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: C2035, Orion

Participation is free, but registration is required.

Programme

• 12.45 Welcome

  12:50 Prof. dr. Lucia Colombo, Milan University, Italy “Introducing ‘D’ in the MADS ABC model and beyond”

  13:20 Prof. dr. Richard Immink, WUR. “MADS TF protein-protein interactions”

  13:50 Dr. Ruud de Maagd, WUR. “MADS TFs in tomato fruits.”

  14:20 Break

  14:55 Dr. Marian Bemer, WUR. “An evolutionary view and Type I MADS TFs”

  15:25 Prof. dr. Gerco Angenent. “MAD about MADS!”

  16:00 closure

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.