Novel light-based technologies to control cellular behaviour
In two pioneering studies, a research team led by Matias Zurbriggen marked a significant advancement in tissue engineering and synthetic biology.
Healthy Crops team developed resistant rice varieties
Led by CEPLAS member Wolf Frommer (HHU), the researchers aim to protect East African rice harvests against the aggressive Xoo strains.
How fungal enzymes hijack the immune system of plants
A research group led by Alga Zuccaro (UoC) published a paper about the fungi colonization of plant roots in the Journal Cell Host & Microbe.
New positions
New positions as a Bioinformatician and a Research Technician (f/m/d) at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Cologne available.
New ways to enhance plant defense
In a new issue of the Planter's Punch Yanrong You (HHU) explains the connection between the pipecolate metabolic pathway and the microbiome.
Interview with Michael Feldbrügge
In a new issue of CEPLAS Faces, Michael Feldbrügge (HHU) reveals which observation was an important eye-opener in his professional career.
About CEPLAS
The Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) is a joint initiative of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), University of Cologne (UoC), Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Cologne (MPIPZ) and Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ). In CEPLAS scientists are developing innovative strategies for sustainable plant production and the promotion of early career researchers.
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