CEPLAS-News

When 1 plus 1 is not always 2
In the new Planter's Punch the CEPLAS doctoral researcher Nhu Tran (UoC) describes the components of genetic variation with illustrative pictures. [19/07/2023]

New publications
In two new papers CEPLAS member Martin Lercher and his team (HHU) describe how to predict enzymatic reactions using AI methods. [19/07/2023]

Open statement
on the proposal of the EU Commission on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed [05/07/2023]

New Publication
The "Healthy Crops" research consortium led by CEPLAS member Wolf Frommer reports on disease-resistant rice varieties in the scientific journal eLife. [29/06/2023]

New Planter's Punch
The postdoc Marjorie Guichard (HHU) explains in an illustrative comic how and why she tricks proteins with sticky glitters. [23/06/2023]

Open position
New position as a Scientific Research Associate in Genome Editing in Barley (f/m/d) at the Institute of Plant Genetics at HHU Düsseldorf available. [20/06/2023]

TRANSCEND introduced in Berlin
CEPLAS and IPK have established a new alliance for plant sciences under the patronage of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. [07/06/2023]

CEPLAS member appointed NGIN Ambassador
The doctoral researcher Abdulkabir Abdulmalik (HHU) has been appointed Ambassador of NGIN. In an interview he speaks about his new position. [01/06/2023]

Podcast with Markus Stetter
In the "Computomics" podcast "The domestication of Amaranth or how wild plants become crops", Markus Stetter (UoC) speaks about his research. [01/06/2023]

A story of luminous jellyfish and skyscraping trees
In a new issue of the Planter's Punch CEPLAS doctoral researcher Jona Obinna Ejike explains why the luminous jellyfish is important for his research. [31/05/2023]

New CEPLAS Executive Board
During the General Assembly, Maria von Korff Schmising was announced as the new CEPLAS speaker and Bart Thomma as the deputy speaker. [30/05/2023]

WSU students at CEPLAS
Washington State University (WSU) students participate in a 10-week summer research program at CEPLAS. [29/05/2023]

Plant Sciences in pubs
CEPLAS members discussed their research topics in a pub atmosphere at the Pint of Science Festival 2023. [25/05/2023]

CEPLAS researchers visited IPK
During a three day visit to Gatersleben, the CEPLAS scientists got to know the research infrastructure and the IPK members. [24/05/2023]

CEPLAS Faces with Daniel Moser
Daniel Moser is PhD at the Institute for Plant Sciences (UoC) and tells us that in nature everything is even cooler than he could imagine as a child. [18/05/2023]

Open position
New position as a Student assistant (f/m/d) at the Institute of Molecular Physiology at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf available. [11/05/2023]

Jane Parker honored as Fellow of the Royal Society
The CEPLAS member is among the 80 scientists from around the world who have been elected as the newest Fellow of UK's national academy of sciences. [11/05/2023]

Carbon Challenge is entering second round
In the competition launched by CEPLAS, Bayer and the research institute Invite, 14 schools presented their concepts. [09/05/2023]

Jane Parker elected to the National Academy of Sciences
The CEPLAS member is one of 23 international members that have been elected in recognition of their distinguished achievements in original research. [03/05/2023]

Girls' Day 2023 in CEPLAS lab
At this year's Girls' Day, Ilka Axmann and her team gave female students insights into scientific work. [28/04/2023]

New CEPLAS ECR representatives
Laura Merx and Susanne Vollmer have been elected as PhD representatives, Laura Armbruster and Craig Dent as postdoc representatives. [25/04/2023]

How plants get sick
In the frame of the "Kölner Kinderuni" CEPLAS member Isabel Saur explained children how plant diseases can be controlled in the future. [24/04/2023]

CEPLAS at CropIB in Amsterdam
CEPLAS members participated at the Crop Innovation & Business conference and interacted with experts from the agri-tech and agri-food community. [20/04/2023]

Open position
New position as a Postdoc (f/m/d) at the Institute of Population Genetics at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf available. [20/04/2023]