Research never tasted this good! 😀🌿

🌟 International recognition for #PlantScience in #Potsdam 🌟 Four #researchers from the @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social are among the world’s top 0.1% most cited scientists. Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Ralph Bock, Dr. Saleh Alseekh, Dr. John E. Lunn & Prof. Dr. Mark Stitt! 👏🌱 #HighlyCited2025

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 👏

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

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! 💡✨

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!

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!

Congratulations to PhD student Ana Catarina Silva — winner of Best Poster at APOMIXIS 2025! 🏆🎉

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!

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! 🚀🌱🎓

New study unveils first large-scale view of the "pocketome" using AI-predicted protein structures: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

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

📢 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...

🥔 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

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

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

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

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

🌞🔬 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!

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...

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! 🌿☀️

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

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

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

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!

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! 🍾

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

We were thrilled to welcome Stephen Rader and Martha Stark yesterday! The talk ‘Tiny Genomes, Tricky Introns, and Thermal Springs: How Intron-Encoded RNAs Allow Some Introns to Persist in a Dramatically Reduced Algal Genome’ sparked great discussions and fresh ideas. Thank you both for visiting!

👋 Meet our “Plant Cell Biology and Morphodynamics” group led by Arun Sampathkumar. They run our microscope unit and provide training, advice on experiments and support with image analysis and interpretation. They also run their own research, focusing on how cell growth and structure shape plants.

We are delighted to announce another PhD success at @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social‬! 🎉 Dr. Jinghan Liu has passed her PhD viva in the group of Reimo Zoschke. 🌱🔬 Huge congratulations on this achievement—wishing you all the best for what’s next! 🎓✨

Yesterday we had the pleasure to welcome Andrea Fulgione from @mpipz.bsky.social ‪to our institute and learn about his group’s research on Arabis alpina – a plant that might serve as a model to understand responses to climate change. ⛰️🌼 ‬ Thank you @claudiakohler11.bsky.social for hosting!

Fantastic news! 🎉 Dr. David Scharf has passed his PhD viva in Ralph Bock's Lab @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social Huge congrats, Dr. Scharf, and best of luck with your next steps! 🚀🌱🎓

Today Balakumaran Chandrasekar shared his insights with us into Glycomics and Proteomics approaches to better understand M. phaseolina-soybean interactions. His fascinating findings may help make soybeans more resistant to charcoal rot disease. Thanks to @alexanderforderer.bsky.social for hosting!

🌱 Congrats to @egonzalezduran.bsky.social & Dr. Rita Bastos Lima on receiving the Jeff Schell Prize for their outstanding research in molecular evolution & seed development 👏 www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/2797204/news...

Registration is now 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

Huge thanks to 🌾 Rita Sharma from the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) for her inspiring talk on the Genetic Enhancement of Sorghum for Sustained Nutritional Yield! 🌱✨ Her work is both impactful and motivating. 🙌 Also a big shoutout to @duartedf.bsky.social for hosting! 👏

Huge congrats to @dunkelmann.bsky.social‬‬ who secured £9.1 million funding for project SyncSol to develop a universal chloroplast genome for plants of the nightshade family. If successful, SyncSol could revolutionize plant breeding.‬ 🌱🧬 More: www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/2796756/news_publication_24809749

Today we had the pleasure of welcoming Jean-Marc Deragon for a fascinating talk on post-translational regulation of gene expression under stress. Big thanks to @thevirusmc.bsky.social for hosting this insightful session!

🌱 New discovery in plant-fungi symbiosis: @carogutj.bsky.social and team have identified the Gene Activator Complex that promotes the exchange of nutrients between plants & fungi. 📖 Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

New research by @egonzalezduran.bsky.social shows that DSB repair suppresses gene transfer from chloroplasts to nucleus. With DSB repair impaired, transfer rates jump 20× — revealing how plants protect genome stability, with lessons beyond plant biology. Read: nature.com/articles/s41477-025-02005-w

Today we are thrilled to host Benoit Landrein, who shared fascinating insights into how mechanical signals control plant development, using Arabidopsis seeds as a model. A great talk on the mechanics behind seed morphogenesis! 🌱 Thanks @duartedf.bsky.social for hosting!

Hermine Mitter (@jungeakademie.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at), Ralph Bock (Akademiemitglied, #MPI für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie), Benjamin Bodirsky (@pik-potsdam.bsky.social) & Harald von Witzke (@humboldtuni.bsky.social) diskutieren über eine Ernährungswende. www.bbaw.de/veranstaltun...

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Michael Hippler from @uni-muenster.de for a captivating talk on electron transfer at photosystem I and the cytochrome b6f complex 🌱⚡. It was truly engaging and sparked lively discussion and fresh insights! 💡 Thanks to our own Adrian Nievergelt for hosting!

Yet, we lack understanding of the expression of multiple traits at different time points across the entire growth period of the plant. A research team, incl. @leibnizipk.bsky.social and @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social, has solved this problem. ➡️PR: tinyurl.com/mrxkvvnr ➡️Paper: tinyurl.com/4mn3en96

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of having @ckirchhelle.bsky.social at our institute for her insightful talk “Cell edges – from polarity to growth control” 🔬 Thank you for sharing your fascinating work with us, we truly enjoyed the discussion and learned a lot 🌱 & Thanks to the host Arun Sampathkumar!

Thanks to @incavirus.bsky.social for talking about an argonaute protein, that restricts viral infection from parent to progeny in plant gametes.🦠 His team's findings unveil the first known antiviral mechanism of that kind! Thanks as well to @carogutj.bsky.social for hosting the #TRR356 seminar!

The ancient method of grafting has gained renewed interest as a research tool thanks to recent discoveries. Read more about its application in studying information exchange between plants here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @fritz-kragler.bsky.social

👋Our research group 'Translational Regulation in Plants' led by Reimo Zoschke explores how external factors like temperature and light influence the translation of RNA to protein. Their basic research will help fortify crops against the effects of climate crisis. Stay tuned for their discoveries! 🔬

Today, we welcome @kseniakrasileva.bsky.social from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and we look forward to their talk “The Resistance Awakens: Natural Diversity Informs Engineering of Plant Immune Receptors” 🌿 Thanks @alexanderforderer.bsky.social for hosting!

Be sure to check out this documentary about the future of #Agriculture in the #ClimateCrisis starring @fritz-kragler.bsky.social to learn more about our work 🌻 Thanks for the visit artede.bsky.social ! 💚 👉 arte.tv/de/videos/118993-000-A #PlantScience #FutureOfFood