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Seminar series "Outside of Academia": #9 R&D scientist at Qiagen
25-Apr-2024 10:30 - 12:00
Seminar series
"Outside of Academia": #9 R&D scientist at Qiagen
Do you want to know which career paths are waiting for you outside of academia? Then listen to Janina Leinberger from Qiagen – Düsseldorf.
Janina Leinberger is working as an R&D Scientist with a special focus on the microbiome at Qiagen in Düsseldorf. Her background is in the field of microbiology. Before switching to industry Janina finished her Ph.D. at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. Janina will share her career path from academia to industry and introduce us to the process of becoming an R&D scientist with a molecular biology background. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in a networking lunch afterwards.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/ThgRhgL4myTak85p6
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For questions, please contact the organisers Laura Tünnermann (
UPSC Monday Seminar 2024
29-Apr-2024 9:00 - 10:00
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Supervisor: Nathaniel Street
9:30 David Castro
Title: (An attempt for) depicting conifer-ECM fungi interactions in N-enriched boreal forests
Supervisor: Vaughan Hurry
Place: Lilla hörsalen KB.E3.01
Time: 9:00-10:00
Contact: Maria Israelsson Nordström, Anne Honsel
UPSC Monday Seminar 2024
06-May-2024 9:00 - 10:00
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Title: Quantifying cell-cell adhesion strength in plants
Supervisor: Stéphane Verger
9:30 Tuuli Aro
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Supervisor: Vaughan Hurry
Place: Lilla hörsalen KB.E3.01
Time: 9:00-10:00
Contact: Maria Israelsson Nordström, Anne Honsel
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Title: Multi-scale control of structural functionality in plants
Host: Stéphanie Robert
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13-May-2024 9:00 - 10:00
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Title: Pavement cell shape acquisition in Arabidopsis
Supervisor: Stéphanie Robert
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Title: The role of the plant cuticle during apical hook development
Supervisor: Stéphanie Robert
Place: Lilla hörsalen KB.E3.01
Time: 9:00-10:00
Contact: Maria Israelsson Nordström, Anne Honsel
Company Seminar: Traitomic - Agnieszka Nielsen
14-May-2024 16:00 - 17:00
Company Seminar: Traitomic - Agnieszka Nielsen
Speaker: Agnieszka Nielsen
Traitomic , Copenhagen, Denmark
Title: Induced genetic variation: Precision breeding utilizing conventional breeding technologies
An innovative, accelerated trait development process, enables consumer accepted precision breeding, utilizing non-GM technologies
TRAITOMIC is a Carlsberg spin-out that is specialized in developing vast libraries of genetic variants in elite germplasm to identify traits of interest in plants and microbes. We have established successful collaborations with both, universities, and the agri-food industry. Utilizing only traditional breeding techniques, TRAITOMIC fast-tracks the identification of traits by combining large genetic libraries with an innovative and patented screening method. The method was validated in various crops, including several legumes as well as tropical plants for the identification of valuable traits. The platform technology is also routinely used to develop microbial strains for applications in food, feed, and agricultural bio-solutions. This non-GM approach can lead from seed to trait or cell to trait in a few weeks, thereby accelerating project deliverables and time to market for commercial products.
Hosts: Stephan Wenkel and Jian-Feng Mao
UPSC Seminar: Simon Law
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UPSC Seminar: Simon Law
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Research Scientist
Microbiomes for One System Health (MOSH) Future Science Platform
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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UPSC Monday Seminar 2024
20-May-2024 9:00 - 10:00
9:00 tba
Title: tba
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9:30 tba
Title: tba
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Place: Lilla hörsalen KB.E3.01
Time: 9:00-10:00
Contact: Maria Israelsson Nordström, Anne Honsel
UPSC Cutting-Edge Seminar: Nils Stein
23-May-2024 13:00 - 14:00
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Title: Global barley diversity and the barley pangenome
Host: Stefan Jansson
UPSC Welcome Meeting for Newcomers
23-May-2024 14:00 - 15:00
Are you new at UPSC?
We invite every newcomer at UPSC to participate in the Welcome Meeting. This meeting will be held twice per semester, four times per year and gives you important information about UPSC, how it is organised, who are your contact persons and will help you to find your way around at UPSC.
Please make sure to attend at least one meeting after your arrival at UPSC. We will serve fika for everyone participating.
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Johannes Hanson (Head of Department, UMU), Totte Niittylä (Head of Department, SLU), Ove Nilsson (Director of UPSC)
UPSC Monday Seminar 2024
27-May-2024 9:00 - 10:00
9:00 tba
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9:30 tba
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Place: Lilla hörsalen KB.E3.01
Time: 9:00-10:00
Contact: Maria Israelsson Nordström, Anne Honsel
UPSCtech Seminar
29-May-2024 14:00 - 15:30
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More information will come soon.
Contact: Lucija Lisica & Laura García Romañach
UPSC Monday Seminar 2024
03-Jun-2024 9:00 - 10:00
9:00 tba
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9:30 tba
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Place: Lilla hörsalen KB.E3.01
Time: 9:00-10:00
Contact: Maria Israelsson Nordström, Anne Honsel
UPSC Cutting-Edge Seminar: Julia Santiago
04-Jun-2024 9:30 - 10:30
UPSC Cutting-Edge Seminar
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Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Title: tba
Host: Petra Marhava
UPSC Monday Seminar 2024
10-Jun-2024 9:00 - 10:00
9:00 tba
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9:30 tba
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Place: Lilla hörsalen KB.E3.01
Time: 9:00-10:00
Contact: Maria Israelsson Nordström, Anne Honsel
UPSCtech Seminar
11-Jun-2024 14:00 - 15:30
The UPSCtech seminar series is an internal series organised by PhD students and Postdocs at UPSC to exchange knowledge about different methods and techniques used in plant science.
More information will come soon.
Contact: Lucija Lisica & Laura García Romañach
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UPSC Seminar: Thorsten Hamann
Thorsten Hamann
Professor at the Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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Host: Ewa Mellerowicz
PhD Thesis Defence: Johan Sjölander
14-Jun-2024 10:00 - 13:00
PhD Thesis Defence
Johan Sjölander
Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University
Title: Timing is everything: Exploring the role of the circadian clock in plant growth and adaptation
Faculty opponent: tba
Supervisor: Maria Eriksson
PhD Thesis Defence: Félix Barbut
14-Jun-2024 13:00 - 16:00
PhD Thesis Defence
Félix Barbut
Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, SLU
Title: tba
Faculty opponent: Thorsten Hamann
Professor at the Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Supervisor: Ewa Mellerowicz
PhD Thesis Defence: Félix Barbut
14-Jun-2024 14:00 - 17:00
PhD Thesis Defence
Félix Barbut
Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Title: tba
Faculty opponent: tba
Supervisor: Ewa Mellerowicz
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