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CEPLAS member appointed NGIN Ambassador

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

Podcast with Markus Stetter

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

A story of luminous jellyfish and skyscraping trees

31/05/2023 | 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.

New CEPLAS Executive Board

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

WSU students at CEPLAS

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

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CEPLAS Friday

30/06/2023, 14:00 | Event | UoC, Cologne | Speakers: André Marques (MPIPZ)

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30.06
2023

CEPLAS Friday

29/09/2023, 14:00 | Event | MPIPZ, Cologne | Speakers: Uwe Sonnewald (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

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29.09
2023

CEPLAS Friday

27/10/2023, 14:00 | Event | HHU, Düsseldorf | Speakers: Agnieszka Golicz (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), Michael Raissig (Universität Bern)

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27.10
2023

CEPLAS Friday

24/11/2023, 14:00 | Event | UoC, Cologne | Speakers: tba

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24.11
2023

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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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