@pecinka-grp
Research group at IEB studying how DNA is assembled into chromatin and how chromatin factors control plant development, stress resistance and genome stability. X: https://x.com/pecinka_grp
We're excited to welcome our new intern student, Adrian Calves Ubach, PhD student in Miriam Szurman Zubrzyskaβs laboratory at the University of Silesia in Katowice. Adrian studies DNA damage repair in barley. Welcome to the lab, Adrian!
πA long time ago in a microscopic galaxy far, far away....
π¬Episode IV - A NEW MICROSCOPE π¬
"It is period of cellular rebellion. Arabidopsis root cells have won first victory against the dark forces of DNA damage"
Thanks to @dvonwangenheim.bsky.social and new i3 spinning disk @the.3i.social
βΌοΈ IBH Seminar Announcement βΌοΈ
π Precision Plant Editing: From Barley to Amaranth with CRISPR in Hand
π GΓΆtz Hensel @hhu.de
β° Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d460dd...
Today was my last day at @agroscope.bsky.social Nyon. Although my experiment didn't work as expected, I am extremely grateful for the time I spent with Etienne @plantepigenetics.ch and the team! Luckily I also had a chance to enjoy sports. Goodbye, Mont Blanc. @pecinka-grp.bsky.social
#new_paper: Condensin II mediates resistance to genotoxic stress and prevents mitotic defects in Arabidopsis
@academic.oup.com
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
Our postdoc Martin KovaΔik received a Fulbright fellowship and is heading to the USA for 5 months at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Cambridge) with Prof Mary Gehring.
Barley seeds&parental conflict mech
@pecinka-grp.bsky.social @kovacik.bsky.social @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social
We go live!!!
Join us Munich July5-7th to hear exciting research on #Replication by leaders in the field
AND !! registration is FREE π₯³ (but mandatory) - we hope to see many in Munich πΊ @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social
@replifate.bsky.social @epicrossborders.bsky.social
replifate.eu/event/meetin...
Proud to be the first institution in Central Europe to host it.
Our new Mirava Polyscope from Abberior Instruments brings cutting-edge imaging for plant research at the cellular and molecular level β and is open to external users via Czech-BioImaging.
@ifieb.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
Second day of the @episeedlink.bsky.social internacional is coming up. We start with the third session focused on Epigenetic Memory and Chromatin Regulation. 10 interesting talks are waiting for us!
#new_paper: Whole-genome resequencing of the wild barley diversity collection: a resource for identifying and exploiting genetic variation for cultivated barley improvement
@academic.oup.com: Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum, whole genome sequence data
doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
Shepherd/Chairman AleΕ‘ in action at @episeedlink.bsky.social conference!!
After break we are going to hear the advise of our @episeedlink.bsky.social External Advisory Board about current results and future.
Thanks for their support and advise.
Starting the @episeedlink.bsky.social internacional conference with the first session of talks "Seed to seedling translation"
!!!! PhD position!!!!
#SUMO modification in plant DNA damage repair. Join our team @pecinka-grp.bsky.social and work on this cool & still understudied topic. More info β¬οΈβ¬οΈβ¬οΈ
π±Send a CV and a brief motivation letter (PDF) to pecinkagroup@gmail.com (subject: Ph.D. Seed development).
π±The expected start is 1 September 2026.
π¨ PhD position openπ¨
Unravel why new polyploids like barley have poor seed viability. Dive into embryo/endosperm development.
Join us! #PhD #PlantBiology #Barley #Polyploidy
Iβll be spending the next four weeks at @agroscope.bsky.social Changins, working on the eccDNA identification in Arabidopsis. Big thanks to @plantepigenetics.ch who agreed to host me and OPJAK Tangenc @iebcas.bsky.social for funding the mobility π π±π₯Όπ¬
The HeatDDR doctoral network training school in full swing @iebcas.bsky.social @pecinka-grp.bsky.social @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social #microscopy #DNAdamage
The program is divided into informative lectures on DNA damage response and techniques to detect them, followed by hands-on sessions to train upcoming researchers on advanced microscopy methods.
To learn more about our training, visit :
olomouc.ueb.cas.cz/cz/news/nase...
We are hosting the training school of the HeatDDR PhD program over this week at the Center for Structural and Functional Plant Genomics of the Institute of Experimental Botany, Olomouc! π§¬
Doctoral students of the network from all over Europe will learn cutting edge techniques related to DNA damage!
Perks: elite training in advanced microscopy and image analysis, extraordinary salary, and the opportunity to be a part of a vibrant plant scientist community!
Send your applications in till 15th March, 2026 at pecinkagroup@gmail.com.
Don't forget to check for more details in the link provided!
Starting on September, 2026, our doctoral student will be a part of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network Consortium AGILE, involving leading European Labs in advanced microscopy of plant chromosomes.
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We're thrilled to announce our new PhD position in the AGILE Doctoral Network on nuclear lamina's role in the maintenance of Rabl configuration in barley!π¬πΎπ§¬
More info on the position : olomouc.ueb.cas.cz/en/lamina-in...
We're thrilled to welcome Manuel Escalona SendΓn from Spain to our group! Manuel will be diving into the effects of temperature stress on DNA damage in barley. #HeatDDR
He's already sampled Czech cuisine and beer π»βand even a snowballs fight! βοΈ #phdlife
Starting off the new year with a kick-off meeting of a new collaborative grant with
Jan PaleΔek from Brno. We're excited to unravel how new candidates of DNA damage repair work their magic in Arabidopsis! βοΈ π§ͺ π§¬
P.S. Good brainstorming needs good pizzaπ
βοΈProper Winter is here!!! βοΈ
So we had to try out the snow. β·οΈπ
π Wrapping up the year with Christmas sweets and mulled wine at our final lab meeting before Christmas! π#HappyHolidays
Congratulations to Dr. Jian Yi Kok, researcher from the Berger lab at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social! He successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled βMechanisms and Evolution of Chromatin Mediated Control of Transcriptionβ.
It's Christmas time! π That means our traditional outing to the Christmas markets for mulled wine. Cheers to the season! π·β¨
