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Next Generation Plant Scientists 

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Establishing a Diverse Research Community 

Equal opportunity support

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Why is Plant Sciences so exciting?

New position 

New positions as postdoctoral researchers (f/m/d) at the Institute of Synthetic Biology at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf available.

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The call for our CEPLAS research internships 2025 is now open!

CEPLAS Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 

CEPLAS issues an overview of its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion measures and updated internal statistics.

Understanding plants through Artificial Intelligence  

In a new issue of the Planter's Punch, CEPLAS postdoc Simon Zumkeller (FZJ) explains how AI can help to predict gene expression levels in plants.

Congratulations to Ellen and Sebastian! 

CEPLAS Graduate School members Ellen Oldenburg and Sebastian Triesch sucessfully defended their PhD thesis!

Interview with Antje Heese 

In a new issue of CEPLAS Faces guest professor Antje Heese (HHU) reveals why she is engaged in Equal opportunity and Diversity.

CEPLAS-Events

21/01

Lecture series "Globale Ernährungssicherung"

21/01/2025, 18:00 Public Event Cologne Biocenter

Speaker: Prof. Gunther Döhlemann, University of Cologne

28/01

Lecture series "Globale Ernährungssicherung"

28/01/2025, 18:00 Public Event Cologne Biocenter

Speaker: Dr. Sophia Müllner und Dr. David Spencer, Öko-Progressives Netzwerk e. V.

31/01

CEPLAS Friday

31/01/2025, 13:00 Event HHU, Düsseldorf

Speaker: Akira Yoshinari, Nagoya University, Japan

04/02

Lecture series "Globale Ernährungssicherung"

04/02/2025, 18:00 Public Event Cologne Biocenter

Speaker: Martin Krist, Verwalter Gut Vogelsang, Max-Planck-Institut für Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung

14/02

TRR341-CEPLAS Friday

14/02/2025, 13:00 Event UoC, Cologne

Speaker: Kirsten Bomblies, ETH Zürich

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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