In the frame of the COST Action “ROOT-BENEFIT” (CA22142) from the European Cooperation in Science and Technology...
Saclay Plant Sciences (SPS) Summer School 2026
Long title An immersive training course in plant single cell RNAseq
In 2026, the Saclay Plant Sciences (SPS) network is organizing a summer school dedicated to single cell RNAseq (scRNAseq) approaches...
December 2025
Friday december 13, 2025 10:00 a.m. in the Amphitheater of the teaching building. Dr. Ronald Pierik "Spatiotemporal regulation of light responses: a shade avoidance perspective" Invitation: Pierre GAUTRAT...
Launch of the HeatDDR Doctoral Network
HeatDDR: a new European Doctoral Network focusing on emerging challenges in agriculture The HeatDDR Doctoral Network was officially launched on March 1, 2025, merging 17 European partners to train 9 PhD...
High-throughput and low-cost transcriptomics
High-throughput and low-cost transcriptomics Transcriptome analysis is widely used in research projects. By providing a comprehensive view of an organism’s gene activity, transcriptomics enables the exploration...
Arrival of Bruno Guillotin at IPS2
Dr. Bruno Guillotin, Appointed CNRS Research Scientist at IPS2 and ATIP Avenir Laureate Bruno Guillotin has joined the IPS2 unit (Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay) as a CNRS Research Scientist...
A wind of music is blowing through our institute!
A wonderful adventure is about to begin – stay tuned! A wonderful initiative was launched at our institute on June 5: a music group was formed, bringing together talented individuals from different research...
Elevated CO2 enhances resistance to the BPMV virus in common bean
Elevated CO2 enhances the degree of resistance to the BPMV virus in common bean Development of a viral disease in a plant species requires a conducive environment. Therefore, changes in environmental factors...
EXPLOR’AE PROJECT YETI “Unravelling the secrets of trichomes”
EXPLOR’AE PROJECT YETI “Unravelling the secrets of trichomes, the plants natural armour” What if plants had their own natural “insect repellent”? Just as our skin produces sebum to protect itself, plants...
A new PI at IPS2
Hannes Kollist will become the new co-head of the STRESS team in IPS2 Since April 1st, a new Principal Investigator has joined IPS2. Hannes Kollist, who was recently recruited by the INRAE as a senior...
A CEP signaling peptide regulating symbiotic nodules but not roots
The Medicago SymCEP7 hormone increases root nodule number via shoots without compromising lateral root number
Legumes acquire soil nutrients both through their nitrogen-fixing root nodules and lateral...
Single nuclei analysis of symbiotic nodulation
Cell-specific pathways recruited for symbiotic nodulation in the Medicago truncatula legume
Medicago truncatula is a model legume species that has been studied for decades to understand the symbiotic...
Dr. Jérémie Bazin was recruited at IPS2 as a INRAE researcher
Jeremie Bazin is a researcher (INRAE) in the IPS2 unit (Institut des Sciences des Plantes - Paris-Saclay, UMR 9213 UPSaclay/CNRS/INRAE). He has been recruited in May 2021 in Martin Crespi's team. After...
A new team at IPS2
The new team headed by Leandro Quadrana will join the Developmental Genomics and Genetics (DGG) department to investigate the contribution of genomic and epigenomic variation to plant diversity. What...
The IPS2 Platform’s Days
After the Plant Transcriptomics’ Days, then the SPOmics’ Days, we invite you to "Les journées des Plateformes de l'IPS2" on June 16 and 17 – 2022. These days are open to all those interested in approaches...
