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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;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260910T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260910T170000
DTSTAMP:20260924T130324Z
CREATED:20260810T112428Z
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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;VALUE=DATE:20260910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260911
DTSTAMP:20260717T092449Z
CREATED:20251026T153747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260717T092449Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Introduction Course (including scientific integrity element) - Autumn 2026
DESCRIPTION:EPS Introduction Course (including scientific integrity element)\nTarget group: 1st year EPS PhD candidates\, limit of 25 persons\nRegistration: After personal invitation by Susan Urbanus (list from older to more recent registrations)\nTiming: Every half year\, around spring and autumn\nLocation: Wageningen area\nCredits: 0\,3 credits (1-day event)\nCosts: Free of charge (late-cancellation fee of 50 EUR and a no-show fee of 100 EUR applies) \nDuring this course you will hear more about the graduate school EPS\, explore issues such as scientific integrity\, common PhD challenges\, teamwork\, and get to know your fellow PhD candidates.\nAll EPS PhD candidates are welcome to join this course\, but please note that the course is mandatory for EPS PhD candidates that will defend their thesis at Wageningen University & Research. (In case a WUR EPS PhD candidate is repeatedly not able to join this course\, it will be mandatory to join the WGS course on Scientific Integrity in a time of their own choosing.)
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-introduction-course-autumn-2026/
LOCATION:Wageningen Campus\, Droevendaalsesteeg 4\, Wageningen\, Gelderland\, 6708 PB\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260629
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260718
DTSTAMP:20260604T231710Z
CREATED:20251026T160105Z
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SUMMARY:3rd year PhD interviews - 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline to indicate interest: 22 March 2026\nEach year EPS invites all EPS PhD candidates in their 3rd year (or 3rd year equivalent) for a PhD interview. \nThe purpose of the personal interview is twofold\, namely 1) for the graduate school to get feedback about the PhD experience from the PhD candidates\, and 2) to help the PhD candidate to reflect on the planning of and the priorities for the remaining PhD project time with somebody from outside the supervisory team.\nHomework beforehand will be to send in an updated training overview\, an outline of the (planned) thesis content and a (rough) timeline for the remaining work. \nAfter a call to indicate interest for an interview\, the personal interviews will be arranged in the summer period (dates depending on availability of the interviewers). The interested PhD candidates will be matched with an EPS research theme coordinator\, a member of the EPS Educational Committee\, or the EPS director. The interviews will last about 30 minutes and will\, in principle\, be hosted at the location of the interviewer (unless it is necessary to do it online). \nDetailed information about the whole procedure will be sent to the interested PhD candidates that respond to the call to declare their interest in an interview.\nInterested? Then please register your preferred interview dates in the form below. \nQuotes from PhD candidates that had a 3rd year PhD interview in 2025: \n“It was great to summarize the journey over the past 2.5 years\, and to reflect on the outcomes of my PhD so far. This opportunity during the 3rd year PhD interview is quite unique in that sense.” \n“Preparing for the third-year interview really helped me see how far I’ve come and where I want to go next. It was challenging but worth it.” \n“It is really quite informative to have a detailed discussion about your PhD with someone that has an outside perspective.” \n“It felt less like an interview and more like a wake-up call\, a reminder to prioritize what truly matters in order to finish the thesis on time.”
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/3rd-year-phd-interviews-edition-2026/
LOCATION:Gelderland
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260423
DTSTAMP:20260604T232241Z
CREATED:20250925T132602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T232241Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Bioinformatics course - Module 2 “Comparative genomics & Phylogeny and Transcriptomics ”
DESCRIPTION:Date: 21 and 22 of April 2026\nTarget group: PhD candidates\, postdocs and interested persons (max 40)\nLocation: Campus Wageningen University & Research\, Forum building\, room B0432\nRegistration: closed \nDay 1 – 21 April 2026 “ Comparative genomics & Phylogeny ” \nJoin the course module and learn about the evolutionary relationships between species and uncover the genetic basis of biological diversity. \n\nPrinciples of comparative genomics and genome evolution\nMethods to identify orthologs\, paralogs\, and gene families\nTools and techniques for building phylogenetic trees\nUnderstanding genome conservation and divergence across species\n\nTrainers: Michael Seidl (UU) & Eric Schranz (WUR) \nDay 2 – 22 April 2026 “ Transcriptomics”  \nDuring the course module your get insight into the RNA landscape\, helping you understand how genes are expressed\, regulated\, and interpreted in various biological contexts – from development to disease. \n\nFoundations of transcription and RNA biology\nHigh-throughput technologies: Microarrays & RNA-Seq\nRNA extraction\, library preparation\, and sequencing pipelines\nData analysis: Mapping\, quantification\, and differential expression\nIntroduction to single-cell transcriptomics and emerging trends\n\nTrainers: Tijs Bliek (UvA) & Misha Paauw (UvA) \n\n\nCourse fees\n\n\n\nCategories\nFee\n\n\n\n\nEPS PhD candidates with approved TSP & WUR PhD candidates with approved TSP\n€215\n\n\nOther PhD candidates\n€325\n\n\nEPS or WUR postdocs\n€325\n\n\nAcademic staff\n€430\n\n\nIndustry\n€1000\n\n\n\n\nCancellation \nYou may cancel free of charge up to 1 month before the start of the course. After this date you will be charged the lowest fee (EPS/WUR PhD candidates with an approved TSP). \nIf you can find someone to replace you in the course and supply the course coordinator with the name and contact information of your replacement\, you will only be charged a € 50\,- cancellation fee.
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-bioinformatics-course-module-2-comparative-genomics-phylogeny-and-transcriptomics/
LOCATION:Wageningen Campus\, Droevendaalsesteeg 4\, Wageningen\, Gelderland\, 6708 PB\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS courses,Recurring events annual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260317
DTSTAMP:20260604T232450Z
CREATED:20251026T152934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T232450Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Introduction Course (including scientific integrity element) - Spring 2026
DESCRIPTION:EPS Introduction Course (including scientific integrity element)\nTarget group: 1st year EPS PhD candidates\, limit of 25 persons\nRegistration: After personal invitation by Susan Urbanus (list from older to more recent registrations)\nTiming: Every half year\, around spring and autumn\nLocation: Wageningen area\nCredits: 0\,3 credits (1-day event)\nCosts: Free of charge (late-cancellation fee of 50 EUR and a no-show fee of 100 EUR applies) \nDuring this course you will hear more about the graduate school EPS\, explore issues such as scientific integrity\, common PhD challenges\, teamwork\, and get to know your fellow PhD candidates.\nAll EPS PhD candidates are welcome to join this course\, but please note that the course is mandatory for EPS PhD candidates that will defend their thesis at Wageningen University & Research. (In case a WUR EPS PhD candidate is repeatedly not able to join this course\, it will be mandatory to join the WGS course on Scientific Integrity in a time of their own choosing.)
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-introduction-course-spring-2026/
LOCATION:Wageningen Campus\, Droevendaalsesteeg 4\, Wageningen\, Gelderland\, 6708 PB\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260205
DTSTAMP:20260606T084208Z
CREATED:20250915T124823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260606T084208Z
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SUMMARY:Advanced Course Microscopy and Spectroscopy in Food and Plant Sciences
DESCRIPTION:Recurring course\, next edition: first quarter 2027\nCourse description \nThe Micro Spectroscopy Centre (MSC) and the Wageningen Light Microscopy Centre (WLMC) of Wageningen University jointly organize an advanced practical course\, funded by VLAG & EPS\, for PhD candidates and postdocs. The course covers both theoretical and hands-on training in a range of advanced microscopic and microspectroscopic techniques with broad applications in Food and Plant Sciences. \nCourse content \nThe course offers a complete program\, starting with proper sample preparations and a fundamental understanding in the optics of image and contrast formation\, including key concepts like resolution\, diffraction and image generation. With a focus on confocal fluorescence imaging and the currently available range of probes\, participants will gain an overview of all bright-field imaging techniques available at WUR. Advanced imaging methods like spinning disk\, multiphoton\, multispectral\, TIRF\, FRET\, FLIM and STED will be explored to obtain quantitative data on molecular localization and interactions at super resolution either in living cells or in complex food samples. Practical sessions include advanced demonstrations in small groups of max. 6 participants. \nIn addition\, we have included a Fiji/ImageJ tutorial (hands on) to introduce the basics of data processing and to guide participants in identifying suitable algorithms for their quantitative research questions. The overall aim of this course is to equip participants with a clear understanding of how to select suitable imaging methods and apply effective data processing strategies tailored to their project research needs \nDate: 2-4 February 2026\nLocation: Radix-West (WLMC)\, Helix (MSC) at WUR Campus\nTarget group: PhD candidates & postdocs\nParticipants: max. 24 (selection based on submitted abstract and microscopy needs)\nStudy load: 0.9 ECTS\nRegistration: closed\, the selection of participants will be announced soon\nOrganizers: EPS (contact: Anja Mosselman) & VLAG with the MicroSpectroscopy Research Facility and the Wageningen Light Microscopy Centre of Wageningen University (contact: Norbert de Ruijter) \nLectures & Tutors: \n\nNorbert de Ruijter (WUR-Cell and Developmental Biology)\nPeter van Gisbergen (WUR-Cell and Developmental Biology)\nJan Willem Borst (WUR-Biochemistry)\nArjen Bader (WUR-Biophysics)\nJohannes Hohlbein (WUR-Biophysics)\n\nFees: \n\n\nThe course fee (which includes coffee/tea during breaks\, lunches and one dinner but does not cover accommodation) depends on the participant’s affiliation: \n\n\n\nAffiliation\nEarly Bird fee**\nRegular fee\n\n\n\n\nVLAG/EPS and other WU PhD candidates*\n€ 260\n€ 310\n\n\nOther PhD candidates\n€ 520\n€ 570\n\n\nPostdocs registered with EPS\n€ 390\n €440\n\n\nPostdocs registered with VLAG\n€ 520\n€ 570\n\n\nStaff affiliated with VLAG and EPS\n€ 520\n € 570\n\n\nAll other postdocs and academic staff\, non-profit\n€ 1040\n€ 1090\n\n\nIndustry / For-Profit organisations\n€ 2000\n€ 2050\n\n\n\n* VLAG/PE&RC/EPS/WIAS/WASS/WIMEK PhD candidates with an approved TSP \n** Early bird fee applies to anyone who REGISTERS ON OR BEFORE 1 December 2025 \nCancellation Policy: \n\nYou may cancel free of charge up to 1 month before the start of the course. After this date you will be charged the University fee. Unless:\n\nYou can find someone to replace you in the course and supply the course coordinator with the name and contact information of your replacement.\nIn this case you will only be charged a € 50 – cancellation fee.\nYou ( PhDs and postdocs ) have a valid reason to cancel (illness or death in the family 1st or 2nd degree).\nIn this case you will be charged the reduced fee and your supervisor/PI must send a mail indicating the reason for cancellation.\n\n\nDeadline: The final registration date is 14 December 2025. \nWe kindly ask you to submit a short description of your research question\, and why you would like to join the course during the registration. You will be notified on acceptance of your registration a few days after the deadline.  Additional information will follow afterwards.
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/advanced-course-microscopy-and-spectroscopy-in-food-and-plant-sciences/
LOCATION:Wageningen Campus\, Droevendaalsesteeg 4\, Wageningen\, Gelderland\, 6708 PB\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS courses,Recurring events annual
ORGANIZER;CN="EPS":MAILTO:anja.mosselman@wur.nl
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260129T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260130T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T232636Z
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SUMMARY:EPS Bioinformatics course-Module 1 "Sequence similarity\, databases and resources & Genomics"
DESCRIPTION:Date: 29 and 30 of January 2026\nLocation:  Forum building\, room B0425\, Campus Wageningen University\nTarget group: PhD candidates\, postdocs and interested persons (max 40)\nRegistration: closed \nDay 1: “Sequence similarity\, databases and resources” \nJoin the course module on Sequence Similarity Databases & Resources and learn how to explore genetic data like a pro! \n\nUnderstand global databases like GenBank\, UniProt\, and Ensembl\nUse powerful tools like BLAST\, PSI-BLAST\, and FASTA\nAnalyze sequence homology and predict gene/protein function\nExplore evolutionary relationships and genome annotations\nHands-on practice with real biological data!\n\nTrainer: Rens Holmer (WUR) \nDay 2: “Genomics ”  \nJoin the course module Comprehensive Genomics Course and gain the skills to understand\, analyze\, and interpret the genetic code \nContent: \n\nFundamentals of genome structure and function\nNext-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies\nGenome annotation\, assembly\, and variant analysis\nFunctional genomics\, transcriptomics & epigenomics\nApplications\n\nTrainers: Harm Nijveen\, Sandra Smit (WUR)\, Basten Snoek (UU) \n\n\n\n\n\nCategory\nFee\n\n\n\n\nEPS PhD candidates with approved TSP & Wur PhD candidates with approved TSP\n€200\n\n\nPostdocs registered with EPS\n€275\n\n\nEPS academic staff\n€325\n\n\nPostdocs and academic staff\n€440\n\n\nIndustry\n€1200
URL:https://graduateschool-eps.info/event/eps-bioinformatics-course-module-1-sequence-similarity-databases-and-resources-genomics/
LOCATION:Wageningen Campus\, Droevendaalsesteeg 4\, Wageningen\, Gelderland\, 6708 PB\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS courses,Recurring events annual
ORGANIZER;CN="EPS":MAILTO:anja.mosselman@wur.nl
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251124T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20251124T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T232805Z
CREATED:20250812T205159Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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:Wageningen Campus\, Droevendaalsesteeg 4\, Wageningen\, Gelderland\, 6708 PB\, 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
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T232919Z
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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
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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:Wageningen Campus\, Droevendaalsesteeg 4\, Wageningen\, Gelderland\, 6708 PB\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:EPS meetings,Recurring events annual
ORGANIZER;CN="EPS":MAILTO:anja.mosselman@wur.nl
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