CEPLAS Graduate School begins training phase at IPK in Gatersleben
CEPLAS students start introductory week at the IPK in Gatersleben. [15/10/2026]
Category Training & Careers
How plants and root microbes work together to overcome iron deficiency
New study in Cell reveals how Arabidopsis adapts communication with microbiota to improve iron acquisition. [09/10/2026]
Category Research
CEPLAS member Lena Daumann receives the “Heine Mensch” award
In support of equal opportunity and a tolerant society: Four women and four men were honored by HHU as “Heine People”. [07/10/2026]
Category Equity and Diversity
Open doors for 60 kids and “the Mouse”
Together with the West German Genome Center CEPLAS opened their doors to provide exciting insights into everyday research. [06/10/2026]
Category Science communication
CEPLAS Women in Plant Sciences Day 2026
On 1 October, CEPLAS hosted its annual Women in Plant Sciences Day, celebrating women in science and supporting the career development of women ECRs. [02/10/2026]
Category Equity and Diversity
Ancient genome function persists despite frequent mutations
New study published in Nature shows how centromere DNA sequences evolve rapidly and extensively while retaining their function. [25/09/2026]
Category Research
Sexual reproducing plant mimicking clonal reproduction
A newly published study in Nature shows, that Brazilian sedge is able to maintain its genetic identity across generations. [21/09/2026]
Category Research
Congratulations to Büsra Elkatmis
CEPLAS Graduate School member Büsra Elkatmis successfully defended her PhD thesis! [18/09/2026]
Category Training & Careers
Congratulations to Franziska Fichtner
Franziska Fichtner successfully completed her Habilitation [15/09/2026]
Category Training & Careers
We are hiring!
We are looking for an Academic expert in Metabolomics [26/08/2026]
Category Open positions
New insights in fungal genome
In a new study published in Nature Communications researchers around Bart Thomma identify a key molecule behind severe leaf loss in crop plants. [07/08/2026]
Category Research
Congratulations to Zarah Sorger!
CEPLAS Graduate School member Zarah Sorger successfully defended her PhD thesis! [27/07/2026]
Category Training & Careers
Laura Rose honoured as "Top Mentor"
CEPLAS Researcher was honoured at the 20th anniversary celebration of Selma Meyer Mentoring [22/07/2026]
Category Equity and Diversity
Viruses as Plant Protectors
Bacteriophages open up new prospects for more environmentally friendly plant protection. [20/07/2026]
Category Research
Soapbox Science Rheinland Returns for Its Seventh Edition
Two CEPLAS Early Career Researchers presented hands-on plant research – in a clear and engaging way, and with great passion [10/07/2026]
Category Equity and Diversity
Prof. Dr. Peter Westhoff bids farewell
Four decades at HHU, characterised by integrity, vision and academic excellence [03/07/2026]
Category Science communication
AI decodes the language of genes
An international research team led by CEPLAS researcher Jędrzej Szymański has developed an AI model that improves the prediction of gene regulation in… [19/06/2026]
Category Research
EU Parliament adopts adjusted rules on new genomic techniques for plants
An important step to support the development of resilient and sustainable crops. [17/06/2026]
Category Research
Congratulations to Susanne Vollmer
CEPLAS Graduate School member Susanne Vollmer successfully defended her PhD thesis! [11/06/2026]
Category Training & Careers
Exploring Plant Breeding and Innovation at KWS
CEPLAS ECRs gain first-hand insights into modern plant breeding at TalentCampus@KWS 2026. [07/06/2026]
Category Training & Careers
Congratulations to Tobias Pfennig!
CEPLAS Graduate School member Tobias Pfennig successfully defended his PhD thesis! [01/06/2026]
Category Training & Careers
CEPLAS Career Speed Dating 2026
On May 19, nine CEPLAS early career researchers participated in the Career Speed Dating to learn more about various professional fields outside… [28/05/2026]
Category Training & Careers
CEPLAS/TRANSPLANT Exchange Platform 2026 – Connecting academia and industry
The Exchange Platform brought together researchers, companies and innovation experts to explore pathways for translating science into practice. [27/05/2026]
Category Transfer
Research team ‘trims’ wheat chromosomes
Research team succeeded in reducing the size of, or even completely removing, chromosomes in plants with large genomes, such as wheat. [04/05/2026]
Category Research