@puckerlab
Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics @unibonn.bsky.social. Hosting @igembonn.bsky.social. Contact: https://www.pbb.uni-bonn.de #PlantGenomics #SpecializedMetabolites #SynBio #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Biotech #Evolution #Flavonoids #Pigments
Zoë
We are excited to welcome Zoë to our group. Her work with molecular biology methods will contribute to our ongoing research on functional plant genomics. We are looking forward to the ideas and energy she brings to the lab.
www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/team
#MolecularBiology #PlantGenomics
Hannah
We are delighted to welcome Hannah to our group. She will conduct long-read sequencing to explore plant genomes. We are excited to have her on board and look forward to amazing discoveries ahead!
www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/team
#PlantGenomics #LongReadSequencing #Bioinformatics #Nanopore
Begonia manicata plant with red, soft outgrowths emerging from the leaf and stems. Photo credit: Jakob Maximilian Horz. Source: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.26.708300
🌿 New preprint: Genome sequence of Begonia manicata and genes responsible for striking red color of its leaf/stem outgrowths. Pigmentation appears linked to anthocyanin biosynthesis genes that are strongly expressed in the red tissues
📄 doi.org/10.64898/202...
#PlantGenomics @puckerlab.bsky.social
Lara
Our new group member Lara focuses on cloning arGSTs from plants! 🧬✨ Thanks to Najnin for excellent support in the lab.
www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/team
#PlantSciences #Puckerlab #UniBonn #PlantBiotechnology #MolecularBiology #Anthocyanins #Evolution
Koushik
Meet Koushik, our newest bioinformatics team member! 💻
He is a master's student who is passionate about RNA-seq data analysis using machine learning and working with @shakunthalan.bsky.social .
www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/team
#Bioinformatics #RNAseq #AI #MachineLearning #BigData #DataScience
Summary of our "Plant Bioinformatics" course content. Generated with ChatGPT. Details: https://github.com/bpucker/PlantBioinformatics
This week in our "Plant Bioinformatics" course: students practice critically evaluating scientific papers. We check: data availability, reproducibility, and whether claims are supported by evidence. Teaching reproducible science 🌱
github.com/bpucker/Plan...
#RNAseq #Bioinformatics #OpenScience
Sequencing output per P2 flow cell. Details: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#P2OS
We (Julie) are still very active in the long-read sequencing business. Please see an updated figure regarding the output per P2 flow cell below. Reach out if you would like to collaborate!
Details: www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#...
#PlantGenomics #LongReads @bpucker.bsky.social
Diversity of Asteraceae flower pictures. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asteracea_poster_3.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0
Plants do not just turn red when stressed: pathogen-induced red pigmentation actively boosts disease resistance through protective anthocyanins in Asteraceae #FlavonoidFriday (doi.org/10.64898/202... & shorturl.at/TolZT)
Please share with potentially interested colleagues :)
#Bioinformatics #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology
Please share with potentially interested colleagues :)
#Bioinformatics #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology
Screenshots of slides of the Plant Bioinformatics lecture. More details & course materials: https://github.com/bpucker/PlantBioinformatics
🌿 Plant Bioinformatics! 💻🧬
How do we turn massive plant data into biological insight?
We cover genomics, transcriptomics, sequence analysis, phylogenetics, statistics, and reproducible research practices. Plant science is data science. 🌱
Materials:
github.com/bpucker/Plan...
@puckerlab.bsky.social
Summary of the Plant Bioinformatics course. AI-generated image (ChatGPT) showing some of the central elements. Details: https://github.com/bpucker/PlantBioinformatics
Getting ready for “Plant Bioinformatics” 🌱
Big data, command line, cloud computing & reproducible research — plus replicating published studies.
Materials: github.com/bpucker/Plan...
Study in Bonn: www.biologie.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/b...
#Bioinformatics #OpenEducation @puckerlab.bsky.social
Genome sequence annotation workflow. Source: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-026-12623-z
How to complete your plant genomics project with a comprehensive annotation?
"Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences"
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#Genomics #Bioinformatics #BigData
@puckerlab.bsky.social
PuckerLab
Celebrate the brilliance of women driving plant sciences forward at Pucker Lab on International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🌱🔬 Here's to curiosity, innovation, and shattering glass ceilings in STEM! 💪♀️ #WomenInScience #PuckerLab #PlantGenomics #GirlsInSTEM
Three medals / horese ribbons in green, blue and red colours
Our calls to nominate #ECRs for 3 scientific awards are out
1/5
➡️ www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/u/BS3awards
Plant genome sequencing workflow. Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-026-12623-z
Need a genome sequence of your favourite plant? We laid out instructions for a complete workflow based on ONT sequencing:
"Cookbook for plant genome sequences"
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#Genomics #LongReads #PlantSciences #Bioinformatics
@puckerlab.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
Figure summarizing the content of this Python course (AI generated). Teaching materials and additional details are openly available: https://github.com/bpucker/teaching/tree/master/WBIO-A-07.
Last day of our Python course 🐍
Students are presenting individual projects: tools for analyzing biological datasets. Creativity & smart AI use produced amazing results. Really impressive work across the board 👏
Materials:
github.com/bpucker/teac...
#Python #Bioinformatics #OpenScience #Teaching
💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Course: Applied Plant Genomics by @bpucker.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social @puckerlab.bsky.social 🌱 🖥️
github.com/bpucker/Appl...
Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #WGSdata #DataAnalysis #sequencing #assembly
📣 Hey @igemhq.bsky.social teams!
Looking for biosafety ideas for your next project?
Check out this resource on engineered auxotrophy & xeno-DNA containment:
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s130...
#iGEM #SynBio #Biosafety 🧬
@igemcommunity.bsky.social @igembonn.bsky.social @puckerlab.bsky.social
Microsynteny analysis around the DFR, ANS, and arGST loci in Cucurbitaceae and closely related lineages. Details: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680802
Updated preprint:
"Out of the blue: Family-wide loss of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Cucurbitaceae"
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#Evolution #Pigments #Genomics #Bioinformatics
@nancy-choudhary.bsky.social @bpucker.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
Microsynteny analysis around the DFR, ANS, and arGST loci in Cucurbitaceae and closely related lineages. Details: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680802
Updated preprint:
"Out of the blue: Family-wide loss of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Cucurbitaceae"
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#Evolution #Pigments #Genomics #Bioinformatics
@nancy-choudhary.bsky.social @bpucker.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
Jakob celebrating https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-08006-3 with his new paper mug.
New paper + new mug = official celebration 🎉☕
Here is Jakob with our review:
“Diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins”
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Paper mugs are a tradition in our group — and this one is well earned. Congrats! 🌸🔬
#Anthocyanins #Pigments #Flavonoids #Evolution
Jakob celebrating https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-08006-3 with his new paper mug.
New paper + new mug = official celebration 🎉☕
Here is Jakob with our review:
“Diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins”
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Paper mugs are a tradition in our group — and this one is well earned. Congrats! 🌸🔬
#Anthocyanins #Pigments #Flavonoids #Evolution
Screenshots of Python course slides. Source: https://github.com/bpucker/teaching
Two weeks in, and the Python course participants are officially starting their own projects 🐍✨
From fundamentals to hands-on bioinformatics—now the fun really begins.
Slides: github.com/bpucker/teac...
#Python #Bioinformatics #Education @puckerlab.bsky.social
Digitalis purpurea genome sequence data publication in bonndata. Details: https://doi.org/10.60507/FK2/4KUKXI
Looking for genome sequences, annotations, or expression data from @puckerlabpapers.bsky.social ?
Access large datasets on bonndata:
🔗 www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/resea...
#OpenScience #Genomics #ResearchData #Bioinformatics #GenomeData @bpucker.bsky.social @opensciene-unibonn.bsky.social
💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Course: Data Analysis with Python by @bpucker.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social @puckerlab.bsky.social 🐍🖥️
github.com/bpucker/teac...
Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
#Phyton #DataAnalysis #Bioinformatics #data
Nele celebrating the paper https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-08006-3
We published our open-access review on anthocyanins in BMC Plant Biology! 🌿🔬
From antioxidants to ecological roles in nature, these pigments are way more than pretty colors.
Check it out👇
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...
📸 Here is Nele celebrating this achievement!
#PlantScience #Anthocyanins #OpenAccess
Digitalis purpurea genome sequence data publication in bonndata. Details: https://doi.org/10.60507/FK2/4KUKXI
Looking for genome sequences, annotations, or expression data from @puckerlabpapers.bsky.social ?
Access large datasets on bonndata:
🔗 www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/resea...
#OpenScience #Genomics #ResearchData #Bioinformatics #GenomeData @bpucker.bsky.social @opensciene-unibonn.bsky.social
Screens showing the exercises for file handling with Python.
🌱 One week of Python = students analyzing plant genomics data — no AI needed!
Learn Python & bioinformatics in Bonn:
🔗 www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/contact
#Python #Bioinformatics #PlantScience #Genomics @puckerlab.bsky.social
Why is there a tube on every monitor in our Python course? 🐍 It is a simple progress signal: students put the tube up while working on exercises and take it down when they are finished. This makes it easy to see who is still working and who is ready for the next step — no interruptions needed. https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/teaching #Python #Bioinformatics # #TeachingTips #EdTech #ProgrammingEducation #PythonCourse #TeachingTrick #LowTechHighImpact #SmartTeaching #LearningByDoing #ClassroomInnovation
Why is there a tube on every monitor in our Python course? 🐍
It is a simple progress signal: students put the tube up while working on exercises and take it down when they are finished. This makes it easy to see who is still working and who is ready for the next step. @puckerlab.bsky.social