Farewell symposium Gerco Angenent ‘Mad about MADS’
This special symposium is held on the occasion of the retirement of Gerco Angenent, former scientific director of EPS.
Date: 2 October 2025
Time: 12:30 -16:00
Location:
Participation is free, but registration is required.
Speakers:
- Lucia Colombo (University of Milan, Italy)
- Martin Kater (University of Milan, Italy)
- Ruud de Maagd (WUR)
- Marian Bemer (WUR)
- Richard Immink (WUR)
- Gerco Angenent (WUR)
Speakers are former and current coworkers of WUR’s research group, headed by Gerco Angenent for the past 30 years. The speakers will present highlights of the research on MADS-box genes, a family of transcription factor genes controlling many developmental processes and well-known for their roles in reproduction. Both their biological functions and molecular mode of action will be discussed, with attention to the ‘evolution’ of the gene family and this specific field of research.