Factors involved in replicative stress

Regulation of gene expression in plants

The main goal in our group is to understand the molecular basis of plant adaptation to changing environmental conditions. In particular, we are…

Mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture

The group studies soil and organic waste management strategies to mitigate the impact of agricultural practices on greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, N2O…

Novel modes of intercellular communication

The main goal of our lab is to shed light on the fundaments of the intercellular and interorgan crosstalk mediated by extracellular vesicles,…

Integrative Biology

The Integrative Biology research group seeks to identify general biological principles that allow the development of predictive mechanistic models.…

Host-pathogen interactions in obligate intracellular bacteria

We study host-pathogen interactions, with a special focus on Rickettsia. Rickettsia includes obligate intracellular pathogens that replicate in the…

Nucler Receptor Signaling

Our group investigates the transcriptional and epigenetic control of immune in homeostasis and disease, with a particular focus on the molecular…

Molecular mechanisms regulating plant resistance against phytopathogenic bacteria

Aquaporins

Biochemistry and molecular biology of aquaporins and surrounding lipids. Nutritional stress adaptation and industrial applications.

Plant Nutrition

Agronomic, physiological and molecular aspects of plant mineral nutrition. Interaction with abiotic stresses