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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · Aug 20

📣New @natgenet.nature.com The Hartwig group @mpipz.bsky.social and colleagues @hhu.de unveil a scalable way to map plant genomic "switches" - these overlooked regions hold huge promise for crop breeding & climate resilience. 👉http://bit.ly/41BmCwD #plantsci
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Genetic variation at transcription factor binding sites largely explains phenotypic heritability in maize - Nature Genetics

Pan-cistrome of the maize leaf under well-watered and drought conditions profiled by haplotype-specific MOA-seq highlights the relevance of transcription factor binding QTLs for understanding phenotyp...

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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · Jul 23

Please RT: We are hiring 📣! We are looking for a coordinator of our CEPLAS Graduate School!
If you are interested in working in an international and dynamic academic environment with highly motivated and talented ECRs, check out the details here: karriere.hhu.de/index.php?ac...

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · Jul 17

We’re pleased to announce two new vacancies for senior roles at our institute:

Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

🗓️ Closes 25 August

Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...

🗓️ Closes 5 September

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Aug 1

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships:
Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · Aug 20

🎓👏 Congratulations to Dr. @nickdunken.bsky.social Nick Dunken on the successful PhD defense in the lab of @algazuccaro.bsky.social at the University of Cologne and @mpipz.bsky.social! Welcome to the circle of doctors!
#phdone #plantscience #sciencecareer

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · Jul 8

📣Your PhD journey starts NOW! Join our #webinar on Sept 4, 1-3 PM (CEST) & explore #PhD opportunities at Max Planck's IMPRS in NRW, Germany! 🇩🇪 Gain insights into groundbreaking research & register here: events.gwdg.de/e/PhDatMaxPl... #MaxPlanck #Research #Germany #Science

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · Jul 3

🥳 Well-deserved celebration 🥳🎉. What a wonderful tradition – fantastic science, brilliant cover picture @nature.com and awesome cake 🍰 🌹. Huge congratulations @amarques.bsky.social and team 👏👏

André Marques @amarques.bsky.social · Jul 3

Celebrating with our traditional paper cake! 📄🍰🌹

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · Jul 2

📣Great news – Congratulations to @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social and all winners of this year’s award! 👏🥳🎉 #plantscience

Molecular Plant & Plant Communications @mplantpcom.bsky.social · Jul 2

New! The winners of Rising Stars in Plant Sciences 2025 (RSPS2025) come out. Congratulations to Dr. Tonni Grube Andersen, Dr. Charles Melnyk, Dr. Li Wan, Dr. Bing Wang, and Dr. Zhen Yan!🎇🎇🎇

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · Jun 27

📣📣We are #hiring! 📣Please RT! @mpipz.bsky.social has a group leader position available in the broad area of Plant Development and Diversity 🌿. Apply now!🌿 👉http://bit.ly/4nkUvLa #plantsci

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · Jun 17

🎉 We’re thrilled to share that our director Miltos Tsiantis has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant @erc.europa.eu for his project CLONAL, which will explore the development and diversity of root suckers. Congratulations! 🌱👏Learn more: bit.ly/43KuvBe #ERCAdG #plantsci

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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · Jun 13

🚨 Calling all plant modelling enthusiasts!
Plant Computational Biology Workshop
Open to researchers at all levels
Workshop is free. Participants cover own travel, food & accommodation
📅 8-12 Sept | 💻 Talks, tools & hand-on sessions
🔗 www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/computationa...
#ComputationalBiology #PlantSci

Promotional poster with images of an Arabidopsis flower development over time from a cluster of identical cells to the final flower and two models of Arabirbiopsis flower meristems highligting active genes. Text reads: 9th Plant Computational Biology Workshop, 8-12 September 2025, Sainsbury Laboratory, University fo Cambridge.

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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · May 22

🎊 We made it!! @dfg.de has just announced that we have been successful with our CEPLAS III proposal in the current funding round of the Excellence Strategy! Many thanks to all our supporters! @hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · May 20

🌿We are thrilled to share that Prof. Miltos Tsiantis @mpipz.bsky.social has been elected as new Fellow of the @royalsociety.org in recognition to his work on plant organ development 🌿🥳 🎉Congratulations! 👏👏 👉 bit.ly/435gPjT #plantsci

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · May 19

⏰ Tic Toc... Last chance to grab tickets for today’s #pint25de! 🌿🪴Join us in Cologne for an evening of exciting talks from the world of #plant science with our scientists from @mpipz.bsky.social 🌱🍻 Don't miss out – science is best served with a pint! #scicomm 👉
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The Future is Female: Neue Horizonte der Pflanzenforschung

K-Pop und Pflanzenforschung – haben mehr gemeinsam, als du denkst! <br /> <br /> Beim Pint of Science erwarten dich spannende Einblicke in die Welt der Pflanzengenetik...

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · May 14

Celebrating a new PhD at @mpipz.bsky.social! 🎓 Dr. Ram Sevak Raja Kumar defended her thesis in @hacquardst.bsky.social’s lab. Congrats, and all the best for what’s next! 🌟 #PhDone #PlantScience

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Pint of Science Germany @pintofscience.de · Apr 29

#Köln liebt Wissenschaft, und das Pint of Science Festival kehrt mit Veranstaltungen auf 🇩🇪 & 🇬🇧 zurück 🥳

The city of #Cologne is up for a treat this year at the #pint25de, with exciting events in both English & German 🍻

Programm und Tickets:
www.pintofscience.de

#wisskomm #scicomm

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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences @ceplas.bsky.social · Apr 23

🍹In our new #PlantersPunch CEPLAS Postdoc Craig Dent from @labschneeberger.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social pz.bsky.social explains why the DNA of the European potato is at the same time diverse...and not diverse🤔! Very exciting story! One question remains: which one tastes best 🥔🍟😜?
➡️ bit.ly/42Mys6F

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Schneeberger Lab @labschneeberger.bsky.social · Apr 16

Interested in hearing more about the story behind our latest paper?
Check out our blog post and the latest @naturepodcast.bsky.social episode!

📝 go.nature.com/3G73vT7

🎙️ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A Recipe for Complexity: Building the Potato Pan-Genome

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Schneeberger Lab @labschneeberger.bsky.social · Apr 16

📢 Excited to share our work out now in @nature.com! 📢

We present the phased pan-genome of tetraploid European potato, based on 10 historical cultivars representing 85% of European potato diversity.

Learn more below!

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The phased pan-genome of tetraploid European potato - Nature

A haplotype-resolved pan-genome of autotetraploid European potato founder lines shows high nucleotide diversity at remarkably low haplotype diversity, which is probably the result of hybridization eve...

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · Apr 17

📣Paper Alert! 📣New publication out @nature.com by @labschneeberger.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social and @lmumuenchen.bsky.social on the genome reconstruction of historic potato cultivars. 👏🌿🥔 Congratulations! 🥳👏Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3GeGcGX
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The phased pan-genome of tetraploid European potato - Nature

A haplotype-resolved pan-genome of autotetraploid European potato founder lines shows high nucleotide diversity at remarkably low haplotype diversity, which is probably the result of hybridization eve...

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epsoeurope.bsky.social @epsoeurope.bsky.social · Apr 10

📢 7th International Fascination of Plants Day 2024 🍃 - Success stories – Enjoy the best from over 670 interactive events in over 65 countries. Get inspired to organise an interactive event in your country for the FoPD 2026.

💡 Learn more: bit.ly/4lvTAa2

#PlantDay #PlantScience #SDG #HorizonEU

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · Apr 10

📣Paper Alert! 📣New publication out by @hacquardst.bsky.social and his team on the development of MetaFlowTrain – a new tool to study metabolic exchange and interactions within microbial communities @naturecomms.bsky.social 👏🥳Congratulations! 👉https://bit.ly/44jnM1H
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MetaFlowTrain: a highly parallelized and modular fluidic system for studying exometabolite-mediated inter-organismal interactions - Nature Communications

Metabolic interactions shape ecosystems but remain hard to study. Here, authors present MetaFlowTrain, a modular, low-cost fluidic system controlling metabolic fluxes between microbes, and show its va...

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · Apr 4

Lots of fun and exciting insights into #plantsci at our #Girls'Day yesterday! 🥳 Our guests took part in fantastic hands-on experiments in our labs and toured the greenhouse 🌿☘️. A huge thank you to everyone who made this inspiring day possible! 🌱🔬🧪 #STEM #womeninscience

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Apr 1

🚀 Apply now 🚀

The new Max Planck #Postdoc Program offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops.

postdocprogram.mpg.de
#ScienceCareer #PostdocProgram

Early-career reseachers at one of our Max Planck Institutes.

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Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology @gmivienna.bsky.social · Mar 17

Join the GMI as a Junior Group Leader! The GMI is seeking a talented scientist to lead an independent research group, addressing fundamental questions in molecular plant biology. More information is below.

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