News19 September 2025|PublikationFunctional characterization of the Csm1-like protein TITAN 9 in Arabidopsis thalianaPhoto: UHH / ZhangAccurate segregation of chromosomes is essential for cell division. However, different patterns of chromosome segregation are found in mitosis versus...9 September 2025|EventZhijian participated in the 3 Minute Thesis CompetitionPhoto: UHH / StirnZhijian was selected to present his thesis in the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, organized by the Hamburg Research Academy on September 9, 2025. ...26 August 2025|PublicationHow Plants Safeguard Their DNA During Heat: Unlocking a Vital Stress Response in Reproductive CellsPhoto: UHH / SchnittgerAs climate change causes more frequent heatwaves, protecting crop fertility is becoming urgent. Scientists at the University of Hamburg have now...1 October 2024|Developmental BiologyCongratulations, Ankit!Photo: UHH/RoeperOn October 1st, Ankit Ghosh defended his doctoral thesis on "aMP: Deep learning framework to characterize meiosis progression timeline in tetraploid...6 September 2024|Developmental BiologyPoster prizePhoto: UHH/TuncayAt the Plant Meiosis Meeting held in Poznań, Poland, from September 4-6, 2024, Hasibe Tunçay was honoured with Agrisera's poster prize for her poster...27 August 2024|Developmental BiologyComputer simulation of the plant spindle opens up new possibilities in cell division researchPhoto: Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge/NedelecAn interdisciplinary research team led by the Department of Biology at University of Hamburg and the Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge (England) has...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en19 June 2024|ResearchPoster awardPhoto: CSCSMartina Balboni was honoured with the poster award at the "Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Flowering" held in Palermo, Italy, 16-20 June...28 April 2024|EventMarathon Hamburg: Joint effort mastered!Photo: UHH/SchnittgerOn April, 28th, two teams of the Schnittger lab participated in the Haspa Marathon in Hamburg. Four relay runners each ran over sections of the 42.2...26 April 2024|ResearchUniversität Hamburg Part of 4 New EU Networks for Doctoral ResearchersPhoto: private (2), UHH/Esfandiari, UHH/Knowledge TechnologyFour researchers in the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences at Universität Hamburg enjoyed success in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie...Contribution from the university's newsroom1 March 2024|EventCongratulations, Lucas!Photo: UHH/StirnThe next PhD defence to celebrate: on March 1st, 2024 Lucas Lang defended his thesis on "Exploring the DREAM - Characterisation of the Arabidopsis...19 September 2023|EventCongratulations, Franzi!Photo: UHH/RoeperOn September 19th, 2023 Franziska Böwer successfully defended her PhD thesis on the "Analysis of the Chromosome Distribution Machinery in Arabidopsis...7 September 2023|EventCongratulations, Kostas!Photo: UHH/StirnOn September 7th, Konstantinos Lampou defended his PhD thesis "Revisiting the spindle assembly checkpoint and elucidating chromosome congression in...27 March 2023|PublicationA KNOT(EN) coordinates recombinationPhoto: UHH/MIN/SchnittgerAn international research team led by the Department of Biology at Universität Hamburg has discovered a new protein in plants that enables homologous...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en2 January 2023|Developmental BiologyProtein identified that regulates crossover processesPhoto: UHH/MIN/SchnittgerBy sequencing 1,000 plants, an international research team led by the Department of Biology at Universität Hamburg has discovered that two important...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en13 December 2022|PublicationNew mechanism discovered in meiosisPhoto: UHH/MIN/SchnittgerResearchers from the Department of Biology at Universität Hamburg have discovered a new mechanism in the plant Arabidopsis that controls the correct...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en8 December 2022|EventCongratulations, Oscar!Photo: UHH/RoeperOn December 8th, Oscar Sanz Mora defended his PhD thesis "Identification and functional characterization of the meiotic cyclin SOLO DANCERS1 (SDS1)...14 October 2022|PublicationPathways of molecular evolution of cell division control discoveredPhoto: UHH/SchnittgerNew insights into the molecular evolution of cell division control An international research team led by the Department of Biology at Universität...11 April 2022|Developmental BiologyOpen PhD positionPhoto: UHH/SchnittgerWe are looking for a PhD student to strengthen our research group and support us in the analysis of chromosome movements during meiotic prophase I. ...1 April 2022|EventCongratulations, Mariana!Photo: UHH/StirnOn April 1st, 2022, no joke, Mariana Romeiro Motta successfully defended her thesis on "Characterizing the microtubule-associated function of B1-type...21 January 2022|EventCongratulations, Joke!Photo: UHH/RoeperCongratulations to Dr. Joke De Jaeger-Braet for the successful defense of her thesis "The meiotic progression of Arabidopsis thaliana under elevated...Show all news
