1.0Utrecht Science Weekhttps://old.utrechtscienceweek.nl/en/Eva Steenkamphttps://old.utrechtscienceweek.nl/en/author/eva-steenkamputrechtsciencepark-nl/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iVAlppXc8j"><a href="https://old.utrechtscienceweek.nl/en/spreker23/corne-pieterse/">Corné Pieterse</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://old.utrechtscienceweek.nl/en/spreker23/corne-pieterse/embed/#?secret=iVAlppXc8j" width="600" height="338" title="“Corné Pieterse” — Utrecht Science Week" data-secret="iVAlppXc8j" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://old.utrechtscienceweek.nl/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://old.utrechtscienceweek.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ffu_cornepieterse_copy.jpg16001067Prof. Corné Pieterse conducts research into the immune system of plants at the cellular and genetic level. With this research, he demonstrates in what ways plants are capable of optimally protecting themselves against attackers (diseases and infestations) and how they make the most of beneficial microflora in the soil. This knowledge is applied around the […]