Rüdiger Simon

27 July

In 2021, we published an article in eLife on the role of CLE40 in Arabidopsis shoot meristem development ( see here: elifesciences.org/articles/70934 ). We recently found that one of the Arabidopsis lines used in that publication.....

27 July

....was likely still segregating for a key reporter gene ( thanks to some painstakingly detailed investigations by Svenja Augustin, @augustinsvenja.bsky.social ). We have now prepared a correction, together with very supportive staff at eLife, to set the record straight, see correction notice here:

27 July

elifesciences.org/articles/112... . Our mistake affects only some of the conclusions of the paper, and I would like to apologise if our mistake has delayed or confused fellow researchers. As Svenja nicely summarised: always double check your transgenes. Lesson learnt.

15 Apr

Yayoi Kusama in Cologne

erneuerbare-energien-verteidigen.deDemo in Köln: Jetzt Energiewende verteidigen!Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche (CDU) will die Energiewende abwürgen und uns für Jahrzehnte an Öl und Gas binden. Das trifft uns alle: an der Zapfsäule, bei der Stromrechnung, beim nächsten Extremwetter....

8 Apr

Reiche kettet uns an Öl und Gas – auf Jahrzehnte! Am 18. April demonstrieren wir um 12 Uhr am Heumarkt in Köln: für saubere Energie, gegen fossile Politik. Sei dabei. erneuerbare-energien-verteidigen.de/koeln/

nature.comImputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development - Nature PlantsSpatially 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...

We recently published a first story on combining spatial and single cell transcriptomics in barley (see here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...) Lets go for the next level now, i.e. understanding gene networks and barley meristem development in 4D!

ceplas.euCEPLAS: Call 2026

Join us as a postdoctoral scientist to work with us and a team of excellent bioinformaticians (Björn Usadel´s Lab) to study barley meristems from all angles. Direct informal inquiries to: ruediger.simon@hhu.de application process and job details: www.ceplas.eu/en/training-...

ceplas.euCEPLAS: Call 2026

CEPLAS starts a number of new projects, and we are looking for 12 Postdocs ❗ CEPLAS projects are always highly collaborative, that means postdocs working with us will always closely interact with several CEPLAS research groups. Find all postdoc openings here: www.ceplas.eu/en/training-...

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

CEPLAS, the cluster of excellence on plants sciences, is looking for PhD candidates for a number of exciting projects. See below for more info on the topics and on the recruiting process, and here: www.ceplas.eu/en/training-...

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@hhu.de

29 Jan

Replying to @hhu.de

Dr. Götz Hensel erklärt im Rahmen der Bürgeruni im Haus der Universität die Grundlagen der Technologie, während die Nachwuchswissenschaftlerin Susanne Vollmer Einblicke in ihre aktuelle Forschung gibt. Wann? 5. Februar 2026, 19 Uhr Wo? Haus der Universität oder im Livestream: t1p.de/n1fnq ^lb 3/3

t1p.deHHU - Forschung im Fokus: Nutzung von molekularen Genscheren in Pflanzen – Potential und AnwendungenMolekulare Genscheren, auch unter CRISPR/Cas-Technologie bekannt, haben die Grundlagen und angewandte Forschung in Medizin und Pflanzenforschung stark beschleunigt. Sie ermöglichen die gezielte Änderu...

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Michael Raissig

@michaelraissig.bsky.social

13 Jan

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...

Meristems shape plant architectures, and grasses generate a complex array of them. To characterise barley vegetative SAMs and spike development, we used single cell and spatial transcriptome data and integrated them in a new database, BARVISTA. A click on a cell now..... tinyurl.com/38c3mf5d

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barleyhub.orgIBH Seminar: BARVISTA. Cell-resolved transcriptomics & gene expression imputation uncovers barley gene regulatory networks - Barley HubIBH 2025 series of seminars: 'BARVISTA. Cell-resolved transcriptomics & gene expression imputation uncovers barley gene regulatory networks'

28 May 2025

Here is a link to the seminar series organised by the International Barley Hub, at James Hutton Institute. This is a recording of an online seminar, where I explained the approach we used and some applications to developmental questions. barleyhub.org/ibh-seminar-...

doi.orgImputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development - Nature PlantsSpatially 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...

8 Jan

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...

Genetics Society Non-Seed Plant SIG

9 Dec 2025

New call for PhD students to join CEPLAS

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@gensocuknonseed.bsky.social

19 Sept 2025

Exciting opportunities to join @justingoodrich.bsky.social group in Edinburgh as either a Postdoc or Research Assistant. See the link for further details: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.comPostdoctoral Research AssociateWe are looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to characterise genes controlling cell death and breakdown of the embryo-surrounding maternal tissues of the model liverwort Marchantia polymorpha...

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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences

@ceplas.bsky.social

3 Sept 2025

📢📢 We are hiring!! We are looking for a coordinator for science communication and a project manager! www.ceplas.eu/de/nachwuchs...

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Björn Usadel

@usadellab.bsky.social

25 July 2025

Is plant single cell/nuc. & spatial transcriptomics your passion? Do you want to understand plant adaptation using cutting edge molecular & bioinformatics tools? Then come and join us to work together with @ceplas.bsky.social & @wggc-de.bsky.social. #plantjobs www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/...

fz-juelich.deScientist - Plant Single Cell / Spatial AnalysisThe Institute IBG-4 at Forschungszentrum Jülich is a key partner in the Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), one of Germany’s leading plant science research networks. The group of Prof. D...

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Jörg

@realkachelmann.bsky.social

12 July 2025

Gute Nacht, Timeline. (c) Waechter

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Sophien Kamoun

@kamounlab.bsky.social

11 July 2025

I just published: Why I’m skipping the Congress this year (And why you should still publish your posters) Publishing your poster creates a citable record and protects you from bad actors. #ISMPMI2025 #OpenMPMI #AcademicChatter #PhDchat medium.com/p/why-im-ski...

medium.comWhy I’m skipping the Congress this year (And why you should still publish your posters)Publishing your poster creates a verifiable and citable record of your work. It also protects you from bad actors — the evidence will be…

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Ari Pekka Mähönen

@apmahonen.bsky.social

2 July 2025

How plants sense injury in their barrier tissue, periderm? Painstakingly detailed and amazing work by post doc Hiroyuki Iida shows that wounding is sensed by the diffusion of two gases: ethylene and oxygen. @treebiocoe.bsky.social‬ @erc.europa.eu‬ 1/x 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comPlants monitor the integrity of their barrier by sensing gas diffusion - NatureA study using Arabidopsis shows that plants can monitor the integrity of their outer barriers by sensing gas diffusion, enabling them to initiate wound repair to prevent water loss and pathogen entry.

1 July 2025

The Cereal Stem Cell Systems Consortium published a comprehensive review in Plant Cell on how meristems shape cereal architecture. If you are not a fan of cereals except for breakfast, your teaching will still benefit from the amazing figures! ‪@cerealcell.bsky.social‬ tinyurl.com/32a74xpd

Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

1 July 2025

However, if you cannot get enough of Cereal Stem Cells, join us at a cool conference in charming Regensburg later this year!

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@mpipz.bsky.social

27 June 2025

📣📣We are #hiring! 📣Please RT! @mpipz.bsky.social has a group leader position available in the broad area of Plant Development and Diversity 🌿. Apply now!🌿 👉http://bit.ly/4nkUvLa #plantsci

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching

@plantteaching.bsky.social

24 June 2025

#RootingForScience www.instagram.com/reel/DLR1cgQ...

4 June 2025

We are looking for a postdoc with experience in electron microscopy. mail to ruediger.simon@hhu.de

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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB)

13 Jan 2025

If you are interested in plant stem cell systems, meristems and development of cereals: We are organising an international symposium on "Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems", see attached announcement. www.cscs2025.de for more details

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@mexpositoalonso.bsky.social

30 May 2025

Super excited to release a huge evolution project on the works for many years: Evolution experiments synchronized across climates to understand rapid adaptation Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... All data available: www.grene-net.org/data #MOILAB @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @hhmi.org 🧵👇

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Jenny Russinova

@jennyrussinova.bsky.social

27 May 2025

jobs.vib.be/j/114118/phd...

jobs.vib.bePhD student position in brassinosteroid hormone research - VIBThe VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology (PSB) is a world-leading plant science institute located at the heart of a renowned Plant Biotech campus in Ghent, Belgium. Its mission is to integrate g...

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...rapid characterisation of gene expression. Plus one or two more things.....enjoy! @usadellab.bsky.social @isaiavardanega.bsky.social

@edgardemesa.bsky.social

CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences

....... gives almost genome-wide information on gene expression. We used that system to perform some kind of virtual microdissection to analyse organ founder cells, the role of MADS gens in flower organ specification, and developed a barcoding system for .....

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@ceplas.bsky.social

22 May 2025

🎊 We made it!! @dfg.de has just announced that we have been successful with our CEPLAS III proposal in the current funding round of the Excellence Strategy! Many thanks to all our supporters! @hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft@dfg.de

Die #Exzellenzcluster stehen fest: Heute hat die Exzellenzkommission 70 Projekte zur Förderung ausgewählt. 45 Cluster werden fortgesetzt, 25 neu eingerichtet. Die Förderung beginnt ab 1. Jan. 2026 für 7 Jahre, die Fördersumme beträgt insg. 539 Mio. €/Jahr. Die Liste: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... 1/3

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Marc Somssich

@somssich.bsky.social

29 Apr 2025

📜 CLAVATA signalling shapes barley inflorescence by controlling activity and determinacy of shoot meristem and rachilla 🧑‍🔬 @isaiavardanega.bsky.social, @simonrdg.bsky.social, et al. 📔 @natcomms.nature.com 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment #Barley #PlantStemCells

nature.comCLAVATA signalling shapes barley inflorescence by controlling activity and determinacy of shoot meristem and rachilla - Nature CommunicationsGrasses have evolved a wide variety of inflorescence architectures. Here Vardanega et. al show how the barley CLV1 receptor and FCP1 peptide signal interact to control meristem shape, organ formation ...

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Isaia Vardanega

@isaiavardanega.bsky.social

28 Apr 2025

Excited to see our work finally out! 🌾🏴‍☠️ We show how HvCLV1 and HvFCP1 shape barley inflorescence using innovative techniques and some cool microscopy. Huge thanks to everyone involved in this study! t.co/ofButB3fRo

t.cohttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-59330-z

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Marina Weisband

@afelia.bsky.social

6 Apr 2025

Ich war heute im KZ Buchenwald, um zum 80. Tag der Befreiung zu sprechen. Eine schwierige Aufgabe. Hier ist, was ich gesagt habe: marinaweisband.de/rede-zum-80-...

marinaweisband.deRede zum 80. Befreiungstag des KZ Buchenwald - Marina WeisbandRede als Video ansehen Sehr geehrte Menschen, es war eine sehr schwere Aufgabe, eine Rede für heute zu schreiben. Weil ich keine Überlebende bin. Weil ich eine Nachfahrin der Überlebenden bin. Weil ...

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kbuerstenbinder.bsky.social

@kbuerstenbinder.bsky.social

3 Apr 2025

Great meeting for PhDs and Master students to meet peers and share your love and passion for science at a truly beautiful venue. Make sure to Mark your calendar.

Leibniz IPK@leibnizipk.bsky.social

We, the doctoral students at @leibnizipk.bsky.social, are thrilled to host the 20th Plant Science Student Conference (PSSC) from June 30 - July 2, 2025! 🌾 Present their cutting-edge research 🔬 Engage with inspiring keynote lectures We will notify you as soon as registration opens!

#HHU

Dr Zoch kütt!

Is this as good as it sounds? youtube.com/watch?v=G8EC...

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CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences

16 Feb 2025

There!

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MolPlantSci

@molplantsci.bsky.social

12 Feb 2025

🌿🏆 Congratulations to Marc Somssich! 🏆🌿 @somssich.bsky.social He receives the 2025 SciComm Award for outstanding social media contributions bringing scientific discoveries and plant scientists to life through engaging storytelling and historical context. Well deserved! 👏 #SciComm #PlantSci #MBP2025

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@ceplas.bsky.social

13 Feb 2025

Congratulations!!

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Stephen Curry

@scurry.bsky.social

12 Feb 2025

Now almost 450 signatories to my open letter calling on the @royalsociety.org to stand up for its values & deal with the widespread concerns raised by Elon Musk's Fellowship. Please consider signing & sharing: forms.gle/miDciq35oxyw... List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

forms.gleOpen letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your valuesIf you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...

25 Jan 2025

Cologne against AFD!