At our institute we study fundamental processes of plant physiology and development and the interaction of plants with their environment.https://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mozpym6x4c2jERC Advanced Grant @erc.europa.eu for @maxplanck.de Director Claudia Köhler @claudiakohler11.bsky.social! She receives 2.5 million euros to study how mobile small RNAs can impact adaptive functional traits in plants. Congratulations!24 Jun 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozpym6x4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mntq42bfts2w🎉 Congratulations to @jiali024.bsky.social and Hanne Zillmer on receiving the Jeff Schell #Award for their exciting discoveries in mobile #smallRNAs and #protein interaction landscapes. A well-deserved recognition of outstanding #research! 👏🔬🌱09 Jun 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntq42bfts2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mncfkib6ac2g📢 #Postdoc opportunity! We're looking for a Postdoc to join the lab of @carogutj.bsky.social at the @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social (Potsdam, Germany). Research focus: #molecular mechanisms of nutrient exchange in arbuscular #mycorrhiza #symbiosis 📩 See https://www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/2287446/karriere02 Jun 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncfkib6ac2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mmxwm4siz22lNew in @science.org 🌱 @thevirusmc.bsky.social and @plantophagy.bsky.social show how selective autophagy fine-tunes plant immunity to help cells survive viral infection. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adu955429 May 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmxwm4siz22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mguohvfbc222Yesterday Felix Willmund from @unimarburg.bsky.social visited us to talk about the features of heat-induced aggregation of #chloroplast #proteins in #algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Great seminar und discussion! Thanks to Adrian Nievergelt for organizing the event.12 Mar 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguohvfbc222https://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mgrsdnihxs2w📢New paper alert: 🍄 Friendly #fungi hijack #plant regulator to promote #symbiosis - study uncovers #mechanism that helps fungi to colonize plant #roots 👉 Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-026-02247-2 @an-pocheng.bsky.social @carogutj.bsky.social11 Mar 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrsdnihxs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mgcba52wg22yA big thank you to Yen-Ping Hsueh from the @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social for an outstanding talk on #predatory #fungi yesterday! A fascinating topic and a truly insightful discussion. Many thanks as well to @alexanderforderer.bsky.social, @carogutj.bsky.social and Gloria Meng-Hsuan Lin for hosting!05 Mar 2026 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcba52wg22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mfqy6giie22yYesterday we had the pleasure of welcoming @thorstenlangner.bsky.social from @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social for a fascinating talk about #plantpathogen #coevolution and pathogen-informed disease control🌱🦠 Thank you for the inspiring visit and many thanks to @incavirus.bsky.social for hosting!26 Feb 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqy6giie22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mf76m5i2is23Shoutout to yesterday’s guest @eswallner.bsky.social, who visited us from @gmivienna.bsky.social for her talk “Lessons from sporeling development: How to form plant organs and meristems de novo?” - fascinating perspective on plant development!🌱 Thanks as well to @thevirusmc.bsky.social for hosting 🙏19 Feb 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf76m5i2is23https://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mexyyhinmk23Huge congrats to Dr. Yunli Hsieh from AG Nikoloski for successfully defending his thesis “Computational Integration of Multi-Omics and Phenotype Data into Genome-Scale Metabolic Models“ 🤖🌿 All the best for your future! 🎉16 Feb 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexyyhinmk23https://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mdkhaeqzts2lThanks a lot to @zivirus.bsky.social visiting us from @volcaniinstitute.bsky.social to talk about the #tobamovirus revealing a crossroad between viral movement and #PlantImmunity 🍅🦠 Thanks as well to @incavirus.bsky.social for hosting! 🙏29 Jan 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkhaeqzts2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mdi7cn55fk2zNew paper in @natplants.nature.com finds that #siRNAs can act as long-distance communication signals from maternal to male tissue in #Capsella with functional role in #pollen development. Read here: nature.com/articles/s41477-026-02219-6 @claudiakohler11.bsky.social @jiali024.bsky.social https://nature.com/articles/s41477-026-02219-628 Jan 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdi7cn55fk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mdddgsjwjc27🌍 Happy #CleanEnergyDay! 🎉 With our #photovoltaic systems and additional #sustainability measures, our campus located in @potsdamsciencepark.bsky.social is able to cut about 600 tons of #CO₂ annually. Proud of this step toward a cleaner future! 🌞🌾26 Jan 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdddgsjwjc27https://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mab7eltv4s2n🎓 Double Doctorate 🎓 Huge congrats to Dr. Luisa Wittemeier and Dr. Alina Ebert from AG Kopka for defending their #PhD theses on the same day 💪🧠 Two defenses, two new doctors, one proud lab - we couldn’t be happier for the both of you. Wishing you an amazing future ahead! 🚀18 Dec 2025 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mab7eltv4s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3ma6vsqjm322aWe were delighted to welcome Luis Lopez Molina today! Many thanks for the excellent talk on how endospermic ARFs regulate #seed dormancy, seed #development and #cold adaptation ❄️ We had a great time listening and discussing! Thanks as well to @claudiakohler11.bsky.social for hosting ✨17 Dec 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6vsqjm322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3m7zd4ys25s2fMany thanks to Peter Brodersen (University of Copenhagen) for an excellent talk on “A proxy #RNAi pathway for sensing pathogenic cytoplasmic double-stranded RNA in #plants.” It was a pleasure to have you with us! Thanks as well to @claudiakohler11.bsky.social for hosting the talk.15 Dec 2025 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zd4ys25s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3m7a5fal5js2eCongratulations are in order for Dr. Diego Brito from AG @fritz-kragler.bsky.social for defending his #PhD thesis titled “Characterization of Cold Shock Proteins (CSPs) and their role in the coordination of growth and stress responses in Arabidopsis“ Wishing you all the best @dipbrito.bsky.social 🎓🌱05 Dec 2025 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7a5fal5js2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3m73q54hxw22rDelighted to have @bkrenz.bsky.social from @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social visit us for his inspiring talk “ #Plant #Viruses in Focus – Challenges and #Innovative Solutions for #Sustainable #Agriculture ” 🌱🦠 Great discussion, thanks to everyone who joined and to @incavirus.bsky.social for hosting!03 Dec 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:blmmeisj3j3th4adysejgcjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73q54hxw22r