Research Day's microlecture presentations, Emily Foster, Horticulture, with "Melatonin enhances the heat tolerance of Fragaria vesca, native alpine strawberry." Congrats, Emily. 👏
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Postdoc Opportunity at McGill University, Montreal, Canada
You have worked with Arabidopsis / other plant model systems & are trained in high-end imaging?
Details: www.plantbiomechanics.net/joining-the-...
#plants, #Arabidopsis, #postdoc, #jobs, #microscopy, #confocal, #molecularbiology
You have worked with Arabidopsis / other plant model systems & are trained in high-end imaging?
Details: www.plantbiomechanics.net/joining-the-...
#plants, #Arabidopsis, #postdoc, #jobs, #microscopy, #confocal, #molecularbiology
August 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Postdoc Opportunity at McGill University, Montreal, Canada
You have worked with Arabidopsis / other plant model systems & are trained in high-end imaging?
Details: www.plantbiomechanics.net/joining-the-...
#plants, #Arabidopsis, #postdoc, #jobs, #microscopy, #confocal, #molecularbiology
You have worked with Arabidopsis / other plant model systems & are trained in high-end imaging?
Details: www.plantbiomechanics.net/joining-the-...
#plants, #Arabidopsis, #postdoc, #jobs, #microscopy, #confocal, #molecularbiology
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On today's Student Research Day Microlecture retrospective, Sophia-Rose Snelgrove, Horticulture Science and Entomology, presents "Population and Diversity of Leafhoppers in British Columbia's Strawberry and Blueberry Crops." Congratulations, Sophia-Rose. 👏
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August 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
On today's Student Research Day Microlecture retrospective, Sophia-Rose Snelgrove, Horticulture Science and Entomology, presents "Population and Diversity of Leafhoppers in British Columbia's Strawberry and Blueberry Crops." Congratulations, Sophia-Rose. 👏
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Last up this week in our review of Student Research Day's microlecture presenters is Lainey Peters, Biology, with "Is kynurenine a strawberry growth factor?" Congratulations, Lainey. 👏
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August 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Last up this week in our review of Student Research Day's microlecture presenters is Lainey Peters, Biology, with "Is kynurenine a strawberry growth factor?" Congratulations, Lainey. 👏
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Feeling some FOMO after seeing all the amazing work graduate students members are doing?
Want to be eligible for awards at the next meeting? Were you sad because you couldn't attend the CSPB Mixer (or did you promise our Comms Director you would renew / join to get in?). Join today!
Want to be eligible for awards at the next meeting? Were you sad because you couldn't attend the CSPB Mixer (or did you promise our Comms Director you would renew / join to get in?). Join today!
August 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Feeling some FOMO after seeing all the amazing work graduate students members are doing?
Want to be eligible for awards at the next meeting? Were you sad because you couldn't attend the CSPB Mixer (or did you promise our Comms Director you would renew / join to get in?). Join today!
Want to be eligible for awards at the next meeting? Were you sad because you couldn't attend the CSPB Mixer (or did you promise our Comms Director you would renew / join to get in?). Join today!
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Pro tip for writers: A very bad first draft is not a failure - it’s a great start, Congratulations!
You can’t revise a blank page, but you can shape a bad one into something really great
You can’t revise a blank page, but you can shape a bad one into something really great
August 3, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Pro tip for writers: A very bad first draft is not a failure - it’s a great start, Congratulations!
You can’t revise a blank page, but you can shape a bad one into something really great
You can’t revise a blank page, but you can shape a bad one into something really great
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Closing out this week's review of Student Research Day's microlecture presentations, Fabiola Cruz Alderete, Agriculture and Environmental Science, presents "The effects of drought stress in cerastium regelii."
Congratulations, Fabiola. 👏
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Congratulations, Fabiola. 👏
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July 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Closing out this week's review of Student Research Day's microlecture presentations, Fabiola Cruz Alderete, Agriculture and Environmental Science, presents "The effects of drought stress in cerastium regelii."
Congratulations, Fabiola. 👏
📽 youtu.be/Q2KmQLS41TU?...
Congratulations, Fabiola. 👏
📽 youtu.be/Q2KmQLS41TU?...
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Outstanding talk by @laurierbiology.bsky.social colleague Prof. Jenn Baltzer on post-wildfire dynamics and the unexpected twist involving a deadly fungal pathogen!
Excellent session chaired by Prof. @plantdrlauren.bsky.social.
#PlantBio2026 @cspbscbv.bsky.social @aspbofficial.bsky.social
Excellent session chaired by Prof. @plantdrlauren.bsky.social.
#PlantBio2026 @cspbscbv.bsky.social @aspbofficial.bsky.social
July 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Outstanding talk by @laurierbiology.bsky.social colleague Prof. Jenn Baltzer on post-wildfire dynamics and the unexpected twist involving a deadly fungal pathogen!
Excellent session chaired by Prof. @plantdrlauren.bsky.social.
#PlantBio2026 @cspbscbv.bsky.social @aspbofficial.bsky.social
Excellent session chaired by Prof. @plantdrlauren.bsky.social.
#PlantBio2026 @cspbscbv.bsky.social @aspbofficial.bsky.social
Had the most fun I think I’ve ever had in a concurrent session at #PlantBio2026 today. It was truly a privilege to chair a session on wildfire ecology & smoke biology with the most incredible group of speakers. Together we told the story of fire from the field to the cell 🔥 @cspbscbv.bsky.social
July 22, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Had the most fun I think I’ve ever had in a concurrent session at #PlantBio2026 today. It was truly a privilege to chair a session on wildfire ecology & smoke biology with the most incredible group of speakers. Together we told the story of fire from the field to the cell 🔥 @cspbscbv.bsky.social
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📣#PlantBio2026 daily highlight: Development: Fire Ecology and Smoke Signaling in a Changing Climate Concurrent Session!🌱 plantbiology2026.eventscribe.net/index.asp
#plantscience #plantsci
#plantscience #plantsci
June 29, 2026 at 9:15 PM
📣#PlantBio2026 daily highlight: Development: Fire Ecology and Smoke Signaling in a Changing Climate Concurrent Session!🌱 plantbiology2026.eventscribe.net/index.asp
#plantscience #plantsci
#plantscience #plantsci
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Auxin is metabolized through kynurenine in Hypericum perforatum L. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.18.726114v1
May 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Auxin is metabolized through kynurenine in Hypericum perforatum L. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.18.726114v1
Nice article on climate resilient berries in BC including a feature of our work on cranberry warming in the lab. Plus bonus, they used my blueberry photo for the cover! bcbusiness.ca/business/env...
Inside the race to climate-proof B.C.’s berry crops
Extreme weather is hitting B.C.’s berry farms hard. Researchers are developing climate-resilient crops using genetics, AI and new tech to protect the future of the industry.
bcbusiness.ca
May 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Nice article on climate resilient berries in BC including a feature of our work on cranberry warming in the lab. Plus bonus, they used my blueberry photo for the cover! bcbusiness.ca/business/env...
The BERRI Lab is looking for a postdoctoral nominee for the second round of Canada Impact+ Postdoctoral Research & Training Awards. If you are interested in working on Canadian & Northern Berries in an interdisciplinary context check out the full posting on the lab website www.berrrilab.com/joinus
April 28, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The BERRI Lab is looking for a postdoctoral nominee for the second round of Canada Impact+ Postdoctoral Research & Training Awards. If you are interested in working on Canadian & Northern Berries in an interdisciplinary context check out the full posting on the lab website www.berrrilab.com/joinus
New pre-print out led by postdoc Dr Sarah Lane. Really proud of this work which allows for simultaneous metabolomics and phytohormone quantification in soils to expand our understanding of soil-plant interactions at ecological and agricultural scales through the power of analytical chemistry!
March 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
New pre-print out led by postdoc Dr Sarah Lane. Really proud of this work which allows for simultaneous metabolomics and phytohormone quantification in soils to expand our understanding of soil-plant interactions at ecological and agricultural scales through the power of analytical chemistry!
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The fact that Americans thought Auxin was a “Hoax from Europe” rightfully got some attention in my latest #PlantScienceClassics post. But it’s actually even funnier if you learn about the context & consequence of White speaking these words to Went at the AAAS Meeting in Pittsburgh. #PlantScience 🧪
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When Frits Went once failed to demonstrate the effect of auxin at an AAAS meeting, it was White who loudly declared “that the auxin business was obviously a hoax and that it was high time that these charlatans from Europe were sent back to where they belonged”. An experience that shook Went.
March 25, 2026 at 12:14 PM
The fact that Americans thought Auxin was a “Hoax from Europe” rightfully got some attention in my latest #PlantScienceClassics post. But it’s actually even funnier if you learn about the context & consequence of White speaking these words to Went at the AAAS Meeting in Pittsburgh. #PlantScience 🧪
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Busy week for papers in the lab! First PhD paper out for BERRI student Dan Gaudet with a method to measure kynurenine in plants.
In humans the kynurenine is a primary tryptophan degradation pathway to NAD. In plants much less is known making this a great step.
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In humans the kynurenine is a primary tryptophan degradation pathway to NAD. In plants much less is known making this a great step.
www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejo...
March 24, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Busy week for papers in the lab! First PhD paper out for BERRI student Dan Gaudet with a method to measure kynurenine in plants.
In humans the kynurenine is a primary tryptophan degradation pathway to NAD. In plants much less is known making this a great step.
www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejo...
In humans the kynurenine is a primary tryptophan degradation pathway to NAD. In plants much less is known making this a great step.
www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejo...
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We’re #hiring at Canadian Science Publishing!
📚 Peer Review Coordinator
Help support authors, reviewers, and editors while coordinating the peer review process for our journals. Learn more: https://ow.ly/OWay50YqgTg
#PeerReview #SciencePublishing #AcademicJobs
📚 Peer Review Coordinator
Help support authors, reviewers, and editors while coordinating the peer review process for our journals. Learn more: https://ow.ly/OWay50YqgTg
#PeerReview #SciencePublishing #AcademicJobs
March 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
We’re #hiring at Canadian Science Publishing!
📚 Peer Review Coordinator
Help support authors, reviewers, and editors while coordinating the peer review process for our journals. Learn more: https://ow.ly/OWay50YqgTg
#PeerReview #SciencePublishing #AcademicJobs
📚 Peer Review Coordinator
Help support authors, reviewers, and editors while coordinating the peer review process for our journals. Learn more: https://ow.ly/OWay50YqgTg
#PeerReview #SciencePublishing #AcademicJobs
Happy to be serving as a guest editor for a special issue in Plant Science on new, unusual and non-traditional plant growth regulators. We invite original research articles and reviews addressing all aspects of non-canonical signaling molecules in plants. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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Read the latest articles of Plant Science at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
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March 21, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Happy to be serving as a guest editor for a special issue in Plant Science on new, unusual and non-traditional plant growth regulators. We invite original research articles and reviews addressing all aspects of non-canonical signaling molecules in plants. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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NEW PAPER: Differential temperature adaptation mechanisms in the High Arctic-adapted Regel’s chickweed (Cerastium regelii Ostenf.) and the widespread longstalk starwort (Stellaria longipes Goldie.)
🔗 https://ow.ly/wv8Q50XZSuZ
🔗 https://ow.ly/wv8Q50XZSuZ
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
NEW PAPER: Differential temperature adaptation mechanisms in the High Arctic-adapted Regel’s chickweed (Cerastium regelii Ostenf.) and the widespread longstalk starwort (Stellaria longipes Goldie.)
🔗 https://ow.ly/wv8Q50XZSuZ
🔗 https://ow.ly/wv8Q50XZSuZ
Congrats to BERRI Lab Alumna Sarah Koeppe Alison Goeres and Nykita Wigley on having their work looking at the effect of microalgae-derived bioenhancer in strawberry growth and soil nutritional and microbial status published in @canjplantsci.bsky.social @goufv.bsky.social doi.org/10.1139/cjps...
Microalgae carbon capture waste acts as a biostimulant in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa cv. Albion), altering the soil microbiome and improving soil nutrient availability
Microalgae are the basis of many modern-day carbon capture bioreactors. These bioreactors result in production of spent media waste, or cell-free supernatant, whose application has previously been fou...
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March 20, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Congrats to BERRI Lab Alumna Sarah Koeppe Alison Goeres and Nykita Wigley on having their work looking at the effect of microalgae-derived bioenhancer in strawberry growth and soil nutritional and microbial status published in @canjplantsci.bsky.social @goufv.bsky.social doi.org/10.1139/cjps...
Great article on the work we’ve started in Yellowknife looking at community priorities and paths forward to support food sovereignty work with YKDFN. So fortunate to work with this group of awesome women! fraservalleytoday.ca/2025/11/30/u...
UFV researchers join forces to help improve food security for northern Indigenous groups
ABBOTSFORD - Two experts from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) have used their seemingly differing ba...
fraservalleytoday.ca
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Great article on the work we’ve started in Yellowknife looking at community priorities and paths forward to support food sovereignty work with YKDFN. So fortunate to work with this group of awesome women! fraservalleytoday.ca/2025/11/30/u...
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CSPB Award Nominations are open!! Check the individual awards pages for full details and links to the applications. The Carl Douglas Postdoctoral Prize, Ragai Ibrahim Student Publication Award, CD Nelson Mid Career Award & new CSPB Teaching Award are all available in 2026.
www.cspb-scbv.ca/awards
www.cspb-scbv.ca/awards
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
CSPB Award Nominations are open!! Check the individual awards pages for full details and links to the applications. The Carl Douglas Postdoctoral Prize, Ragai Ibrahim Student Publication Award, CD Nelson Mid Career Award & new CSPB Teaching Award are all available in 2026.
www.cspb-scbv.ca/awards
www.cspb-scbv.ca/awards
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Was awesome to have you! The day passed so fast! 💚
Can’t wait to get all the amazing data your team is generating out! 👏
Can’t wait to get all the amazing data your team is generating out! 👏
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Was awesome to have you! The day passed so fast! 💚
Can’t wait to get all the amazing data your team is generating out! 👏
Can’t wait to get all the amazing data your team is generating out! 👏