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Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social · 9d

Monday morning throwback to our wonderful meeting on #chemodiversity in Großbeeren – hosted by @nmvandam.bsky.social. Again a big thank you to Matthias Erb, Karin Gorzolka, @ainhoamartinez.bsky.social, Stefan Dötterl, Eva Castells, John D'Auria and Kirsten Leiss for their enlightening contributions.

Group picture of the RU workshop in Großbeeren showing all participants

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Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social · 16d

“How can we transfer our knowledge on natural #chemodiversity to crop plants?” was the topic of our workshop in Großbeeren last week. We are proud of our Young Investigators who presented their research. Especial big thanks to our guest speakers for their great talks and wonderful discussions!

Nicole M. van Dam @nmvandam.bsky.social · 17d

How can we #transfer our knowledge on #chemodiversity to agriculture? That was the theme at our @chemodiversity.bsky.social workshop last week at @igzleibniz.bsky.social It was a marvellous workshop with excellent talks from invited speakers and our #young #investigators alike!👍💪

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Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our speaker, Caroline Müller @chemecolcm.bsky.social, just came back from the meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology @chemicalecology.bsky.social. She returned with new insights into fascinating research & the Silverstein-Simeone Award. What an honour & great achievement!

Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social · Jul 21

Check out this Special Issue on the "Ecology and Evolution of Plant Chemodiversity". We are excited to share some of our research findings in this issue and to emphasise the importance of the research on #chemodiversity.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677...

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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · Jul 15

Special Issue
Ecology + evolution of plant chemodiversity
published: 12 Jul 2025

edited by members from DFG.de Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social
in our society's journal #PlantBiology @Wileyplantsci

#PlantSci #ecology #evolution #chemodiversity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677...

Special Issue: Ecology and evolution of plant chemodiversity: Plant Biology: Vol 27, No 5

Click on the title to browse this issue

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Jörg-Peter Schnitzler @jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social · Jun 16

Another work in our facility #15
#PlantScience,
Today we started an experiment on drought & herbivory interactions on #metabolic diversity & plasticity in poplar as part of @chemodiversity.bsky.social.
@sunsicker.bsky.social @rrjunker.bsky.social @nmvandam.bsky.social @robinheinennl.bsky.social

poplar plants in a box lifted to the phytotron chambers by a crane.

Black poplar plants from 6 different genotypes standing in a transparent gas-tight cabin inside a walk-in phyotron chamber.

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Jörg-Peter Schnitzler @jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social · May 28

Deciphering organ‐specific chemical changes following insect herbivory in Populus nigra using comparative metabolomics. @sunsicker.bsky.social & my lab are happy that the #metabolicatlas of herbivory-induced metabolomic changes in poplar is now online. A new paper within @chemodiversity.bsky.social

Deciphering organ‐specific chemical changes following insect herbivory in Populus nigra using comparative metabolomics

This study investigated the organ-specific metabolic response of black poplar to feeding by generalist Lymantria dispar caterpillars using targeted and non-targeted metabolomics.

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · Mar 24

Our @chemodiversity.bsky.social RU has begun harvesting its 'core experiment' for the second model system; bittersweet nightshade. Lots of measuring, scanning, chemical sampling and root washing and we're now halfway done! Thanks to a great team, and the facilities of @jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social

Kruthika, Valeria and Elikplim are teaming up at the trait measurement station, joined by Tanja, who's just outside the picture.

Xue and Valeria placing VOC analysis tubes.

Suna and Marvin collecting transcriptomic analysis samples.

Maximilian and Senén getting ready to sample plant metabolomes.

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Jörg-Peter Schnitzler @jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social · Mar 10

#PlantScience, plants on a crane: we just started the 2nd chemotypic plasticity & diversity experiment within @chemodiversity.bsky.social with Solanum dulcemara testing drought stress & herbivory with @nmvandam.bsky.social, @rrjunker.bsky.social, @sunsicker.bsky.social, @chemecolcm.bsky.social

Pots containing young Solanum dulcamara plants on a crane. The plants were transported from the basement to the phytotron chambers on the 1.st floor.

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Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology @mpi-ce.bsky.social · Feb 26

Scientists from our institute and @uni-kiel.de led by @sunsicker.bsky.social show that endophytic fungi boost the chemical defenses of poplars by producing their own alkaloid to fend off herbivores. They alter insect communities and influence aphid-ant interactions.
www.ice.mpg.de/491257/PR_Wa...

Hidden allies

An endophytic fungus of the genus Cladosporium fungus which lives inside the leaves of black poplar, not only increases the production of defensive substances in the trees, but also produces an alkalo...

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Feb 18

If you're a #lifescientist looking to develop your skills in #datascience, including using @python.org and the applications of #AI and #machinelearning then this course is for you!

Applications are closing soon - you have until 2 March: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

🧬🖥️🧪 #GeneSky

Course at EMBL-EBI
Data science for life scientists
16 - 21 June 2025
Hinxton, United Kingdom

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Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology @mpi-ce.bsky.social · Feb 14

Science course announcement: “Chemical Ecology: A Multidisciplinary Approach”, @mpi-ce.bsky.social, Jena, Jun.23 – Jul 4, 2025. The course explores chemical interactions between organisms, covering evolution, methods, and new applications.
events.gwdg.de/event/1003/
#ChemicalEcology

ICE 2025 International Chemical Ecology Course

ICE 2025 PhD Course International Chemical Ecology Course Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany June 23 - July 4, 2025 In collaboration with Penn State University, USA and SLU, Swed...

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Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social · Jan 29

Interested in a 3 yr. PhD position on the role of chemodiversity in Solanum dulcamara in plant-herbivore
interactions? Like to become member of our RU team?
Apply at University of Hohenheim in Anke Steppuhn´s lab at Dept. of Molecular Botany (Deadline 28.02.25)
www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/job-openi...

Job vacancies: University of Hohenheim

Current job opportunities at the University of Hohenheim

www.uni-hohenheim.de

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · Jan 27

Today, we started harvesting the @chemodiversity.bsky.social Common Experiment on Tansy at the @jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social. Lots of young researchers and students are helping out today! Good progress! @mhanusch.bsky.social @thomasdussarrat.bsky.social @marvin-hildebrandt.bsky.social a.o.

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Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social · Jan 27

Read the latest article of the RU from Malacrinò, A., Jakobs, R., Xu, S. and Müller, C. (2025), Influences of plant maternal effects, chemotype, and environment on the leaf bacterial community. Plant Biol J. doi.org/10.1111/plb....
#chemodiversity #maternaleffects #environment #microbialcommunity

Influences of plant maternal effects, chemotype, and environment on the leaf bacterial community

Plant maternal effects and growth environment, rather than terpenoid chemotype, determine the leaf microbial community of Tanacetum vulgare, but specific terpenoids are correlated with the abundance ...

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Caroline Mueller @chemecolcm.bsky.social · Jan 27

We have a new PhD position available in our group to study the Influence of Global Change Factors on Plant-Insect Interactions. Please pass this information to potentially interested people:
uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/406...

Research Position (PhD candidate)

<div>The Department of Chemical Ecology investigates the role of natural products that are involved in communication between individuals of the ...

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Jörg-Peter Schnitzler @jpschnitzlerlab.bsky.social · Jan 26

#PlantScience today we started with #VOCs sampling in our joint @chemodiversity.bsky.social experiment on chemotypic plasticity & diversity in tansy under drought stress & herbivory….next days will be full of sampling for #metabolomics, #transcriptomics & #microbiome analyses.

Tansy is plants covered with closed roasting bags containing passive sampler for trapping volatile organic compounds.

A tansy plant with a Spodoptera larvae feeding on leaves.

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Caroline Mueller @chemecolcm.bsky.social · Jan 22

Sawflies are fascinating: Just published new insights in their responses to nutritional stress:
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Life Stage‐ and Sex‐Specific Sensitivity to Nutritional Stress in a Holometabolous Insect

Our study provides novel insights into trait-specific sensitivity to nutritional stress across sex and life stages. By integrating life-history, behaviour and metabolism, we explore mechanisms on an ...

doi.org

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · Jan 15

📌 Schon in den Kalender eingetragen? 📅 Jeden Monat informieren wir über die verschiedenen DFG-geförderten Kongresse und Tagungen zu wissenschaftlichen Themen – nun stehen die Termine für März. Die wichtigsten Infos gibt es hier: 👇 www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...

Kongresse und Tagungen

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Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social · Jan 15

Check out the latest Issue of New Phytologist with an article by two of our RU members Meike J. Wittmann and Andrea Bräutigam @andreabraeutigam.bsky.social!
How does plant chemodiversity evolve? Testing five hypotheses in one population genetic model
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How does plant chemodiversity evolve? Testing five hypotheses in one population genetic model

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · Jan 14

Hallo Bluesky!
Wir sind die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. #DFG Als Selbstverwaltungsorganisation der #Wissenschaft in Deutschland fördern wir erkenntnisgeleitete #Forschung. Hier erhaltet Ihr Infos u.a. zu Förderangeboten, Ausschreibungen und Anträgen. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!

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Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social · Jan 14

🌟Congratulations to Caroline Müller for winning the prestigious ISCE Silverstein-Simeone Award 2025! This great achievement celebrates her dedication and outstanding contributions to Chemical Ecology. Well-deserved recognition of her hard work!
#SilversteinSimeoneAward #ChemEcol #RUChemodiversity

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Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social · Jan 9

Exciting Update! Discover the latest publication of our RU by Dominik Ziaja and
@chemecolcm.bsky.social Müller in Plant Biology's newest issue. Visit onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14388677... #Chemodiversity #Research #ScienceNews

Graph on terpene composition and chemodiversity of Tanacetum vulgare differ intraspecifically on a spatial and temporal scale, whereby the differences largely depend on the investigated component of chemodiversity

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Intraspecific Chemodiversity of Plants - Research Unit @chemodiversity.bsky.social · Jan 8

Congratulations to our RU member Dr. Lina Ojeda-Prieto on successfully defending her PhD thesis! Her research provided new insights of chemodiversity in shaping plant-insect and plant-plant interactions. We are excited to see where her expertise will lead next. Well done, Lina! #Chemodiversity

Terrestrial Ecology Research Group - TUM @terrecolgroup.bsky.social · Jan 8

Congratulations Dr. Ojeda-Prieto! Yesterday, Lina defended her thesis on the role of chemodiversity in shaping plant-insect and plant-plant interactions. @chemodiversity.bsky.social Many thanks, Lina, for being part of our group these years. We wish you a bright future and hope to stay in touch!

Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · Jan 7

This afternoon, Lina Ojeda-Prieto became Dr. Ojeda-Prieto. Four years of hard work has earned her the title and the German PhD hat! I'm a #ProudSupervisor!

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · Nov 14

Our Chemodiversity Research Unit is now also on BlueSky! Give them a follow to stay up to date with our work on the ecology and evolution of chemical diversity in plants.

The research unit in a group picture at a recent meeting at Helmholtz Munich

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