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Prof. Dr. Claudia Köhler

ERC Funds Research on the Targeted Control of Plant Genes

June 23, 2026
Prof. Claudia Köhler is developing the foundations for a new form of plant breeding in which genes are not altered but their activity controlled.
The two awardees with their prizes. Left to right: Dr. Marco Incarbone, Hanne Zillmer, Prof. Dr. Claudia Köhler (Managing Director at MPI-MP), Dr. Jiali Zhu, Dr. Tobias Lortzing (MPI-MP), Dr. Eleftheria Saplaoura (Targenomix), Sabine Kahlau (Targenomix).

Jeff Schell Prize for Dr. Jiali Zhu and Hanne Zillmer

June 09, 2026
Max Planck Institute honours discoveries in mobile small RNAs and protein interaction landscapes
Four Arabidopsis plants in square pots show differences in plant growth and leaf health.

Plants hit the brakes on immunity to survive viral infections

May 28, 2026
Selective autophagy acts as an immune “fine-tuner” in virus-infected plants

Seminars

Tuning high-light acclimation via Fd-driven PSI regulation: evidence for alternative electron flow?

Jul 22, 2026 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Central Building, Room: Seminar Room

Adaptive seed-size variation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Jul 29, 2026 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Central Building, Room: Seminar Room

Autophagy regulation through stress-dependent plasticity of the autophagy initiation complex

Aug 12, 2026 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Central Building, Room: Seminar Room

Dissecting plant-microbe interactions at the single-cell and spatial resolution

Sep 16, 2026 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany) - Sep 30, 2026 03:00 PM
Central Building, Room: Seminar Room
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