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Vote for Klokhuis Science Prize 2023
The Seed lab (Plant Physiology, WUR) was nominated for the Klokhuis Science Prize 2023. You can vote and make them the winner and thereby ensure an episode about seed germination.
Rens Voesenek receives royal decoration
On January 11, 2023, Rens Voesenek received a royal decoration ‘Ridder in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau’ for his exceptional contribution to society and more specifically, the sector Biology in the Netherlands. The decoration was awarded [...]
NWO Open Competition grant for Emilie Wientjes
Wientjes receives the M-grant of the NWO Open Competition Domain Science. M-grants are intended for realising curiosity-driven, fundamental research of high quality and/or scientific urgency. Mapping photosynthetic light harvesting and light acclimation in three [...]
NWO awards three consortia focusing on crop resilience and human and animal health
Microorganisms are important for crop resilience and human and animal health. Possible adaptation of this so-called microbiome offers great opportunities for society. After all, this microbiome performs important functions in terms of protection against [...]
Upcoming Courses & Meetings
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- Unlocking the secrets of Brassica oleracea crops: a genomic journey
- Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Chengcheng Cai
, - Plant cell walls: from evolutionary genomics to novel breeding tools
- Monday, June 12, 2023
Francesco Pancaldi
, - The role of CBL genes in the salt stress response of Nicotiana tabacum
- Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Jingjing Mao
, - Extinguish the fire! New insights into the pathogenicity mechanisms of Botrytis fire blight in Lilium
- Monday, June 19, 2023
Michele Malvestiti
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