News and past events

Magnus Kjærgaard presenting at Plant Path kickoff

Chloé Martens presenting at Plant Path kickoff

Assia Khalild and Lynette Nel during Assia's visit to BPP lab at Aarhus University - June 2025

Ines Benhammouche's PhD defence - July 2025

Camilla Andersen receiving Best Poster Prize at Plant Membrane Biology EMBO Workshop - August 2025

Bjørn Amsinck and Camilla Andersen in front of Kronborg Castle for the Plant Membrane Biology EMBO Workshop - August 2025

Lynette Nel showing BPP main lab to new Bachelor students - August 2025

Magnus Kjærgaard presenting during the Plant-PATH center opening - September 2025

Attendee's enjoying presentation at the Plant-PATH opening - September 2025

Chloé Martens presenting during the Plant-PATH center opening - September 2025

Attendee's enjoying presentation at the Plant-PATH opening - September 2025

Ulrich Hammes, Lukas Schulz and Sarah Koutnik-Abele enjoying the Plant-PATH opening - September 2025

Bjørn Panyella Pedersen receiving a gift from his former supervisor Poul Nissen - September 2025

MK lab practising presentations during their lab retreat - January 2026

MK lab after completing an escape room for their lab retreat - January 2026

News

02. juli 2025

Huge congratulations to Dr. Inès Benhammouche on successfully defending her PhD thesis on July 2nd!

20. juni 2025

Plant-PATH colleagues gathered at Emma Emma Café in Aarhus to celebrate the official opening of the center. Over coffee and a custom-made logo cake,…

20. juni 2025

Plant-PATH researchers Assia Khalild (ULB) and Lynette Nel (AU) have successfully purified membrane proteins in Aarhus, paving the way for advanced…

12. juni 2025

On 12 June, Professor Bjørn Panyella Pedersen marked his appointment with an inaugural lecture, drawing a full audience of family, friends, and…

01. juni 2025

We are pleased to welcome Alexander Snow to the Plant-PATH Center at Aarhus University. Alex will spend the next two years working on the structural…

01. oktober 2024

The Danish National Research Foundation has awarded 60 million DKK to a new center at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. The center…

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Recurring events

Plant-PATH Pulse:

One hour online center-wide meetings every month, where all four Plant-PATH groups have a chance to meet and informally discuss their group's progress. Each meeting has a different theme, with a short presentation followed by further discussion in breakout rooms.

Interested in joining any of the meetings? Contact Leila Henkes for details

Previous Pulse meetings

Introductory group updates: “What's happening in your group” - 29/01/2026

Presenters: Sarah Koutnik-Abele, Johannes Busch, Lucas Wilson and Bjørn Lildal Amsinck.

Method focus: “Flavours of biomolecular simulations” - 26/02/2026

Presenter: Lorena Zuzic

Problem focused: “Western Blot Art” - 26/03/2026

Presenter: Johannes Busch

Research update: “Brief Projects' Progress” - 23/04/2026

Presenter: Lynette Nel

Method focused: “HDX-MS and the general workflow” - 21/05/2026

Presenters: Johannes Busch and Assia Khalild

Problem focused: “Expression of PINs in HEK cells - a story about loss and frustration” - 25/06/2026

Presenter: Lukas Schulz

Past events

2 mar.

2 dage, Mandag 2. marts 2026, kl. 09:45 - 3. marts

A two-day conference organised by TUM Institute for Advanced Study in Partnership with the Plant-PATH DNRF Center of Excellence.

3 sep.

Onsdag 3. september 2025, kl. 15:00

We will hold inspiring talks, followed by the opportunity for networking and a drinks reception to celebrate the opening of our new Center!

The Center for Active Transport of Plant Hormones (Plant-PATH) is a Center of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation.

Revideret 18.06.2026

Leila Margot Henkes

Institut for Molekylærbiologi og Genetik

News and past events

News

Plant-PATH member Inès Benhammouche defends her PhD thesis

Plant-PATH Center informally celebrates its opening date

Inside the Plant-PATH Lab: Protein Purification in Action

Plant-PATH director, Bjørn Panyella Pedersen, holds his inaugural lecture

Welcoming Alexander Snow to Plant-PATH

New research center at MBG to shape the future of climate-resilient crops

Recurring events

Plant-PATH Pulse:

Previous Pulse meetings

Past events

Dynamics and regulation of plant transport proteins conference at TUM

Official opening ceremony and reception for the Plant-PATH Center