CRC TRR 341 "Plant Ecological Genetics"
@trr341.bsky.social
We are a transregional collaborative research centre funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). We address the basic question: What are the genetic underpinnings of plant adaptation to environmental change?
https://trr341.uni-koeln.de/
https://trr341.uni-koeln.de/
Our 5th Internal Progress Colloquium is coming to an end! Two days full of scientific interactions. Honoured to have with us Caroline Müller (Bielefeld University) and @apoetsch.bsky.social! Our ECRs have progressed enormously and this makes us so happy!
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Our 5th Internal Progress Colloquium is coming to an end! Two days full of scientific interactions. Honoured to have with us Caroline Müller (Bielefeld University) and @apoetsch.bsky.social! Our ECRs have progressed enormously and this makes us so happy!
Together with @ceplas.bsky.social we are planing a panel discussion in German about the applications of plant research in withstanding climate change at the "Haus der Universität" in Düsseldorf. Students, citizen scientists and all interested people are welcome to attend!
June 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Together with @ceplas.bsky.social we are planing a panel discussion in German about the applications of plant research in withstanding climate change at the "Haus der Universität" in Düsseldorf. Students, citizen scientists and all interested people are welcome to attend!
This year we are celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity with two amazing lectures! If you are located close to Cologne,Germany join us!
April 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This year we are celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity with two amazing lectures! If you are located close to Cologne,Germany join us!
That’s a wrap on the Cologne Spring Meeting 2025! A huge thanks to all participants, speakers, and organizers for making this event a wonderful success. Stay tuned for more news and discoveries from TRR341 and the world of plant science. #CologneSpringMeeting2025 #PlantScience #TRR341 #DFG
March 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
That’s a wrap on the Cologne Spring Meeting 2025! A huge thanks to all participants, speakers, and organizers for making this event a wonderful success. Stay tuned for more news and discoveries from TRR341 and the world of plant science. #CologneSpringMeeting2025 #PlantScience #TRR341 #DFG
Final session: “Genotypic and phenotypic consequences of allopolyploidization in Capsella” by Martin Lascoux. Exploring impacts of genome duplication on plant diversity. #Allopolyploidy #PlantGenetics
March 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Final session: “Genotypic and phenotypic consequences of allopolyploidization in Capsella” by Martin Lascoux. Exploring impacts of genome duplication on plant diversity. #Allopolyploidy #PlantGenetics
Next talk: “Survival heterosis of a montane wildflower varies with genetics and environment” by Cathy Rushworth. Understanding how genetic diversity boosts survival in varying environments. #Heterosis #WildflowerGenetics
March 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Next talk: “Survival heterosis of a montane wildflower varies with genetics and environment” by Cathy Rushworth. Understanding how genetic diversity boosts survival in varying environments. #Heterosis #WildflowerGenetics
Cologne Spring Meeting continues with “Knowing when to stop: understanding how plants use environmental information to optimise reproductive effort” talk by Tom Bennett. Insights into environmental cues guiding plant reproduction. #PlantReproduction #EnvironmentalCues
March 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Cologne Spring Meeting continues with “Knowing when to stop: understanding how plants use environmental information to optimise reproductive effort” talk by Tom Bennett. Insights into environmental cues guiding plant reproduction. #PlantReproduction #EnvironmentalCues
Up next at the Cologne Spring Meeting: Seth Davis presenting ‘Resolving Complexities in Taxonomic Lineages of the Organellar and Nuclear Genomes of Galdieria through Comparative Phylogenomic Analysis.’ A must-hear dive into #Galdieria genomics and evolutionary insights! #Phylogenomics #PlantScience
March 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Up next at the Cologne Spring Meeting: Seth Davis presenting ‘Resolving Complexities in Taxonomic Lineages of the Organellar and Nuclear Genomes of Galdieria through Comparative Phylogenomic Analysis.’ A must-hear dive into #Galdieria genomics and evolutionary insights! #Phylogenomics #PlantScience
Cologne Spring Meeting continues with “Resurrecting plants for climate change research” by Niek Scheepens from @unituebingen.bsky.social Innovating plant resurrection techniques to study climate adaptation. #ClimateChange #PlantResurrection #TRR341 #DFG
March 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Cologne Spring Meeting continues with “Resurrecting plants for climate change research” by Niek Scheepens from @unituebingen.bsky.social Innovating plant resurrection techniques to study climate adaptation. #ClimateChange #PlantResurrection #TRR341 #DFG
The third day begins with “Exploring the genetic and epigenetic regulation of drought response and tolerance in wheat landraces” talk by Andrea Harper. Discovering genetic strategies behind drought resilience in wheat. #DroughtTolerance #WheatGenomics
March 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The third day begins with “Exploring the genetic and epigenetic regulation of drought response and tolerance in wheat landraces” talk by Andrea Harper. Discovering genetic strategies behind drought resilience in wheat. #DroughtTolerance #WheatGenomics
The #CologneSpringMeeting poster session featured over 70 presentations, fostering a vibrant social and networking atmosphere. Great discussions, new connections, and inspiring science all around!
March 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The #CologneSpringMeeting poster session featured over 70 presentations, fostering a vibrant social and networking atmosphere. Great discussions, new connections, and inspiring science all around!
Wrapping up today’s sessions with “Interactions with microbes and insects drive genetic variability in Arabidopsis chemistry” by Jonathan Gershenzon. Discovering how external interactions shape plant genetics. #MicrobeInteractions #PlantGenetics
March 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Wrapping up today’s sessions with “Interactions with microbes and insects drive genetic variability in Arabidopsis chemistry” by Jonathan Gershenzon. Discovering how external interactions shape plant genetics. #MicrobeInteractions #PlantGenetics
Next, exploring pest genomics with “What a pest! Genomic basis of divergence and adaptation in a pest beetle” by Deepa Agashe. Uncovering genomic secrets behind pest adaptation. #PestGenomics #Adaptation
March 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Next, exploring pest genomics with “What a pest! Genomic basis of divergence and adaptation in a pest beetle” by Deepa Agashe. Uncovering genomic secrets behind pest adaptation. #PestGenomics #Adaptation
Cologne Spring Meeting continues: “Evolutionary genetics of mimicry, balanced polymorphisms and adaptive novelty in swallowtail butterflies” by Krushnamegh Kunte. Insights into genetic diversity and adaptation in butterflies. #Mimicry #EvolutionaryGenetics #TRR341 #DFG
March 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Cologne Spring Meeting continues: “Evolutionary genetics of mimicry, balanced polymorphisms and adaptive novelty in swallowtail butterflies” by Krushnamegh Kunte. Insights into genetic diversity and adaptation in butterflies. #Mimicry #EvolutionaryGenetics #TRR341 #DFG
Continuing with “Understanding plant resilience against climate change through the lens of a thermophilic plant” by Seung Yon (Sue) Rhee. Investigating how plants adapt to warming climates. #PlantResilience #ClimateChange
March 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Continuing with “Understanding plant resilience against climate change through the lens of a thermophilic plant” by Seung Yon (Sue) Rhee. Investigating how plants adapt to warming climates. #PlantResilience #ClimateChange
Next session: “Evolutionary responses to historic drought across the range of scarlet monkeyflower” by @seemasheth.bsky.social Insight into plant adaptation under climate change. #Evolution #ClimateAdaptation #TRR341 #DFG
March 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Next session: “Evolutionary responses to historic drought across the range of scarlet monkeyflower” by @seemasheth.bsky.social Insight into plant adaptation under climate change. #Evolution #ClimateAdaptation #TRR341 #DFG
Cologne Spring Meeting continues with “Let’s spice it up! The chemical and molecular ecology of sulfur-containing defences in Brassicaceae” by Nicole van Dam. Exploring the chemistry behind plant defence mechanisms. #ChemicalEcology #Brassicaceae
March 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Cologne Spring Meeting continues with “Let’s spice it up! The chemical and molecular ecology of sulfur-containing defences in Brassicaceae” by Nicole van Dam. Exploring the chemistry behind plant defence mechanisms. #ChemicalEcology #Brassicaceae
Second day of Cologne Spring Meeting started with “Geographic, ecological, selective and genomic forces shaping defence metabolite evolution across the Brassicales” talk by @spicybotrytis.bsky.social from @ucdavisplants.bsky.social Unraveling how ecological factors influence plant defence evolution🌱
March 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Second day of Cologne Spring Meeting started with “Geographic, ecological, selective and genomic forces shaping defence metabolite evolution across the Brassicales” talk by @spicybotrytis.bsky.social from @ucdavisplants.bsky.social Unraveling how ecological factors influence plant defence evolution🌱
Wrapping up today’s sessions with “The curious world of seaweeds and their viruses” by Susana Coelho from @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social revealing fascinating insights into marine biodiversity. #MarineBiology #SeaweedViruses #TRR341 #DFG
March 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Wrapping up today’s sessions with “The curious world of seaweeds and their viruses” by Susana Coelho from @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social revealing fascinating insights into marine biodiversity. #MarineBiology #SeaweedViruses #TRR341 #DFG
“Japanese Knotweed invasion genomics: what we know and future directions” by Christina Richards @drclrichards.bsky.social Insights into genomic strategies against invasive species. #InvasionGenomics #PlantInvasion #TRR341 #DFG
March 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“Japanese Knotweed invasion genomics: what we know and future directions” by Christina Richards @drclrichards.bsky.social Insights into genomic strategies against invasive species. #InvasionGenomics #PlantInvasion #TRR341 #DFG
Cologne Spring Meeting continues with “Mystery of missing regulation: evolution and function of non-coding variants involved in complex traits” by Shamil Sunyaev from @harvardmed.bsky.social exploring hidden regulatory elements in genomes. #NonCodingDNA #Genomics
March 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Cologne Spring Meeting continues with “Mystery of missing regulation: evolution and function of non-coding variants involved in complex traits” by Shamil Sunyaev from @harvardmed.bsky.social exploring hidden regulatory elements in genomes. #NonCodingDNA #Genomics
Continuing the symposium: “Using ABC approaches to compare dynamics of reproductive isolation among groups of organisms: comparing speed of speciation in plants vs animals” by Xavier Vekemans. A deep dive into reproductive isolation. #Speciation #EvolutionaryBiology #TRR341 #DFG
March 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Continuing the symposium: “Using ABC approaches to compare dynamics of reproductive isolation among groups of organisms: comparing speed of speciation in plants vs animals” by Xavier Vekemans. A deep dive into reproductive isolation. #Speciation #EvolutionaryBiology #TRR341 #DFG
Next session: “Adaptation of Dutch Arabidopsis thaliana to small regional environmental clines” by Mark Aarts from @w-u-r.bsky.social Discussing subtle environmental influences on plant adaptation. #Adaptation #Arabidopsis
March 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Next session: “Adaptation of Dutch Arabidopsis thaliana to small regional environmental clines” by Mark Aarts from @w-u-r.bsky.social Discussing subtle environmental influences on plant adaptation. #Adaptation #Arabidopsis
Cologne Spring Meeting continues with “When do genotype by environment interactions matter for evolution?” talk by David L. Des Marais, exploring genetic dynamics and environmental interactions. #Evolution #Genetics #DFG #TRR341
March 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Cologne Spring Meeting continues with “When do genotype by environment interactions matter for evolution?” talk by David L. Des Marais, exploring genetic dynamics and environmental interactions. #Evolution #Genetics #DFG #TRR341
Cologne Spring Meeting starts with “Plant Ecological Genetics: From Lab to Nature and Back” talk by @meauxjuliette.bsky.social Exploring the bridge between laboratory insights and real-world plant ecology. #EcologicalGenetics #PlantScience
March 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Cologne Spring Meeting starts with “Plant Ecological Genetics: From Lab to Nature and Back” talk by @meauxjuliette.bsky.social Exploring the bridge between laboratory insights and real-world plant ecology. #EcologicalGenetics #PlantScience