PhD POSITION IN PLANT GENOMICS1
The Crop Functional Genomics group of Frank Hochholdinger at the University of Bonn offers a PhD POSITION IN PLANT GENOMICS (Three years, 65% TV-L E13). Goal of this DFG-funded project is to understand the genetic and molecular basis of the systemic modulation of maize (Zea mays L.) root system architecture by seminal roots to better adapt to drought.
Caroline Marcon and Frank Hochholdinger received the cooperator award of the Maize Genetics Cooperation2
Frank Hochholdinger, professor for Crop Functional Genomics at the INRES and Carolin Marcon, project leader of the BonnMu group, were honored with the 2025 Maize Genetics Cooperator Award by the Maize Genetics Cooperation at the 67th maize genetics conference in St. Louis, USA.
67th maize genetics conference in St. Louis3
Members of the Crop Functional Genomics group attended the 67th maize genetics meeting in St. Louis, USA from 6-8, March 2025.
Marion Pitz and Frank Hochholdinger gave a presentation at Bayer, St. Louis4
Before the start of the 67th maize genetics conference Marion Pitz and Frank Hochholdinger gave a presentation of their work at the Bayer site in Chesterfield.
Field trail in Madagascar5
After all the preparations had been made, our group consisting of Dr. Zhihui Wen, Dr. Xiaoming He, Ben Wilhelm Braun and Alena Albrecht left Bonn for Madagascar in February. At the airport in Frankfurt we met two colleagues from the IPK in Gatersleben, Dr. Ivan Lopez-Valdivia and Dr. Matias Schierenbeck and together we started our journey to Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.
SPP meeting in Leipzig6
Xiaoming He presented his work at the final meeting of the SPP2089 „Rhizosphere spatiotemporal organization - a key to rhizosphere function“.
DMK and DBG awards for Cay Schäfer7
Cay Schäfer was awarded the DMK (Deutsches Maiskomitee) Prize for Young Scientists 2024 for her master's thesis “Crosstalk between the micronutrient boron and the phytohormone auxin on the level of polar auxin transport during primary root development of maize (Zea mays)”. In addition, her master thesis was selected as best master thesis in Plant Sciences at the University of Bonn by the DBG (Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft).
Congratulations to Emmy Noether group leader Peng Yu for his appointment as professor at TU Munich8
Peng Yu was today appointed professor for Plant Genetics at the TU Munich School of Life Sciences. We are very proud of you!
Links
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/phd-position-in-plant-genomics
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/2025-maize-genetics-cooperation-award
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/67th-maize-genetics-conference-in-st-louis
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/marion-pitz-and-frank-hochholdinger-gave-a-presentation-at-bayer-st-louis
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/field-trail-in-madagascar
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/spp-meeting-in-leipzig
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/dmk-and-dbg-awards-for-cay-schafer
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news/congatulations-to-peng-yu
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news?b_start:int=8
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news?b_start:int=16
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news?b_start:int=24
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news?b_start:int=32
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news?b_start:int=40
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news?b_start:int=48
- https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/cfg/en/c-f-g/news?b_start:int=112