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07.09.2022
Best Poster Prize awarded to Khansa Mekkaoui
Khansa Mekkaoui was awarded a poster prize at this year’s Botaniktagung - the international conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences - which took place in Bonn from August 28 to September 1. The doctoral student...read more
24.08.2022
+++ News Ticker Science #121 +++ Plant stress +++
Stress-resistant wheat - postulated enzyme activity refuted. Exposure of crop plants to biotic or abiotic stress often results in yield losses. Making plants more resilient to stress requires a molecular understanding of plant...read more
05.08.2022
+++ News Ticker Science #120 +++ Metabolomics +++
Rich in content and variety - Egyptian mangoes compared. IPB researchers together with partners from Egypt recently examined the substances contained in mangoes. The mango tree (Mangifera indica) originates from Southeast Asia...read more
02.08.2022
+++ News Ticker Science #119 +++ Bioactives +++
Tracking down secondary metabolites of the baby rubber plant. Peperomia are popular and widespread ornamental plants from the pepper family. The genus is very rich in species and is mainly found in Central and South America,...read more
29.07.2022
Alain Tissier appointed new IPB Managing Director
Starting from August 1, 2022, Prof. Alain Tissier will head the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry. He will take over the role of Managing Director for the next five years from Prof. Steffen Abel, who has held the post since...read more
21.07.2022
For the fifth time in a row: IPB receives Total E-Quality award
This year, the IPB was once again awarded the Total E-Quality rating for equal opportunities and diversity. Together with 16 other organizations, the institute also received the Sustainability Award for the fifth successful...read more
14.07.2022
Universität Halle: Senat wählt mit Claudia Becker erste Rektorin in über 500-jähriger Geschichte
Pressemitteilung der Martin-Luther-Universität, 13.7.2022
07.07.2022
+++ News Ticker Science #118 +++ Bioactives +++
Insect hormones from plants? Even useful for humans! Ecdysteroids, the molting hormones of arthropods, are also found in relatively high concentrations in a few plant species, where they presumably contribute to the repellence...read more
05.07.2022
Long Night of Sciences: IPB is a magnet on campus
Despite a two-year Corona break, this year's Long Night of Science was, as usual, very well attended. This was the case even though we did not offer an experimental and quiz program on July 1, 2022, which usually attracts legions...read more
01.07.2022
Change of presidency at the Leibniz Association - Martina Brockmeier takes over from Matthias Kleiner
Press release of the Leibniz Association from 30.06.2022 (in German)read more
29.06.2022
+++ News Ticker Science #117 +++ Plant Immunity +++
Phospho-immuno cascades: Latest findings on plant immunity compiled. Scientists of the Department Biochemistry of Plant Interactions have recently published a review article on the complex dynamics of signaling pathways in the...read more
28.06.2022
+++ News Ticker Science #116 +++ Glandular Trichoms +++
Crossing cultivated and wild tomato species towards insect resistance. The wild tomato species Solanum galapagense forms glandular hairs on its leaves, the so-called type IV glandular trichomes, which produce large amounts of...read more
28.06.2022
PhD Summer Get-Together at the IPB
On June 23, 2022, the IPB co-organized and hosted the 2nd Summer Get-Together for PhD students in the natural sciences at the University of Halle (MLU). Ten PhD programs, including the Leibniz Research School PlantBioChem of IPB,...read more
28.06.2022
IPB PhD students host online PSSC 2022
This year, from June 14-17, IPB PhD students hosted the Plant Science Student Conference as an online event. With about 100 registrations, the online conference was well booked, although only about 50 participants at a time...read more
27.06.2022
+++News Ticker Science #115 +++ Synthetic Biology +++
New dTALE system for the co-expression of multiple genes in rice. The temporally and spatially targeted co-expression of multiple transgenes in plants often fails due to the limited availability of promoter sequences that are...read more
24.06.2022
+++ News Ticker Science #114 +++ Synthesis +++
Selective alkylation of pyrimidine compounds. Pyrimidines and pyrimidin-2(1H)-ones are used as starting materials for the synthesis of various compounds with pharmacological effects. For example, trihalomethyl-substituted...read more
23.06.2022
+++ News Ticker Science #113 +++ Bioactives +++
Uzbek Stachys species - an herb against many diseases. Plants of the genus Stachys are used in the traditional medicine of Uzbekistan for the broad treatment of many diseases, such as inflammation, gastrointestinal, kidney and...read more
21.06.2022
+++ News Ticker Science #112 +++ Biosynthesis +++
Piperine biosynthesis: all in one place. Piperine is an alkaloid responsible for the pungency of pepper (Piper nigrum), more precisely, of its black dried fruits. In recent years, IPB scientists have successfully elucidated the...read more
20.06.2022
+++ News Ticker Science #111 +++ Bioactives +++
Drugstore in the forest: New anthelmintic compounds isolated from fungi. More than 1.7 billion people worldwide are affected by infections with roundworms, whipworms and hookworms. These neglected tropical diseases are...read more
