Most successful University of Excellence - In the atrium of the rectorate building, University members watched with bated breath as the decision on excellence was announced.

Most successful University of Excellence - Rector Hoch, together with the Rectorate and hundreds of guests, burst into cheers when the decision was announced.

Great news—We remain the most successful German University of Excellence! With eight Clusters of Excellence and funding secured until 2033, we’re moving closer to our goal of establishing our Uni permanently among the best universities in the world: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/040-...
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Reunion of current and former lab members at the Maize Genetics Meeting in Cologne. #MGM2026

The 68th Maize Genetics Meeting in Cologne, Germany has just started. #MGM2026

Bei Olympia wird erst seit 1976 auf millionenschweren Kunsteisbahnen gefahren.

Global Brewer Hop Area, 2024

image of a maize inflorescence meristem that is labeled by the plasma membrane marker PIP2-CFP and BAM1D-YFP.

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Excited to share my latest work in @newphyt.bsky.social. Here, we used TurboID proximity labeling with CLAVATA receptors FEA3 and BAM1D in maize meristems to better understand the signaling pathways important for meristem regulation. #PlantScience

That‘s the „Anna Karenina principle“ isn‘t it?

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The Genetic Basis and Domestication of Root System Architecture in Cereals Cereal root systems are critical for nutrient and water uptake as well as for anchorage and thus for plant productivity. This review synthesizes the current understanding of the morphological and cell...

Our review on the genetics and domestication of cereal root systems is now online.

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Bean root system, text: "Dig into the latest in root and rhizosphere science: Mini Symposium of the ISRR, January 28th 2026"

Rooting for roots?
#PlantScience

Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social

Register here for free:

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Programme👇

Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development - Nature Plants Spatially resolved gene expression during barley development was done by integrating an scRNA-seq dataset from cells with unknown position with spatial transcriptomics. This dataset is publicly availa...

paper is out now in Nature Plants, here is a link: Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development. Nat. Plants (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Working model for class II Topless (TPL)-interacting protein effectors in maize shoot reprogramming.

Read the paper by Mamoona Khan, et al. 👇
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How a Fungus Leads to Tissue Growths in Maize When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a…

A University of Bonn study shows how a maize pest hijacks the plant’s root-building function 🌽

www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/002-...

@unibonn.bsky.social @effectomics.bsky.social

#PlantScience

Galls on maize (left). - Tissue structure alterations caused by infection are visible under a microscope (center). When Arabidopsis thaliana (right) forms the fungal effector protein Tip4, gall-like accumulations of undifferentiated cells appear instead of lateral roots. © Figure: (c) Professor Djamei’s research group / University of Bonn

When the fungus Ustilago maydis infects maize plants, tumour-like tissue growths develop. Researchers led by Prof. Armin Djamei have now discovered that the fungus hijacks a programme in the plant that is responsible for forming lateral roots: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/002-...
@effectomics.bsky.social

Our preprint is now published in @newphyt.bsky.social. Many thanks to the editor and reviewers for their constructive feedback. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/....

🚨JOB ALERT!
We’re hiring a Head of the new Imaging Facility at Goethe University Frankfurt. You’ll support researchers across disciplines, train users, and help enable cutting-edge science with high-end microscopy platforms.
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If facility-building + imaging is your thing, please apply!

Maize Genetics Cooperation, Inc Meeting

Only one day left for early registration for the 2026 Maize Genetics Meeting in Cologne, Germany (Feb 26-Mar 1, 2026).
www.mgcmeeting.com

Maize Genetics Cooperation, Inc Meeting

⏰ There is only 1 day left if you want to register as early bird for the 68th Maize Genetics Meeting #MGM2026

Cologne, Germany, 26th February - 1st March 2026

organised by Professor @hochholdingerf.bsky.social et al. www.mgcmeeting.com

🌱 Welches Potenzial bieten genomeditierte Pflanzen – und warum soll es auf EU-Ebene neue Regeln dazu geben? Wie moderne gentechnische Verfahren funktionieren und welche Rolle sie für Klimaresilienz, Ertragssicherung und nachhaltige Landwirtschaft spielen: www.leopoldina.org/gruene-gentechnik

Warum die Lockerung der Gentechnik-Regeln allen etwas bringt Pflanzen, die mit neuen gentechnischen Techniken (NGTs) verändert werden, sollen in der EU zukünftig ähnlich reguliert werden, wie Züchtungen mit konventionellen Methoden. Darauf haben sich Vertreter:...

Was bringt die Lockerung der #Gentechnik-Regeln? ÖAW-Pflanzengenetikerin Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid @gmivienna.bsky.social erklärt, warum das eine gute Entscheidung ist – für die Wissenschaft, die Landwirtschaft und die Verbraucher:innen. Mehr dazu ⤵️

www.oeaw.ac.at/news/warum-d...

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The Pergamon museum is closed for renovation.

corn. paint and crayon by my daughter several years ago. love this, hanging in my office

TUM Offers a professorship in Crop Production. Geat opportunity!
portal.mytum.de/jobs/profess...

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, warum ist nach dem Nobelpreis alles aus? Podcast-Folge · Alles gesagt? · 29.08.2025 · 4 Std. 13 Min.

4:13 Std. Gespräch mit Nobelpreisträgerin Chr. Nüsslein-Volhard. Was wären interessante künftige Forschungsthemen?
„Bei der Pflanzenforschung würde mir gefallen, wenn man mal etwas anderes als Arabidopsis erforschen würde, nicht nur dieses unscheinbare Kraut.“ 😀
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The art (public, gallery, and guerrilla) is top notch. The city's history makes for an idiosyncratic and open culture. Get out and meet the people of Cologne. It is a city unlike any other and a fabulous experience.

Photos of the Cologne Maritim hotel.

The 2026 maize genetics meeting will be at the Maritim Hotel in downtown Cologne. #MGM2025 > #MGM2026.

The 2026 maize genetics meeting in Cologne (Feb 26 to Mar 1) is easily accessible from all US locations. #MGM2025 > #MGM2026.

Maize Genetics Cooperation, Inc Meeting

Registration for the 68th Maize Genetics Meeting from February 26 to March 1, 2026 in Cologne, Germany is now open! #MGM2026
www.mgcmeeting.com

Nice coverage of one of our recent papers by a media outlet. Not so happy with the AI generated maize root system they used to illustrate their article. 😬

Korrekt müsste es heissen: „Silphie ist eine ökol. vorteilhafte Alternative zur Maissorte PM Paolo“. Ob das generell auf Mais zutrifft, lässt sich aus dieser Studie mit nur einer Maissorte nicht sagen.