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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology 🌱🧪
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At our institute we study fundamental processes of plant physiology and development and the interaction of plants with their environment.
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Today we had the pleasure to welcome Mehdi Davari from @ipbhalle.bsky.social at our institute and listen to his captivating talk about #MolecularSimulation and #MachineLearning strategies to accelerate #protein and #enzyme design. Thanks a lot for your visit! 🌱

Thanks to Dirk Walther for hosting 👏
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November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Register now for Lunch+Learn on 📅 Dec. 1 🕛 12:00 »𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲« and discuss the potential of tRNA display with Dr Daniel Dunkelmann!

👉https://p-sp.link/lunch-learn-20251201

#cellulartranslation #tRNAdisplay #newtherapeutics
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Huge thanks to Alison Smith from @camplantsci.bsky.social for visiting our institute and sharing her expertise in “Manipulating the Chlamydomonas #chloroplast #genome.” 🌿

Our #PhD students loved the chance to meet and exchange ideas at lunch and are still buzzing with inspiration! 💡✨
Group of eight people posing in front a blue wall.
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Big thanks to Prof. Heribert Hirt from #KAUST for visiting us and giving a fascinating talk on how desert #plants and their #microbes can help crops adapt to heat and drought 🌵🌾

Inspiring ideas for resilient and #sustainable #agriculture — and thanks to @carogutj.bsky.social for hosting!
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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It was wonderful to have Bijun with us @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social & @incavirus.bsky.social to finally "use our microscope to its full potential" as our core-facility put it! 🔬

Congrats to all, esp. @bijuntang.bsky.social and @xanderjones.bsky.social ! Super happy to be a part of this great story!
October 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Congratulations to PhD student Ana Catarina Silva — winner of Best Poster at APOMIXIS 2025! 🏆🎉
October 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Another PhD success! Congrats to Dr. Fabienne Bürki from AG Bock for successfully defending their PhD thesis titled Leaking Information: Stress-Induced Chloroplast Rupture and Nucleic Acid Release in Transplastomic Nicotiana tabacum Plants 🌿💡

Wishing you all the best!
October 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Congratulations are in order for our newest doctor! Dr. Vittoria Clapero successfully defended her thesis on “Natural variation of the Calvin-Benson cycle” in the group of Mark Stitt. Wishing you all the best for your next steps! 🚀🌱🎓
September 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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New study unveils first large-scale view of the "pocketome" using AI-predicted protein structures: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Towards a comprehensive view of the pocketome universe—biological implications and algorithmic challenges
Author summary The function of proteins is governed by specific interactions with other molecules, notably small molecules (compounds, such as metabolites). The precise nature of the protein-compound ...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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That’s a wrap on an amazing conference #PlantsandPeople ! 🎉 Huge thanks to all participants for your energy, to our speakers and panelists for inspiring insights, and to our sponsors for making it all possible. 🌟 Until next time! 🙏
#PnP25 #Targenomix #metaSysX
September 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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📢 We’re hiring!

🌱 The @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social in Potsdam is seeking a Head of Service Unit Proteomics (mass spectrometry-based proteomics).

🗓 Apply by 30.09.2025

👉 jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/8...
Head of Service Unit Proteomics
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September 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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🥔 Potato harvest is in! For project POMORROW we are currently testing 240 potato accessions for their ability to survive drought stress and partner with mycorrhizal fungi. 🌍✨
More on this: mpimp-golm.mpg.de/2800196/news_publication_25387229_transferred?c=6211
September 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Day 2 of #PnP25 🌱; great talks, lively panel, best poster awards 🎉 and BBQ to close it all!🔥
Thank you to everyone who made it unforgettable.

#PlantsandPeople #PnP25
September 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Day 2 of #PnP25 is here! After a fantastic first day of science and discussion, we’re looking forward today; with plants in space, reimagining future crops and more. 🌱

Looking forward to all the sessions, posters, and our panel this afternoon before we close with a BBQ! #PlantsandPeople #PnP25
September 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Day 1 of #PnP25 has started! Inspiring talks, great discussions, and a fantastic atmosphere here in Potsdam-Golm.
Theme: Looking In, Out, and Forward; from molecules to space, and from research to communication.
Loving the energy already! #PlantsandPeople #PnP25
September 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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We’re ready for the 7th Plants and People Conference!
🗓️ September 9–10, Potsdam
🎙️ Organized by PhD students at MPI-MP
This year’s theme: “Looking In, Out, and Forward” - exploring plant science from molecules to space, and from research to communication.
Follow along with #PnP25 & #PlantsandPeople
September 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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🌞🔬 Big step for #sustainability in science: Today the Max Planck Campus at @potsdamsciencepark.bsky.social inaugurated new #SolarPower systems – including a 6,000 m² agri-PV plant.

Thank you to @manjaschuele.bsky.social & @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de for making this milestone possible!
September 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Attention plant proteomics specialists: We are looking for a Head of our new Proteomics Unit at our international and dynamic Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology. @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social Applications are welcome until 30. Sept 2025: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/8...
Head of Service Unit Proteomics
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August 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Before our summer break here on Bluesky, a treat for your ears! 🎧
@carogutj.bsky.social talks about her favorite topic: the symbiosis between plants & fungi.
👉 detektor.fm/wissen/forsc... (in German)
Have a great summer! 🌿☀️
Mykorrhiza: Wie Pilze und Pflanzen zusammenarbeiten
Pilze und Pflanzenwurzeln verbindet eine enge Gemeinschaft: In ihrer Mykorrhiza-Symbiose tauschen sie lebenswichtige Nährstoffe aus.
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August 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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I am thrilled to share our review with @claudiakohler11.bsky.social in which we discuss on the latest research on the classical and emerging roles of transposable elements in shaping genomic imprinting in plants. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#imprinting #epigenetics #plantReproduction
Rapid origin and turnover of genomic imprinting by transposable elements
Genomic imprinting, the preferential expression of alleles based on their parent-of-origin, is an epigenetic mechanism that plays a key role in endosp…
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July 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Final call! Registration for Plants & People 2025 closes July 31!
Don’t miss the chance to hear cutting-edge plant science and share your work.
🔗 Register here: plants-and-people.mpg.de/form/registr...
#PlantsandPeople #PnP25
July 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Plant science meets machine learning, space, and storytelling. From cells to ecosystems, from satellites to society. Register now for Plants & People 2025, Sept 9–10 at MPI-MP!

Poster abstract deadline: July 31
🔗 Register here: plants-and-people.mpg.de/form/registr...
#PlantsandPeople #PnP25
July 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Georgina Hernandez Delgado from UNAM, Mexico. Her talk about unraveling novel plant regulators of the common bean was fascinating and sparked some great discussions!

A big thank you to @carogutj.bsky.social for hosting and making this visit possible!
July 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Another PhD success! Congratulations to Dr. Yogeswari Rajarathinam from group Kopka at the
@mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social on this incredible achievement!
Wishing you all the best! 🍾
July 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Registration is OPEN for the 7th Plants & People Conference (P&P’25)! Join us Sept 9–10 at MPI-MP for talks on plant science, AI, space research & more. Poster submissions are welcome!

Sign up here: plants-and-people.mpg.de/form/registr...

#PlantsandPeople #P&P’25
July 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM