Plant Molecular Biologist @ KU Leuven and KU Leuven Plant Institute (LPI)
Joined October 2017
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Filip Rolland retweeted
16 Aug 2025
Engineering the plant circadian clock for latitudinal adaptation as a strategy to secure agricultural productivity on a changing planet ☀️🌒
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
#TansleyInsight by Gerhardt and Mehta
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience #cropmigration #agriculture
ALT The plant circadian clock played a role in the latitudinal adaptation of major crops.
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Filip Rolland retweeted
6 Jun 2025
🌱⏱️ A week until 90 plant circadian biologists from 18 countries arrive in Leuven for the first ever conference on Plant Chronobiology! Super excited to host everyone here for 2 days filled with groundbreaking science!
Abstract book out now: plantclock.wixsite.com/2025
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Filip Rolland retweeted
3 Apr 2025
New tech from @KU_Leuven's @hv_lab and @BiovIntCIAT_eng
enables transgene-free genome editing in sterile bananas via CRISPR base editing. A major step for climate-resilient crops. 🧬
@NewPhyt: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
#PlantScience #CRISPR #BananaResearch
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Filip Rolland retweeted
15 Jan 2025
Sugar metabolism gene SlVI impacts tomato growth, fruit quality, & stress resistance. Knockout enhances firmness, flavor, & resistance. #FruitQuality @OxfordJournals
Details: doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhae283
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Filip Rolland retweeted
6 Jan 2025
Deze donderdag 9 januari het eerste middaggesprek van 2025: Rony Swennen heeft het over slimme #bananen
🍌kuleuven.be/metaforum/agenda…
@KU_Leuven
@biosystkuleuven
@LeuvenPlantInst
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Filip Rolland retweeted
19 Dec 2024
Tomato SlVI boosts fruit quality, resistance via sucrose metabolism. #FruitQuality @OxfordJournals
Details:doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhae283
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Filip Rolland retweeted
11 Dec 2024
Looking for reviewers before Christmas
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Filip Rolland retweeted
5 Nov 2024
🚨 Join us! The BIO-Research lab (PXL) & sGlobe lab (KU Leuven) are seeking a Postdoc for the FUELFUSION project! 🌲🔥 Work on cutting-edge remote sensing & AI for wildland fuel type mapping. Apply now! shorturl.at/Wi6VH #Postdoc #RemoteSensing @LeuvenPlantInst @dForNatLan
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Filip Rolland retweeted
23 Oct 2024
The single greatest misunderstanding about science by the public is that scientists solve problems; in reality, scientists are primarily concerned with creating them.
ALT https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-019-1902-1
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Filip Rolland retweeted
21 Oct 2024
🚨New paper: how does green space affect well-being during summer heat events?
🌳 Trees near home appear to reduce stress, but
☘️ low green, such as grass and shrubs, reduce stress and improve sleep quality!
@sciensano @LeuvenPlantInst @dForNatLan et al.
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Filip Rolland retweeted
Last week, #VIRTIGATION coordinator @LeuvenPlantInst @hv_lab & communication lead @RTDS_Group took part in the first ever Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Marketplace. Read the recap of this crucial event for the region on our website: virtigation.eu/recap-virtiga… #H2020 #EUFunded
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Filip Rolland retweeted
30 Aug 2024
Voorstelling Metaforum-visietekst "Duurzame landbouwproductie en de maatschappelijke uitdagingen" op 30/09 van 16u30-18u30 in Leuven.
🔗 Programma & inschrijven: kuleuven.be/metaforum/agenda…
#voedselzekerheid #DuurzameLandbouw #voedselsysteem
@KU_Leuven @LeuvenPlantInst @bioeconKUL
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Filip Rolland retweeted
31 Jul 2024
🚨 The Summer issue of our quarterly LPI Magazine is out now!
🌿 Read articles featuring our amazing PIs, alumni, and stories from spring events like the @nerdlandbe Festival. Plus, get insights into our latest research, policy engagements, and more!
🔗lpinewsletter.my.canva.site/…
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Filip Rolland retweeted
2 Jun 2024
City Halls should inspire civic pride and enhance the aesthetic appeal of public spaces.
Let’s take a look at some of the most beautiful city and town halls in Europe:🧵
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Filip Rolland retweeted
1 Jun 2024
Yesterday, we turned off the lights in our university greenhouse. Multiple generations of students have conducted their experiments here. Now, we’re preparing for a new chapter and look forward to the opening of our new greenhouse in 2025! #Greenhouse #NewBeginnings
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Filip Rolland retweeted
31 May 2024
Thinking and brainstorming about educating modern Biologists: yes we can! 💪🧑🎓🧬🍃 @kuleuven_fwet
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Filip Rolland retweeted
28 May 2024
Niet stadsbossen maar stedelijke savannes zijn nodig om een stad 's nachts af te koelen tijdens hittegolven. Een belangrijk wetenschappelijk resultaat door Eva Beele (KULeuven) op basis van het citizen science weerstation-netwerk Leuven.cool!
👉authors.elsevier.com/c/1jA2f…
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Filip Rolland retweeted
28 May 2024
🔥🌱If you want to read more in-depth posts about our plant science @LeuvenPlantInst (LPI), please consider following us on LinkedIn where we can write longer nuanced posts and where we can give our scientists a platform to talk about their work in full: linkedin.com/company/ku-leuv…
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Filip Rolland retweeted
25 May 2024
Did you get the chance to stop by our booth -De Mini-Boerderij van de Toekomst- @nerdlandbe today? If not, make sure to do so tomorrow, and learn about the insect villains plaguing the plant kingdom and the noble insect heroes that are recruited to deal with these pesky bandits!
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