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CRC 1644 Summer School 2026

This September, CRC 1644 is bringing its early career researchers together for a five-day Summer School on the University of Potsdam campus. Designed and organised by doctoral researchers and postdocs of the CRC, the programme spans data science training, a dedicated day on phenotypic plasticity, and a career day open to the wider research community. 

 

At a Glance

DateProgrammeVenue
Mon 14 – Wed 16 SeptData Science DaysNeues Palais & House 70, Campus Potsdam
Thu 17 SeptPhenotypic Plasticity DayHouse 27, Campus Golm
Fri 18 SeptCareer DayMPI of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam

The Data Science Days are reserved for members of CRC 1644. The Phenotypic Plasticity Day and Career Day are also open to researchers from outside the CRC — details and registration on the respective pages.

 

Data Science Days

Data Science Days

14–16 September 2026 | Neues Palais & House 70, Golm

Three days of hands-on statistics and data analysis in R — from exploratory data analysis to multivariate methods, regression, and GWAS. Designed for researchers at all computational levels.

Phenotypic Plasticity Day

Phenotypic Plasticity Day

17 September 2026 | House 27, Campus Golm

A day of talks and discussion on the ecology, evolution, and mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity — with invited speakers and open to researchers beyond CRC 1644.

Career Day

Career Day

18 September 2026 | MPI of Molecular Plant Physiology

Researchers from industry, government, NGOs, startups, and scientific publishing share their paths beyond academia — followed by an open networking session. Open to all.

Registration & Contact

Registration for the Phenotypic Plasticity Day and Career Day

 

CRC 1644 members will receive details on the Data Science Days directly.

For questions, contact the organising team: crc1644-summerschool-listuni-potsdamde

About our CRC:

This interdisciplinary programme comprises 18 projects led by 20 Principal Investigators from the University of Potsdam, the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPIMP), the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), the Humboldt University (HU) and the University of Cologne.
By integrating genetics, cell and developmental biology, physiology, evolutionary biology, ecology, computational biology and mathematical modelling, we will achieve a step change in our understanding of phenotypic plasticity as an evolving trait of critical importance for the fate of plant populations in the face of environmental change. Our consortium is structured into a Project A area, which studies plasticity to conditions, and a Project B area, which studies plasticity to resources. The central Project Z2 ensures synergy through data integration across the CRC.

Our summer school is organised by our CRC 1644 PhD students and postdocs:

Ashwin Ananthanarayanan

Chi-Ying Hsueh

Dhanush Srikanthan

Emilian Paulitz

Prabal Das

Robin Lindner

Salma Tariq

Sebastian Huß

Sinah T. Ehlert

Sreyas Rajesh

Summer School Organizers