// Welcome
to the website of the Research Training Group (RTG) 2498 “Communication and Dynamics of Plant Cell Compartments”, a structured education program that connects Plant Research Groups at the MLU Weinberg-Campus in Halle (Saale) and beyond.
The RTG 2498 is a structured education program, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG. Different departments from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) 
and Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) provides graduate students a stimulating and interdisciplinary scientific environment with access to divers methodological and instrumental competencies.
// General Information // Interdisciplinary Methods Platform // Qualification Program
The research of the RTG 2498 centers on the interplay of selected plant cell compartments, which are key factors defining the properties of plant cells. Communication and dynamic of cell compartments is a central part of the reaction of plants to developmental and environmental changes. Investigating intercompartmental processes and signaling is essential to better understand the entire plant organism.
The RTG 2498 provides a cooperative, interdisciplinary and international community sharing a common research interest. Within the RTG currently 16 internal and associated PhD students are comprehensively supported by 11 RTG Project Leaders and Cooperating Scientists, with different scientific backgrounds ranging from agricultural/nutritional sciences to plant physiology, and from botany to biochemistry and advanced analytics.
// Graduates & Associated // Project Leaders // Cooperating Scientists
One central aspect of the qualification program of the RTG 2498 are Science Trainings and Complementary Activities. PhD Student Seminars, Colloquiums, exclusive meetings with international guests and RTG internal retreats are regularly organized. To additionally offer the PhD students a broad spectrum of elective Trainings the RTG closely collaborates with other PhD programs of the MLU (InGrA, PhD Network, etc.) and IPB (DoCou).
The MLU Weinberg-Campus in Halle (Saale) is home to an exceptionally large number of research groups focusing on plant sciences. The participating institutes have a documented history of joint research.
// Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology // Institute of Biology
// Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences // Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
In the “Member Area” you can find logos, banners, and files for download, further information and links.
The Gallery with photos of RTG events and the possibility to leave comments are password protected. To get access, contact rtg2498@bct.uni-halle.de
// Downloads and Information // Gallery 
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Latest news
22 Jun// PhD Defense of Monique Matzner
On 22 June 2023 at 10:00 am Monique Matzner, PhD student of the RTG project P01, will defend her dissertation entitled “Physiological effects of trading fatty acids between organellar membranes in salt-treated Arabidopsis seedlings” at
15 Jun// Get-Together of the Research School Network Halle
Date: 15 June 2023 Time: From 4:00 pm (See the detailed program here) Format: Get-together & Workshop Location: Lecture Hall of the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Theodor-Lieser-Str. 2, 06120 Halle
RTG Workshop “Boosting Day-to-Day Resilience at Work”
presented by Betty Boden Training & Consulting Date: 12 & 28 June 2023 Time: 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm Format: Presence Location: Room 2.05, Charles Tanford Protein Centre (CTP), Kurt-Mothes-Straße 3a Register here! // General
28 Mar// PhD Defense of Mohamed Ayash
On 28 March 2023 at 1:00 pm Mohamed Ayash, PhD student of the RTG project P11, will defend his dissertation entitled “LC-MS-based proteomics study of the Arabidopsis thaliana nuclear proteome during pattern triggered immunity” at
22 Mar// PhD Defense of Lennart Schwalgun
On 22 Mar 2023 at 1:00 pm PhD student of the RTG, Lennart Schwalgun (P10), will defend his dissertation entitled “New insights into nuclear/cytoplasmic partitioning and posttranslational activation of Arabidopsis PI4P 5-kinases” at the lecture
RTG Workshop “Introduction to statistics and statistical thinking”
presented by Dr. Peter Paul Heym (Sum Of Square) Date: 27 & 31 March 2023 Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Format: Online Webinar (Zoom) Organized by RTG 2498 & RTG 2467 // General The
