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

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...

Rachel Shahan’s team used a scRNAseq atlas to track root cells in 12-hour increments ove 10 days. They found that MADS-box TFs, the same ones that control flowering time, also regulate the root's transition from juvenile to adult in arabidopsis! #PlantScience #Roots #Aging #Genetics #PAG2026 #PAG33

Take-home messages from the panelists at the #WIG workshop at #PAG33:
✨ Find allies
🌱 Seek out mentors
💡 Do what makes you happy
🤝 Build a community that truly supports you
💙 Take care of yourself: mental health and work–life balance matter
🌟 Believe in yourself

Aleksey Zimin presents EVIANN (Evidence-based Annotation) While it does not drastically increase the accuracy over existing tools, its speed is ultrafast, can use ONT transcripts, creates UTRs and lncRNAs. #Bioinformatics #Genomics #Coding #PAG33 #PAG2026

Uniprot @uniprot is developing new strategies and workflows for reference proteomes of agricultural species - Pedro Raposo presents at #PAG33

Our gene predictor Tiberius is now applicable to various clades and offers an evidence integration pipeline. Come by poster P038 at #PAG33 to learn more.

José Pérez-Silva @jgperezsilva.bsky.social presents on gene annotation methods used by Ensembl at #PAG33

We are looking for a Head of Cell Biology here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social Vegetables.

This is a permanent, full-time position located in Wageningen, Netherlands.

jobs.kws.com/job/Wagening...

#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantCellBiology #PlantBreeding #PlantSciJob #PlantScienceJob

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Perfekt! Thank you so much.

Sadly, I am not at PAG this year. Any other chance this year to hear about updates from your group somewhere in Europe?

Are you at #PAG32? Don’t miss the talk by Lars Gabriel on our new gene finder Tiberius on Tue at 11:50 in Pacific A! He also presents 2 posters on Tiberius. P102 is on diatom genome annotation.