On 21 April, the HPSC lecture series welcomed Prof. Dale Sanders (Honorary Professor at the University of York and former Director of the John Innes Centre) for an inspiring talk entitled Global Crop Nutrition in a Changing World: GM and Genomic Approaches. After introducing the major challenges affecting global food […]
As we entered 2026, many of our projects reached an important milestone—marking roughly one year since their start. This provided an excellent opportunity for our doctoral researchers (and PIs) to share first results, exchange ideas, and engage with the international scientific community. We are delighted to see such strong participation […]
On 18 December 2025, the Agri-Explore and Value Plant consortia came together at the Heide Campus of MLU for a cozy and science-packed Winter Retreat 🧪✨ Early-career researchers shared exciting insights into topics such as genome editing, drought resilience and plant–insect interactions in crops. 🌾🧬 We also learned more about […]
With this series we introduce the members of Agri-Explore (within AgriPoly II) based on 4 questions. This time: Vanessa Brückner As a PhD candidate in Martin Schattat‘s group, Vanessa Brückner is working on ways to create genetically modified plants without the need for tissue culture – making the process simpler […]
On August 19, 2025, Agri-Explore (part of AgriPoly II) and Value Plant held their first joint retreat at the Botanical Garden of Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg🌿 🎤 The program included excellent talks by the PhD candidates and postdocs, constructive discussions, and a guided tour through the garden’s collections 🌱 🏆 We also […]