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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103
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SUMMARY:EPS Theme 3 Symposium: Metabolism and Adaptation - Nov 2026
DESCRIPTION:EPS Theme 3: Metabolism and Adaptation \nPlants rely on metabolism to carry out essential processes like photosynthesis\, respiration\, and the production of specialized compounds\, while continuously adjusting these processes to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Understanding plant metabolism and adaptation helps scientists improve crop resilience and develop sustainable agricultural solutions for challenges such as climate change and limited resources. Join the EPS Theme 3 day to learn more about the ongoing research projects with the EPS community. \nKeynote Speakers: \nInge de Clercq – VIB Gent \nHer core research areas include:\n\n\n\nOrganelle signaling: Investigating how plant cell compartments communicate with each other.\nStress response: Studying intracellular communication (such as mitochondrial retrograde signaling) to help plants adapt to environmental stresses.\nPlant immunity: Uncovering the molecular mechanisms that plants use to defend against pathogens.\n\n\n\n \n\nMariana Silva-Artur – Wageningen University & Research \nHer group combines experimental physiology\, bioinformatics\, and molecular biology techniques to investigate the mechanisms of seed resilience and survival under extreme conditions such as desiccation and high temperature. \n  \nDate: 3rd November 2026 \nTime: 09:00-17:30 \nLocation: C2035\, Wageningen University and Research \nFee: free for EPS members\, non-EPS members €75\, Industry €150* \n*You may cancel free of charge up to 1 month before  \nRegistration: closed \nDeadline: 19 October 2026 \nOrganizers: Charlotte Gommers (WUR)\, Ivo Rieu (RU) and Juliane Teapal (EPS) \n  \nPresent your research! \nAre you an EPS PhD candidate or postdoc and would you like to present your research at this symposium? Contact the organising committee and send them a summary (3-5 sentences) of your research. In case there are not sufficient spots\, we will do a selection.
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-theme-3-metabolism-and-adaptation/
LOCATION:Schip van Blaauw\, Generaal Foulkesweg 72\,\, Wageningen\, Gelderland\, 6703 BW\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Highlights
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ORGANIZER;CN="EPS":MAILTO:anja.mosselman@wur.nl
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008
DTSTAMP:20261007T121513Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Career Day - Oct 2026
DESCRIPTION:Date: 7 October 2026\nLocation: Utrecht University (details will follow)\nTarget group: PhD candidates & Postdocs\nCosts for EPS PhD candidates & Postdocs: 50 EUR for the full day\, 35 EUR for attending a half-day*\nCosts for other participants: 100 EUR*\nRegistration: via this link (deadline 28 September) \nRegistration for the EPS Career Day is OPEN!\nAre you a PhD candidate or Postdoc and wondering what your next career move will be? Are you thinking about what is next\, and whether industry or education is the career for you?\nJoin our Career Day\, where we have eight invited speakers who have all chosen a different path! You’ll get to ask them all your questions on how they knew this is what they wanted to do\, or why this particular choice was made. \nThe EPS Career Day will take place on the 7th of October in Utrecht University and will start with a workshop: How To Prepare For Job Interviews. After lunch\, we will move on to the speed-dating. \nInterested? Register using this link. \n* A no-show and late cancellation fee (cancelled less than two weeks before the event) of 100 euros will be charged where it applies.
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-career-day/
LOCATION:Gelderland
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTSTAMP:20260924T115707Z
CREATED:20260629T120328Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Theme 2 Symposium “Interactions between plants and biotic agents”
DESCRIPTION:EPS Theme 2 Symposium & Willie Commelin Scholten day \nJoin the EPS theme 2 Symposium and learn more about how plants interact with many harmful organisms (pathogens\, pests\, parasitic plants) and beneficial ones (microbes\, pollinators\, and natural enemies of pests). Junior and senior researchers present their research on pathogen virulence\, plant resistance and susceptibility\, multitrophic interactions\, and how plants balance defense with beneficial relationships. \nDate: 2 October 2026 \nTime: 09:00-17:30 \nLocation: Science Park\, Amsterdam \nFee: free for EPS members\, non-EPS members €75\, Industry €150* \n*You may cancel free of charge up to 1 month before  \nRegistration: open \nDeadline: 15 September 2026 \nOrganizers: Karen Kloth (WUR)\, Frank Takken (UvA) and Juliane Teapal (EPS) \nPresent your research! \nAre you an EPS PhD candidate or postdoc and would you like to present your research at this symposium? Contact the organising committee and send them a summary (3-5 sentences) of your research. In case there are not sufficient spots\, we will do a selection. \nKeynote speakers: \nPingtao Ding\, Leiden University\, \n“Transcriptional Execution of Intracellular Plant Innate Immunity” \nwww.thedinglab.com \nDesalegn Etalo\, Wageningen University and Research \n“Chemical Conversations Across Kingdoms: How Phytobiome Interactions Shape Plant Health and Disease”\, \nhttps://www.wur.nl/nl/personen/dr-dw-desalegn-etalo
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-theme-2-symposium-interactions-between-plants-and-biotic-agents/
LOCATION:Gelderland
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings
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ORGANIZER;CN="EPS":MAILTO:anja.mosselman@wur.nl
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260910T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260910T170000
DTSTAMP:20260924T130324Z
CREATED:20260810T112428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T130324Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Postdoc Company Visit "Rijk Zwaan"
DESCRIPTION:EPS Postdoc Day 2026: Rijk Zwaan company visit (De Lier headquarters)\nLocation: Burgemeester Crezéelaan 40\, De Lier \nDate: 10th of September 2026\, 13.00 – 16.30/17.00 \nParticipants: max 30 \nRegistration: open \nFee: No\, except no-show fee \nDeadline for registration: 7th September 2026 \nTransport: not provided\, but we can coordinate depending on registration \n  \nHave you ever wondered what it is like to work at one of the major global breeding companies in the Netherlands? Join us for the annual Postdoc Day 2026 for a visit to the fruit and vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan. Geared towards postdocs\, this event will include a tour of the site and presentations from Rijk Zwaan employees\, ending with a networking event. \nRijk Zwaan is a family-owned breeding company founded in 1924. They are active in more than 100 countries\, working with more than 30 crops. Rijk Zwaan has a thriving R&D department\, breeding future-proof varieties with genetic resistance to plant diseases\, in anticipation of climate change and ever-changing market demands. Many EPS alumni have gone on to work at the company. \n 
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-postdoc-company-visit-2026-rijk-zwaan/
LOCATION:Gelderland
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251124T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251124T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T232805Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Theme 4 - Genome Biology and Gene Regulation
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to the yearly Theme 4- scientific day exploring genome biology and gene regulation in plants. \nUnderstanding the remarkable phenotypic complexity in plants requires insight into how genomes are organized and regulated. From transcription factors and non-coding RNAs to chromatin structure and epigenetic modifications\, a diverse array of mechanisms control gene expression and genome stability. \nJoin us to discuss the interplay between genetic and epigenetic regulation\, molecular networks\, and evolutionary processes shaping plant development. \nPhD students and postdoctoral researchers are especially encouraged to contribute. Are you interested in giving a presentation? Please contact the theme day coordinators\, Maike Stam (UvA) and/or Aalt-Jan van Dijk (UvA)\, before 15 October 2025. \nDate: 24.11.2025Time: 09:30 -17:00Location: Room B9010\, Aurora Building (nr 127)\, Campus Wageningen University & Research\nFee: EPS member free (by no show a fee of € 100 will be charged). Fee for Participants from the industry €150 \nRegistration: closed \nCoordinators: Maike Stam (UvA)\, Aalt-Jan van Dijk (UvA)  \nProgramme (download link below) \n9.00-9.30 registration  \n9.30-9.40 opening  \n9.40-10.20 Keynote Rebecca Mosher (University of Oxford) RNA-directed DNA methylation: a maternal influence during seed development  \n10.20-10.40 Yingying Gao (WUR) Rapid evolution concomitant with DNA-hypomethylation status: potential from activated endogenous transposons \n10.40-11.00 Juliette Aubert (UvA) Single-Molecule Methylation Profiling at the repetitive b1 Paramutation Locus in Maize \n11.00-11.30 break \n11.30-11.50 Marlot Westera (UvA) Don’t shoot the messenger: Cross kingdom RNA interference in the thrips-tospovirus-tomato interaction \n11.50-12.10 Yiyun Li (WUR) Transcriptional networks guiding root branching under salt stress \n12.10-12.30 Elmar van der Wijk (Radboud University) Self-organization of auxin transport through dose-dependent PIN regulation \n12.30-14.00 lunch \n14.00-14.40 Keynote Charles Underwood (Radboud University) Forever hybrid: natural and engineered propagation of hybrid genomes through seeds \n14.40-15.00 Christina Papastolopoulou (WUR) Pangenomics to unlock\, understand and use genetic variation in the Capsicum genus \n15.00-15.20 Peter Polacek (WUR) GWAS and candidate gene discovery in a unified\, user-friendly web interface \n15.20-15.50 break \n15.50-16.10 David Meijer (WUR) Generating metabolite structures for biosynthetic gene clusters  \n16.10-16.40 Isabella Sanders (WUR) + Alex Sánchez Cano (UvA) \nPrediction of protein-protein interaction specificity of MADS domains transcription factors from a molecular biology and machine learning perspective \n16.40-16.45 closure  \n16.45-17.45 drinks \nProgramme
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-theme-4-genome-biology-and-gene-regulation/
LOCATION:Schip van Blaauw\, Generaal Foulkesweg 72\,\, Wageningen\, Gelderland\, 6703 BW\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
ORGANIZER;CN="EPS":MAILTO:anja.mosselman@wur.nl
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251110T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251110T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T232919Z
CREATED:20250710T152256Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Theme 1 – Developmental Biology of Plants
DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite you to a theme day dedicated to exploring the molecular and cellular foundations of plant development. The program will highlight how genetic information\, meristematic activity\, and environmental cues coordinate the formation of tissues and organs from the zygote through embryonic and post-embryonic stages. Join us for an engaging day of discussions on the dynamic processes that shape plant form and function. \nWould you like to present your work?\nPhD students and postdoctoral researchers are especially encouraged to contribute. Are you interested in giving a presentation? Please contact the theme day coordinators Kaisa Kajala (UU) and/or Viola Willemsen (WUR) before 15 October 2025. \nKeynote speakers:\n– Renske Vroomans\, Sainsbury Laboratory\, University of Cambridge\, UK\n– Ari Pekka Mähönen\, University of Helsinki\, Finland \nDate: 10.11.2025\nTime: 09:30 -17:00\nLocation: Boothzaal (M.03)\, Utrecht University Library\, Utrecht University\nFee: EPS member free (by no show a fee of € 100 will be charged). Fee for Participants from the industry €150\n \nRegistration: closed\n \nCoordinators: Kaisa Kajala (UU)\, Viola Willemsen (WUR)\, and Juliane Teapal (EPS) \nProgramme (please note an additional PI pre-meeting programme will be sent to registered staff participants) \n09:30 – 10:00   Registration and coffee \n10:00 – 10:10    Welcome by Kaisa Kajala \n10:10 – 10:50    Keynote: Renske Vroomans\, The Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University: Using evolutionary simulations to predict plant patterning mechanisms. \n10:50 – 11:15    Joyce Schreiber\, Wageningen University & Research: Maintenance of quiescence in P. patens protonema is non- cell autonomously regulated and auxin-independent \n11:15 – 11:45    Break \n11:45 – 12:10    Cheuk Ka (Minnie) Leong\, Wageningen University & Research: ABA-Auxin Crosstalk in Root Salt Stress Response. \n12:10 – 12:35    Kailash Pandey\, Wageningen University & Research: Regulation of Tomato Secondary Growth by FUL- and SOC1-like Genes. \n12:35 – 14:00    Lunch at Educatorium \n14:00 – 14:25    Eva van Zelm\, Utrecht University: The Rhythm of Roots; Quantifying Lateral Root Priming. \n14:25 – 14:50    Inka Stegemann\, Leiden University: Genetic drivers of wood and lignin formation. \n14:50 – 15:20    Break \n15:20 – 15:45    Ruben De Francesco\, Radboud University: Endoreduplication drives cellular differentiation in plant epidermis through the atypical cyclin family CYCP4s. \n15:45 – 16:25    Keynote: Ari Pekka Mähönen\, University of Helsinki: Stem cells of the vascular cambium: where a receptor captures its ligand \n16:25 – 16:35    Closing by Viola Willemsen \n16:35 – 18:00    Borrel \nDownload programme
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-theme-1-developmental-biology-of-plants/
LOCATION:Utrecht\, Science Park\, Kruyt building\, Padualaan 8\, Utrecht\, Utrecht\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
ORGANIZER;CN="EPS":MAILTO:anja.mosselman@wur.nl
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251023T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T233116Z
CREATED:20250812T204128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T233116Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Theme 3 - Metabolism and Adaptation
DESCRIPTION:Join the upcoming EPS Theme 3 meeting\, where we will explore the exciting intersection of plant metabolism and adaptation—two fields that are fundamentally interconnected and vital to understanding plant function and resilience. \nWe especially encourage PhD students and postdocs working in this area to present their research. This is a great opportunity to share your work\, get feedback\, and connect with others in the field. Send an email to Charlotte Gommers and/or Ivo Rieu with a few sentences about your research not later than the 15th of September 2025. We will inform you a few days later if you have been selected to give a presentation. \nDate: 23.10.2025\nTime: 09:30 – 17:00\nLocation: Radboud University Nijmegen\nFee: free for EPS members (by no show\, a fee of € 100 will be charged). Fee for participants from the industry: €150\n \nRegistration: open \nCoordinators: Charlotte Gommers (WUR)\, Ivo Rieu (RU)\, and Juliane Teapal (EPS) \nKeynote speakers: \n\nIve de Smet\, VIB Ghent\nRumyana Karlova\, Wageningen University and Research\n\nProgramme
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-theme-day-3-metabolism-and-adaptation/
LOCATION:Radboud University Nijmegen\, Heijendaalseweg 135\, Nijmegen\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
ORGANIZER;CN="EPS":MAILTO:anja.mosselman@wur.nl
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251016T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T084508Z
CREATED:20250916T194922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260606T084508Z
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SUMMARY:EPS postdoc day 2025 "Company visit"
DESCRIPTION:Take part in the 2025 edition of the EPS Postdoc Day on October 16th – a day full of advice and support to help you navigate the career challenges and opportunities that come with the Postdoc position. This time\, the EPS Postdoc Day will look a bit different than in previous years: We will be visiting the leading company in vegetable breeding\, Bejo Zaden B.V. \nDate: 16 October 2025 \nTime: 11:00\, Lunch will be provided \nParticipants: max 30 \nDeadline for registration is the 1st of October 2025. Registration is now closed. \nLocation: Bejo Zaden\, Warmhuizen \nTransport: public transport\, car pools\, bus (for a fee) \nBejo Zaden \nFounded in 1978 by two families who foresaw the potential of breeding techniques to improve food production\, Bejo is now an international company with presence in more than 30 countries and distributing its products to more than 100. Bejo works to achieve varieties that grow well in a range of climates\, that are pest-resistant\, and that are rich in nutritional value. Beyond their cutting-edge work in seed breeding\, Bejo also takes interest in supporting organic farming and smallholder farmers. Many EPS alumni are now part of this innovative company.
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-postdoc-day-2025-company-visit/
LOCATION:Gelderland
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251007T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251007T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T084625Z
CREATED:20250812T203145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260606T084625Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Theme 2 - Interactions between Plants and Biotic Agents
DESCRIPTION:Plants dynamically interact with a wide range of organisms—some harmful\, others beneficial. These interactions are not only fascinating subjects of scientific inquiry but also critically important\, as plant pathogens and pests are responsible for the loss of nearly 35% of the world’s annual crop harvest. In the Theme 2 symposium\, two keynote speakers\, along with junior researchers from the EPS community\, will present their latest findings. Their research focuses on both wild and cultivated accessions of economically important crops such as potato\, tomato\, barley\, tobacco\, and various Brassicaceae species\, alongside model organisms like clover and Arabidopsis thaliana. \nPresentations \nAre you a PhD candidate or a postdoc of EPS and would like to present your research at the Theme 2 symposium? Send an email to Karen Kloth and/or Frank Takken with a few sentences about your research not later than the 1st of September 2025. We will let you know a few days afterwards if you were selected to give a presentation. \nDate: 7.10.2025\nTime: 09:30 – 17:00\nLocation: Campus Wageningen University and Research\nFee: EPS member free (by no show\, a fee of € 100 will be charged). Fee for Participants from the industry €150 \nRegistration: open\n \nOrganizers: Karen Kloth (WUR)\, Frank Takken (UvA) and Juliane Teapal (EPS) \nKeynote speakers: \nSilke Allmann\, University of Amsterdam \nNina Fatouros\, Wageningen University and Research
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-theme-2-interactions-between-plants-and-biotic-agents/
LOCATION:Schip van Blaauw\, Generaal Foulkesweg 72\,\, Wageningen\, Gelderland\, 6703 BW\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
ORGANIZER;CN="EPS":MAILTO:anja.mosselman@wur.nl
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