Strengthening ties: CEPLAS welcomes ICARDA scientists for research exchange
A visit that strengthens collaboration and inspires new ideas for future research. [22/08/2025]
New insights: how plants distribute vital amino acids
A research team led by Andreas Weber has now deciphered the mechanism by which plants distribute amino acids within their organisms. The study has now… [21/08/2025]
Eight weeks of startup spirit
CEPLAS Graduate School members Laura Merx and Büşra Elkatmış participated in Women in Entrepreneurship Program [12/08/2025]
New toolbox for the breeding of climate resilient crops
A new publication in Nature Genetics by Thomas Hartwig and colleagues reveals new approach for targeted engineering of complex traits. [12/08/2025]
And How about You Podcast
In the new episode of the UoC podcast, Bart Thomma discusses about the freedom of academic research and the fascination for his work. [10/08/2025]
We are hiring!
We are looking for a coordinator for the CEPLAS Graduate School. [23/07/2025]
From Lab to Field
3rd TRANSPLANT DAY in Kleve connects plant science and agriculture. [11/07/2025]
Fighting climate change with plants – science meets curiosity
A lively evening of discussion and debate at the Haus der Universität. [08/07/2025]
CEPLAS at Soapbox Science Rheinland 2025
Three CEPLAS women early-career researchers brought plant science to the public – sharing their research with passion and sparking curiosity. [01/07/2025]
SelmaMeyerMentoring Program 2024/25
CEPLAS Women Researchers Participate in SelmaMeyerMentoring Programme as Both Mentors and Mentees. [01/07/2025]
Planter's Punch: Tried and Tested or Mutated and New – How Plants Find Their Way
PhD student Laura explains how plants evolve through mutations – and why sticking with what works can be just as powerful as embracing change. [30/06/2025]
From Academia to Application: CEPLAS ECRs Explore Plant Breeding at BASF | Nunhems
Next-gen scientists meet cutting-edge innovation in vegetable seed development. [18/06/2025]
ERC Advanced Grant awarded to Miltos Tsiantis
CEPLAS member and MPI Director Miltos Tsiantis receives prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his project CLONAL. [17/06/2025]
Planter's Punch: How Bacteria can help us feed the world
In our new Planter's Punch PhD student Laura Merx explains in a podcast how bacteria can help us feed the world. [28/05/2025]
We made it!
CEPLAS III proposal "SMART Plants in Dynamic Environments" successful in Excellence Strategy. [23/05/2025]
2nd TRANSPLANT Day
The 2nd TRANSPLANT Day focussing on "Supporting Entrepreneurial Scientists and Science-Based Startups" took place in Cologne [22/05/2025]
Miltos Tsiantis honored as Fellow of the Royal Society
CEPLAS Steering Committee member Miltos Tsiantis is among the over 90 scientists from around the world who have been elected as the newest Fellows of… [20/05/2025]
What effect bacterial communities have on root growth
CEPLAS members Stanislav Kopriva (UoC) and Tonni Grube Andersen (MPIPZ) identified several plant growth promoting volatiles. [08/05/2025]
Publication on the genetic control of barley architecture
Coordinated by Rüdiger Simon, researchers discovered the signaling pathway that regulates the control of meristems in barley. [07/05/2025]
CRISPR in plants: CEPLAS members provided insights at Cologne City Hall
Götz Hensel and Susanne Vollmer presented current developments in the use of molecular gene editing tools in plants. [06/05/2025]
Publication on the genetic diversity of European potato
Korbinian Schneeberger and Craig Dent (both MPIPZ) pieced together the genetic makeup of European potatoes and published the results in Nature. [24/04/2025]
The paradox of European potato
CEPLAS postdoctoral researcher Craig Dent (MPIPZ) reveals in a illustrative comic that potato DNA is at the same time diverse and not diverse. [23/04/2025]
New publication in "Science" about gene order
Martin Lercher’s group (HHU), together with collaborators from Linköping University, has discovered that bacterial genes are positioned by function. [14/04/2025]
Girls' Day: CEPLAS provided insights into science
CEPLAS PhD Sabrina Egli from Guido Grossmann's lab inspired 8 girls with luminous bacteria. [10/04/2025]