Alte Pflanze, neue Erkenntnisse: IPK Team enthüllt „Mosaik-Abstammung“ der Gerste

Ancient Plant, new insights: IPK research team reveals the mosaic origin of barley

IPK-Forschungsteam entdeckt Schlüssel-Mutation für spätere Blüte der Gerste

IPK research team discovers key mutation for later flowering of barley

Next Wednesday marks the start of the next Gatersleben Research Conference (GRC), which is being held as the ‘19th International Symposium on Integrative Bioinformatics’ (IB). Conference chair Uwe Scholz discusses perennial topics such as the FAIR principles and emerging trends such as artificial intelligence (AI), as well as the speaker he is most looking forward to hearing.

In this interview, Jörg Erdmenger, the mayor of Gatersleben, talks about his connection to the IPK. He also explains his plans for the town and discusses ways to improve relations with the institute.

14 Lehrerinnen und Lehrer sind Anfang der Woche für eine Fortbildung der Initiative PLANT 2030 zum Thema Genomeditierung nach Gatersleben gekommen. Nach einer Führung am IPK und einem Vortrag legten sie im „Grünen Labor“ selbst Hand an.

Mohammad-Reza Hajirezaei left his homeland of Iran during the revolution and has worked at the IPK for 32 years. However, his journey to the institute has been filled with obstacles and setbacks. Fortunately, chance has helped him more than once.

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Im Rahmen der Gatersleben Lecture spricht Prof. Dr. Zoran Nicoloski (Bioinformatics Department, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Germany) zum Thema: ”Predicting dynamic plant responses using genetic markers”.

The Plant Science Student Conference (PSSC) has been organised by students from the two Leibniz institutes, IPK and IPB, every year for the last 20 years. In this interview, Christina Wäsch (IPK) and Carolin Apel (IPB) discuss the success of the 2025 event and the approaches that should be continued.

Ricardo Giehl describes the Brazilians at the IPK as successful, cheerful and committed. Having arrived in Gatersleben 15 years ago, he explains how his compatriots have found their feet at the institute.

Leguminosen sind ein großer Hoffnungsträger - sei es mit Blick auf die gesunde menschliche Ernährung und die Tierernährung, sei es mit Blick auf den Klimawandel und dem Wunsch nach mehr Nachhaltigkeit. Grund genug, sich in einer neuen Multimedia-Geschichte einmal näher mit Erbse, Linse & Co. zu beschäftigen.