Our 2026 maize seeds are in the ground!
We were able to plant our maize field at the University of Bonn's experimental station on April 29, 2026. Thanks to all who helped!
Congratulations to Liuyang Chu for successfully passing her PhD-defense!
Liuyang worked on two projects related to boron biology in plants. She characterized the putative boron deficiency mimic phenylboronic acid during maize primary root development. In addition, she identified a novel regulator of boron homeostasis in maize.
68th Maize Genetics Meeting in Cologne Successfully Concluded!
The 68th Maize Genetics Conference took place in Cologne from February 25 to March 1, 2026.
Congratulations to Dr. Michaela Matthes
Congratulations to Michaela Matthes for sucessfully completing her habilitation with her inaugural lecture.
Inaugural lecture by Dr. Michaela Matthes
Inaugural lecture by Dr. Michaela Matthes on the topic "Der Mikronährstoff Bor als Schlüsselregulator pflanzlicher Entwicklungsprozesse". The inaugural lectures will take place on July 16 at Lecture hall XIII, Nussallee 13, 53115 Bonn.
Habilitation Colloquium of Dr. Michaela Matthes
The Habilitation Colloquium will take place on Wednesday, June 2nd 2025, at 12 o'clock in the Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen Lecture Hall, Katzenburgweg 7.
Congratulations to Marion Pitz for successfully passing her PhD exam!
Marion worked on the transcriptomic regulation of heterosis in an immortalized backcross population of maize.
Our 2025 maize seeds are in the ground!
We were able to plant our maize field at the University of Bonn's experimental station on May 7, 2025. Thanks to all who helped!