The inconspicuous Arabidopsis thaliana is the central model organism in molecular plant sciences and plays an important role in biology as a model organism. Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nico Dissmeyer (head of the Plant Physiology division), three young junior scientists have now been working on the plant's genetic makeup since mid-2022 – with great success. With their investigations into the function of a gene family with completely unknown functions, the team of Vincent Xigu Liu from Meppen, Anton Jakob Goldbach from Bad Zwischenahn, and Leonard Kerem Kottisch from Oldenburg won at the regional level in 'Jugend forscht' and subsequently achieved second place in the 2023 state competition. We warmly congratulate them!
