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Genetics of adaptation to novel environmental challenges
The CRC TRR 341 "Plant Ecological Genetics" is a transregional collaborative research centre funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Researchers from the University of Cologne (UoC) team up with their colleagues from the Heinrich-Heine-University (HHU) in Düsseldorf, the Ruhr University in Bochum (RUB), the University of Potsdam (UP), the Philipps University in Marburg (PUM) and the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ) in Cologne to work in identifying the genetic mechanisms of trait variation promoting plant adaptation to environmental changes.
The CRC TRR 341 is organized in two scientific areas counting together 19 research projects. The integrated graduate programme in Ecological Genetics (GEcoGen) provides early-career researchers a training environment for developing scientific and professional expertise in both Molecular Biology and Ecology.