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]
How cells repair their power plants
Together with other researchers CEPLAS academic expert Parisa Kakanj has uncovered a mechanism to protect and repair mitochondria. [09/04/2025]
CEPLAS brings Crop IB to Germany for the first time
CEPLAS members participated at the Crop Innovation & Business conference and interacted with experts from the agri-tech and agri-food community. [08/04/2025]
New mathematical models to increase photosynthesis efficiency
Oliver Ebenhöh and Andreas Weber (both HHU), together with researchers from the University of Groningen, have published a paper in Science Advances. [26/03/2025]
CEPLAS Faces interview with Stanislav Kopriva
CEPLAS member Stanislav Kopriva (UoC) reveals in an interview which personality he would like to meet. [25/03/2025]
Congratulations to Pia and Daniel!
CEPLAS Graduate students Pia Saake and Daniel Moser (both UoC) defended their PhD thesis. [25/03/2025]
Natural Gatekeeper: How plants use barriers to maintain healthy relationships
CEPLAS member Tonni Grube Andersen (MPIPZ) and his team have uncovered an important role of the Casparian strip. [24/03/2025]
TRANSPLANT Day: Bridging Academia and Industry in Plant Sciences
More than 60 participants followed two inspiring presentations and an interactive panel discussion at the first TRANSPLANT Day. [18/03/2025]
School students in CEPLAS lab won first prize
Two students won first prize in the Biology section of the Bonn-Köln Jugend Forscht Regionalwettbewerb for their project in Alga Zuccaro's lab. [27/02/2025]
Women in Entrepreneurship program
Büşra Elkatmış has been selected as one of 100 early-career women researchers for the 2025 DWIH San Franscisco Women in Entrepreneurship program [25/02/2025]
Learning nature’s coding language
In a new issue of the Planter's Punch, CEPLAS doctoral researcher Amelie Kok (MPIPZ) provides insights into the book of life, the DNA. [25/02/2025]
Marc Somssich received SciComm Award
The CEPLAS member (MPIPZ) received the prize at the Conference Molecular Biology of Plants 2025 for his outstanding social media contributions. [24/02/2025]
Interview with Franziska Turck
In a new issue of CEPLAS Faces, group leader Franziska Turck (MPIPZ) reveals which female plant scientist fascinates her. [19/02/2025]
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Three CEPLAS female scientists share their perspectives on the significance of this day and why advancing women in science remains essential. [11/02/2025]
HHU awarded a guest professorship to Marcel van Verk
Marcel van Verk, Vice President for Crop Data Science at KeyGene, is now guest professor at HHU. [10/02/2025]
Crop Innovation & Business Conference in Cologne
CEPLAS is hosting partner of this year's international conference that will take place from March 30 to April1. [04/02/2025]
Interview about digital plant models
In a new issue of the Planter's Punch CEPLAS members Chilperic Armel Foko Kuate and Jérémie Muller-Prokob talk about their project. [04/02/2025]
Joint dual career fellowship for a research couple at HHU
Research projects join forces: Collaborative Research Centers in Biology and CEPLAS supported joint research stay of research couple. [16/01/2025]
Apply now!
The call for our CEPLAS research internships 2025 is now open! [08/01/2025]