// 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
RTG Workshop “Planning and Developing Your Career”
presented by Dr. Matthias Zach Date: 03 November & 04 November, 2022 (Part I); 09 November, 2022 (Part II)Time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm or 9:00 am to 1:00 pmFormat: Online Webinar (Zoom) Register here!
20 & 21 Oct // Retreat 10/22 in Wittenberg
On 20 & 21 October, 2022 the RTG members will meet for an exclusive retreat at the LEUCOREA in Wittenberg to discuss about the status of the projects and internal issues. It will be a
Publication: MCU proteins dominate in vivo mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake in Arabidopsis roots
Great contribution of RTG members Khansa Mekkaoui and Bettina Hause (Project P02) to a recently published Plant Cell article about mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) proteins in Arabidopsis roots – a collaborative work involving reputable plant
Khansa Mekkaoui & Srijana Raj – Poster prize awardees at Botanik-Tagung in Bonn
What a great success for the two junior scientists: The posters of RTG PhD students Khansa Mekkaoui (P02) and Srijana Raj (P06A) were awared with poster prizes at Botanik-Tagung, International Conference of the German Society
Publication on the regulatory function of the trans-Golgi-localized protein BICAT3
The newest findings regarding the regulatory function of the trans-Golgi localized protein BICAT3 have been recently published in a Plant Physiology article, August 2022. The publication is a great result of hard work and fruitful
Srijana Raj – Winner of the Best Poster Prize at PCS 2022, Milan
Congratulations to Srijana Raj, PhD student of the RTG project P06A, who recently awarded the Best Poster Prize at the Plant Calcium Signaling Conference that took place in Milan from, July 11th to 13th 2022.
