Fields of Research

Plant physiology
Biological physics
Crop and pasture improvement (incl. selection and breeding)

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Other plant production and plant primary products
Barley
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A high-quality genome assembly of quinoa provides insights into the molecular basis of salt bladder-based salinity tolerance and the exceptional nutritional value; Cell Research
Calcium sensor kinase activates potassium uptake systems in gland cells of Venus flytraps; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America
Epidermal bladder cells confer salinity stress tolerance in the halophyte quinoa and Atriplex species; Plant Cell and Environment
Media reports about 'The Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula counts prey-induced action potentials to induce sodium uptake'
The ability to regulate voltage-gated K⁺-permeable channels in the mature root epidermis is essential for waterlogging tolerance in barley; Journal of Experimental Botany
The Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula counts prey-induced action potentials to induce sodium uptake; Current Biology
Understanding the molecular basis of salt sequestration in epidermal bladder cells of Chenopodium quinoa; Current Biology
Venus flytrap HKT1-type channel provides for prey sodium uptake into carnivorous plant without conflicting with electrical excitability; Molecular Plant

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision