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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week! 🎉🥳 Celebrating our amazing postdocs @mpipz.bsky.social who keep our science curious, creative, and moving forward.🌿🌱 We’re lucky to have you! #PAWGermany #PAW2026 #PostdocAppreciationWeek

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

📣We are #hiring Join the Department of Comparative Development and Genetics @mpipz.bsky.social to work on mechanisms underlying plant development & diversity in a Research Support role.🌿Apply now #plantsci 👉https://jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/36d653f86928d4c47af6b4d32debc67692b34a7d0?ref=homepage

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Your PhD journey starts NOW! Join our #webinar on August 7 (1-3 PM CEST) & explore #PhD opportunities at Max Planck's IMPRS in NRW, Germany! 🇩🇪 Gain insights into groundbreaking research & register here: events.gwdg.de/event/1423/. #MaxPlanck #Research #Germany #Science

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🌱 🔬Join us for our #OpenDay @mpipz.bsky.social on June 20, 2026! 🌿Discover our research through guided tours, talks, and family-friendly activities and meet the people behind the science. Free entry, no registration needed. 👉www.mpipz.mpg.de/open-day-2026 #scienceforall #Familiyfun #plantsci

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Looking for a #postdoc? 📣We are #hiring📣 Join the Wallner Group @mpipz.bsky.social to work on tissue patterning, polarity & body axes formation with the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha.🌿 Apply now! #plantsci 👉https://jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/54b1ba6d403b8a106f2595c1ef1171f8d729bb720?ref=homepage

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Final day of #pintofscience Cologne🍻🔬Wrapping up with one last round of science & lively discussions in the pub! Excited to learn more about the invisible chatter of 🌱 #plants 🌿with Enrique Rodriguez de la Garza @mpipz.bsky.social&@unicologne.bsky.social and other inspiring talks. #scicomm #pint26DE

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

After a fantastic first event we are excited for today’s #pintofscience Cologne 🍻🔬Discover how plants cope with the challenges of urban life by Shifa Ansari @mpipz.bsky.social 🌿– plus more fascinating talks. Come by, grab a drink and enjoy the science! @pintofscience.de #pint26DE #wisskomm #scicomm

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Tamara Susanto on successfully defending her PhD in the Charles Underwood Group at @mpipz.bsky.social! Wishing her all the best ahead. #phdone #plantscience #academiccareers

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Kang Wang on the successful PhD defense in the lab of George Coupland at @mpipz.bsky.social. Wishing all the best for the next steps ahead! #phdone #plantscience

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Niklas Kiel on defending his PhD in the Ruben Garrido-Oter Group at the @mpipz.bsky.social! All the best for what comes next. #Phdone #plantscience #academiccareers

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Magdalena Slawinska on her PhD defense in the lab of Ruben Garrido-Oter at @mpipz.bsky.social! Wishing all the best ahead. #phdone #plantscience #acacemiccareer

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Dr. Maik Mendler has successfully defended the PhD in the lab of Franzsika Turck @mpipz.bsky.social. Congratulations on reaching this milestone and best wishes ahead! #phdone #plantscience

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🎓 Congrats to Dr. Meng Zhang on defending her PhD in the lab of @amarques.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social! Welcome to the circle of doctors and all the best ahead! 👏 #PhDone #NewDoctor #PlantScience

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We are excited to welcome Kirsten Bomblies as the speaker at our 🌿Annual Barbara McClintock Seminar🧪 and guest at our roundtable discussion @mpipz.bsky.social on “Women in Science,” held in celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. #11Feb #womeninscience

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

We are #hiring! Join Miltos Tsiantis’s lab within the IMPRS @mpipz.bsky.social to identify genes driving root sucker formation in crucifer plants — combining evolution & genetics. 📆 Deadline: Jan 5, 2026 ✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de ℹ️ More info: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

We are #hiring! In Nadine Töpfer’s group within the IMPRS @unicologne.bsky.social, the PhD candidate will use computational modelling to unravel metabolic interactions between plants and their root microbiota. 📆Deadline: Jan 5, 2025 ✏️Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de ℹ️More info: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Congratulations to Mingming Fang on successfully defending his PhD! Completed at @mpipz.bsky.social in the lab of Miltos Tsiantis — all the best for what’s next! 🎉👏 #PhDone #NewDoctor #PlantScience

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We are #hiring! Join Raphael Mercier’s team within the IMPRS @mpipz.bsky.social to investigate meiotic recombination, focusing on inversions, selection & genome evolution. 📆 Deadline: Jan 5, 2025 ✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de ℹ️ More info: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

We are #hiring! This IMPRS PhD project @algazuccaro.bsky.social group @unicologne.bsky.social explores plant–microbiome interactions. 🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025 ✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de ℹ️ IMPRS: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs 🔗 Group: ag-zuccaro.botanik.uni-koeln.de

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

We are #hiring! Join Juliette de Meaux’s group within the IMPRS @unicologne.bsky.social to explore the genomic & ecological drivers of gene flow in grassland Arabis species. 🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025 ✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de ℹ️ More info: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

We’re #hiring! Our #IMPRS @mpipz.bsky.social & @unicologne.bsky.social recruits 4 PhD students. We look for candidates with a keen interest in experimental & computational plant biology to join us in 2026! Find details at www.mpipz.mpg.de/imprs/imprs-... and apply by Jan 5. #PlantSciJobs

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🌟 We celebrate Dr. Mung Hsia Foo from Hirofumi Nakagami’s lab @mpipz.bsky.social for completing her PhD! 🎓👏 Best of luck for the exciting journey ahead! 🌱 #PhDSuccess #PlantScience #PhDone #ScientificAchievement

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🎉 Fantastic news! Dr. Raissa Krone from Stanislav Kopriva’s group within the IMPRS @mpipz.bsky.social and @unicologne.bsky.social has earned her PhD. Congrats on this great achievement and best wishes for what’s next! 🌿✨ #PhDSuccess #PlantScience #PhDone #ScientificAchievement

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Lara Van Dijck from Jane Parker’s lab @mpipz.bsky.social on successfully completing her PhD! Wishing you continued success ahead! 🎓🌱 #PhDSuccess #PlantScience #PhDone #ScientificAchievement

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🎓👏 Congratulations to Dr. @nickdunken.bsky.social Nick Dunken on the successful PhD defense in the lab of @algazuccaro.bsky.social at the University of Cologne and @mpipz.bsky.social! Welcome to the circle of doctors! #phdone #plantscience #sciencecareer

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

📣Your PhD journey starts NOW! Join our #webinar on Sept 4, 1-3 PM (CEST) & explore #PhD opportunities at Max Planck's IMPRS in NRW, Germany! 🇩🇪 Gain insights into groundbreaking research & register here: events.gwdg.de/e/PhDatMaxPl... #MaxPlanck #Research #Germany #Science

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

📣📣We are #hiring! 📣Please RT! @mpipz.bsky.social has a group leader position available in the broad area of Plant Development and Diversity 🌿. Apply now!🌿 👉http://bit.ly/4nkUvLa #plantsci

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Celebrating a new PhD at @mpipz.bsky.social! 🎓 Dr. Ram Sevak Raja Kumar defended her thesis in @hacquardst.bsky.social’s lab. Congrats, and all the best for what’s next! 🌟 #PhDone #PlantScience

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Lots of fun and exciting insights into #plantsci at our #Girls'Day yesterday! 🥳 Our guests took part in fantastic hands-on experiments in our labs and toured the greenhouse 🌿☘️. A huge thank you to everyone who made this inspiring day possible! 🌱🔬🧪 #STEM #womeninscience

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We are happy to announce another PhD success at @mpipz.bsky.social! 🎉 Dr. Henriette Läßle has passed her viva in Jane Parkers’s lab. Huge congrats, Dr. Läßle, and best of luck with your next steps! 🚀🌱🎓 #PhDSuccess #PlantScience #PhDone

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

More PhD success! 🎉 Dr. Lisa Brombach has passed her viva in Miltos Tsiantis’ lab @mpipz_cologne. Their thesis: "Deciphering genetic control of lateral leaf growth via WOX genes in Cardamine hirsuta." Huge congrats, Dr. Brombach ! Wishing you all the best for what's ahead. 🎓✨ #PhDone

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Another PhD success! 🎉 Dr. Neda Rahnamae has passed her viva at the Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, in Juliette de Meaux’s lab, as part of the IMPRS at @mpipz.bsky.social. Congrats, Dr. Rahnamae, and best wishes for the future! 🎓✨ #PhD #PlantScience #PhDone

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Big news! 🎉 Dr. Fei Xiong has passed his PhD viva in Jane Parker’s Lab at @mpipz.bsky.social, defending his thesis: "Probing the link between EDS1-PAD4 and transcriptional reprogramming in Arabidopsis thaliana." Congrats, Dr. Xiong! Wishing you success in the future! 🎓✨ #PhDone

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Fantastic news! 🎉 Dr. Sophie_Asako Xerri has passed her PhD viva in Angela Hancock's Lab @mpipz.bsky.social 🌱🔬 Huge congratulations on this amazing achievement—wishing you all the best for what’s next! 🎓✨ #PhDone #Arabidopsis #PlantScience

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

🥳Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🥳🎉🔬🧪. A special nod to all the inspiring female scientists at @mpipz.bsky.social, shaping the future of #plant science with dedication and passion 🌿🪴Read more 👉: bit.ly/4bc1TmF #womeninscience #womeninSTEM #11Feb

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

We made it 😀 - excited to share our latest research and engage with this vibrant community here at Bluesky 🌿🪴

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