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Environmental Genomics Lab

@envgenlab.bsky.social
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Welcome to our site! The EnvGen group is headed by Prof. Eva H Stukenbrock and focuses on different aspects of fungal evolution and infection biology in plant pathogenic fungi and plant-associated microbes.

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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We also divided into teams for our first Lab Safety Games, putting everyone’s lab-practice knowledge to the test! 🧪🧫 Meet this year’s winners 🤭 and proud recipients of the highly coveted Golden Glove 🏆🧤
Left to right: Liza, Thaís, Leonhard, Clara, AmirGolden Glove
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On Sept 30–Oct 1, we held our 2026 Environmental Genomics retreat, bringing together our group for two days of reflection and discussion. We revisited our strengths, identified areas for improvement, and shared ideas for the year ahead. We're looking forward to putting ideas in action!
EnvGen 2026 Retreat
Osterstedt
Sept 30th-Oct 1st
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Our PhD student Clara presenting her work on the largely unexplored fungal microbiome of Hydra vulgaris. @claraigelmann.bsky.social Great to see lots of interest and conversations around her poster! 🔬✨
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🌱🍄 The EnvGen lab is present at the #CRC1182 2026 retreat. Our postdoc Víctor Flores-Núñez presented his work on how Zymoseptoria tritici secreted invertase can influence the antagonistic activity of leaf-associated bacteria!
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Today at the Max Planck Aquavit conference in Plön, we had another chance to celebrate 🎉 our group leader, Eva Stukenbrock, on her recent appointment to the Leopoldina. Seeing her recognised by colleagues across the Max Planck community was very special. We are very proud to be part of her team! 🌾🍄‍🟫
https://www.evolbio.mpg.de/3882989/eva-stukenbrock-appointed-as-a-member-of-the-leopoldina
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Wishing you all happy holidays. 🎄🎁 Greetings from the Environmental Genomics Group. 🇲🇽🇫🇷🇧🇷🇵🇹🇵🇪🇷🇸🇮🇷🇩🇰🇩🇪🤗
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
We’re excited to host the first MadFungi Research Unit workshop in Kiel, welcoming MSc and PhD students from across Germany! Over three days, this workshop will cover many aspects of RNA-seq analysis in plants 🌱 and fungi🍄‍🟫.
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
To wrap up…! Why keep an effector the plant can recognize? Our postdoc Liz Florez shows Z. tritici’s effector AvrStb6 shapes the wheat microbiome, esp. Pseudomonas spp., in susceptible cultivars. A hidden microbial modulation role beyond host recognition? 🗓️ Poster P-166 🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
How does heat reshape plant immune responses? Our PhD student Anica Schmauch shows higher temperatures boost ROS bursts in barley and potentially affect Z. passerinii growth, revealing abiotic-biotic cross-talk in disease resistance. 🗓️ Poster P-424 #2025ISMPMI
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
What makes wild wheat resistant to domestic Zymoseptoria? Our PhD student Rune Hansen found wild wheat relatives that stop infection by domestic Zymoseptoria at the stomata, with a pool of candidate genes that could potentially boost resistance in domestic wheat. 🗓️ Poster P-015 #2025ISMPMI
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
From yesterday: #EnvGen Team dinner! Our PI @estukenbrock.bsky.social finally joined us ❤️ despite the inevitable Deutsche Bahn surprises! 🙃 #2025ISMPMI
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Can fungal pathogens hijack host signaling peptides? Our PhD student Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social uncovers a Zymoseptoria KEX2-processed effector putatively mimicking the plant hormone peptide phytosulfokine (PSK) known to lower immunity against hemibiotrophs. 🗓️ Poster P-226 #2025ISMPMI
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Can fungal pathogens manipulate the plant microbiome to aid infection? PhD student Leonhard Pachinger shows Z. tritici expression of killer-like protein effectors KP-4 & KP-6 that inhibit apoplastic bacteria, suggesting a microbiome-targeting strategy during infection. 🗓️ Poster P-217 #2025ISMPMI
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
How does mowing and grazing shape the leaf and root microbiome of a wild grass? Our PhD student Eva Tanneau tracked 3 years of Agrostis capillaris microbiomes and found striking shifts under different management regimes, including pathogen emergence in leaf networks. 🗓️ Poster P-303 #2025ISMPMI
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
🌿 Curious about microbiomes, effectors, resistance genes, and temperature stress? Come meet our team at #2025ISMPMI We’ll be presenting posters all week on Zymoseptoria–plant interactions, wild relatives, and immune manipulation! 🧵 Thread with posters & schedule ⬇️
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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Taking in some city sights before diving into the science at #2025ISMPMI
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