Frederic Lens
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Group Leader Functional Traits @Naturalis, Associate Professor @IBL, evolutionary and functional plant anatomy, drivers of woodiness, drought tolerance
Leiden
Joined February 2015
🎺A new opportunity for a postdoc position on isotope chronology of oaks from the period 1300 – 1600 CE in the Low Countries https://t.co/rHo9Ue9pmS And two tenure track-positions in Naturalis focusing on enhancing species recognition and detection https://t.co/jDqEUNMpV2
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🤩Very happy that we can finally announce #XIM6!!! 🍃🌿🌴🌵 Stay tuned for more announcements...
🗣️Save the date!! 📢We are pleased to announce the next Xylem International meeting #XIM6 🌳🍃🌿🪴📈 🗓️18-20 March 2025 📍Seville, Spain -> https://t.co/YB8wiTpG8E ⚠️Number of available seats limited. 📱💻 Stay tuned for more information -> https://t.co/dDw1V6YIba
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Wake up, honey: new phylogeny of flowering plants just dropped! Over 9K species, 58% of genera, and all 416 families inferred using Angiosperms353! Out now in Nature - congrats to the @KewScience team and SO MANY collaborators! https://t.co/zG0OYbmB5j
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Nature - Phylogenomic analysis of 7,923 angiosperm species using a standardized set of 353 nuclear genes produced an angiosperm tree of life dated with 200 fossil calibrations, providing key...
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Super excited about our new paper entitled ‘Convergence in carnivorous pitcher plants reveals a mechanism for composite trait evolution’ just out in @ScienceMagazine and featured on the cover!
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Einstein slept nearly 10 hours a day. He valued the significance of quality sleep for maintaining his well-being. His sleep routine, though, was out of the ordinary. He regularly indulged in brief daytime naps, occasionally more than once a day. These quick naps, lasting just a
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Proud supervisor 🥰 Congrats to @AjareeThonglim for defending her PhD @UniLeiden @Naturalis_Sci Special thanks to @PlantLabUlm @SalmaBalazadeh @smets_erik and Frank Sterck and Peter van Welzen
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Had alot of fun writing this anatomy- physiology crossover with a great team🌳🫧 https://t.co/rmTdUbUclX Read about the potential roles of the cells surrounding the plant water transport system during drought, in the context of physiology & observations made by Sherwin Carlquist!
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!JOB ALERT! 4-YEAR postdoc in my lab in plant mutualism comparative genomics & phylogenomics Come work with us to unravel the genomic consequences of mutualism breakdown in one of the most charismatic systems: epiphytic ant/plant symbioses (Hydnophytinae, Rubiaceae) Please RT!
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📢 Job announcement: fully funded postdoc position! Are you looking to do exciting research in beautiful South Africa? We are looking for a motivated postdoc with skills in plant ecology and physiology to work on improving our knowledge of the evolutionary ecophysiology of shrubs
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The tension is gripping, and Prof Tim Brodribb FAA loves it. He studies the tug-of-war between forces as plants draw water up from the soil. His team use cameras mounted on leaves to observe the process in realtime. It's as thrilling as it is vital. @UTAS_
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Just published by @OxUniPress, the new essential book for island biogeographers “Island Biogeography. Geo-environmental dynamics, ecology, evolution, human impact and conservation”. Check out https://t.co/uEPqMt95at
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Very proud to announce the first global robust Tree of Life of the mustard family based on nearly all 450 genera and > 1000 genes: https://t.co/zuKM7wWkGa
#Brassicaceae 📢🔜 A following up study based on ca 2000 species is ongoing. Another 1000 species will be added later🙌
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CML is looking for a full professor of Environmental Biology! Open call, almost any topic will fit! Come do cool (societally relevant) research with us: the team is great! https://t.co/5BT62VJmFF
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📢 Looking for a xylem modeling postdoc position at Colorado State University? We are looking for someone with expertise in computational modeling (fluid dynamics, porous media) or more lab/field-focused. More info: troy.ocheltree@colostate.edu https://t.co/1HaLGisP9G
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We had a nice outreach event during the Leiden Kennisstad evening meeting. Our Leiden Biodiversity network is going strong 🙌 @Naturalis_Sci @UniLeiden @LeidenBiology @cml_biodiv @HSLeidenNL @Kennisstad071 @GemeenteLeiden @HortusLeiden
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Our Leiden Biodiversity network is going strong 🙏 Let’s develop Leiden into a biodiversity hotspot and come up with nature-inclusive solutions 🐝🌸🍄🦋 @HortusLeiden @LeidenBiology @Kennisstad071 @GemeenteLeiden @LeidenScience @Naturalis_Sci @UniLeiden @HSLeidenNL @cml_biodiv
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Do you want to join us? We are looking a new research group leader Tropical Botany @Naturalis_Sci
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a vibrant bottom-up meeting on #Biodiversity bringing together the scientists of @Naturalis_Sci @LeidenBiology @HortusLeiden and CML. Biodiversity, its impact on human health and human impact on Biodiversity @
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