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An imaginary journey into a plant

24/03/2023 | The new Planter's Punch from the CEPLAS doctoral researcher Tobias Pfennig is a video about the mechanisms of Photosynthesis.

New positions

23/03/2023 | Multiple doctoral and postdoctoral positions (f/m/d) at the MPIPZ Cologne available.

WDR at the Institute of Plant Genetics

20/03/2023 | A team from the children's and youth television program "Neuneinhalb" produced an episode with CEPLAS Alumna Agatha Walla about water scarcity.

Presentation of CEPLAS IPK initiative

20/03/2023 | The CEPLAS IPK initiative TransCend will be presented at the Plant 2030 status seminar

Postdoc Onboarding

13/03/2023 | 17 Postdocs, who became a member of the CEPLAS Postdoc Program within this or last year, met at HHU Düsseldorf on March 8 for an onboarding meeting.

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CEPLAS Friday

28/04/2023, 14:00 | Event | UoC, Cologne | Speakers: tba

Fri
28.04
2023

Pint of Science 2023

22/05/2023 - 24/05/2023 | Public Event | International science communication festival

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22.05
2023

CEPLAS Friday

26/05/2023, 14:00 | Event | HHU, Düsseldorf | Speakers: tba

Fri
26.05
2023

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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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