Speaker: Prof. Piotr A. Ziolkowski (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland)

Title: “Anti-crossover functions of MMR and ZMM in plant meiosis”

The seminar will start at 14:00 pm in the conference room of the acting director (Genetic building, 0.93).

Abstract
Our previous work demonstrated that MSH2 heterodimers, a critical component of the Mismatch Repair (MMR) system, stimulate Class I…

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Karl Schmid (University of Hohenheim)

Title: “Using AI tools in the characterization of plant genetic resources”

The seminar will start at 11:00 am in the lecture hall.

Zoom Link: https://ipk-gatersleben-de.zoom-x.de/j/65901919460?pwd=u45WepWhaENQqKO60Z42BU9a3g2ibZ.1 (Meeting-ID: 659 0191 9460 /Kenncode: 112042)

Double Lecture

First Speaker: Prof. Dr. Andrew Leitch (Professor of Plant Genetics and Co-director of MSc Plant and Fungal Taxonomy Diversity, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, UK)

Title: ”Ecological filtering through genome size and potential mechanisms driving genome downsizing after polyploidy”

Second Speaker: Dr. Ilia Leitch (Trait…

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Guusje Bonnema (Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, The Netherlands)

Title: “Evidence for two domestication lineages supporting a middle-eastern origin for Brassica oleracea crops from diversified kale populations”

The seminar will start at 11:00 am.

The lecture will take place at IPK Vavilovhaus Seminarraum OG  1.26 plus Video stream via Zoom. Zoom Meeting-ID: 666 3332…

Schülerinnen und Schüler der Klassenstufen 5 bis 12 sind am Zukunftstag 2025 herzlich dazu eingeladen, Einblicke in das Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung in Gatersleben zu erhalten.

Lerne einen modernen Wissenschaftsstandort kennen und finde heraus, welche Ausbildungsmöglichkeiten es am ForschungsCampus Gatersleben für Dich gibt.