Less Fertilizer Through Smart Alliances Working with researchers from the University of Bonn, we have discovered a molecular switch that signals for or against the maintenance of a mycorrhizal symbiosis. A study in Science Advances. More info here: www.ipb-halle.de/en/public-re...

EPSO open letter to MEPs urging them to adopt the trilogue provisional agreement on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). EPSO offers to contribute on a scientific basis. bit.ly/4wItKF1 #PlantScience #Biodiversity #Food2040EU #Bioeconomy #LifeSciences

We are looking for a Research Associate in Computational Metabolomics (m/f/d) Join the Computational Plant Biochemistry group and contribute to cutting-edge research at the interface of bioinformatics, metabolomics, and plant science. ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/25-research-...

#PlantSci #PhDs and #ECRs, you can still register for the Plant Science Student Conference #PSSC2026 at IPB Halle. Registration has been extended to May 25! 🗓️ Come and visit beautiful #HalleSaale in June 🌞 and get inspiration and make new connections for your research! 🌱

🌵 Uncover the Power of Plants – Fascination of Plants Day 🌻 For the 8th International Fascination of Plants Day, we have created a video about our research on optimizing the CRISPR/Cas method. Please use the subtitles on YouTube for an English translation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PpY...

Abstract submission deadline is on 31st May 2026, if you want to present your #PlantSci research at this year’s International Conference of our German Society for Plant Sciences, the Botanik-Tagung 📆 6-10 September 2026 📍Bochum, Germany botanik-tagung.de/abstract-sub...

Knowing smirks & plenty of “oh, I so feel that” while reading The Unwritten CV of a Plant Scientist by Kolesnikova & Wood. Very well put, @plantaeofficial.bsky.social!😄👏 Recommended read - plant researchers, take some lighthearted inspo to value your real skills.💪💚 #plantsci #Pflanzenforschung

Plant immune receptors are in the spotlight! 🌱🔬 We warmly invite submissions on immune receptor research for the upcoming MPMI Focus Issue dedicated to this exciting and rapidly advancing field. Find out more here: apsjournals.apsnet.org/mpmireceptors

Im Interview mit Prof. Alain Tissier @atissier.bsky.social 👉 Präziser züchten in Zeiten von Klima und Krise – Innovation für die Landwirtschaft 🌱 Lesen Sie das ganze Interview für eine spannende Perspektive aus Wissenschaft und Praxis www.linkedin.com/pulse/pr%C3%... @ipbhalle.bsky.social

There are only 3 days left to nominate promising early career researchers (#ECRs) for one of our three science awards to boost their careers. Deadline for all 3 awards is already on 26th April 2026! 🧵 1/4

And that's a wrap at the 2026 Leibniz Plant Biochemistry Symposium #IPB2026!💚 Thanks to all the speakers & participants for great presentations & lively discussions.👏🏻 Safe travels home to all & pls spread the word that #Halle is a great place for science & living!🗣️ #PlantSci #ECR #HalleSaale

This year’s IPB symposium was all about science, right? Well - almost😉! It was also about Steffen Abel’s farewell. Though he didn’t want any accolades, his department followed his saying to sometimes ignore your superior’s advice & honored his contributions to science, the IPB, & career support.🥂

Finally, @dolfweijers.bsky.social & again it's about #auxin that controls almost everything. Dolf speaks about its evolution - from the birth of auxin response in land plants, to the origin & diversification of the 1st ARFs, to them acquiring activator capability as their most recent innovation.

We may disagree with Darcy McRose on whether plants or microbes rule the world 😉💚. But thanks for taking us into the world of redox-active metabolites (RAMs) in the rhizosphere. Fascinating results about microbes countering the plant RAMs, coumarins, with specific efflux pumps. #IPB2026

If you pay attention, you will most likely find a #protease story in each conference 🙃. This time Pierre Stallforth mentions their recently described and intriguing “Lips” At the IPB Symposium. Have a look to their paper: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Pierre Stallforth just mesmerized the #IPB2026 audience with a clip of an army of amoeba decimating a bacterial film. What #NaturalProducts do bacteria produce against such a raid? Interesting discoveries of amoebicidal compounds. Also great insights into natural products from the past #paleobiotech

#IPB2026 Love Jiří’s talk so very much😆. The optogenetic approach applied to auxin signalling from a different angle was really inspiring. More ideas coming on how to perturb auxin 💪.

@carogutj.bsky.social is our second speaker this morning. She gives an update on her work on the “most important organismic interaction” there is 😅🌱🍄‍🟫

Now, @carogutj.bsky.social is presenting her work on arbuscular #mycorrhiza in connection to phosphate starvation response, transcriptional regulation of arbuscule development, and fungal sRNAs acting on plants. 🌱🅿️🧬 #IPB2026

Brilliant start on the second day of the Plant Biochemistry Symposium 2026. Jiri Friml guides us through the journey on understanding how auxin signalling pathways work

Symposium day 2 #IPB2026 has begun and @frimllab.bsky.social is telling us the journey of researching canonical vs. non-canonical #auxin signalling, which led to revising the canonical mechanism - cAMP production is required for transcriptional activation. Also, lots of cool tools & techniques.🔬

#IPB2026 Back in Halle and it feels good🥳. Really enjoyed the session on auxin response factors, especially the link between transcriptional control and spatial patterning. Lots to think about for my Auxin perturbation assays💃. Already thinking how to bring some of this into my experiments.

That concludes day 1 of our Leibniz Plant Biochemistry Symposium #IPB2026 on a beautiful sunny day here in Halle.🌤️ What were your highlights? See you for another round of excellent talks tomorrow.👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Jonathan Gershenzon with a great talk at #IPB2026 on mixtures of metabolites in #plantdefense 🌱 Did you ever think of maize plants having different smells? Bonus: a fun nod to Steffen Abel’s own mixture of research interests.

@spicybotrytis.bsky.social asks where do new pathways come from? A master class on glucosinolates 🤩

Dan Kliebenstein (@spicybotrytis.bsky.social) has just taken us through the evolution of the glucosinolate pathway. Another highlight to round out day one of #IPB2026 is coming up next: Jonathan Gershenzon (@mpi-ce.bsky.social) on plant natural products.

Amazing day 1 of IPB Plant Biochemistry symposium 2026 , great lineup indeed! @ipbhalle.bsky.social

EPSO welcomes the Council’s adoption of the Trilogue agreement on the legislative proposal for regulation of New Genomic Techniques in plants. EPSO offers to contribute on a scientific basis. #PlantScience #Biodiversity #EUAgriVision #Food2040 #Bioeconomy #LifeSciences bit.ly/4eFkkn8

Our 4th Symposium speaker: Katharina Bürstenbinder is back in Halle (@unihalle.bsky.social)! She’s presenting her lab’s work on IQDs as plant‑specific hubs linking signaling & cytoskeleton - aiming to bridge the scales from organismal growth to molecular mechanisms. #IPB2026

Before our lunch break, an amazing talk from Michael Horton on how plants sense phosphorus internally.

Next, @structplantbio.bsky.social is sharing on inositol pyrophosphates' regulatory function and their implication in plant #phosphate homeostasis - with beautiful #structuralbiology. In addition, there's still a lot of plant InsPs and interactors and interactions out there. 🅿️🌱 #IPB2026

Kicking the symposium off, @luciastrader.bsky.social gives us a beautiful overview of her work on the molecule that is involved in almost everything 🙃

Changing gears and diving into #phosphorus: Matthew Pasek, as our second #IPB2026 speaker, really expands our view. Deep sea, other planets, lightning chemistry, biogeochemistry - fascinating perspectives that are rarely on our plant researchers' minds, but so interesting to see a bigger picture.

Starting off our symposium #IPB2026 is @luciastrader.bsky.social with recent insights from her lab on temperature regulation of #auxin signalling and also interesting approaches to shed light on plant transcription factors.

It is that time of the year when the @ipbhalle.bsky.social puts together an excellent lineup for speakers for our Plant Biochemistry Symposium. This time the symposium reflects Steffen Abel’s scientific interests as we celebrate his time at the IPB

Let's go!!! The lecture hall is filling up and our Leibniz Plant Biochemistry Symposium is about to start. #plantsci #IPB2026

Today, the 3rd Early Career Plant Researcher Meeting started with advice on application processes in academia, as well as a tour of the research facilities at the university and @ipbhalle.bsky.social 🌱 I am grateful to attend this meeting and get advice on funding opportunities and grant writing.

🌱 #PSSC2026 is coming to IPB Halle (10-12 June 2026). Organized by our doctoral representatives, the student conference offers great talks, poster sessions, workshops & keynote lectures by invited international plant scientists. Info & registration: eveeno.com/pssc26 #PhDnetwork #PlantSci #PlantECRs

We are inviting applications for a joint appointment MLU and IPB: 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 at the IPB and 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 (W3) of Chemistry of Natural Products and Bioactives 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 via the MLU appointment portal: berufungsportal.uni-halle.de

A quick reminder: Our 11th Leibniz Plant Biochemistry Symposium is just around the corner. eveeno.com/ipbsymposium... Registration is open until April 12, but spots are filling up fast.

On the bright side, we are thrilled to welcome @thorstenlangner.bsky.social and @clemmar.bsky.social to Halle! Their arrival makes plant research in the region even stronger. @unihalle.bsky.social @ipbhalle.bsky.social

Little reminder to nominate #ECR s for our three science awards

📢 Registration deadline extended to April 12, 2026 While poster and talk slots are already full, a few spots remain for conference attendance—don’t miss the chance to network with peers in plant science. 👉Register here: events.vbc.ac.at/gmi_events/m...

The Leibniz University Hannover/Germany has an open position for a Professor for Molecular Phytopathology (W2TTW3)! Apply before April 27. Please forward this! Contact me for questions. See you in Hannover! 😃🎓🪴🌾🌱🌽🥬🦠🧪🧫🧬🔬🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬👍 www.uni-hannover.de/en/jobs/8410/ (EN) www.uni-hannover.de/de/jobs/8410/ (DE)

Deutschland beteiligt sich an "Open Research Europe" #ORE. Über die Plattform können Wissenschaftler*innen aller deutschen Forschungseinrichtungen ihre Ergebnisse künftig kostenfrei veröffentlichen u. im offenen Verfahren begutachten lassen. Die DFG ist mit der Durchführung beauftragt: sohub.io/rqll

After two inspiring days with @crc1644.bsky.social, it’s clear how complementary our initiatives are. Exited for future collaborations! @dfg.de

Our calls to nominate #ECRs for 3 scientific awards are out 1/5 ➡️ www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/u/BS3awards

What is better than a CRC retreat? A retreat of two CRCs! Welcome @crc1644.bsky.social to Halle! We are exited for two days of getting to know each other and discovering new synergies.

Wishing you a bright start to spring this weekend! 🌞 The daffodils in front of our greenhouses are in full bloom - and we hope that this season brings blooming research ideas your way! 🌷🌼🪻 #PlantScience #PlantSci #SpringEnergy #UnderstandingPlants