New pathogens emerge regularly that threaten agricultural and natural ecosystems. We study biodiversity and emerging diseases as a result of primary infections and defence suppression by highly adapted obligate biotroph plant pathogens. [more]
We are interested in the identification of signaling components controlling early plant defense responses, with particular emphasis on mechanisms involved in the generation and perception of small signaling molecules. [more]
Studies of the same process in different organisms reveal important basic features as well as adaptations to special functions. We focused on two model plants greatly differing in phylogenetic position [more]
In order to obtain a systems level understanding of the cell, we develop and apply new statistical models that are capable of dealing with vast amounts of heterogeneous data. [more]
