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    • November 2025

      Monday November 17, 2025
      16:00 p.m. in the Amphitheater of the teaching building
      Dr.  Kenneth Birnbaum 
      "Teaming up with auxin : combinatorial control of repatterning during regeneration "
      Invitation: Bruno...



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      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...



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      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...



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      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...



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      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...



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      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...



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      A link between online changepoint and geometry for big data

      Leveraging a link between online changepoint detection and computational geometry for big data analysis
      In recent years, many methods have been proposed for detecting changepoints in big datasets. The...



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      TDIF peptides accommodate root metabolism for symbiotic nodulation

      The sTDIF signaling peptide modulates the root stele diameter and primary metabolism to accommodate symbiotic nodulation
       
      Legume plants form specific organs on their root system, the nitrogen-fixing nodules...



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      Thesis defenses at IPS2 in spring 2025

      Sébastien SKIADA
      Ribonucleases and Chloroplast Transcriptome Quality Control: Function of RNase J and Prevalence of Double-Stranded RNAs
      Keywords: Chloroplast, Ribonucleases, RNA isoforms, Double-Stranded...



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      Summer barbecue at IPS2

      The IPS2 barbecue, a warm and tasty event to enjoy summer’s onset!
      The sun was shining on July 8th, bringing with it smiles and good cheer! The barbecue held at our institute gathered all colleagues around...



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      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...



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      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...



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      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...



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      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...



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      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...