Molecular Phytopathology
Prof. Dr. Ralph Hückelhoven
Molecular and cell biological analysis of host parasite interactions
Host Specificity in Cereal Powdery Mildew Pathosystems
Dr. Marion Müller
Identification and characterization of host specificity factors
Transcriptional programs in plant stress adaptation
Dr. Christina Steidele
Transcriptional programs and its drivers for adaptation to biotic and abiotic stress
Plant Peptide Signalling
Prof. Dr. Martin Stegmann
Regulation of plant immunity and disease susceptibility by endogenous peptides
Epidemiology and Integrated Plant Protection
Prof. Dr. Ralph Hückelhoven, Dr. Felix Hoheneder and Dr. Hans Hausladen (at PTC)
Analysis of pathogen biology on agricultural crop plants, development of strategies for integrated control measures
Applied Biochemistry
Dr. Harald Schempp
Generation, measurement, reaction mechanisms, enzymology of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vitro and in vivo. Role of ROS in peroxidase and photodynamic reactions, in host pathogen interactions and inflammation. Evaluation of antioxidant capacities of natural products.