Sign in

COS Heidelberg

@cosheidelberg.bsky.social
401 followers 124 following 37 posts

The Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg studies organismic biology beyond the borders of organisational levels. Part of @uniheidelberg.bsky.social. www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@thomasgreb.bsky.social shares investigations into plant vascular tissue development at #SLS26 studying repressor proteins and external cues like water availability Find out more: www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research-... #PlantScience
Thomas Greb presenting at #SLS26First slide of Thomas Greb's talk showing cross section of plant root and talk title: Roads to complexity: The making of plant vascular tissuesIllustration of Arabidopsis plant and arrow pointing from hypocotyl area on illustration to a white light microscopy image of the cross section of the hypocotyl area. Text reads: The hypocotyl is a hotspot of vascascular tissue formation
0192
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
MadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
And it's off! Sepand @rastapopolus.bsky.social kicks off the 1st German Fish Meeting at the COS Heidelberg, with three days full of talks, chats and community-building 🧪🐟
An auditorium full of people. The pic is taken from the presenter's POV, so you can see Sepand and some of the public
0255
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Suat Özbek ist Forschungsgruppenleiter am Center for Organismal Studies (COS) und seit März 2026 Leiter des Teilprojekts Forschungsbetrieb in der Geschäftsstelle Nachhaltigkeit der Uni Heidelberg. #universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #nachhaltigkeit #AktionstageNachhaltigkeit #Nachhaltigkeitsrat
SUAT ÖZBEK
Forschungsgruppenleiter am Center for Organismal Studies (COS) und Leiter des Teilprojekts Forschungsbetrieb in der Geschäftsstelle Nachhaltigkeit der Uni Heidelberg.„Wissenschaftliche Exzellenz und nachhaltiges Handeln stehen nicht in Konkurrenz zueinander.“
154
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Now @cosheidelberg.bsky.social symposium Elena Beana-Gomez @ox.ac.uk talking on the role of energy sensing in plant growth
1161
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@bensteventon.bsky.social is talking on organ size from a pattern emergence perspective @cosheidelberg.bsky.social
0131
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Miltos Tsiantis from @mpipz.bsky.social talking on the genetic basis of morphological diversity @cosheidelberg.bsky.social symposium
0201
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@keikosugimoto.bsky.social is showcasing the incredible biology of plant #regeneration & cell fate change underlying this developmental process @cosheidelberg.bsky.social symposium
0294
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@betowbin.bsky.social now switching model systems, studying coordination of growth in C. elegans @cosheidelberg.bsky.social
071
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Now @cosheidelberg.bsky.social symposium @telemanlab.bsky.social talking on organ size control, using Drosophila as a model system
071
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Laura Boulan from CNRS is cont’ing the theme of organ growth in Drosophila, “how do you coordinate growth between different organs?” @cosheidelberg.bsky.social
071
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@cosheidelberg.bsky.social symposium on “Growth Control” is starting with the keynote of Julia Cordero on fly gut biology
0111
COS Heidelberg @cosheidelberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The first preprint of COS junior PI @kaspervangelderen.bsky.social! Always a very special moment in a group's scientific trajectory. Congratulations!
0103
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Pflanzenzellen: Aufräumprogramm steuert Immunreaktion bei Virusinfektionen – Autophagie hilft, ein Gleichgewicht zwischen Abwehr und Selbstzerstörung herzustellen und verbessert Überlebenschancen der Pflanzen www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg
Wenn Viren angreifen, stellt die Autophagie ein Gleichgewicht zwischen Abwehr und Selbstzerstörung her und verschafft den Pflanzenzellen Zeit, Schäden zu reparieren.
184
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The chloroplast cysteine synthase complex in guard cells is critical for stress-induced stomatal closure (Sheng-Kai Sun , Rüdiger Hell , Markus Wirtz) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience
doi.org
The chloroplast cysteine synthase complex in guard cells is critical for stress-induced stomatal closure
Dear Editor,
072
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Gaspar Jekely @jekely.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026
If you are interested in nervous system evolution you may want to read our review with Kei Jokura on nerve nets: "Revisiting nerve nets: functional organization and evolutionary implication" link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s… […] [Original post on biologists.social]
Figure showing different Erdős–Rényi-type random graphs with different preferential attachment, resulting in increasingly modular graphs. Images of Syncytial nerve net of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis, Schematic of an incision experiment carried out by Romanes on the scyphosoan medusa Aurelia,  Schematic of the localised spread of activity in a hydrozoan nerve net, where different non-overlapping nerve nets mediate distinct behaviours. The hydromedusa Aglantha digitale with its giant motor system shows a centralised arrangement.
27230
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Today's @cosheidelberg.bsky.social seminar speaker is @chc-evobio.bsky.social talking on chromatin evolution #evochromo. Check out his really cool #preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
0194
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Today’s @cosheidelberg.bsky.social seminar speaker is Andreas Meyer from UniBonn talking on #glutathione biology
0224
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Sanierung des Botanischen Gartens: „Ein Schatz für die Wissenschaft“ – Arbeiten zur Erneuerung der Gebäude und Außenanlagen haben begonnen – Feierstunde markierte offiziellen Start des Bauvorhabens www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #botanischergarten
Feierstunde zum offiziellen Start der Gesamtsanierung des Botanischen Gartens mit Bauschildenthüllung.
0132
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Jan Lohmann @meristemania.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Awesome Symposium coming up @cosheidelberg.bsky.social in September! Check it out - registration is free. www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/cos-sympo...
cos.uni-heidelberg.de
COS Symposium 2026 - Centre for Organismal Studies
Venue: Lecture hallCentre for Organismal Studies – Heidelberg UniversityIm Neuenheimer Feld 230
12517
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Heidelberger Wissenschaftlerinnen im Senat der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft: Biologin Karin Schumacher in zentrales wissenschaftliches Gremium der DFG gewählt – Sinologin Barbara Mittler im Amt bestätigt www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #universitat #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #DFG #senat
Portraitbilder Karin Schumacher und Barbara Mittler
0216
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
GreenRobust @greenrobust.de · 08/07/2026
How plant stem cells are kept robust summarized by GreenRobust PIs Jan Lohmann (@meristemania.bsky.social) and Thomas Greb (@thomasgreb.bsky.social). Enjoy! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
sciencedirect.com
Plant stem cell systems: Robust by design
Plants maintain active stem cell populations throughout their lives, yet these systems are remarkably resilient to genetic, environmental, and mechani…
01810
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
David Kuster @rnadavid.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Beautiful zoological display with phylogenetic arrangement & many interesting details @cosheidelberg.bsky.social!
083
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Gaspar Jekely @jekely.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
Looking forward to welcoming Hungarian research astronaut Tibor Kapu (who flew to the ISS in 2025) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibor_Kapu and his delegation tomorrow at COS @uniheidelberg They asked me to discuss DNA damage and the biological effects of long-term space travel. I am […]
biologists.social
Original post on biologists.social
162
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) @dkfz.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Dieter Saur @saurlab.bsky.social from the DKTK Munich site and Aurelio Teleman, a metabolism expert at the DKFZ, receive the ERC Advanced Grant. Congratulations! 👏 #ERCAdG @erc.europa.eu t1p.de/2c18x
t1p.de
ERC Advanced Grants for Dieter Saur and Aurelio Teleman
The European Research Council (ERC) supports visionary projects in basic research through its “Advanced Grants.” This year, the Council awarded a grant to cancer researcher and physician Dieter Saur f...
1134
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Jan Lohmann @meristemania.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Great day with @sebastiansoyk.bsky.social visiting @cosheidelberg.bsky.social ! From genes to meristems to plant architecture and crop yield. Just amazing what modern genetics can do- even bringing Swiss heirloom tomato varieties back to life.
0113
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Rebekka Weinel @rebekkaweinel-uhd.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
WIR STELLEN EIN: Stabsstelle #Exzellenzstrategie an der #UniversitätHeidelberg Referent*in, 100% E13, entfristet, zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt Gerne weiterverteilen! #Heidelberg #Stellenausschreibung adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD...
adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de
Stellenausschreibungen an der Universität Heidelberg
Infosystem der ZUV
014
COS Heidelberg @cosheidelberg.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
New paper from the Yasin Dagdas (@plantophagy.bsky.social) group, this time in @science.org, on how plant cells cope with viral infection and how selective autophagy delays cell death to give plants a chance to survive. Chapeau and congratulations to all the authors! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org
Selective autophagy fine-tunes plant immunity to promote cell survival during viral infection
RNA viruses co-opt host endomembranes to form replication complexes, often triggering cellular stress and immune responses. Here, we show that Arabidopsis thaliana activates selective autophagy to res...
02712
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Roland Gromes @gromesroland.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Großes Interesse an der Timeline Evolution am @cosheidelberg.bsky.social zum Internationalen Museumstag mit Führung durch die Schausammlung und wunderbaren Einblicken in die Lehrsammlung durch Katharina Brotzmann und Alexandra Kerbl!
082
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Steffen Scholpp @scholpplab.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Very happy to share that I have joined the Heidelberg CRC/SFB 1324 “Mechanisms and Functions of Wnt Signalling” as a DFG Mercator Fellow. Looking forward to linking our work @lsiexeter.bsky.social with @cosheidelberg.bsky.social. Wonderful to hear Gemma's excellent presentation on cytonemes.
181
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Pascal Hunziker @pascalhunziker.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🎉 Our paper on the first reference genome of 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘮 has been accepted in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social This has been a great collaboration and a rewarding outcome of this work. @cosheidelberg.bsky.social @greenrobust.de @klaus-tschira-stiftung.de @gso-forresearchers.bsky.social
academic.oup.com
Reference genome assembly of a tetraploid accession of the tuber crop Tropaeolum tuberosum
Abstract. Tropaeolum tuberosum is a tuber-forming crop native to the Andes, valued for its nutritional content, pest resistance and adaptation to high-alti
1133
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Now online at @natplants.nature.com ‼️ Led by Jierui Zhao, a former PhD student @gmivienna.bsky.social & together w/ @moritznowack.bsky.social lab, we uncover how #autophagy shapes salt stress tolerance and lifespan. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... A short 🧵👇
nature.com
Cell-type-specific autophagy in root-hair-forming cells is essential for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana - Nature Plants
This study reveals that enhanced autophagy in root-hair-forming cells helps Arabidopsis store excess sodium, control oxidative stress and tolerate salt stress.
811460
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
„Ideale Räume für eine zeitgemäße Lehre“: Neues Hörsaal- und Lernzentrum audiMAX auf dem Campus Im Neuenheimer Feld mit einer Festveranstaltung offiziell eröffnet www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/...
1103
COS Heidelberg @cosheidelberg.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A new publication from the Aissam Ikmi (@aikmi.bsky.social, @embl.org) and Suat Özbek (@cosheidelberg.bsky.social) groups on the cnidarian mesoglea: www.science.org/doi/full/10....
science.org
Mesoglea biogenesis reveals a cryptic aboral valve for pressure regulation in cnidarian morphogenesis
A pressure-release valve at the aboral pole of a sea anemone redefines body openings as hydraulic regulators, not just guts.
010
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
GreenRobust @greenrobust.de · 16/04/2026
Super stimulating talk by Olivier Hamant from @rdplab.bsky.social on the tradeoff between efficiency and systemic robustness in biology and beyond. And on how we define societal progress.
082
COS Heidelberg @cosheidelberg.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New paper from the Storelli group @cosheidelberg.bsky.social showing that endocrine signaling reprograms intestinal metabolism to support growth of Drosophila larvae. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Transient remodeling of gut metabolism supports juvenile growth and adult fitness in Drosophila - Nature Communications
Drosophila larvae grow a hundredfold within a few days. Lefranc et al. reveal that gut metabolism is transiently reprogrammed to support unbridled juvenile growth but also adult fitness, showing that ...
052
COS Heidelberg @cosheidelberg.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
New publication from Markus Wirtz and colleagues on N-terminal protein acetylation: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
The ribosome-associated N-terminal acetyltransferase B coordinates global proteostasis and autophagy in plants by creating Ac/N-degrons - Nature Communications
Protein N-terminal acetylation profoundly influences protein fate. Here, the authors establish NatB as a central regulator of the interplay between ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy, and highl...
0158
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
New #preprint 😍‼️ led by 2 incredible postdocs @ninizhani.bsky.social & Ranj Papareddy: transforming #UFMylation from a local ribosome rescue pathway to systems level regulator of mRNA splicing www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... A short 🧵
310942
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Congrats Milica @alessandrick.bsky.social & everyone @gekaragoz.bsky.social lab. Glad we could contribute to this awesome story on #UFMylation & #RQC crosstalk @embojournal.org link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com
The coordinated action of UFMylation and the RQC pathways clears arrested polypeptides at the ER - The EMBO Journal
Clearance of arrested nascent polypeptides resulting from ribosomal stalling is essential for proteostasis. Stalled endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-bound ribosomes are marked by ubiquitin-fold modifier 1 (...
15417
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Gesellschaft für Entwicklungsbiologie e.V. @gfeev.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The #GfE2026 poster prizes go to Amulya Hejjaji (@amulyavhejjaji.bsky.social), Snigdha Bhardwaj (from @cosheidelberg.bsky.social) & Kaisa Pakari (@kpakari.bsky.social) for research on hematopoietic stem cell niche, cell adhesion in chimerism, and congenital disorders of glycosylation, respectively
0122
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Gesellschaft für Entwicklungsbiologie e.V. @gfeev.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The German & Spanish societies for Developmental Biology jointly award the José A.Campos-Ortega Prize shared between Lauren Saunders @lsaunders.bsky.social @cosheidelberg.bsky.social (in absence) & Noelia Antón Bolaños @bolanosanton.bsky.social @umcutrecht.bsky.social at the awards ceremony #GfE2026
1202
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Today’s @cosheidelberg.bsky.social seminar is on the cell biology of nucleus by Stefanie Rosa from @uppsalauni.bsky.social
0121
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Universität Heidelberg verteidigt Status als Exzellenzuniversität – Rektorin Frauke Melchior: „Großartige Gemeinschaftsleistung hat zum Erfolg geführt“ www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #Exzellenzstrategie #ExStra
23515
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
SPARK@COS @spark-cos.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Today is the day! Make sure to not miss today's SPARK@COS Lecture with Per Ahlberg.
022
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Per Ahlberg @perahlberg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
While Silurian stem osteichthyans seize the cover of Nature, it’s a beautiful evening in Heidelberg. My first visit, here to give two lectures. A lovely city!
A red sandstone bridge over the river Neckar. The old town of Heidelberg in the background.The gate tower of the bridge: two white round towers with ornamental roofs flanking a red sandstone arch.The market square in the old town of Heidelberg, with a gothic church in the middle.
4334
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
GreenRobust @greenrobust.de · 04/03/2026
Kick-off meeting of our GreenRobust cluster of excellence last week. Exciting times ahead for plant sciences by bringing together an extraordinary bunch of enthusiastic scientists and human beings!
13514
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Really happy to see this one out: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Alibek's drive & great coll w/ friends @gekaragoz.bsky.social & E. Hallacli resulted in a cool story that starts with our beloved #Marchantia and ends with iPSC-derived neurons 🤩🤪 A short 🧵
612153
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Gaspar Jekely @jekely.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026
In @eLife: Neural connectome of the ctenophore statocyst doi.org/10.7554/eLife.108420 Version of record of our ctenophore nerve-net connectome paper.
elifesciences.org
Neural connectome of the ctenophore statocyst
Volume EM and connectome reconstruction of the apical organ of a ctenophore combined with high-speed imaging reveals a neuronal coordination of balancer cilia in the gravisensory organ.
23915
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Pascal Hunziker @pascalhunziker.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Our preprint on the first genome-scale resource for the tuber crop T. tuberosum is now online. Thanks to my co-authors and everyone involved. @cosheidelberg.bsky.social | @greenrobust.de | @klaus-tschira-stiftung.de | @gso-forresearchers.bsky.social
096
Reposted by COS Heidelberg
Heidelberg University Postdoc Network @heidelbergpostdoc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
New week, new HUPs member spotlieght! 👋🏻 Meet Jules Duruz, General Executive. He studies the behaviour of small marine invertebrates to better understand nervous system evolution. He values building a supportive, interdisciplinary postdoc community and especially enjoys HUPs networking events.
182
COS Heidelberg @cosheidelberg.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Two days of stimulating discussions with colleagues from @rdplab.bsky.social and @igflyon.bsky.social about science and life. Thanks for all the hospitality and engagement!
172