Plant Cell Wall Dynamics Lab
@cellwalldynamics.com
We study how plants and algae actively percieve and use their cell walls to grow, adapt, and respond to stress. Based at Umeå Plant Science Centre 🇸🇪 and NTNU 🇳🇴. Read more about our projects: https://www.cellwalldynamics.com
🔬 Postdoc opportunity: how do plant cells sense and respond to changes in their cell walls? Join the @cellwalldynamics.com lab @umeaplantsciencecentre.se, integrating Brillouin, O-PTIR & spatial transcriptomics on the Arabidopsis root. Deadline 31 Aug 2026 🔗 buff.ly/cPFemXd #PlantScience #Postdoc
Our lab fits into one mug... but only because it is a map! ☕🌍 The Cell Wall Dynamics team spans more than half of the Northern Hemisphere. Thanks to Simina, one of our undergraduate students, for this lovely reminder that science is built on people, ideas, and friendships that cross borders.
🧪VACANCY: Computational biologist, modeller or biophysicist? Join Laura Bacete @cellwalldynamics.com and Christiane Funk in an interdisciplinary @icelabumu.bsky.social postdoctoral project exploring cell wall sensing in the microalga Chlorella vulgaris. Apply by 17 Sept👇 www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Three multidisciplinary postdoctoral scholarships (2 years)
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Just presented at #ICAR2026 in Singapore: What if plants use nanoscale vibrations to communicate cell wall states? Exciting to share our latest thinking and hear what the community makes of it 🌱. Thanks to the organisers for the opportunity!
🧪🌾VACANCY - How do cell-wall properties shape plant growth?🔬 Join Laura Bacete's group @cellwalldynamics.com as a postdoc and combine plant cell wall biology, biophysics and spatial transcriptomics. Apply by Aug 31👇 www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Postdoctoral scholarship (2 years) in Plant Cell Wall Biology, Biophysics, and Spatial Transcriptomics
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Heading to the #ICAR2026 poster session today 18:00–19:00? Make sure to visit @manju-mhj.bsky.social at #A095! Find out how we are using cutting-edge tools like Brillouin microscopy and O-PTIR to capture the earliest stages of plant cell wall integrity 🌿🔬 (Catch her Thursday at the same time too!)
And just right of center in this picture, we have our very own @manju-mhj.bsky.social on her way to some super-interesting keynotes! Catch up with her at poster A095, or with @laurabacete.bsky.social tomorrow in Concurrent Session 16, for the latest updates from our group #icar2026
The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR)@tairnews.bsky.social · last mo.We made it to #icar2026! Opening session is about to start. #arabidopsis
Poster session today 15:45–16:15 at #CellWall2026. come find our very own Klaudia Ordyniak at PO9_11! Mild stress or real damage? Find out how ZAT11 and ZAT18 help plants tell the difference 🌿
Congratulations Manju, a PhD student at Cell Wall Dynamics lab and the team Umeå for securing the first position at the EC2U Science Contest 2026 in Turku🏆🎉 The science contest is a part of EC2U forum that brings researchers from several fields to showcasing science through teamwork and creativity.
Another highlight this week in the Cell Wall Dynamics Lab: our PhD student Klaudia Ordyniak nailed her half-time seminar today at @umeaplantsciencecentre.se Presenting her work on transcriptional regulation of Cell Wall Integrity signalling, so proud! 🎉 (1/2)
Very busy day in the Cell Wall Dynamics lab today! We started with our master’s student Sehyeon Kim defending a brilliant Master’s thesis at @umeaplantsciencecentre.se. Congratulations Sehyeon! 🎉
🌱 Big news! We received a Novo Nordisk Fonden Emerging Investigator Grant (DKK 12.5M – around €1.7M) for project DYNAMO. 5 years to understand how plant cell walls signal the growth to strength switch. So proud of the whole team. Let's go! 🧱⚡ Read more: www.cellwalldynamics.com/time-to-cele...
Time to celebrate: The Cell Wall Dynamics group gets major grant! | Green cell wall dynamics lab
The Novo Nordisk Foundation invests DKK 12.5 million in five years of research on plant cell wall signals at Umeå University
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We asked Demetrio and Bastien, the first authors of our recent study on RLKs in green algae, about the motivation, bioinformatic advances, and open questions behind the work—and what this means for algal sensing and evolution. Read more in our blog post: www.cellwalldynamics.com/new-paper-re...
[NEW PAPER] Receptor-like kinases in green algae: a hidden diversity revealed by modern bioinformatics | Green cell wall dynamics lab
Our group investigated the conservation of receptor-like kinases (RLKs) in algae species and recently published a paper on this topic
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New year, new paper, and a lab milestone: our first original research article is finally out. We explored how green algae sense what happens outside the cell and asked a simple question: how much of the plant #CellWallIntegrity receptor toolkit already exists in green algae?🧵 doi.org/10.1111/ppl....
A Comparative Analysis of Receptor‐Like Kinases in Chlorophyta Reveals the Presence of Putative Cell Wall Integrity Sensors
Receptor-like kinases (RLKs) detect external and internal signals, triggering responses essential for growth and adaptation. Among internal cues, cell wall integrity (CWI) sensing plays a key role, a...
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Last weekend we celebrated the winter holidays with a Christmas Potluck. From shared experiments to shared meals, gratitude for the teamwork that binds us, and hope for discoveries ahead. Grateful for our team in Umeå and Trondheim 🎄🔬 Our blog entry: www.cellwalldynamics.com/a-christmas-...
A Christmas Potluck: Where Science Meets Spice | Green cell wall dynamics lab
The Cell Wall Dynamics Lab at Umeå celebrated the winter holidays with a Christmas Potluck, where the team's global diversity came together through shared dishes. It was a moment to pause and apprecia...
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🎉 Proud moment for our lab! PhD student Klaudia Ordyniak won the Best Poster Award at the #SPPSPhD2025 conference for her work on transcription factors ZAT11 & ZAT18 in cell wall integrity 🌿👏 Also cheers to another UPSC colleague, Julie Ducla, for winning Best Presentation! bit.ly/46xCUZZ
🌱 Meet Manju, our new PhD student in the Cell Wall Dynamics team! From the Newah Indigenous community in Nepal🇳🇵 to Umeå, she’ll work on the VR-funded Watchers on the Wall project, using advanced tools to study how plant cell walls sense and respond to stress. 🔗 Read her interview: bit.ly/3JAsZK7
Meet Manju, the PhD student in the Cell Wall Dynamics team | Green cell wall dynamics lab
A short interview with Manju on her background, interests, and plans for exploring how plants sense changes in their cell walls in the
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Attending the 2025 International Conference on Plant Cell Wall Biology at UBC? Don’t miss the next session—I’ll be presenting my team member Nancy Soni’s work on the link between the cell wall and the cell cycle. Hope to see you there!
🧪🌾Are you at Plant Biology Europe #PBE2025 in Budapest and interested in cell walls? Don't miss the talks of Nanci Soni (Cell Biology) and Demtrio Marcianò (Phytohormones & Other Transmitters) tomorrow!
Plant Cell Wall Dynamics Lab@cellwalldynamics.com · last yr.🎉 Big news! Our very own Nancy Soni and Demetrio Marcianò will be speaking at Plant Biology Europe 2025! #PBE2025 🧬🌱 🧪 Two talks, one big theme: how cell walls talk to the rest of the cell. Read more on our web page! 👇 www.cellwalldynamics.com/nancy-soni-a...
Nasrin Sabooni presented her poster at #ICAR2025 in Ghent🇧🇪 on transcription factors shaping cell wall integrity in Arabidopsis & cotton🌿🧵 From evolution to stress & fibre development—she’s got it covered! 🔗 www.cellwalldynamics.com/nasrin-saboo... #PlantScience #StressResilience #Cotton #Arabidopsis
Nasrin Sabooni Presents Poster at ICAR2025 in Ghent (Belgium) | Green cell wall dynamics lab
Exploring evolutionary insights into transcription factors with potential for sustainable fibre production
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Our PI Laura Bacete has been elected to the Young Academy of Sweden! 🎉 She’ll contribute to research policy, outreach, and interdisciplinary collaboration—bringing plant cell & molecular biology into broader discussions 🌱🧪 More here: www.cellwalldynamics.com/laura-bacete...
Laura Bacete Cano joins the Young Academy of Sweden | Green cell wall dynamics lab
Strengthening the voice of plant science in national research policy and interdisciplinary collaboration
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And continuing with conference news—postdoc Bastien Dauphin just gave a great talk at the UK Plant Biomechanics Conference 2025 🎤🌿 He’s using chemo-optogenetics to trigger local changes in the plant cell wall. New tools, new insights! #PlantBiomechanics #CellWallDynamics #Optogenetics
🎉 Big news! Our very own Nancy Soni and Demetrio Marcianò will be speaking at Plant Biology Europe 2025! #PBE2025 🧬🌱 🧪 Two talks, one big theme: how cell walls talk to the rest of the cell. Read more on our web page! 👇 www.cellwalldynamics.com/nancy-soni-a...
Nancy Soni and Demetrio Marcianò to Present at Plant Biology Europe 2025 | Green cell wall dynamics lab
This event, organised by the Federation of the European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB), will take place from 25 to 28 June 2025 at the Budapest Congress Center in Hungary.
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🌱🔬 Ever wondered how plants know when their cell walls need fixing? At the Green Cell Wall Dynamics Lab (Umeå University), we study how plants and algae sense and maintain their cell walls—key to growth, stress responses, and survival! 🧵👇
[NEWS FROM THE LAB] – A Week of Science and Fun: Lab Get-Together in Umeå: www.cellwalldynamics.com/a-week-of-sc...
A Week of Science and Fun: Lab Get-Together in Umeå | Green cell wall dynamics lab
A week-long visit from Trondheim team member Nancy energised the Umeå lab, bringing fresh perspectives to our research and strengthening team bonds. After months of virtual meetings, the in-person col...
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Hello world!🌱 Our lab at Umeå Plant Science Centre (Sweden) and NTNU (Norway) explores how plants and algae actively perceive and adapt through their cell walls. Growth, defence, and resilience all start here! Follow us for updates on our research #PlantScience #CellWalls #PlantCellWall #AcademicSky
