Sign in

Stéphanie Robert

@srobertgroup.bsky.social
1.2K followers 139 following 153 posts

Our research is focused on understanding the single steps controlling plant plasticity.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 12h
Nice work from my colleagues! 🪵🌳#Plantsci Nitrate transiently rewires transcription in developing xylem of Populus wood to promote cell expansion via CRF4 academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
academic.oup.com
Nitrate transiently rewires transcription in developing xylem of Populus wood to promote cell expansion via CRF4
Abstract. Nitrate functions both as a nutrient and a signaling molecule, but how nitrate is perceived and translated into developmental outputs within wood
033
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 29/09/2026
🧪🌾NEWS: Aspen leaf cells change shape during drought Cells on an aspen leaf surface look like a jigsaw puzzle under the microscope.🔬 @srobertgroup.bsky.social identified a gene controlling this shape and found that drought affects both its activity and cell shape. 🔗 www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Puzzle-shaped cells on the surface of an aspen leaf seen under a microscope with blue coloured surroundings.
1188
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 14h
Off we go! First day of @embo.org fellows and members meeting!
0141
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A huge thank you to everyone who attended #SLS26 & our concluding keynote speaker @apmahonen.bsky.social for a fascinating talk and exciting new insights into how stem cell fate decisions are regulated in the vascular cambium. Read more about his team's work: www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
Group photo of attendees at #SLS26Ari Pekka Mähönen presenting at #SLS26
0135
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Paul Kardol @paulkardol.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There is room for everyone in the forest! Alla människor får plats i skogen! 🌳🏳️‍🌈🌲🏳️‍⚧️🌳Photo: Annika Mossing #umepride @mycopat.bsky.social
081
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And the end of an amazing meeting! One of the best I have ever attended! Thank you @robinsonsci.bsky.social and News bâtis for the organization! @slcuplants.bsky.social #SLS26
1152
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And that's a wrap for our Flash Talk speakers and poster presenters for Day 2. A huge diversity of really interesting research showcasing the importance of combining molecular genetics, biochemistry, genomics, live imaging & computational modelling
0103
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And if this looks like fun research that you would like to be involved in, @mc-caillaud.bsky.social has 2 postdoc positions. Applications close: 1 November 2026
Promotional slide with images from plant science research in Marie-Cécile Caillaud's research team. Two postdoc positions in Marie-Cécile Caillaud's research team at 
RDP - ENS Lyon. Applications close 1 November 2026. Starting date Jan 2027 onwards.
01816
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 18/09/2026
New OA Article: "REAP1/AtSWAP70 integrates RAB5 and ROP signalling during sexual reproduction" rdcu.be/kyZ4R2qBg9Da With News & Views: "ROP meets RAB at crossroads" rdcu.be/bqKfMzXQ26fa #PlantScience
075
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 18/09/2026
"How SCREW finds its NUT" rdcu.be/k8vBj18vix9a A News & Views on 3 complementary structural studies published together about SCREW/CTNIP–NUT/HSL3 signalling: rdcu.be/AY11kgcFgTia rdcu.be/S6g7YM6WPjTa rdcu.be/16bsh4fYzpna
01613
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CRISPR can change plants—but will it change agriculture? 🌱🧬 In a new Nature Plants Correspondence, #CIBSS researchers discuss how regulation, access, commercialisation and public trust shape the real-world impact of genome editing 🚜. 🔗Read more: rdcu.be/xuiHDM7EB5Ka
Female researcher looking at plants. Quote: "We know that CRISPR can change plants. The question is how it will change agriculture."
12517
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 11/09/2026
🧪🌾 Researcher portrait: Meet Yanjun Zan 🧬 Why can the same environmental change benefit one plant but stress another? Our new group leader at UPSC & @icelabumu.bsky.social wants to understand and predict how genetic differences shape plant responses to the environment. www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
A man wearing a blue labcoat, holding a tray of plants in a greenhouse.
083
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
STARMORPH_ERC SYG @starmorph-syg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New STARMORPH paper by @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
pnas.org
SHOOT GRAVITROPISM 9 links sensory timing to the initial lateral root growth angle | PNAS
Plants strategically respond to gravity and actively set defined growth angles. These gravitropic set-point angles (GSAs) shape the width and depth...
0105
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
STARMORPH_ERC SYG @starmorph-syg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
and another one from the STARMORPH team doi.org/10.1016/j.pl...
sciencedirect.com
021
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Wounding activates the HSFA1 transcription factors to promote cellular reprogramming in Arabidopsis (Duncan Coleman , Akira Iwase , Ayako Kawamura , Arika Takebayashi , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial @duncan-coleman @deveylderlab
0168
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
mariebarberon.bsky.social @mariebarberon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
PADiBa2026 was a blast! 🌱 A huge thank you to everyone who made it such a fantastic meeting, with exciting science, great discussions and such a friendly community. Already looking to seeing many of you at PADiBa2028 in Utrecht!
0195
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
(🧵1/2) On the cover of our #LatestIssue: Confocal image of an Arabidopsis thaliana root showing suberin deposition, a dynamic barrier that contributes to root adaptation under changing nutrient conditions.
On the cover of New Phytologist volume 252, issue 1: Confocal image of an Arabidopsis thaliana root showing suberin deposition, a dynamic barrier that contributes to root adaptation under changing nutrient conditions. Suberin lamellae are stained with Fluorol Yellow 088 (turquoise), and cell walls are counterstained with Aniline Blue (red).
1144
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
One more group member continuing his journey in academia! So proud of @sandeep18887.bsky.social Well deserved! Alumni @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
0103
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#auxin #roots We found our selective adventitious root inducer HYSPARIN is a special proauxin. It is hydrolysed in rhe shoot only, independently of ILR1/ILL hydrolases Very proud to share this fruit of many years hard work and frustration of several PhDs Kudos!!! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
biorxiv.org
082
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Brady Lab @bradylabs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Our latest preprint! A deep learning framework that maps suberin, lignin and aerenchyma in both monocots and dicots! We present a collection of 1,695 fluorescent images. One surprise-the model works best when trained on both monocots + dicots! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
biorxiv.org
RADIX: a deep learning framework that maps root barriers across species and reveals genetic and environmental contributions
Root anatomical barriers, including the suberized and lignified walls of the endodermis and exodermis, and cortical aerenchyma, regulate water and nutrient transport, gas exchange, and rhizosphere int...
23214
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Theme of the day :-) with @rootsofthenorth.bsky.social
1100
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Sandra Jämtgård @rootsofthenorth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
One more week to apply!
011
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Dominique Bergmann @stanfordstomata.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Super cool exploration of stomatal bHLH gene evolution in ferns and gymnosperms. A decade ago Anne Vatén @stomagenesis.bsky.social already knew these plants were critical missing links -- now her group has functional studies in spruce! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
02618
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution (Lea S Berg , Paola Ruiz Duarte , Inés Hidalgo Prados , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
doi.org
The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution
A single-cell transcriptomic atlas resolved the developmental transitions from shoot apex to mature leaf tissues in the model grass Brachypodium distachyon
0126
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Michael Hothorn @structplantbio.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Out in @natplants.nature.com, mapping of brassinosteroid chemical features required for (1) receptor binding, (2) ligand positioning and (3) co-receptor recruitment. Fantastic work by Alberto Caregnato & @hmchen93.bsky.social and our friends in Olomouc. Funding:@snf-fns.ch -> doi.org/10.1038/s414...
15831
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Helene Robert Boisivon (Lab) @robertboisivonlab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Fitting with these heat waves, we published in Planta on the impact of warm temperatures during reproduction in Arabidopsis. We show that the HSP101 #hot1-3 mutant is tetraploid!! rdcu.be/fxEdZ Thanks to @pecinka-grp.bsky.social @ceitec.eu @ceitec-cellimcf.bsky.social Funding by #TANGENC and #GACR
rdcu.be
Adaptive response to long-term high temperatures during the reproductive development in Arabidopsis thaliana
042
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Bert De Rybel @bertderybel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Happy to share our combined views on the opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology; collaborative work now out in @theplantcell.bsky.social : track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...
track.smtpsendmail.com
Decoding plants cell by cell: opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology
Single-cell and spatial biology techniques present new opportunities for plant research, but also come with methodological considerations, technical limita
25424
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Zoe Nemec Venza @zoenv.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social the improved version of our paper! I am very proud of this work with @ckirchhelle.bsky.social, @nathan-german.bsky.social, Annamaria Kiss, @moritznowack.bsky.social and others! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
sciencedirect.com
Plant cells at the organ surface use mechanical cues to activate a specific growth-control program
During morphogenesis of multicellular organs, cells in distinct positions need to meet specific functional requirements to form the appropriate tissue…
24927
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Excited to share our latest publication! 🎉 Here @sophiezoe.bsky.social reveals an early developmental time window determining initial growth direction of lateral roots. Wonderful collaboration with @wabniklab.bsky.social and @matesf.bsky.social lab www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @cibss.bsky.social
pnas.org
SHOOT GRAVITROPISM 9 links sensory timing to the initial lateral root growth angle | PNAS
Plants strategically respond to gravity and actively set defined growth angles. These gravitropic set-point angles (GSAs) shape the width and depth...
37333
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
1/ 🌱 When plants face stress, they often suppress growth to save resources. In our new Science Advances paper, we reveal how: plants repurpose their ER quality control machinery (ERAD) to regulate auxin compartmentalization and thus growth. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org
ERAD machinery controls the conditional turnover of PIN-LIKES in plants
Plant ERAD machinery governs the turnover of auxin transporters involved in developmental and stress responses.
56720
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Rahul Puthan Valappil @rahulpvnewland.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Excited to start my new journey as a Postdoctoral Researcher at @srobertgroup.bsky.social SR Group, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences #SLU, @umeaplantsciencecentre.se! Looking forward 🤞🙏😇
SLUUPSC
281
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Rahul Puthan Valappil @rahulpvnewland.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Happy to share our recent research in @plantphys.bsky.social @aspbofficial.bsky.social from PCDB Lab @sdatta7925.bsky.social at IISER Bhopal during my PhD. doi.org/10.1093/plph... We identified that BBX13 promotes photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis 🌱. Thanks to all who supported and helped 🙏.
BBX13 promotes photomorphogenesis
164
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Marie-Cécile Caillaud @mc-caillaud.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🤓
032
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
myosinactncrazy.bsky.social @myosinactncrazy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Plant actin networks are rapid mechano-adaptive scaffolds www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
03016
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
STARMORPH_ERC SYG @starmorph-syg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Latest publication from the STARMORPH project from @nowako76.bsky.social group! academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
academic.oup.com
Cytokinin senescence delay is shaped by receptor specificity and metabolic stability
Abstract. Each of the 4 different cytokinin (CK) base forms, trans-zeatin (tZ), isopentenyladenine (iP), dihydrozeatin (DHZ), and cis-zeatin (cZ) has disti
042
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
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...
cell.com
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...
13719
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A #drought-induced MYB transcription factor regulates pavement cell shape in aspen leaves Sijia Liu (刘斯佳), et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @srobertgroup.bsky.social #PlantScience
MYB305a promoter expression increases in pavement cells as they grow and acquire their complex shape.
074
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Latest publication form the group and first paper on poplar! GWAS and discovery of a MYB TF involved in cell shape acquisition nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @siamsadoyle.bsky.social @umeaplantsciencecentre.se Thanks to @erc.europa.eu @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social Kempe fondation
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
A drought stress‐induced MYB transcription factor regulates pavement cell shape in leaves of European aspen (Populus tremula)
MYB305a promoter expression increases in pavement cells as they grow and acquire their complex shape.
32412
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
:-) We miss you!
030
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 03/07/2026
🧪🌾PAPER – How do pavement cells get their puzzle-piece shape🔬 New research from the @srobertgroup.bsky.social group in collaboration with @cellwalldynamics.com reveals how a cell wall enzyme helps shape plant cells as they grow, improving our understanding of plant development. Read more👇
072
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The latest paper of the group on pavement cell shape acquisition! Work from @sandeep18887.bsky.social @sharmavinod.bsky.social @adrienheymans.bsky.social @petergrones.bsky.social in collaboration with @cellwalldynamics.com @umeaplantsciencecentre.se pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42381545/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The primary beta-galactosidase BGAL10 modulates pavement cell shape acquisition in Arabidopsis - PubMed
Cell shape acquisition is a fundamental biological process that allows cells to establish and maintain morphologies adapted to their specialised functions while preserving tissue integrity. In plants,...
1114
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 03/07/2026
🧪🌾 Ready to establish your own research group in plant science? Explore @umeauniversitet.bsky.social's new Northern Star Fellows programme and consider UPSC as the home for your future research. 📅 Deadline: 1 October Questions? Contact @johanneshanson.bsky.social 🔗 www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Decorative image
086
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Adrienne Roeder Lab @roederlab.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Modeling of gene regulatory networks: an annotated glossary: Trends in Plant Science www.cell.com/trends/plant... This was a fun project with @morpholosophist.bsky.social to write a modeling glossary for my NSF CAREER grant together with students in my course.
1219
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 01/07/2026
New OA Letter: "The progression of leaf senescence is gated by the cytosolic arginine pool" rdcu.be/frzky With Research Briefing: "The cytosolic arginine pool represses the progression of leaf senescence" rdcu.be/frzlA #PlantScience
0135
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
umu.varbi.com/se/what:job/... New opportunities to join UPSC (UmU side) as a group leader! See below and circulate!
umu.varbi.com
Biträdande universitetslektor vid Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet
Umeå universitet vill ge nästa generations forskningsledare de bästa förutsättningarna att bygga banbrytande forskning genom satsningen Umeå University Northern Star Fellows. I en universitetsö
000
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Such an honor to have been elected as an EMBO member and I am looking forward to contribute to the EMBO community! I got spoiled by my fantastic group today! @embo.org
8476
Reposted by Stéphanie Robert
Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 30/06/2026
🧪🌾NEWS - Scientists identify the “point of no return” in dying leaves 🍃 A new study from Olivier Keech's group, published in @natplants.nature.com, shows that plants use arginine levels to determine when leaf cells reach the point of no return. 🔗Read the full story: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Arabidopsis plant with mostly green leaves and two yellow ageing leaves.Three men are standing outdoors and posing for a group photograph.Arabidopsis plants growing in trays, with several leaves covered by aluminium foil and a researcher handling a plant in the background.
1246
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Noisy season has started! Beware of the mummy seagulls! @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
040
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Two versions of the same flowers in my office @umeaplantsciencecentre.se
030
Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Nice! Congrats Claudia!!
100