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Mateusz Majda

@matmajda.bsky.social
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The Majda lab - Mechanobiology at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland 🇨🇭🌱🌿🌳

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Mariana Romeiro Motta @mromeiromotta.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
PhD position available (start 2027) in my group at TUM! We study how mechanical stress controls cell cycle progression and cytoskeletal dynamics in plants, combining cell biology, biochemistry and biophysics. CV + cover letter to mariana.romeiro-motta@tum.de. RTs welcome! #PlantSciJobs
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Anja Geitmann @geitmannlab.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Why do primary plant tissues hold their shape? We are told it's because of turgor pressure—but how does that work mechanically? We investigated how pressurized cylindrical structures support themselves. Read here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sm... Funded by @hfspo.bsky.social www.plantbiomechanics.net
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Adrienne Roeder Lab @roederlab.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Our foray into single cell and spatial transcriptomics led by Byron Rusnak in GenomeBiology. We found that DRMY1 is required for proper brassinosteroid-mediated coordination of sepal elongation, ensuring balanced growth between inner and outer sepals. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
WT inflorescence, drmy1 mutant inflorescence with irregular sepal size. Single cell umap plots showing clustering of different cell types in wild type and drmy1.
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Adrienne Roeder Lab @roederlab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Ever stretch a plastic bag until it wrinkled? Keeping a thin sheet flat while it rapidly expands is surprisingly difficult. So how do growing plant leaves remain flat as they rapidly grow? Check out our new @currentbiology.bsky.social review, How to Grow a Flat Leaf www.cell.com/current-biol...
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How to grow a flat leaf
Peng et al. review mechanisms driving lamina expansion, including gene expression, auxin-mediated proliferation, and microtubule-directed growth, linking disrupted coordination to morphological defect...
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Thank you 🙂 Looking forward!
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It was nice to get involved @yang-brassicaceae.bsky.social @nicolatrozzi.bsky.social congrats to all!
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We got a cover!!! Beautiful artwork by @nicolatrozzi.bsky.social 🎨🌺🍀 @mechanobiologylab.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
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Michael Hothorn @structplantbio.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Fantastic last seminar before his well deserved retirement by Philippe Reymond @unil.bsky.social on the signaling immune responses following insect cell deposition on plant leaves. A technical tour de force & exciting findings.
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A nice read!
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Torii Lab @stomata-tweets.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Thank you, Profs. Michael Hothorn, Roman Ulm, and Marie Barberon for the fantastic time and exciting scientific discussion after my seminar - à L'Université de Genève🇨🇭
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Adrienne Roeder Lab @roederlab.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Thank you for highlighting our paper and explaining the significance so clearly!
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Nicola Trozzi @nicolatrozzi.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Check out our Insight on the beautiful work by Clark et al. 🌱 How can stochastic giant-cell fate lead to non-random epidermal patterns? Cell fate, endoreduplication, and growth all matter. cup.org/3QYjVm0 @roederlab.bsky.social @pauformosa.bsky.social @matmajda.bsky.social
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How stochastic cell fate and endoreduplication yield non-random epidermal patterns | Quantitative Plant Biology | Cambridge Core
How stochastic cell fate and endoreduplication yield non-random epidermal patterns - Volume 7
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
congrats @stephanevrg.bsky.social ! Looking forward to see you next week! www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
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Umeå Plant Science Centre - Discussing ideas is what he enjoys most in his work
Umeå Plant Science Centre - A centre of excellence for experimental plant biology in Umeå Sweden. ©UPSC
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Congratulations! Very well deserved!! 👏👏👏
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Happy to see this out! Big congratulations to @nicolatrozzi.bsky.social and all involved! doi.org/10.1038/s443...
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Jan Lammerding - Lab @lammerdinglab.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Interested in #Mechanobiology? Join us for the Mechanobiology Symposium, hosted by the new Cornell Mechanobiology Hub @weillinstitute.bsky.social in Ithaca, NY, this summer. More information at mechanobiology.wicmb.cornell.edu/events-progr... Deadline for abstract submission is April 15, 2026
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Really nice overview of where the field is going!
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Amazing!!☘️
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Congratulations!!
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
A nice read!
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Adrienne Roeder Lab @roederlab.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
A Postdoctoral Associate position is available in the Roeder Laboratory at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY with a focus on researching Polyploidy. Apply by March 1. Please spread the word. apps.hr.cornell.edu/recruiting/f...
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Michael Hothorn @structplantbio.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Our new year starts of course with new preprint on brassinosteroid signaling tinyurl.com/nhzcfkxd. We re-analyzed the function of Kelch phosphatases, which were previously characterized as protein tyrosine phosphatases that dephosphorylate the critical pTyr200 in the GSK3 kinase BIN2. (1/6)
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Plant Kelch phosphatases are Ser/Thr phosphatases involved in cell cycle regulation
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are plant steroid hormones sensed at the cell surface by the membrane receptor kinase BRI1. Activation of BRI1 leads to the dephosphorylation of BZR1/BES1 transcription factors ...
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Anja Geitmann @geitmannlab.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher). Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e Please re-post.
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Christian Fankhauser @chfankhauser.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Accessible chromatin enables rapid recruitment of PIFs to induce expression of shade-induced genes! doi.org/10.1186/s130.... Particularly proud of the excellent work of Sandi Paulišić and Alessandra Boccaccini. Many thanks to all authors who made it happen. @unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social
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Transcriptional dynamics and chromatin accessibility in the regulation of shade-responsive genes in Arabidopsis - Genome Biology
Background Open chromatin regions host DNA regulatory motifs that are accessible to transcription factors and the transcriptional machinery. In Arabidopsis, responses to light are heavily regulated at...
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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Please RT‼️ #TenureTrack position @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de one of the best #proteostasis research centres in the world. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Tenure Track Professorship (W1 with Tenure Track to W3) in “Molecular Biology" (f/m/d) - Heidelberg job with Universität Heidelberg | 12850668
The Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) and the Faculty of Biosciences invite applications for a   Tenure Track Professors...
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Camelot: affordable precision tool for plant biomechanics👨‍🔧🗜️ doi.org/10.1186/s129... @nicolatrozzi.bsky.social @richardsmithlab.bsky.social
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Sebastian Soyk @sebastiansoyk.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
New preprint from the lab on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social! We show how SEPALLATA MADS-box genes in tomato functionally diverged to regulate inflorescence and floral organ development while maintaining redundant functions in conferring floral meristem identity. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Thrilled to be among the recipients of the SNSF Starting Grants! Congrats to all the incredible researchers funded this year. Can’t wait to keep exploring how plants grow, sense, and respond to mechanical forces. Plants and biophysics rock!🌱⚛️
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fbm-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
💉 News recherche Des microbiologistes de @unil.bsky.social ont développé une technologie qui ouvre la voie à de nouveaux vaccins contre des maladies pour lesquelles il n’existe encore aucune protection. www.unil.ch/news/fr/1759...
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Une découverte Unil pour développer des vaccins se transforme en start-up
La technologie CRISPRi-seq, issue des recherches fondamentales au sein de l’équipe du Pr Jan-Willem Veening à l’Université de Lausanne, a franchi une étape décisive: elle a été licenciée à la start-up...
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nikogeldner.bsky.social @nikogeldner.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
A long road to the Cover of Science! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization
Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...
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Merissa Huei-Hsuan Tsai @hueihsuantsai.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Very excited to see our @nikogeldner.bsky.social lab x Feng Zhou lab work featured on the cover of Science! (1/5) We reveal how root architecture and nutrient leakage shape spatial patterns of microbial colonization, moving beyond traditional models of uniform exudation.
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nikogeldner.bsky.social @nikogeldner.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post! career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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Career Opportunities: DBMV: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in the field of Plant-organism (22484)
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EMBL @embl.org · 07/08/2025
We’re looking for curious, innovative science leaders at EMBL Heidelberg! 🔬🧬🦠 Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels. Take a look at these four open positions 👇
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Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Please find our latest paper in @pnas.org. Lots of work from a fantastic group: Qian Ma, Sijia Liu, @siamsadoyle.bsky.social , Sara Raggi and others including @luciastrader.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @kawresearch.bsky.social @umeaplantsciencecentre.se www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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RACK1A positively regulates opening of the apical hook in Arabidopsis thaliana via suppression of its auxin response gradient | PNAS
Apical hook development is an ideal model for studying differential growth in plants and is controlled by complex phytohormonal crosstalk, with aux...
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Lothar Kalmbach @lkalmbach.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Paper 🚨!! Plasmodesmata transport first in both, then only in one direction in roots! Congratulations to Lea and @mariebarberon.bsky.social !!
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Big congratulations!!
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nikogeldner.bsky.social @nikogeldner.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Check out our latest work, featuring beautiful, first-of-their-kind cryo-tomograms of crucial plant cell wall modifications, Casparian strips, suberin lamellae, lignified xylem walls and more! From our Electron Microscopy Facility led by @chgenoud.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Imaging of specialized plant cell walls by improved cryo-CLEM and cryo-electron tomography
Cryo-focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (cryo-FIBSEM) has become essential for preparing electron-transparent lamellae from cryo-plunged and high-pressure frozen specimens. However, targeti...
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nikogeldner.bsky.social @nikogeldner.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
We have a unique opportunity for a junior researcher, PhD student or postdoc, to use a revolutionary technique for mineral nutrient imaging and tracing in plants. Please re-post! Interested candidates should apply through the portal at the link below: career5.successfactors.eu/career?compa...
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Career Opportunities: Postdoc or PhD student position in Plant Physiology (22260)
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Marie-Cécile Caillaud @mc-caillaud.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
🚨 Time to register ! The European Plant Cytoskeletal Club is an informal meeting, focusing on research on plant cytoskeleton 🍀🧪🧬🔬 Where: ENS de Lyon @ensdelyon.bsky.social, hosted by the RDP laboratory @rdplab.bsky.social When: the 4th and 5th of September 2025. 👇 epcc2025.sciencesconf.org
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Priya Ramakrishna @priyaramakrishna.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🌱 Excited to share that I will start my lab at EPFL, CH this June supported by a @snsf.ch Starting Grant! ramakrishna.ch We are interested in plant mineral nutrition and will deep-dive into the fine-tuned mechanisms employed by plants to adapt to abiotic stresses such as salinity. #newPI #plantsci
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Plant Adaptation Lab (PAL) – Situated at Institute of Environmental Engineering, EPFL, Switzerland
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mariebarberon.bsky.social @mariebarberon.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Check out our new preprint where we explore natural variation, leading to the identification of SUBER GENE1, a novel regulator of suberization. Excited to share the first manuscript from a project I conceptualized 10 years ago!
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Marie-Cécile Caillaud @mc-caillaud.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🚨Our paper is out! If you ever wonder how four-way junctions are avoided during plant cell division, some answers here 🧬🍀🔬🧪🤓 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Conserved mechanical hallmark guides four-way junction avoidance during plant cytokinesis
When building an organ, adjacent cells coordinate to form topologically stable junctions by integrating mechanosensitive signaling pathways. Positioni…
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Jian-Pu 韩 @jian-pu.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Delighted to share one piece of my postdoc work in preprint: Through forward genetic screening for suberin deposition in root endodermis, we identified SUBER GENE 1 (SBG1) by GWAS as a novel regulator for suberization by interacting with Type One Protein Phosphatase. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Michael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
🌾 One week until registration deadline 🌾 Join us in stunning Monte Verità in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland for what will be a great meeting on grass biology. Fantastic line-up www.brachypodium2025.org/speaker2 & a great community Register until May 5 www.brachypodium2025.org/registration
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Brady Lab @bradylabs.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
We have a postdoc position that just opened up in the Brady lab on reprogramming tomato root system architecture in response to changes in nutrient availability - please consider applying! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07095
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Postdoctoral Researcher- Brady Lab
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Lothar Kalmbach @lkalmbach.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
🌱 🔬 🚨 There is a 2-year postdoc position available in my group in Neuchâtel 🚨 Please share! Details here: www.unine.ch/biologie/wp-...
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Mateusz Majda @matmajda.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Tissue-like multicellular development triggered by mechanical compression in archaea www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... now in Science: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Tissue-like multicellular development triggered by mechanical compression in archaea
The advent of clonal multicellularity is a critical evolutionary milestone, seen often in eukaryotes, rarely in bacteria, and only once in archaea. We show that uniaxial compression induces clonal mul...
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