News
latest group seminars
tuesday 10.12.2024 - Doudou Kong (final report)
monday 16.12.2024 - Siwei Pang (progress report)
all talks are given in our seminar room (room 03, ground floor, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 38)
Bachelor thesis finished!
Our two bachelor students Melina and Annika can now justifiably claim that. After 3 months at our working group, the two of them handed in their final thesis at the end of August! We wish you continued success in your careers. We will not only miss your delicious cakes and tarts ;)
International Botanical Congress (IBC) 2024 - Madrid
In addition to the head of the working group, Annette Becker, two of our PhD students, Doudou and Julian, traveled to this year's IBC. Despite the heat in Spain, they were able to present their posters, listen to interesting talks and have some nice conversations.
doctoral examination
On 18.09.2023 Anna Barbara Dommes completed her doctoral with the defense of her thesis. The entire working group was there to celebrate with her!
Plant Biology Europe (PBE) 2023 – Marseille
Our three PhD students Doudou Kong, Julian Garrecht and Linus Wegner (from left) were represented at this year's PBE with poster contributions and were thus able to present their projects to a larger audience.
In addition to the scientific program, the three were also able to explore the city. With them our master student Siwei Pang.
Molecular Biology of Plants (MBP) 2023
Meeting Molecular Biology of Plants of the German Botanical Society in Hennef, Feb. 6-9, 2023.
New year, new conference!
The PhD students Dominik, Clemens and Linus (from left to right), had the opportunity to present their work with a poster and to meet other exciting projects and scientists at this year's MBP.
Botanists meeting 2022
At the this years conference of the German Botanical Society (DBG) in Bonn most of the AG Becker was present to present the current research of the group and to review interesting results of other scientists. Here our PhD student M.Sc. Julian Garrecht presenting his poster:
“Dynamic genome evolution in a model fern” - new paper out
With the participation of our research group, an exciting new paper has been published in Nature Plants -> find more here
D. Blaine Marchant et al. (2022), “Dynamic genome evolution in a model fern”; Nature Plants 2022, DOI: 10.1038/s41477-022-01226-7
Euro Evo Devo 2022
At the biennial meeting of the European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Euro Evo Devo), two of our PhD students were represented and presented their work:
Doudou Kong at here poster
Dominik Lotz was able to present the results and progress of his work to the audience in a lecture.
(Bilder: Annette Becker)
PhD
On March 30, 2021, our doctoral student Kimmo Kivivirta successfully completed his doctorate.
Congratulation and all the best!