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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences

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Johana Misas Villamil @jomivi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Very proud of Laura Merx @laurame.bsky.social from @ceplas.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social who won the 2nd place at the BioGründer competition (www. bio-gruender.de) with her project ProteoGro: bacterial proteases to improve soil fertility and plant nitrogen acquisition. Well done Laura 🎉🥂👏👏
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Congrats!!!🎉
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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Looking forward to spending a couple of days with @ceplas.bsky.social catching up with colleagues at @UniCologne @Team_Thomma and having some fun with the ECRs! They picked Theme 2 from my smörgåsbord of ECR discussion topics 👍🏼 😎👇🏼 www.ceplas.eu/en/about-us/...
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CEPLAS Friday
Speakers: Hilde Nelissen (VIB), Sophien Kamoun (The Sainsbury Laboratory)
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Congrats!!!🎉
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Leibniz IPK @leibnizipk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Wie können alte Sorten unsere Ernährung sichern? Und warum kann die Genbank des @leibnizipk.bsky.social Lösungen für Herausforderungen wie Hitze und Trockenheit anbieten? All das erklärt Anna Backhaus in der Wissenschaftssendung "Quarks" des WDR. Reinhören lohnt! www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:...
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Universität zu Köln @unicologne.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🫒Warum der Olivenbaum die Blätter verliert Erstmalig ist es einem Forschungsteam ‪@teamthomma.bsky.social‬ @ceplas.bsky.social gelungen, Einblicke in die genetischen Grundlagen der durch den Schädlingspilz Verticillium dahliae verursachten „Entlaubung“ zu bekommen ➡️https://uni.koeln/RC5HX
Olivenhain mit vereinzelten Bäumen auf grüner Wiese unter bewölktem Himmel, gelbe Blumen im Gras verteilt.
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brilhouseofdata.bsky.social @brilhouseofdata.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
@ceplas.bsky.social has released an updated research data policy to strengthen the cooperation with @nfdi4plants.bsky.social for FAIR research data management. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... More info: www.ceplas.eu/en/research/...
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CEPLAS Research Data Policy
This research data policy focuses on the handling of CEPLAS research data and applies to all CEPLAS research data. Established guidelines and agreements, including theCEPLAS cooperation agreement betw...
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Markus Stetter @mgstetter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Still time to apply: Postdoc position in our lab together with @meauxjuliette.bsky.social to combine Ecological models with quantitative genetics. Become part of a great community of Ecological Genetics. jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
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Björn Usadel @usadellab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Join my group at @fz_juelich within the @ceplas.bsky.social excellence cluster. #PlantJobs We’re looking for a postdoc/senior scientist in plant single-cell and spatial transcriptomics recruiting.fz-juelich.de/jobposting/8...
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Postdoctoral Researcher / Senior Scientist in the field of plant single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Spätestens heute muss geerntet werden!👩‍🌾 Preise werden vergeben in den Kategorien Ertrag, Vielfalt und Kreativität! Wir sind schon ganz gespannt auf die Ergebnisse!
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Heute geht in NRW das Schuljahr zu Ende und damit endet auch der #BeetBattle. Bei dem von CEPLAS gemeinsam mit invite und Bayer LifeHub Monheim organisierten Wettbewerb ging es darum, auf 1m2 Beet so viel Ertrag wie möglich zu erzielen.
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Borjana Arsova @borjana-a.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Latest science in press 🗞️: Biosustainable plant protection using #viruses (bacteriophages) 🧪 🦠 #PlantScience #botany #PlantMicrobeInteractions @fz-juelich.de @ceplas.bsky.social @mibinet.bsky.social www.fz-juelich.de/en/news/arch...
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Viruses as Plant Protectors: Jülich Research Highlights the Potential of Bacteriophages
Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich are investigating how natural viruses that specifically infect bacteria can help plants fight off bacterial pathogens. These bacteriophages open up new prospect...
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soapboxsciencerhld.bsky.social @soapboxsciencerhld.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
@bsky.app 9 female researchers from various disciplines presented their research on the shopping streets of Cologne on 4th of July. Among them were researchers from the @ceplas.bsky.social , @cecad.bsky.social and ML4Q Clusters of Excellence. 🌱 🧬 ⚛️ Thank you for being part of it. 🫶
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Borjana Arsova @borjana-a.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
‪ #Bacteriophages help sustainable plant protection ✅#Phages restore 🌱 growth during 🦠 infection. ✅🧬 shows ⬇️🌱immunity & ⬇️bacterial virulence. #Biocontroll #PlantSci 🧪 #PMI @frunzkelab.bsky.social @guidogrossmann.bsky.social @mibinet.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Phage biocontrol reduces the disease burden and modulates plant immunity through suppression of bacterial virulence
Erdrich et al. investigated the molecular interplay underlying bacteriophage-based biocontrol, using natural bacterial viruses for plant protection. They uncovered that phage-treated plants maintain b...
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Franzi Fichtner @franzificht.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Finally out! Explore how vascular T6P modulates root growth 🌱 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Systemic and Local Regulation of Root Growth by Vascular Trehalose 6‐Phosphate is Correlated With Re‐allocation of Primary Metabolites Between Shoots and Roots
Trehalose 6-phoshpate (Tre6P) consistently regulates root growth, with high Tre6P inhibiting and low Tre6P promoting primary and lateral root growth. It does so by altering the accumulation and alloc...
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soapboxsciencerhld.bsky.social @soapboxsciencerhld.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
@bsky.app Let's meet with our speakers! 👏 AMANTA SEIFRIED is a Doctoral Researcher @hhu.de @ceplas.bsky.social At the #soapboxscience event on 4th July she will talk about how plants waste a surprising amount of energy and how that affects agriculture. #womeninstem #womeninscience #cologne
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soapboxsciencerhld.bsky.social @soapboxsciencerhld.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Let's meet with our speakers! 👏 DR. GWENDOLYN DAVIS is a Postdoctoral Researcher @hhu.de @ceplas.bsky.social. She will explain how plant cells communicate and coordinate. Looking forward to meeting you all at our #soapboxscience event on 4th July at 1 pm. 🎉 #womeninstem #womeninscience#cologne
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Team Thomma @teamthomma.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
First 👀 on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social, now online in @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Communications: A structurally unique effector shared between vascular wilt fungi drives cotton and olive defoliation #Verticillium #Fusarium @lfaino.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A structurally unique effector shared between vascular wilt fungi drives cotton and olive defoliation - Nature Communications
Here the authors report a pair of identical effector genes in different fungal pathogens that cause vascular wilt diseases to cause defoliation in crops. Removing these genes stops disease, and mobile...
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Finally!!
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🌱In unserem letzten Beitrag zum #fascinationofplantsday erklärt André Marques @amarques.bsky.social vom MPIPZ @mpipz.bsky.social was eine erfolgreiche Pflanze ausmacht und welche Rolle unterschiedliche Chromosomen dabei spielen können. Wirklich faszinierend! 😉
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🌱Zum #fascinationofplantsday erklärt euch heute Bart Thomma @teamthomma.bsky.social von der Universität zu Köln @unicologne.bsky.social was am Zusammenspiel von Pflanzen und Bakterien so faszinierend ist! @hhu.de @mpipz.bsky.social @leibnizipk.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🌱Borjana Arsova @borjana-a.bsky.social vom @fz-juelich.de ist die 3. Forscherin, die wir zum #fascinationofplantsday vorstellen möchten. Sie arbeitet u.a. daran, die Widerstandsfähigkeit/Leistungsfähigkeit von Pflanzen zu verbessern und nutzt dafür Mikroorganismen, die das Pflanzenwachstum anregen.
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🌱 Im 2. Beitrag zum #fascinationofplantsday zeigt uns Rüdiger Simon @simonrdg.bsky.social warum Pflanzen faszinierend sind. @hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Wir starten mit Anna Backhaus vom IPK Gatersleben! @leibnizipk.bsky.social
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🌱Heute ist #fascinationofplantsday! Wir stellen euch diese Woche CEPLAS Forschende vor, die von Pflanzen - vom Samenkorn bis zur ausgewachsenen Pflanze - fasziniert sind. Findet heraus warum! 🔎 @leibnizipk.bsky.social @hhu.de @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @unicologne.bsky.social
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Team Bürgeruni @teambuergeruni.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Es geht um spannende Themen - von Night Science bis zur weichen Materie (organisiert von @ceplas.bsky.social). 2/2 👉 18.05.26, 18 Uhr im DIE FLIESE – Café Bar Kultur (ausverkauft) 👉 20.05.26, 18 Uhr im Café Modigliani Weitere Infos und Tickets gibt’s hier: www.hhu.de/news-einzela...
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Pint of Science-Festival 2026 in Düsseldorf
Beim „Pint of Science"-Festival am 18. und 20. Mai in Düsseldorf wird Forschung der HHU hautnah in der Kneipe erlebbar. Dann wird im Café „DIE FLIESE“ (Oberbilk) und im Café Modigliani (Unterbilk) an ...
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Universität zu Köln @unicologne.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🌍🌱 Für eine grüne Zukunft Der Exzellenzcluster @ceplas.bsky.social entwickelt klimaresistente Pflanzen, sichert Biodiversität und stärkt die Funktionsfähigkeit von Ökosystemen. 🔬👩‍🔬 Im aktuellen Unimagazin schauen wir Wissenschaftler*innen über die Schulter. Mehr dazu ▶️ uni.koeln/MHWK8
Person mit weißem Pulli steht zwischen hohen Maispflanzen auf einem Feld.Person mit blauen Handschuhen fixiert junge Pflanzen an Stäben in Gewächshaus-Töpfen.Hände mit Latexhandschuhen halten Petrischale mit grünen Pflänzchen im Labor.Zwei Personen im Labor begutachten eine kleine Pflanze in einem Blumentopf.
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
🎟️Tickets gibt es für 2,50€/Abend. 👉Alles Infos zu den Beiträgen, unseren fantastischen Sprecher*innen und zur Anmeldung gibt’s hier: www.pintofscience.de/events/duess... @hhu.de @teambuergeruni.bsky.social
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Pint of Science Düsseldorf
Explore Pint of Science Deutschland events in Duesseldorf
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
📅 20. Mai: Wurzeln, weiche Materie und Wissenschaft zum Mitmachen 🌱 Wie können Pflanzen Krisen meistern? ⚗️ Was ist „weiche Materie“ im Alltag? 🙌 Und wie kannst du selbst mitforschen? #pint26DE #pint26 @lilli-amal.bsky.social @botanyhhu.bsky.social @teambuergeruni.bsky.social
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
📅 18. Mai: Pint, Pizza und Perspektiven: Wie Wissenschaft wirklich funktioniert 🧠 Wie entstehen neue Ideen in der Wissenschaft? 🍺 Warum sagen wir eigentlich DAS Pint? 🍕 Und was hat Pflanzenforschung mit Pizza zu tun? @martinlercher.bsky.social @weberlab.bsky.social #pint26DE #pint26 @hhu.de
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Leibniz IPK @leibnizipk.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
For the first time, a team at @leibnizipk.bsky.social has succeeded in reducing the size of, or even completely removing, chromosomes in plants with large genomes, such as wheat. The study was published in the journal 'Plant Communications'. ➡️PR: tinyurl.com/2kfajxp5 ➡️Paper: tinyurl.com/3nzau7x6
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Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Today is the last day for early-bird registration with discounted fees! Don't miss this opportunity to connect with many different #plantscience topics and peep🌱! 👇 botanik-tagung.de/registration...
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Registration
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Congrats!!!
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Team_Zuccaro @algazuccaro.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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New Insights in Mechanisms of Plant Symbiosis
A recently published study shows how beneficial fungi can enter cereal roots without triggering an excessive immune response.
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Leibniz IPK @leibnizipk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Auftakt für das Journalistenkolleg 2026 am @leibnizipk.bsky.social. Zwei Tage lang geht es um das Thema "Hitze und Trockenheit". Wir freuen uns sehr, dieses Jahr das @jki-research.bsky.social als Partner dabei zu haben!
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Auch wir sind dieses Jahr wieder dabei – mit zwei Abenden voller spannender Forschung! Von kreativen Ideen über Sprache bis hin zu Pflanzen & Physik des Alltags – kommt vorbei und entdeckt Wissenschaft mal anders! Alle infos: pintofscience.de/events/duess... #pint26DE #pint26 @pintofscience.de
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Pint of Science Germany @pintofscience.de · 20/04/2026
Was geht, #Düsseldorf? Dieses Jahr stehen Pflanzen im Fokus 🌱, aber wir sprechen auch darüber, wie wir sprechen und wie wir Forschung machen. Kommt vorbei am 18. und 20. Mai und trikt ein Bier oder Limonade mit uns! 🍺🥤 Tickets sind bald im Verkauf. #pintDE #pint26de #pint26
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Thanks to @mibinet.bsky.social for hosting this edition of INSPIRE with Prof. Annegret Wilde @freecyano.bsky.social from @uni-freiburg.de! At INSPIRE, a collab between CEPLAS, MibiNet and @trr341.bsky.social we invite women scientists to share their research and personal career journey. Great talk!
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Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Plz spread the words @mibinet.bsky.social @gasb-synbio.bsky.social @gdchbiochem.bsky.social @claudialudy.bsky.social @febspress.bsky.social @gbmev.bsky.social @embl.org @femsmicro.org @ceplas.bsky.social @cmfi.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social
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MibiNet @mibinet.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Huge congrats to Dr. Eliza Loo! The associated MibiNet researcher has secured a "Klaus Tschira Boost Fund" grant to explore targeted programming of plant microbiomes. Fantastic news for @hhu.de and the MibiNet team! #MibiNet #HHU @elizaloopi.bsky.social www.hhu.de/en/detail-re...
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Nutzpflanzenforscherin aus dem „Klaus Tschira Boost-Fund“ gefördert
Die Pflanzenforscherin Dr. Eliza Loo, Arbeitsgruppenleiterin am Institut für Molekulare Physiologie an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (HHU), wird für die kommenden zwei Jahre für ein Projek...
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soapboxsciencerhld.bsky.social @soapboxsciencerhld.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Take your Science to the Streets! Apply to be a Speaker at Soapbox Science Rheinland 2026 in Cologne. The event is a collaborative effort between @hhu.de and @unicologne.bsky.social, driven by the excellence clusters @ceplas.bsky.social, @cecad.bsky.social and ML4Q. #womeninscience #soapboxscience
Apply to be a Speaker at Soapbox Science Rheinland 2026 in Cologne.
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🎉Congratulations to Nhu Tran @locthuynhu.bsky.social ! Nhu successfully defended her PhD thesis in the group of Juliette de Meaux @meauxjuliette.bsky.social at @unicologne.bsky.social ! We wish you all the best for the next step in your career!
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Team Thomma @teamthomma.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
📣 12 open postdoc positions in @ceplas.bsky.social !! www.ceplas.eu/en/training-... We @teamthomma.bsky.social look for a postdoc on The Secret Lives of Soil-Borne Fungal Pathogens: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Intermicrobial Interactions in Soils (see project 4)
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CEPLAS: Call 2026
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Rüdiger Simon @simonrdg.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
CEPLAS, the cluster of excellence on plants sciences, is looking for PhD candidates for a number of exciting projects. See below for more info on the topics and on the recruiting process, and here: www.ceplas.eu/en/training-...
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Rüdiger Simon @simonrdg.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
CEPLAS starts a number of new projects, and we are looking for 12 Postdocs ❗ CEPLAS projects are always highly collaborative, that means postdocs working with us will always closely interact with several CEPLAS research groups. Find all postdoc openings here: www.ceplas.eu/en/training-...
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CEPLAS: Call 2026
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
🚨Job Alert – Please RT! We’re looking for bright minds to join our community! We are looking for 12 postdocs and 7 PhD students! Details on all projects and application: www.ceplas.eu/en/training-... @leibnizipk.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @hhu.de @fz-juelich.de @unicologne.bsky.social
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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🏆Last week Laura Redzich @amandlaawethu.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD thesis! The research was carried out in the Frommer lab @hhu.de . Congratulations, and best wishes for the next steps in your career! 🎊
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Andreas P.M. Weber 🌾🌱🧬 @apmweber.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🧬⚡ Call for abstracts & participants | GRC 2026 ⚡🧬 Together with Vamsi Mootha, I’m chairing the 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Mitochondria & Chloroplasts (July 19 - 24, 2026). We’d love to see your application. Thread 🧵👇
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Leibniz IPK @leibnizipk.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Am Welthülsenfrüchte-Tag hat sich IPK-Forscherin Kerstin Neumann mit Kolleginnen und Kollegen zum Abendessen in Quedlinburg getroffen - und natürlich gab es Hülsenfrüchte. Alles andere Wichtige zum Thema Leguminosen erklärt sie im Interview. ➡️Alle Infos: tinyurl.com/27vvvryb
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