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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
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Sept 30th-Oct 1st

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claraigelmann.bsky.social @claraigelmann.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I had a great time presenting my poster on Hydra-associated fungi at the @crc1182.bsky.social annual retreat. Thank you very much for all the interesting conversations!

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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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Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The IMPRS for Evolutionary Biology is offering up to ten new doctoral positions for the 2026 cohort, all will be located at the MPI-Plön. Applications can be submitted now, the closing date for the submissions is 11th January. The program starts in September 2026.

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Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Happy to present my research at the Kiel Plant Center Mini Symposium yesterday. Thanks @lizflorez.bsky.social for chairing, @estukenbrock.bsky.social for the invitation 😃

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PlantsCoChallenge @plantscochallenge.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Looking forward to the KPC Mini-Symposium tomorrow — a great event for all plant scientists in the Kiel area! Speakers are: Hanin Alzubaidy, @lies-nerd.bsky.social and @molecularmax.bsky.social . Don’t miss these exciting talks and discussions!

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Remco Stam @rstam.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I had a couple of great days at our first @plantscochallenge.bsky.social annual meeting. Inspiring to discuss diverse aspects of multiple stress responses with colleagues from other parts of the plant sciences www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/n... Big thanks to @estukenbrock.bsky.social for organising.

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Liz Florez @lizflorez.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Corné M.J. Pieterse speaking for all of us! #2025ISMPMI

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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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Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

I felt so for this poor think the whole time. So happy to see it made it out safely! Thanks for that and sharing 😀

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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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Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

3rd day of #ISMPMI2025, means poster présentation day 😌

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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 · 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

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

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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Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Excited to present my poster (P-226) tomorrow at #ISMPMI2025. Looking forward to nice scientific discussions!

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Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Being a plant biologist also means loving plants. Since phytochambers are not affordable for private use, nothing better than a DIY greenhouse full of #amorphophallus

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Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Found a small grass (or ringed) snake (natrix natrix) 🐍

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Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Das war tatsächlich echt besonders, das beobachten zu können, obwohl man mit dem bloßen Auge weniger sieht als auf Bildern. Und man hat in der Stadt leider auch ordentlich Lichtverschmutzung. Dennoch eine tolle Sache!

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Maxim Faroux @molecularmax.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Northern Lights in Kiel on October 10th. Nature is amazing 🌃

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