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MPIPZ Cologne

@mpipz_cologne

Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ) - Basic molecular biological research on plants and microbes

 Cologne, Germany
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Joined October 2016
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This account is no longer in use. We will keep you updated on our other channels: Bluesky @mpipz.bsky.social LinkedIn @max-planck-institute-for-plant-breeding-research Facebook @mpipz.cologne Stay connected! We are looking forward to connecting with you there! #ByeByeX 👋
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What a great talk by Kirsten Bomblies and an inspiring discussion on #womeninscience. Always believe in yourself - you belong here! 🌿🧪Learn more about our fantastic female scientists @mpipz_cologne here 👉mpipz.mpg.de/5784211/intervi…
MPIPZ Women in Science 2026

MPIPZ Women in Science 2026

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André Marques (@marques_et_al) profile pictureAndré Marques@marques_et_alFeb 11
I was glad to host Kirsten Bomblies for our annual Barbara McClintock talk at the @mpipz.bsky.social to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
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🎓 Congrats to Dr. Meng Zhang on defending her PhD in the lab of @marques_et_al @mpipz_cologne ! Welcome to the circle of doctors and all the best ahead! 👏 #PhDone #NewDoctor #PlantScience
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We are excited to welcome Kirsten Bomblies as the speaker at our 🌿Annual Barbara McClintock Seminar🧪 and guest at our roundtable discussion @mpipz_cologne on “Women in Science,” held in celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.#11Feb #WomenInSTEM
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📣Postdoc position available! Join the group of @HadrienOliveri @mpipz_cologne to work on mathematical modelling of plant morphogenesis 🌿📐 We’re excited to hear from curious, interdisciplinary researchers! #plants #career #postdoc jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting…
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We are #hiring! Join Miltos Tsiantis’s lab within the IMPRS @mpipz_cologne to identify genes driving root sucker formation in crucifer plants — combining evolution & genetics. 🗓️Deadline: Jan 5, 2026 ✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de ℹ️ More info: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
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We are #hiring! In Nadine Töpfer’s group within the IMPRS @UniCologne, the PhD will use computational modelling to study metabolic interactions of plants and root microbiota. 🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025 ✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de ℹ️ More info: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
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📣Paper alert! Excited to share a new paper @PNASNews from the Tsiantis lab @mpipz_cologne and colleagues on how enhancer evolution shapes leaf diversity. 🌱🌿Congratulations! 👏🥳Read more👉bit.ly/4583PdR #plants #Evolution pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.25…
Diversity through repression

Diversity through repression

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Congratulations to Mingming Fang on successfully defending his PhD! Completed at @MPIPZ in the lab of Miltos Tsiantis — all the best for what’s next! 🎉👏 #PhDone #NewDoctor #PlantScience
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We are #hiring! Join Raphael Mercier’s team within the IMPRS @mpipz_cologne to investigate meiotic recombination, focusing on inversions, selection & genome evolution. 🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025 ✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de ℹ️ More info: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
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We are #hiring! This IMPRS PhD project in @AlgaZuccaro’s group (@UniCologne) explores plant–microbiome interactions. 🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025 ✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de ℹ️ IMPRS: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs 🔗 Group: ag-zuccaro.botanik.uni-koeln…
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📣We are thrilled 🥳🎉. Our director Raphaël Mercier @mpipz_cologne receives prestigious VinFuture prize. Congratulations 👏👏👉mpipz.mpg.de/mercier-vinfutu… #plantsci #genetics
Raphaël Mercier receives prestigious VinFuture prize for breakthrough work on crops that seed their...

Raphaël Mercier receives prestigious VinFuture prize for breakthrough work on crops that seed their...

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VinFuture Prize (@vinfutureprize) profile pictureVinFuture Prize@vinfutureprize5 Dec 2025
The 2025 VinFuture Special Prize for Innovators with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields is awarded to Professors Venkatesan Sundaresan, @Raph_Mercier, Drs. Emmanuel Guiderdoni, Imtiyaz Khanday, Dr. @MieuletD for innovations in the development of clonal hybrid crops.
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🚀New publication out by the Formosa-Jordan group @mpipz_cologne and collaborators @DukeU and @Cornell introducing a computational pipeline that enables high-throughput ploidy quantification. 🔬📊👏👏Learn more 👉bit.ly/4pOipiq #plants sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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We are #hiring! Join Juliette de Meaux’s group within the IMPRS @UniCologne to explore the genomic & ecological drivers of gene flow in grassland Arabis species. 🗓️ Deadline: Jan 5, 2025 ✏️ Apply via: gradschool.mpipz.mpg.de ℹ️ More info: mpipz.mpg.de/imprs
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We’re #hiring! Our #IMPRS @mpipz_cologne & @UniCologne recruits 4 PhD students. We look for candidates with a keen interest in experimental & computational plant biology to join us in 2026! Find details at mpipz.mpg.de/imprs/imprs-app… and apply by Jan 5. #PlantSciJobs
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Paper alert! New paper out in @Nature by the group of George Coupland @mpipz_cologne and colleagues on new roles for the florigen protein in flowering. 🌱🌿Congratulations! 👏👏 👉bit.ly/4i0aHz3 #plants #flowering nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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🌱 Postdoc position in Plant Genomics/Bioinformatics! Love genome plasticity, computational methods, and solving big questions in plant biology? Join our Institute for Crop Biology at HHU Düsseldorf. More info on schneebergerlab.org/career/ Apply by Nov. 30 | 3-year position
Career – Schneeberger Lab

Career – Schneeberger Lab

Join the Schneeberger Lab: open applications for postdocs, PhD, Master and Bachelor students and interns, and funding opportunities.

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🌟 We celebrate Dr. Mung Hsia Foo from Hirofumi Nakagami’s lab @mpipz_cologne for completing her PhD! 🎓👏 Best of luck for the exciting journey ahead! 🌱 #PhDSuccess #PlantScience #PhDone #ScientificAchievement
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🎉 Fantastic news! Dr. Raissa Krone from Stanislav Kopriva’s group within the IMPRS @mpipz_cologne and @UniCologne has earned her PhD. Congrats on this great achievement and best wishes for what’s next! 🌿✨ #PhDSuccess #PlantScience #PhDone #ScientificAchievement
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👏 Congratulations to Dr. Lara Van Dijck from Jane Parker’s lab @mpipz_cologne on successfully completing her PhD! Wishing you continued success ahead! 🎓🌱 #PhDSuccess #PlantScience #PhDone #ScientificAchievement
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