KunzLab@LMU

Are you interested in using synthetic approaches to promote arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis? Then our PostDoc position may be for you: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/b...

Christmas Lecture on Night Science the creative side of the scientific process with Martin Lercher. Afterwards Glühwein and Cookies from the Student Council of the Faculty of Biology

Super excited that @nightsciencepod.bsky.social @itaiyanai.bsky.social presenter M. Lercher @martinlercher.bsky.social from @hhu.de will present this year's Xmas lecture @lmumuenchen.bsky.social. More info here 👇. Please join us if you can. www.bio.lmu.de/en/latest-ne...

Two really cool PhD positions available with Christina Barragan on Plant Pathogen evolution!

Our dept. just moved to a brand new building with great facilities and we have an absolutely amazing team!

Nasales Mikrobiom: Ressourcenknappheit als Chance Potenziell gefährliche Staphylokokken konkurrieren in der menschlichen Nasenhöhle mit anderen Bakterien um Biotin. Das könnte ein neuer Ansatzpunkt im Kampf gegen die Keime sein.

👃🏻 Nasales Mikrobiom: In der Nase konkurrieren potenziell gefährliche Staphylokokken mit anderen Bakterien um Biotin. Diese Ressourcenknappheit könnte ein neuer Ansatzpunkt im Kampf gegen die Keime sein, so LMU-Mikrobiologe Simon Heilbronner, Leiter der neuen Studie. #LMU 👉 www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...

W2-Professur für Pflanzenphysiologie (m/w/d) - Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) bietet Stelle als W2-Professur für Pflanzenphysiologie (m/w/d) in Kaiserslautern - jetzt bewerben!

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Very excited to advertise 15 plant engineering biology PhD projects @biologyatyork.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social & University of Bristol. 🪴 🥬 🔧 🧬 Come join this new Plant BioDesign community!

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"Plant single cell RNAseq workshop: From current technologies to data analyses"  Saclay Plant Sciences Summer School, June 28 - July 3, 2026 – Versailles (France) This Summer school is organized by the Saclay Plant Sciences (SPS) network, one of the largest European plant sciences communities.   scRNAseq approaches have revolutionized the way biologists approach their research subjects, by making it possible to dissect molecular mechanisms at the single-cell level. But although technological developments have recently made these approaches more accessible, their expensive use still requires significant technical training, including the good conception of experimental designs, the preparation of samples as well as their bioinformatics analyses. In addition, different protocols and various bioinformatics and statistical analyzes are available, and it can be difficult to choose the most relevant ones for the biological question at hand.   Over five days, the SPS Summer School 2026 will cover all the stages of a scRNAseq project in plants. Through a combination of lectures and practical work, the many specific features of plant models will be highlighted by experts from the Saclay Plant Sciences network (CNRS and INRAE), the ViB in Ghent and the Pasteur Institute. After this international school, participants will: –    Have an overview of the different scRNAseq technologies and understand their pros and cons. –    Be able to design experiments depending on the biological question.  –    Be trained on sample preparation techniques for single cell and single nuclei –    Understand the different steps of bioinformatics and statistical analysis –    Have a better biological interpretation of results –    Have facilitated exchanges with technology platforms, bioinformaticians, and biostatisticians in order to successfully complete their scRNAseq project The summer school will bring together outstanding and enthusiastic young scientists (PhD students and post-docs) from all over the world in order to exchange knowledge and ideas. It is limited to a small group of participants (20 maximum) to privilege informal interactions and scientific discussions   Application deadline: March 12, 2026 (midnight) Answers will be sent mid-April at the latest.    

"Plant single cell RNAseq workshop: From current technologies to data analyses"  Saclay Plant Sciences Summer School, June 28 - July 3, 2026 – Versailles (France)

Postdoc (m/f/d) in Endosymbiosis Research

📢Postdoc position available!🧪🧫🧬
Our group is seeking a motivated researcher to investigate the molecular mechanisms driving host–endosymbiont interactions.
Full details & application: karriere.hhu.de//index.php?a....
Please help us get the word out!

The meeting of DBG’s @molplantsci.bsky.social Section is organised by @kunzlab.bsky.social, @andreabraeutigam.bsky.social and Christopher Grefen from 16 - 19 March 2026 in Hennef, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Hustle 🌱 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🔬guys! Last day to register for #MBP2026 by @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social at: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc...

Deadline approaching - don't forget to register !

I highly recommend the #MBP2026 #PlantScience Meeting in Hennef, especially if you're an ECR or #NewPI trying to connect to the German Plant Science Community.

It's interactive, fun and relaxed.

Unfortunately, I won't be there this year, but I'll be back in 2027 👍

TUM Offers a professorship in Crop Production. Geat opportunity!
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The Week in Botany November 17, 2025 This week, life after fire, how history aids ecology and an arms race between plants and bugs.

The Week in Botany November 17, 2025 botany.one/2025/11/the-...
Thx to @botany.one and @alunsalt.bsky.social for featuring our Catch & Release paper and for their terrific support to get the word out. German readers may also check @laborjournal.bsky.social : www.laborjournal.de/editorials/3...

Hi passionate 🌱🔬 the #MBP2026 by @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social is entering its last registration week. Take some time and 🏄‍♀️ to: https://www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/conference-molecular-biology-of-plants/registration

Hi passionate 🌱🔬 the #MBP2026 by @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social is entering its last registration week. Take some time and ASAP 🏄‍♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/conference-m... . Please repost, like, & spread the word.

I am currently one of the Research Highlights editors for TPJ, and I highly recommend applying! Sadly stepping down next year.

🌾Great job to improve writing & communication, for networking and outreach!🌻

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Registration to close for the
@molplantsci.bsky.social annual meeting in Hennef #MBP2026 organized by @kunzlab.bsky.social

Hi passionate 🌱🔬 the #MBP2026 by @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social is entering its last registration week. Take some time and 🏄‍♀️ to: https://www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/conference-molecular-biology-of-plants/registration

Hi passionate 🌱🔬 the #MBP2026 by @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social is entering its last registration week. Take some time and ASAP 🏄‍♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/conference-m... . Please repost, like, & spread the word.

Hi EU 🌱 scientists, if you want to get Catch&Release 🎣vectors doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... hassle-free & pay only a small handling fee, please visits the so far little known great community resource to order DNA plasmids www.plasmids.eu kindly hosted by @dkfz.bsky.social & @telemanlab.bsky.social . Thx

Need a better way to purify your favorite plant proteins? 🎣 Check out the Catch & Release toolbox! Find plasmids here: www.addgene.org/browse/artic...
Thanks @kunzlab.bsky.social for sharing!

Countdown has started:

There are only 10 days left, if you want to join

Molecular Biology of Plants (#MBP2026) Conference in Hennef

Registration + abstract submission end on
🗓️ 23rd November 2025

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Catch & Release—rapid cost‐effective protein purification from plants using a DIY GFP‐Trap‐protease approach ‘Catch & Release’ represents a cost-effective, rapid, and reliable one-step protein purification workflow that accelerates plant research. It offers a functionality-confirmed and versatile binary vec....

Catch & Release—rapid cost‐effective protein purification from plants using a DIY GFP‐Trap‐protease approach onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @theplantjournal.bsky.social

Now online in its final version. Plz surf to doi.org/10.1111/tpj....

Our new preprint 🚨🌱☀️on flourescent biosensing of ATP levels in chloroplasts in vivo shows disequilibrium between proton motive force and ATP levels. We show PGR5 dependent cyclic electron transfer does not augment ATP/NADPH ratios @gustaf23.bsky.social 🙌

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Even Nobel Prize Winners Deal With Imposter Syndrome Neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian immigrated to the US, found belonging in science, and did groundbreaking work on sense of touch.

“Even when I was an assistant professor, I would say things like, ‘I’m a researcher.’ I wouldn’t say I’m a scientist.” Nobel Laureate Ardem Patapoutian made groundbreaking discoveries about the sense of touch. But he didn’t always have a sense of belonging in science.

Dear ENPER community, We are pleased to invite you to the next ENPER meeting, which will be held in my country Bulgaria, from 26 to 28 August 2026 in Sofia. Save the Date!🌱🌱🌱

This is one of the best conference to attend as a plant molecular biologist! Always inspiring, highly interactive and lots of fun.

Hi all @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social members and other 🌽community folks, #MBP2026 🌱 is no open for registration. Please 🏄‍♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc...

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v1.109 is rolling out today! #NewProfilePic

We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.