News 2023

The IPB doctoral students have recently elected their representatives for the term 2023-2024. Starting end of September, Jolina Marx, Milica Tomić, Ranjit Baral and Kiran Raj assumed their roles…

Congratulations to Jonas Buhl! The PhD student of the Molecular Signal Processing department was awarded the prize for the best presentation at the recent online meeting of the Junior European Calcium…

First enantioselective UPO by enzyme engineering.

Nonspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) of fungal origin catalyze a wide range of hydroxylation reactions very efficiently and require only hydrogen…

As part of the BioByte, 22 ambitious students of the 10th and 11th grade from all over Middle Germany visited the IPB on August 10 to learn by practical example about what can be hidden behind the…

Xanthomonas effector protein causes degradation of plant microtubules.

Xanthomonas, as plant pathogenic bacteria, cause enormous damage to crops and ornamentals. They infect more than 400 plant…

At the recent Plant Science Student Conference in Gatersleben, Jonas Kappen proved that a scientific lecture does not necessarily have to be boring, but can be entertaining and informative. The PhD…

Medicine from the desert date.

In a team with partners from Egypt, IPB scientists have performed comparative metabolic profiling of the desert date Balanites aegyptiaca. The plant is common in Africa…

Press release by Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg on July 10, 2023

New fluorescence sensor system: visualizing activation of CDPKs in real-time.

Plants respond to pathogen attack, drought, nutrient deficiency, and many other challenges with a pronounced change in…

Glandular trichomes: More light - more terpenoids.

Glandular trichomes on the leaf surface of various plants produce some important secondary metabolites in large amounts, which makes them…