Open position
Open position as Coordinator for our BSc program in Quantitative Biology at the University of Cologne. [13/02/2020]
We are deeply saddened...
...by the untimely passing of our respected colleague and friend Dr. Udo Gowik. [04/02/2020]
Dialogue event Genome Editing
At a joint dialogue event VBIO e.V. and WGG e.V. advocate an adaptation of the GMO Directive. [31/01/2020]
Microorganisms under climate stress
CEPLAS researchers from MPIPZ publish results in Nature Ecology & Evolution. [31/01/2020]
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The call for this year's CEPLAS research internships for undergrads is open! [28/01/2020]
New publication on Iron deficiency
CEPLAS member Petra Bauer publishes results on the regulation of iron deficiency in the journal Plant Physiology. [27/01/2020]
New postdocs at CEPLAS
During the last months seven new postdocs have started and will in the future support the research in CEPLAS. [16/01/2020]
CEPLAS spokesman is new president of the Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft
Since January, Prof. Dr. Andreas Weber has succeeded Prof. Dr. Karl-Josef Dietz of Bielefeld University. [15/01/2020]
Milena Malisic is the new representative of the CEPLAS PhDs´
This week, Milena Malisic was elected as the new representative of the CEPLAS doctoral students. [20/12/2019]
CEPLAS involved in project for the development of innovative experiments in schools
Together with the Technische Hochschule Köln, CEPLAS researchers developed school experiments for the smart growth of plants. [20/12/2019]
Leopoldina and DFG want new genetic engineering legislation
The Academies of Sciences and the German Research Foundation (DFG) yesterday published a recommendation on the decision on genetically modified… [05/12/2019]
Congratulations Dr. Jan Schulze Hüynck
CEPLAS Member Jan successfully defendet his PhD thesis! [28/11/2019]
Open position
Academic expert position in Imaging at University of Cologne/MPI for Plant Breeding Research [28/11/2019]
Open position
Currently we have several open positions! Academic expert in Imaging at HHU, PhD in Computational Genomics at HHU, technician at UoC! [22/11/2019]
Lively discussion at third event of "An der Wurzel gepackt"
Researchers from CEPLAS explain climate change and challenges for plant breeding [21/11/2019]
Six members of CEPLAS honored as "Highly Cited Researchers”
Six members of CEPLAS honored as "Highly Cited Researchers” [21/11/2019]
New strategies to fight bacterial blight disease in rice
2 new publications in Nature Biotechnology by the team of the "healthy crops project" [29/10/2019]
Open position
PhD position in Plant Biochemistry [23/10/2019]
Open position
Postdoctoral position in molecular physiology/cell biology of plant-microbe interactions [09/10/2019]
Apply now for the CEPLAS Graduate School!
Fully funded PhD programme for young scientists with a bachelor’s degree in biology or related fields [01/10/2019]
Congratulations Prof. Ilka Axmann
CEPLAS PI Ilka Axmann was appointed to a W2 professorship in Synthetic Microbiology at HHU. [26/09/2019]
CEPLAS@Nacht der Wissenschaft 2019
Large crowds at this year's "Nacht der Wissenschaft" in Düsseldorf [17/09/2019]
CEPLAS Symposium 2019
Details for our CEPLAS II kick-off Symposium now online! [17/09/2019]
Open statement on Genome Editing in Plant Science
Exactly one year after the decision of the European Justice Court, more than 100 European research institutions renewed their call to enable genome… [25/07/2019]