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News (2022)

13 December 2022|Publication

New mechanism discovered in meiosis

Image of the synaptonemal complex, the three stains show DNA (gray), a transverse element of the synaptonemal complex (green), and PCH2, the factor that then degrades ASY1 (purple).

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Researchers from the Department of Biology at Universität Hamburg have discovered a new mechanism in the plant Arabidopsis that controls the correct...
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8 December 2022|Event

Congratulations, Oscar!

in the botanical garen with loki schmidt

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On December 8th, Oscar Sanz Mora defended his PhD thesis "Identification and functional characterization of the meiotic cyclin SOLO DANCERS1 (SDS1)...

11 April 2022|Developmental Biology

Open PhD position

open PhD position

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We are looking for a PhD student to strengthen our research group and support us in the analysis of chromosome movements during  meiotic prophase I.

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1 April 2022|Event

Congratulations, Mariana!

Mariana after her defense

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On April 1st, 2022, no joke, Mariana Romeiro Motta successfully defended her thesis on "Characterizing the microtubule-associated function of B1-type...

21 January 2022|Event

Congratulations, Joke!

Joke with Loki Schmidt

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Congratulations to Dr. Joke De Jaeger-Braet for the successful defense of her thesis "The meiotic progression of Arabidopsis thaliana under elevated...