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Prof. @unibonn.bsky.social‬. Plant Biotechnology & Bioinformatics (@puckerlab.bsky.social). #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Evolution #SpecializedMetabolism #MolecularBiology #Pigmentation #Flavonoids. Website: https://www.pbb.uni-bonn.de. Views are my own.
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Curious about plant genomics? 🌿

Join our upcoming training courses to explore how plant genomes are assembled and annotated.

Details 👉 www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#...
#Genomics #Bioinformatics #DeNBI #PlantScience
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Genomics course announcement. Please find details here: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#denbi2025
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Interested in long-read plant genomics? 🌱

We are sharing our ONT P2 Solo sequencing outputs per flowcell — explore our real data and experience here:

👉 www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#...

#Genomics #LongReads #PlantSci @puckerlab.bsky.social
ONT P2 sequencing output per flow cell. Will be updated over time. Details: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#P2OS
November 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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We are looking for curious undergrads to join our research team next summer!

If you study in the UK, USA, or Canada, you might be eligible for the DAAD-RISE program 🇩🇪🧬

Learn more 👉 www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#DR
Come do science in Bonn next summer!
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Graphical overview of PuckerLab’s 2026 DAAD-RISE research projects: exploring gene duplications, harnessing aquatic plants for biotechnology, producing dark plant pigments, and studying the evolution of plant coloration. More details at https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#DR
October 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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New semester, new insights 🌿

Our Plant Genomics & Bioinformatics seminar starts this winter at Uni Bonn!

Details 👉 github.com/bpucker/teac...

#PlantScience #Bioinformatics #Genomics #UniBonn #DataLiteracy @puckerlab.bsky.social
Slide "Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics". More details: https://github.com/bpucker/teaching
October 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Huge thanks to @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social for this stunning design! 🌸

Do not miss his incredible flower sculpting and painting project — a beautiful blend of art and science:
www.nickdesnoyer.com/plant-engine...

#SciArt #Design #Innovation
T-Shirt with beautiful flower pictures. Source: https://www.nickdesnoyer.com/plant-engineering
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Soybean flavonol 3-O-glucosyltransferase (UFGT78D2) makes plants more susceptible to leaf-chewing insects, while its loss confers resistance #FlavonoidFriday
(details: rb.gy/h21hpi) @puckerlab.bsky.social
Soy beans. Author: Wikideas1. CC0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Soy_beans.jpg
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Excited to share our new preprint!

🧬 Large-scale Phylogenomics Reveals Systematic Loss of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Genes at the Family Level in Cucurbitaceae

👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

A deep dive into the genomic evolution of color in cucurbits 🎃🍉 — feedback welcome!
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Synteny plots supporting loss of DFR, ANS, and arGST in Cucurbitaceae. Reference: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.06.680802
October 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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Anthocyanin biosynthesis in grasses took a divergent evolutionary path, with key gene losses and independent evolutionary innovations #FlavonoidFriday

(details: doi.org/10.1101/2025... & shorturl.at/dprjd)
Grass flowers. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poaceae#/media/File:Grassflowers.jpg; Hardyplants, Public Domain
October 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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🚀 Today is the day! Excited to talk about our nanopore sequencing activities in Freiburg 🌱🧬 Including our plant genome sequencing workflow 👉 www.doi.org/10.20944/pre...
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Title slide of nanopore sequencing talk. More details: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news
September 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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The crucial anthocyanin biosynthesis gene DFR shows multiple duplications in Fagopyrum, hinting at potential novel or specialized functions #FlavonoidFriday
(details: doi.org/10.1101/2025... & rb.gy/l6ekn9) @puckerlab.bsky.social
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%EB%A9%94%EB%B0%80.JPG; Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0
September 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Thrilled to share the publication of CoExpPhylo in BMC Genomics:

"CoExpPhylo – a novel pipeline for biosynthesis gene discovery"

doi.org/10.1186/s128...

#Bioinformatics #BigData #Evolution #Pathways
@puckerlab.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
CoExpPhylo workflow. Details and reference: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-12061-3
September 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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The International Journal of Applied Food Science and Nutrition is apparently looking for a new cookbook. I am afraid they might not have even read the abstract of our preprint, "Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences." 😀
www.doi.org/10.20944/pre...
The International Journal of Applied Food Science and Nutrition is apparently looking for a new cookbook. I am afraid they might not have even read the abstract of our preprint, "Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences." 😀 https://www.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202508.1176.v2
September 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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🚀 Exciting update: "Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences" now includes an updated overview figure! 🌱🔬
Check out how to run a plant genome sequencing project:
www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
#Genomics #LongReads #Bioinformatics
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Overview figure of our plant genome sequencing workflow. Details and reference: https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202508.1176/v2
September 16, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Since updating our preprint 'Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences' (www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...), I have suddenly received a flood of invitations from predatory journals. Curious — why would a simple preprint update trigger such attention? Has anyone else noticed this pattern? #Preprints
example spam email
September 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Potsdam is great for pre-conference sightseeing: you can visit multiple palaces on a single walk through the park (4/4)
Palaces in Potsdam
September 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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My talk, "Big Data-Driven Discoveries in Specialized Plant Metabolism", featured our recent work on pigmentation and tool development 🧬🌿
📍 Details: www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#...
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title slide of "Big Data-Driven Discoveries in Specialized Plant Metabolism". details: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#pp2025
September 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Nick Desnoyer (@nickdesnoyer.bsky.social) gave a stunning talk on flower shape & color engineering 🌸🌈 Don't miss his work in #SciArt: www.nickdesnoyer.com/plant-engine... (2/4)
Nick presenting beautiful flowers
September 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Madelaine is starting her talk with beautiful flower pictures
#PlantsAndPeople #Pn25
September 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Jess is kicking of the second day of #PlantsandPeople #Pn25. Excellent mixture of brilliant talks about a variety of plant biology topics #PlantSci
September 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Jess is kicking of the second day of #PlantsandPeople #Pn25. Excellent mixture of brilliant talks about a variety of plant biology topics #PlantSci
September 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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The LAR gene (key to proanthocyanidin biosynthesis) occurs in two copies in many plant species — a great example of how gene duplication drives plant evolution #FlavonoidFriday shorturl.at/5uMtv & doi.org/10.1101/2025...
LAR tree showing deep gene duplications. Source: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.06.668978
September 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Gave a talk at Fraunhofer IME 🌱 on big data in plant biology. Covered genomics in Digitalis purpurea, dark pigments, withanolide biosynthesis + coexpression analyses.

Tools like KIPEs & CoExpPhylo make gene function annotation accessible & powerful.

More details: www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news
title slide of the presentation. More details: https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news
September 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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🎓 Exciting news for Uni Bonn students!
Next week, we’re welcoming Björn Pietzenuk for an inspiring career talk about #Genomics. Don’t miss the chance to hear about his journey and insights!

📍 Botanik-Hörsaal (Nussallee 4)
🕕 6 PM c.t.
📅 Sep 1st, Monday

www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#...
Björn & talk announcement
August 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Preparing my 'Long Read Genomics' course for a visit at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. Materials will be freely available on GitHub: github.com/bpucker/LRG
#Genomics #Bioinformatics #OpenEducation
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Long Read Genomics. Materials: https://github.com/bpucker/LRG
August 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Looking for an exciting bachelor/master thesis in plant genomics, applied bioinformatics, or evolutionary biology?

We have a number of opportunities and are happy to host motivated visitors:
www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/teach...
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Harvesting plant samples for nucleic acid extraction
August 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM