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PhD student Uche Joshua Okoye from the Department of Biometry and Population Genetics at JLU Giessen is undertaking his lab exchange at the University of Queensland from September to December 2025. During his time at UQ he is working under the supervision of Prof. David Jordan, who leads the sorghum breeding and genetics programme at the Hermitage Research Facility in Warwick and is affiliated with the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI). Joshua’s

JLU PhD student Mamunur Rashid is undertaking a research exchange at UQ from September to November 2025, under the supervision of Dr. Karen Massel, Research Fellow at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI). During his stay, Mamunur is focusing on CRISPR-Cas genome editing approaches and gaining hands-on experience in cloning techniques, tissue culture as well as transient and stable transformation strategies in various legume crops. His training a

The second IRTG 2843 "Q-Retreat" was held in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast from September 29 until October 3, 2025, with a large group of participants from JLU, JKI and HGU joining our colleagues in Queensland along with five of our International Scientific Advisory Board members for a week of science, training and networking. Highlights included elevator pitches where students presented their research to some unexpected guests (including the Pope, the US president, Gordon