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Light repairs: next Tue 21st!

by Helfenbein,Paula

Dear all, next week Tuesday, 21st of April, the LED lights in all chambers will be inspected and any broken LEDs will be replaced. For this some plants might have to be moved out of the shelf units for a max of 30 minutes, but will of course be placed back into the correct shelf unit right after. If there are any plants that should not be touched, moved or taken out of the shelves, please contact me till next Monday! Thank you very much, best Paula [signatureImage] Paula Helfenbein Core Technician, Plant Sciences Facility M +43 664 80847 7980 paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:paula.helfenbein@vbcf.ac.at> Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 1030 Vienna Austria www.vbcf.ac.at<https://www.vbcf.ac.at/>

April 14, 2026

Passing the torch: Core Technician position open!

by Helfenbein,Paula

Dear all, after some amazing years here, I’ve decided it’s time for a new chapter for me - I’ll be leaving my role as Core Technician this summer to dedicate myself fully to finishing my Master’s degree. Working at the institute has been an incredible experience, and I’m walking away with so many great memories! To ensure everything stays on track, my colleagues at the VBCF Plant Sciences Facility and I are working closely to manage a smooth transition and we are currently on the lookout for a new, motivated Core Technician to join the team! Please find the job description attached, feel free to forward it to anyone who might be interested! I’ve truly enjoyed my time here and will miss the amazing environment. I’ll be around and available as always until end of July, so feel free to reach out! Best, Paula [VBC Logo] Paula Helfenbein Core Technician, Plant Sciences Facility M +43 664 80847 7980 paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:paula.helfenbein@vbcf.ac.at> Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 1030 Vienna Austria www.vbcf.ac.at<https://www.vbcf.ac.at/>

April 14, 2026

Reminder for cleanliness at the MPL

by Rozanek,Solvejg

Dear all, lately the sink was left dirty more often, which is why we would like to remind you to keep the soil room (and especially the sink; see attached picture) and other working rooms clean, so that the cleaning staff and other users can use them as well. Leave the rooms as you would like to find them! Thank you for your understanding and your help! Best the VBCF Plant Sciences Team

March 24, 2026

Plants moved in chamber #19 #21

by Helfenbein,Paula

Dear all, due to an emergency in chamber #20 this morning we had to move the plants into the adjacent chambers. We moved some of the plants in chamber #19 and #21 slightly within the chamber to make sure we have enough space to fit everything, but all plants stayed in the correct temp, light and humidity conditions and with the right light intensity. We apologise for this inconvenience, if you should have any questions please feel free to reach out to me any time. Thank you very much for your understanding, Paula [VBC Logo] Paula Helfenbein Core Technician, Plant Sciences Facility M +43 664 80847 7980 paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:paula.helfenbein@vbcf.ac.at> Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 1030 Vienna Austria www.vbcf.ac.at<https://www.vbcf.ac.at/>

March 2, 2026

Re: Power outage plant growth chambers

by Lilian Nehlin

Dear Paula, Your message remind me that I have a question for you. Nothing to do with the black out, but with light :-)...do you have a photometer? I would like to measure light quality and intensity in different trays in chamber 20. Can I borough this equipment next week? I think I know how to use it, once Jakub showed to me. Best regards, Lilian Peter Schögelhofer Lab Am 12.02.2026 15:36, schrieb Helfenbein,Paula: > Dear all, > > we had a short power outage today at the chambers, around 2pm the > lights were off for about 5 minutes. Everything is running now as > usual with the correct program for each chamber. If you need more > detailed records for the interruption please let me know! > > We apologise very much for this, > best regards > Paula > > Paula Helfenbein > Core Technician, Plant Sciences Facility > M +43 664 80847 7980 > paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at > > Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH > Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 > 1030 Vienna > Austria > www.vbcf.ac.at [1] > > > > Links: > ------ > [1] https://www.vbcf.ac.at/ > _______________________________________________ > plants-user mailing list -- plants-user(a)lists.vbcf.ac.at > To unsubscribe send an email to plants-user-leave(a)lists.vbcf.ac.at

Feb. 12, 2026

Power outage plant growth chambers

by Helfenbein,Paula

Dear all, we had a short power outage today at the chambers, around 2pm the lights were off for about 5 minutes. Everything is running now as usual with the correct program for each chamber. If you need more detailed records for the interruption please let me know! We apologise very much for this, best regards Paula [VBC Logo] Paula Helfenbein Core Technician, Plant Sciences Facility M +43 664 80847 7980 paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:paula.helfenbein@vbcf.ac.at> Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 1030 Vienna Austria www.vbcf.ac.at<https://www.vbcf.ac.at/>

Feb. 12, 2026

Reminder: Waste and cleanliness in plant growth chambers at the MPL

by Rozanek,Solvejg

Dear all, lately it was more often the case that freshly watered pots with plants have been trashed and that the trash cans were completely full. Since the bags should not get too heavy (also because they become even heavier after autoclaving), we would be grateful if you could trash your plants only when they are dry or not completely wet. Watering takes place every Monday morning and Thursday afternoon. If that is not possible, we would ask you to only fill the trash cans half full. If no empty trash cans are available, please take one of the transparent bags and place them next to trash cans, where they will be picked up for autoclaving. This procedure saves time and resources. Further we would like to remind you to keep the soil room (and especially the sink) and other working rooms clean so that the cleaning staff and other users can use them in the same way. Trays ready to be cleaned must be stacked upright instead of sideward to use the space in the box as efficient as possible. Thank you for your understanding and your help! Best, Solvejg for the VBCF Plant Sciences Team

Nov. 27, 2025

Re: ! Repair in plant growth chamber system, Tue 11th Nov !

by Peter Schlögelhofer

…many thanks! Best regards, Peter > On 11.11.2025, at 09:30, Helfenbein,Paula <paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at> wrote: > > Dear all, > > the technicians were extremely fast and the repair is already done! Water and humidity control are running again, there were no strong deviations from the humidity during the time of the repair, if you need any recordings feel free to contact me! > > Best > Paula > > > > From: Helfenbein,Paula <paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at <mailto:paula.helfenbein@vbcf.ac.at>> > Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2025 6:55:32 PM > To: plants-user(a)lists.vbcf.ac.at <mailto:plants-user@lists.vbcf.ac.at> <plants-user(a)lists.vbcf.ac.at <mailto:plants-user@lists.vbcf.ac.at>> > Cc: VBCF Plant Sciences (PlantS) <vbcfplants.grp(a)vbcf.ac.at <mailto:vbcfplants.grp@vbcf.ac.at>> > Subject: ! Repair in plant growth chamber system, Tue 11th Nov ! > > Dear all, > > unfortunately, our internal watering pump for the growth chambers in the 8th floor is leaking and needs to be replaced as soon as possible. At the moment all chambers are running as usual and temperature and humidity are the same as always and will also stay this way. But it is important to replace the broken pump as soon as possible, as it could cause further damage to the system otherwise. The repair is scheduled for next Tuesday, 11th of November at 8:30 am. > > During the repair, the watering pipes will be closed, therefore, there will be no watering (automatic or manually) and no humidity control in the chambers! > We estimate that the repair will take a few hours, maybe less. > > Please contact me as soon as possible in case you have any humidity sensitive experiments running in the chambers at the moment. Please ensure that everyone in the lab is informed, that there will be no water accessible in the chamber during this time. I will inform you once the repair is done, and you can water your plants as usual. The automatic watering on Monday morning will happen as always. > > Thanks a lot for your understanding, > best > Paula > > > > <Outlook-VBC Logo.png> > Paula Helfenbein > Core Technician, Plant Sciences Facility > M +43 664 80847 7980 > paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at <mailto:paula.helfenbein@vbcf.ac.at> > Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH > Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 > 1030 Vienna > Austria > www.vbcf.ac.at <https://www.vbcf.ac.at/> > > _______________________________________________ > plants-user mailing list -- plants-user(a)lists.vbcf.ac.at <mailto:plants-user@lists.vbcf.ac.at> > To unsubscribe send an email to plants-user-leave(a)lists.vbcf.ac.at <mailto:plants-user-leave@lists.vbcf.ac.at> Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Schlögelhofer Department of Chromosome Biology Max Perutz Labs University of Vienna Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9 1030 Vienna Austria Phone: +43 1 4277 56240 Email: peter.schloegelhofer(a)univie.ac.at

Nov. 11, 2025

Re: ! Repair in plant growth chamber system, Tue 11th Nov !

by Helfenbein,Paula

Dear all, the technicians were extremely fast and the repair is already done! Water and humidity control are running again, there were no strong deviations from the humidity during the time of the repair, if you need any recordings feel free to contact me! Best Paula ________________________________ From: Helfenbein,Paula <paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at> Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2025 6:55:32 PM To: plants-user(a)lists.vbcf.ac.at <plants-user(a)lists.vbcf.ac.at> Cc: VBCF Plant Sciences (PlantS) <vbcfplants.grp(a)vbcf.ac.at> Subject: ! Repair in plant growth chamber system, Tue 11th Nov ! Dear all, unfortunately, our internal watering pump for the growth chambers in the 8th floor is leaking and needs to be replaced as soon as possible. At the moment all chambers are running as usual and temperature and humidity are the same as always and will also stay this way. But it is important to replace the broken pump as soon as possible, as it could cause further damage to the system otherwise. The repair is scheduled for next Tuesday, 11th of November at 8:30 am. During the repair, the watering pipes will be closed, therefore, there will be no watering (automatic or manually) and no humidity control in the chambers! We estimate that the repair will take a few hours, maybe less. Please contact me as soon as possible in case you have any humidity sensitive experiments running in the chambers at the moment. Please ensure that everyone in the lab is informed, that there will be no water accessible in the chamber during this time. I will inform you once the repair is done, and you can water your plants as usual. The automatic watering on Monday morning will happen as always. Thanks a lot for your understanding, best Paula [VBC Logo] Paula Helfenbein Core Technician, Plant Sciences Facility M +43 664 80847 7980 paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:paula.helfenbein@vbcf.ac.at> Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 1030 Vienna Austria www.vbcf.ac.at<https://www.vbcf.ac.at/>

Nov. 11, 2025

! Repair in plant growth chamber system, Tue 11th Nov !

by Helfenbein,Paula

Dear all, unfortunately, our internal watering pump for the growth chambers in the 8th floor is leaking and needs to be replaced as soon as possible. At the moment all chambers are running as usual and temperature and humidity are the same as always and will also stay this way. But it is important to replace the broken pump as soon as possible, as it could cause further damage to the system otherwise. The repair is scheduled for next Tuesday, 11th of November at 8:30 am. During the repair, the watering pipes will be closed, therefore, there will be no watering (automatic or manually) and no humidity control in the chambers! We estimate that the repair will take a few hours, maybe less. Please contact me as soon as possible in case you have any humidity sensitive experiments running in the chambers at the moment. Please ensure that everyone in the lab is informed, that there will be no water accessible in the chamber during this time. I will inform you once the repair is done, and you can water your plants as usual. The automatic watering on Monday morning will happen as always. Thanks a lot for your understanding, best Paula [VBC Logo] Paula Helfenbein Core Technician, Plant Sciences Facility M +43 664 80847 7980 paula.helfenbein(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:paula.helfenbein@vbcf.ac.at> Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 1030 Vienna Austria www.vbcf.ac.at<https://www.vbcf.ac.at/>

Nov. 6, 2025