Professor for Developmental Genetics at Heinrich Heine University (@hhu.bsky.social) in Düsseldorf, Germany, https://www.devgen.hhu.de Working on plant development, born 318 ppmhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3mjjqpebz722zYayoi Kusama in Cologne15 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjqpebz722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3miyzg5ks7k2tReiche kettet uns an Öl und Gas – auf Jahrzehnte! Am 18. April demonstrieren wir um 12 Uhr am Heumarkt in Köln: für saubere Energie, gegen fossile Politik. Sei dabei. erneuerbare-energien-verteidigen.de/koeln/ https://erneuerbare-energien-verteidigen.de/koeln/08 Apr 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyzg5ks7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3mf4sl4jb7c2gWe recently published a first story on combining spatial and single cell transcriptomics in barley (see here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-025-02176-6) Lets go for the next level now, i.e. understanding gene networks and barley meristem development in 4D!18 Feb 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4sl4jb7c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3mf4s535ops2gCEPLAS starts a number of new projects, and we are looking for 12 Postdocs ❗ CEPLAS projects are always highly collaborative, that means postdocs working with us will always closely interact with several CEPLAS research groups. Find all postdoc openings here: https://www.ceplas.eu/en/training-careers/ceplas-postdoc-program/call-202618 Feb 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4s535ops2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3mf4rpfrbxc2gCEPLAS, the cluster of excellence on plants sciences, is looking for PhD candidates for a number of exciting projects. See below for more info on the topics and on the recruiting process, and here: https://www.ceplas.eu/en/training-careers/ceplas-graduate-school18 Feb 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4rpfrbxc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3m7knfdfvxk2zNew call for PhD students to join CEPLAS09 Dec 2025 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7knfdfvxk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3lsvjmuxmus25The Cereal Stem Cell Systems Consortium published a comprehensive review in Plant Cell on how meristems shape cereal architecture. If you are not a fan of cereals except for breakfast, your teaching will still benefit from the amazing figures! ‪@cerealcell.bsky.social‬ tinyurl.com/32a74xpd01 Jul 2025 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvjmuxmus25https://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3lqscsof2gk25We are looking for a postdoc with experience in electron microscopy. mail to ruediger.simon@hhu.de04 Jun 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqscsof2gk25https://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3lfmna4vvd225If you are interested in plant stem cell systems, meristems and development of cereals: We are organising an international symposium on "Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems", see attached announcement. www.cscs2025.de for more details13 Jan 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmna4vvd225https://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3lq37rt6kvk2cMeristems shape plant architectures, and grasses generate a complex array of them. To characterise barley vegetative SAMs and spike development, we used single cell and spatial transcriptome data and integrated them in a new database, BARVISTA. A click on a cell now..... tinyurl.com/38c3mf5d26 May 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq37rt6kvk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3ljhwkmardc2c#HHU03 Mar 2025 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljhwkmardc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/simonrdg.bsky.social/post/3ljhw4fsnoc2c03 Mar 2025 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:vecal2evxrkrwahacu7gsm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljhw4fsnoc2c