It was wonderful to see you all here! We really enjoyed hosting your visit to our lab. Many thanks to @drpchronicles.bsky.social for introducing the exciting work of her research group, and thanks to everyone in the @plantevolution.bsky.social lab for engaging in the discussions.

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Today, we hosted 18 international early-career researchers who took the time after this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting to visit us as part of a Baden-Württemberg International (BW_i) program. The day included career insights and lab tours led by our postdocs. Thanks for the visit!

📢 Join us for our 2nd Quarterly Journal Club & Focus Group Meeting! 🗓 Date: 26 June 2026, 13:00-15:00 CAT 🔗 Join here: tinyurl.com/apgmeet More info at: www.linkedin.com/posts/africa... #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics

1/8 🔥 New preprint dropped: Dynamic co-existence of bacteriophages and their hosts 🦠 in the Arabidopsis thaliana 🌱 phyllosphere Work led by the indomitable @sheilaroitman.bsky.social‬ #plantscience #microbiome #holobiont www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Check out our paper on the diversity of crop wild relatives in Zimbabwe! #CropWildRelatives #PlantScience #Biodiversity #Conservation #ClimateResilience #Zimbabwe www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-pat...

A national crop wild relative checklist for Zimbabwe reveals edible crop wild relative diversity of regional and global importance | Dr Patience Chatukuta

📢 Check out this checklist of crop wild relatives in Zimbabwe! 💡 Crop wild relatives are the untamed cousins of our cultivated crops. 📊 The checklist provides baseline data for crop improvement and...

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📢 So many lessons from our Focus Group and Journal Club meetings today! www.linkedin.com/posts/africa...

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📢 So many lessons from our Focus Group and Journal Club meetings today! "Multidisciplinary teams are necessary to see plant genomics from different aspects." - Veronica Arana "Open access tools can f...

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1/11 🔥 New preprint alert 🔥 We wanted to know what plants in the wild really care about. So we asked them 🎤. Here is what we learned: “Biotic-response networks are an important organizer of the transcriptome in wild Arabidopsis thaliana populations” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

This is commendable!

PlantEvolution 🌱🌾@plantevolution.bsky.social · 5mo ago

An example of Africa taking the initiative: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

📢 SAVE THE DATE! Join us on Zoom at the end of this month to discuss exciting plant genomics techniques with local and international experts. 🔬 Focus Group Meeting 🗓 March | ⏰ 14:00–15:00 CAT 📚 Journal Club Meeting 🗓 March | ⏰ 15:00–16:00 CAT 👉 Register here: https//tinyurl.com... and share.

Very proud of Catarina Lino for facilitating the first ever sequencing of a plant genome on Zimbabwean soil, together with local organiser and collaborator Prince Marowa. With thanks to the Max Planck Society ARTEMIS Bridging Minds and the University of Zimbabwe! www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-pat...

💪🏽 Very proud of Catarina Lino for facilitating the first ever sequencing of a plant genome on Zimbabwean soil, together with local organiser and collaborator Prince Marowa. The workshop's lecture...

💪🏽 Very proud of Catarina Lino for facilitating the first ever sequencing of a plant genome on Zimbabwean soil, together with local organiser and collaborator Prince Marowa. The workshop's lecture ser...

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📢 Are you interested in plant genomics? 📢 Will you be in Zimbabwe this November? 🫵Apply to attend the #ARTEMIS Bridging Minds Workshop at the University of Zimbabwe. Our fantastic PhD researcher, @catarinalino.bsky.social, will be leading the workshop. #africanplantgenomics #plantgenomics

Incredibly well-organised #PlantsandPeople conference by PhD researchers @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social . It was a pleasure to present our research and interact with plant scientists working in in diverse research directions. #PnP25 🌱👥️

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology 🌱🧪@mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social · 11mo ago

That’s a wrap on an amazing conference #PlantsandPeople ! 🎉 Huge thanks to all participants for your energy, to our speakers and panelists for inspiring insights, and to our sponsors for making it all possible. 🌟 Until next time! 🙏 #PnP25 #Targenomix #metaSysX

Celebrating Langa's hard work and determination in documenting the plant diversity of Zimbabwe using herbarium specimens. See more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

🌿Thank you, Africa! 🌍 We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the participants, hosts, sponsors, exhibitors, and service providers who made the inaugural African Plant Genomics Symposium a resounding success! See more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/africa... #africanplantgenomics #plantgenomicsafrica

#plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics #plantscience #genomics… | African PlantGenomicsSymposium

🌿 Thank you, Africa! 🌍 We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the participants, hosts, sponsors, exhibitors, and service providers who made the inaugural African Plant Genomics Symposium a resounding ...

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One of the best meetings ever I've attended, the first African Plant Genomics Symposium plantgenomicsafrica.org I met so many inspiring colleagues, both senior and junior. Thank you @drpchronicles.bsky.social for having the idea & being the primary organizer!

@plantevolution.bsky.social encouraging participants to keep (plant) genomics in the context of the real world. @novonordisk.bsky.social

Prof. Anne Muigai talks about the African BioGenome Project. Key takeaway for me: improve quality and quantity of science in Africa. #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics

Prof. Herve Vanderschuren, KU Leuven, at the @African PlantGenomicsSymposium on developing omics tools for tropical crop improvement #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics

Great plenary talk by Leena Tripathi @IITA_CGIAR to open the inaugural @AfricanPlantGen African Plant Genomics Symposium #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics

📢 Have you heard of HiFi long-read sequencing? Acclaim Moila of Inqaba Biotec will give a talk on PacBio HiFi sequencing and its applications in plant genomics. Make sure you visit Inqaba Biotec East Africa's exhibition booth too! 🌱🧬 #plantgenomicsafrica #africaplantgenomics @pacbio.bsky.social

📢Excella Biotechnologies will give a talk, in addition to their exhibition, this Thursday. We are excited for Irene Muriuki's presentation! 🌱🧬 #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics

This week, we had the privilege of hosting 10th graders for Girls' Day. We had a lot of fun talking to them about plant genetics, and working with African plants and African scientists. They had a lot of fun getting a feel and taste of our horned melon, and asking really insightful questions! 🌱🧬

📢 Poster prizes up for grabs! Thanks to @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social, we are offering: Top poster: USD300 2nd runner-up: USD200 3rd runner-up: USD150 If you have not done already so, submit your abstract at: tinyurl.com/apgs2025abst... by Friday, 5th April at 23:59 East African Time

📢 Why should we care about (plant) genomes? Find out at the inaugural African Plant Genomics Symposium in sunny Nairobi, Kenya! 🌱🧬 @plantevolution.bsky.social @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social @novo-nordisk.bsky.social #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics

📢Find out about the use of Illumina technologies for plant genomics research in Africa from F&S Scientific, represented by Dr Peter Nthiga. 🌱🧬 #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics

📢Exciting talk alert! Dr. Florence Wambugu will unveil Africa Harvest's findings from the AU-NEPAD landscape analysis of genome editing capabilities in 16 African countries—covering policy, institutions, legal frameworks, funding, projects, and training. Don't miss it! 🌍🌱🧬

📢 4 WEEKS TO GO! 🌱🧬 Check out the programme here: plantgenomicsafrica.org/our-schedule/ The inaugural African Plant Genomics Symposium is not to be missed! #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics

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📢 Thierry Hodehou will present his research findings on the genetic basis for grain mould resistance in sorghum, a cereal crop native to Africa. Thierry used QTL mapping to identify alleles associated with the genetic control of the resistance. 🌱🧬 #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics

📢Have you heard of gene variants and their effects in plants? Dr. Parfait Kezimana will present his findings on genetic polymorphisms in the genes associated with the aroma of vegetable- and seed-soybean varieties. 🌱🧬 #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics

📢 Did you know that plant populations change in size, distribution and composition over time? Dr. Rachita Srivastava will speak on the interplay of population dynamics, genetic divergence and ecological factors for Cardamine and Arabidopsis species from Europe and Africa. 🌱🧬

📢Not to be missed! Sidney Engelbrecht, research ethics and integrity specialist, will be providing insights on the policy frameworks of the southern African region for fair and equitable access and sharing of the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. 🌱🧬