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Welcome to the International Symposium "Evolution of Plant Reproduction".

This symposium will bring together researchers around the world into explore the evolution of land plant sexual reproduction on a molecular scale.

We particularly invite early-career researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and PhD students to join us for this unique opportunity to present your research, engage in discussions and scientific networking.

This meeting is organized by ICIPS, a research unit funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) entitled „Innovation and Coevolution in Land Plant Sexual Reproduction“. This research unit is composed of seven research groups from five German universities (Justus Liebig University Gießen, University of Regensburg, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Osnabrück University).

The symposium will feature eight sessions:
- evolution of multicellular embryos and endosperm,
- innovation of pollen and their reception/rejection systems,
- evolution of ovules and seeds,
- evolution of carpels and fruits,
- evolution of fertilization mechanisms in plants,
- co-evolution of ROS signalling systems and gene regulatory networks in plant development and reproduction,
- evolution of Redox-dependent mechanisms in development and fertility, as well as
- finding bioinformatics solutions to harness EvoDevo challenges.

We are trying to keep the costs at minimum while still providing a pleasant and memorable meeting with active participation of as many young scientists as possible. Registration fee includes reception, lunches, coffee breaks, conference dinner and tours of the Botanical Garden of Berlin

We look forward to welcoming you to Berlin for an inspiring and productive meeting.

• DFG research unit 5098 ("Innovation and Coevolution of land Plant Sexual Reproduction" - ICIPS)
• Annette Becker (Justus Liebig University Gießen)
• Thomas Dresselhaus (University of Regensburg)
• Alexander Goesmann (Justus Liebig University Gießen)
• Stefanie Müller-Schüssele (University of Kaiserslautern-Landau)
• Stefanie Sprunck (University of Regensburg)
• Günter Theißen (Friedrich Schiller University Jena)
• Sabine Zachgo (Osnabrück University)
• Duarte Figueiredo (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology - Postdam -)