Registration for the 13th PhD School on Plant Development is open! 🌾 🔬 🌺 🧬 🌵 🧪
Deadline: June 30, 2026
Link to registration form forms.gle/tbmUxaw2vmEn...
Cost: €350.- (incl. board, lodging and social event)
For details re payment and abstracts see form or homepage raissiglab.org/plantdevosch...
🚨 PhD Position in Plant Molecular Biology 🌱
We are looking for a motivated PhD student to join our team to study root protective barriers. If you are interested in confocal microscopy, cell wall biology, and plant development, this project might be for you! Please share!
#PlantScience #PlantSciJob
Wer bleibt #Exzellenzuniversität? Am 11.03. fallen die Entscheidungen über die Weiterförderung der bestehenden Standorte im Rahmen der #Exzellenzstrategie. WR und @dfg.de präsentieren die Ergebnisse live u. a. mit Bundesforschungsministerin @dorobaer.bsky.social
▶️ www.youtube.com/live/kabfnLr...
Mechanical coordination of counter-gradient growth maintains organ curvature in the apical hook
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#plantscience
📢 #CIBSS research highlight!
Prof. Dr. Thomas Ott @ottlab.bsky.social helped identify SYFO2, a protein that lets legumes 🫛☘️“open the door” to nitrogen-fixing bacteria. 🦠 The team even activated it in tomato 🍅 — suggesting this symbiosis could be engineered in new crops. 🌱
🔗 kurzlinks.de/v7bi
A molecular 'gatekeeper' in plants opens the door for beneficial microbes
Congratulations, @ottlab.bsky.social on a great paper in Science.
www.cibss.uni-freiburg.de/news/a-molec...
Are you a postdoc in a plant-related field such as🌿 Plant Biology 🌿 Agriculture & Crop Sciences 🌿 Ecology & Environment 🌿 Plant Pathology & Protection or 🌿 Biotechnology ?
We invite you to join a community of 700+ postdoctoral researchers from around the world at www.plantpostdocs.com
Thermogenetics: How Proteins Are Controllable by Heat – Modular design strategy makes it possible to precisely control cellular functions through minimal temperature changes www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/...
We have started a project trying to predic the interactions/structures of all yeast protein pairs using an AlphaFold pooling approach. We are making the current dataset open and we welcome collaborations.
www.evocellnet.com/2026/03/mapp...
Last day to apply!
Trait discovery is one of the most difficult parts of our work here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social. Thus, we need help:
We are looking for a Scientist in #QuantitativeGenetics & #Biostatistics for Trait Discovery.
This is a full time, permanent position here in Einbeck.
#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs
🚨Job Alert – Please RT!
We’re looking for bright minds to join our community!
We are looking for 12 postdocs and 7 PhD students!
Details on all projects and application: www.ceplas.eu/en/training-...
@leibnizipk.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @hhu.de @fz-juelich.de @unicologne.bsky.social
“Every calorie we consume has passed through the phloem." @lkalmbach.bsky.social, now at the University of Neuchâtel, returned to share how pectate lyases and callose synthases and remorins shape sieve pore formation in developing sieve elements in the phloem.
📅 Feb 13 #PlantScience
Willkommensgruß der Universität Freiburg mit dem Text: 'Herzlich Willkommen an der Universität Freiburg. Prof. Dr. Aljaz Godec, Professor für Theoretische Physik.' Hintergrund in beige und gelb, Text in lila.
Herzlich willkommen: Seit Januar 2026 ist Prof.Dr. Aljaz Godec Professor für Theoretische Physik. Im Interview spricht Godec darüber, wie seine Arbeit dazu beiträgt, biologische Signalwege besser zu verstehen & erklärt, warum der Umzug in den Schwarzwald auch seinem Hobby nutzt. ufr.link/aljaz-godec
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 Don't forget to send in your nominations for the FEBS | EMBO #WomenInScience Award.
Deadline: 15 May
Read more:
https://www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/febsembo-women-in-science-awardees/nominate-for-the-women-in-science-award/
#award
PhD opening
Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary project the Excellence Cluster Future Forests @uni-freiburg.de, working on CRISPR/Cas in poplar to understand how trees cope with climate stress.
Apply here: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
@dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
I'm excited to repost my first #PlantaePSRW research summary as a Plantae Fellow! And looking forward to sharing many more! #PlantScience
Apply today! Last chance :)
In just two months, we’ll host our 4th yearly departmental symposium! We’re excited to welcome keynote speakers Malcolm Bennett (from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social) and Margot Smit (from @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social), alongside hands-on workshops, poster speed dating, and group talks.
👥🌱👥Can’t wait! 🎉
Open PhD position – join our lab in Freiburg
Through the IMPRS (Max Planck) program, we are looking for a motivated PhD student interested in signalling, and developmental mechanisms.
Be quick - deadline is tomorrow!
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
Latest preprint from our group together with @stephanevrg.bsky.social @wabniklab.bsky.social @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social
Our work supports the view that morphogenesis is not driven by growth alone, but by the integration of physical and biological regulation.
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
New preprint from @srobertgroup.bsky.social. Part of The STARMORPH project @erc.europa.eu together with @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social
Open PhD position – join our lab in Freiburg
Through the IMPRS (Max Planck) program, we are looking for a motivated PhD student interested in signalling, and developmental mechanisms.
Be quick - deadline is tomorrow!
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
Poster for FRIAS Conference with a visual showing a forest and three animals - a hawk, a moth and a toad, with different spirals symbolizing DNA behind them. The spirals indicate the critical development of genetic diversity (y-axis) over time (x-axis). Information about the conference can be found in the post.
🧬🌍The upcoming FRIAS conference “From Genes to Conservation: Building the European #GeneticMonitoring Network”, invites participants from diverse European countries to discuss the challenges and status of genetic monitoring programs.
🔗 About the conference: uni-freiburg.de/frias/genmon/
National erzielt die Universität Freiburg fünf Top-Ten-Platzierungen. Foto: Sandra Meyndt / Universität Freiburg
„World University #Rankings by Subject 2026“ @timeshighered.bsky.social: #UniFreiburg zählt in fünf Fächergruppen zu den zehn besten deutschen Universitäten und in den Fächern #Law und #LifeSciences international zu den Top 100. ➡️ ufr.link/the-subjects-2026
Thrilled to congratulate the newly minted Dr. Allahham on an outstanding viva! Many thanks to collaborators and the examiners for their invaluable support throughout the process.
@ottlab.bsky.social @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social @hartman-plantlab.com
Poster for Career Evening 2026 with the motto “Looking Beyond Academia” and a list of speakers from various scientific and industrial fields, event date, time, and location, as well as a QR code for registration. Date: 09.02.2026 & 17:00 c.t. - 20:00 University of Freiburg, Physiology lecture hall Host: IMPRS & SGBM Kontakt: imprs@ie-freiburg.mpg.de Speaker line-up Dr Nikki van Teijlingen Bakker Global Strategy Manager, Olympus Corporation Dr Esen Dogan Senior Manufacturing Process Expert, WuXi Biologics Dr Lukas Denkhaus Trainee Patent Attorney, Maucher Jenkins Dr Monika Puchalska Scientific Consultant, Biognosys Dr Ralph Dahm Scientific Management Director, Institute of Molecular Biology Dr Marc Bayer Scientist, BioNTech
“Looking Beyond Academia” | Feb 9 | @uni-freiburg.de
One of the most nerve-wracking questions for PhD students: What comes after the doctorate? To ease the transition into the next career phase, we invite you to join the IMPRS @sgbmfreiburg.bsky.social #Career Evening.
Register: s.gwdg.de/yjlAXo
Auf einem gelben Hintergrund sieht man in einem Kreis links Prof. Dr. Sylvia Paletschek, Prorektorin für Universitätskultur an der Universität Freiburg. Rechts daneben steht das Zitat: „Die Förderung hilft uns, unser Gleichstellungskonzept weiter umzusetzen und voranzubringen. Damit kommen wir unserem Ziel einer geschlechtergerechten Universität einen wichtigen Schritt näher.“
#UniFreiburg erhält im #Professorinnenprogramm2030 rund 2,1 Mio Euro zur Förderung von Gleichstellungsprojekten wie z.B. Übergangsfinanzierungen von Postdoc-Wissenschaftlerinnen oder den Ausbau von #Coachings, #Familienservice und #Gleichstellungsmonitoring.
➡️ ufr.link/professorinnenprogramm-2030-2
Save the date: Plant Development PhD school (i.e. Retzbach 2.0) in Neustadt, Germany.
Sept 23rd-25th, 2026
~€350 all inclusive
Excellent speakers and a relaxed atmosphere for early-career researchers (PhDs & postdocs). Registration opens soon.
For more info, see
raissiglab.org/plantdevosch...
Four Images: A scientist in a lab looking at a pipetting robot, a greenhouse with lots of pots containing plants, a scientist with drones and other euipment in a field, and a tractor driver with lots of high-tech equipment in the cockpit. The text is: TalentCampus@KWS May 29, 2026 A look behind the scenes: All KWS research and development departments open their doors
The headline and text says: May 29, 2026 in Einbeck, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Seeding the future – breeding combines sciences and talents The image is a wheel showing all the R&D contributions to plant breeding, incl. Molecular Biology Experimental Fields Cell Biology Breeding Phytopathology Chemical Analytics Greenhouse Phenotyping Digitalization
Highlights of the program Information stands Breeders of our main crops explain their work From sowing to harvesting: all the special machines of a breeding station Digital tools for field trialing Root phenotyping: how roots grow in the soil Phenotyping with drones: multispectral from a bird's eye view Phytopathology: insects, fungi, nematodes and other pathogens Chemical Analytics and process analysis Catch crops - concepts for agriculture, soil health, CO2 balance Biological seed treatment Breeding technologies – data and genomics specialists support breeding Genome Editing: new breeding technologies and their application at KWS Regulatory Affairs: paving the way to approval From lab to market: how KWS protects intellectual property Marker lab: examine the DNA The art of engineering for seed production Career opportunities at KWS Hands-on activities The start of a new generation of varieties: crossing plants by hand Tissue culture: placing plant parts on a special diet in vitro Leaf harvest for the marker lab Live view of root growth: navigate a camera through the soil
If you're interested in #PlantScience R&D work at a plant breeding company: @kwsgroup.bsky.social is hosting its annual R&D TalentCampus here in Einbeck on May 29th.
More info here:
www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
