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 […]
Amanda Ratier Backes
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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 […]