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Dirk Inzé is Emeritus Professor (Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) at Ghent…
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🧬 Veranderingen van het DNA zijn heel gewoon! Ook onze boontjes ondergaan veranderingen in hun DNA. De mens selecteert vervolgens de veranderingen…
🧬 Veranderingen van het DNA zijn heel gewoon! Ook onze boontjes ondergaan veranderingen in hun DNA. De mens selecteert vervolgens de veranderingen…
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PROUD I To share today's news from our spin-off Protealis, announcing a strategic collaboration with the University of Guelph (Canada) to strengthen…
PROUD I To share today's news from our spin-off Protealis, announcing a strategic collaboration with the University of Guelph (Canada) to strengthen…
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🚀 Exciting news: ERC Plus grants launch in 2026 – A game changer for transformative research! On 15 January 2026, the European Commission adopted…
🚀 Exciting news: ERC Plus grants launch in 2026 – A game changer for transformative research! On 15 January 2026, the European Commission adopted…
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Experience
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Education
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Honors & Awards
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President medal AAB
Association for Applied Biologists
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SEB annual lecture award
The Society for Experimental Biology
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Elected member of Academia Europaea
Academia Europaea
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2nd ERC Advanced Grant (2019-2024)
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Elected to the rank of AAAS Fellow
the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Nominated for the award of Commemorative Medal of the Faculty of AgriSciences
Mendel University (Brno, Czech Republic)
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Nominated ‘20 most influential in the European Seed Sector’
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Bertalanffy Lecture at COS (Heidelberg, Germany)
Centre for Organismal Studies
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Distinguished Lecture Series at the Global Institute for Food Security (Saskatoon, Canada)
Global Institute for Food Security
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Honorary lecture at Yangtze River Academic Forum (China)
Yangtze River Academic Forum
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World Agriculture Prize GCHERA (Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences)
GCHERA
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Professor Shu-Chen Grace Chen Lectureship Award, Institute of Plant & Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan)
Academia Sinica
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Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
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Member of the Russian/International Academy of Engineering
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Advanced ERC Grant
ERC
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Chairperson of the Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Geosciences (LEGS) Committee 2012-now
Science Europe
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Holden Botany Lecture, School of Biosciences at Nottingham University
Nottingham, UK
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Five Yearly FWO-Excellence Prize: Prize Dr A. De Leeuw-Damry-Bourlart in Exact Sciences
FWO
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Medal at the Palacky University
Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Honor in UC Davis "Frontiers in Plant Science"; Elected Vice-President of the European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO)
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Francqui Award - Biological and Medical Sciences
Franqui Foundation
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Member of Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and Arts 2005-now
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Bidder Lecture of the Society of Experimental Biology
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EMBO member 2003-now
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ISI highly-cited researcher in the field of plant and animal sciences (within the 10 most cited scientists worldwide) 2003-now
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Honorary Research Associate of the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research 1997-2001
Aberystwyth, UK
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Nominated member of the Conférence Scientia European of the Fondation Rhône-Poulenc, Institut de France
Annecy, France
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Visiting Research Professor at Montfort University 1995-1998
Leicster, UK
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European Science Award
Körber Foundation
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Foreign Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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In Davos today, I presented the Scaleup Europe Fund — a decisive step to help Europe’s most promising scaleups grow and lead globally. Europe’s…
In Davos today, I presented the Scaleup Europe Fund — a decisive step to help Europe’s most promising scaleups grow and lead globally. Europe’s…
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What a week at the Independent Professional Seed Association’s annual meeting. For the second year in a row, we hosted the Inari SEEDesign Summit –…
What a week at the Independent Professional Seed Association’s annual meeting. For the second year in a row, we hosted the Inari SEEDesign Summit –…
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Had a fantastic time at #PAG33 as a first-time attendee. It was a privilege to share some of the work we are doing at Inari in Roberto…
Had a fantastic time at #PAG33 as a first-time attendee. It was a privilege to share some of the work we are doing at Inari in Roberto…
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Europe is making strong new moves on Biotechnology to meet the perfect storm of geopolitics, economics and (un)sustainability. The US, and more…
Europe is making strong new moves on Biotechnology to meet the perfect storm of geopolitics, economics and (un)sustainability. The US, and more…
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On my way back from a very interesting seminar on NGT in Warsaw. The event was organised by Federation of Branch Associations of Agricultural…
On my way back from a very interesting seminar on NGT in Warsaw. The event was organised by Federation of Branch Associations of Agricultural…
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🚀 Milestone for Inari—and for gene-edited crops 🚀 We’ve successfully completed the FDA’s voluntary premarket meeting process for our higher-yield…
🚀 Milestone for Inari—and for gene-edited crops 🚀 We’ve successfully completed the FDA’s voluntary premarket meeting process for our higher-yield…
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Happy New Year to all our peer-reviewers, contributors, and readers. Wishing you health, happiness, and continued success! As we welcome the New…
Happy New Year to all our peer-reviewers, contributors, and readers. Wishing you health, happiness, and continued success! As we welcome the New…
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Proud to serve on the ERC council. Frontier research serves humanity!
Proud to serve on the ERC council. Frontier research serves humanity!
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Upcoming Event- Automation for Plant Bioengineering: Opportunities, Considerations, and Emerging Solutions This event will provide the opportunity…
Upcoming Event- Automation for Plant Bioengineering: Opportunities, Considerations, and Emerging Solutions This event will provide the opportunity…
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On my way to the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (#PAG33) in San Diego for a full program. You can hear presentations on research from our…
On my way to the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (#PAG33) in San Diego for a full program. You can hear presentations on research from our…
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