Prof. Charles A. Knight
Visiting Scientist
Email: knight@calpol.edu
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab) - currently on sabbatical leave in Freiburg
Cal Poly Biological Science Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, USA
Research Interests:
- Plant evolutionary biology
- Ecophysiology and ecology
- Factors that affect species distribution and abundance
- Genome size variation in angiosperms
- Statistical methods in ecology
Further information - Webpage "Charles Knight"
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Dr. Krystyna Oracz
Postdoctoral researcher
Alexander von Humboldt fellowship
Email: krystyna.oracz@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: ++49-761-203-2669 (office AG Leubner)
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
My research activities cover the following aspects:
- Germination and seed dormancy -
with a focus on Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), protein oxidation and
their interaction with hormones (i.e. ethylene);
- Cell wall modifications during seed germination and embryo growth;
- Oxidative stress and antioxidant system in plants;
- Post-translational modifications of proteins (i.e. oxidation, phosphorylation)
in desiccation tolerance of resurrection plants;
- Physiological, biochemical and molecular basis of allelopathy.
Further information - My projects: Webpage "Krystyna Oracz"
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Dr. Ada Linkies, Dipl.-Ing. Gartenbau (FH)
Postdoctoral researcher
DFG project Brassicaceae endosperm weakening
Email: ada.linkies@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: ++49-761-203-2669 (office AG Leubner)
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests:
- Seed biology, basic research and applied aspects
- Seed germination, its hormonal regulation and the interactions between seed tissues
- Stress physiology of seed germination and seedling establishment
- Cross-species approaches that include model and horticultural/agricultural crop plants
- Seed evolution and environmental adaptation
Further information - My projects: Webpage "Ada Linkies"
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Dr. Sebastian Busch
Postdoctoral researcher
ERA-NET Plant Genomics project vSEED
Email: sebastian.busch@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: ++49-761-203-2669 (office AG Leubner)
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests:
Biomechanics and modelling of seed germination.
Further information - My projects: Webpage "vSEED"
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Dr. Annette Büttner-Mainik
Postdoctoral researcher
Email: annette.buettner@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: ++49-761-203-
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests:
Seed evolution and genome size, applied aspects of seed biology.
Further information - My projects: Webpage ""
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Dipl.-Biol. Kai Gräber
PhD student and research assistant
DFG project Brassicaceae seed dormancy
Email: kai.graeber@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: ++49-761-203-2669 (office AG Leubner)
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests: My interest is seed dormancy. Real-time RT-PCR, RT-PCR cloning, other RNA techniques and germination time courses are methods that I often perform. The effects of plant hormones on endosperm rupture of mutant seeds can provide interesting results.
Further information - My projects: Webpage "Kai Gräber"
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Dipl.-Biol. Karin Weitbrecht
PhD student and research assistant
ERA-NET Plant Genomics project vSEED
Email: karin.weitbrecht@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: ++49-761-203-2669 (office AG Leubner)
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests:
Biomechanics, transcriptomics and modelling of seed germination.
Further information - My projects: Webpage "vSEED"
Earlier work (Diplomarbeit): Phytopathology - The role of ß-1,3-glucanases in the defense against biotroph pathogens of grapevine.
A collaboration with Dr. Hanns-Heinz Kassemeyer, Staatliches Weinbauinstitut Freiburg, Dept. Biologie & Phytopathologie:
Webpage "Weinbauinstitut"
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Dipl.-Biol. Antje Voegele
PhD student and research assistant
DFG project Brassicaceae endosperm weakening
Email: antje.schulz@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: ++49-761-203-2669 (office AG Leubner)
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests: Molecular biology of seed germination. Gene cloning and transgenic plant production. Hormonal mechanisms regulating endosperm weakening and embryo growth.
Further information - My projects: Webpage "Ada Linkies"
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Dipl.-Biotech. Magdalena Jura
PhD student and research assistant
DFG project Brassicaceae endosperm weakening
Email: magdalena.jura@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests:
- Seed germination analysis with a focus on gene function and regulation in the endosperm of Brassicaceae species
- Cell wall modifications during endosperm weakening and embryo growth in germinating seeds
- Metabolism of amino acids in Erwinia chrysanthemi
Further information - My projects: Webpage "Krystyna Oracz"
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Dott.ssa Elisa Petrollini
PhD student, research visit from University of Molise, Italy
Email: elisa.petrollini@unimol.it
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests: Seed proteome analysis, hormonal regulation, and molecular techniques in seed research.
Further information - My projects: Webpage "Ada Linkies"
PhD student at the University of Molise, Italy.
Lab of Prof. Stefania Scippa, Germoplasm Bank Molise
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Dominique Jacquemoud
Master student, internship from Lyon University
Email: dominique.jacquemoud@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests:
- Mode of action of allelopathic substances during seed germination
- Gene expression and protein modification in germinating seeds, with a focus on ROS and hormones interactions
- Natural substances purification, identification and valorization
Further information - My projects: Webpages "Seed allelopathy" and "Krystyna Oracz"
Master student at the University of Lyon, France.
Lab of Prof. Gilles Comte
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Linda Kern
Diploma student
Email:
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests: Phytopathology - The role of ß-1,3-glucanases in the defense against biotroph pathogens of grapevine.
A collaboration with Dr. Hanns-Heinz Kassemeyer, Staatliches Weinbauinstitut Freiburg, Dept. Biologie & Phytopathologie: Webpage "Weinbauinstitut"
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Claudia Waack
Diploma student
Email:
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests: Molecular biology of seed germination. Gene cloning and transgenic plant production.
Further information - My projects: Webpage "Krystyna Oracz"
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Katrin Biermann
Undergraduate student
Email:
Phone: ++49-761-203-2808 (lab)
Research interests:
- Seed germination analysis
- Plant growth and cultivation
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Lab Members - Seed Biology Group Leubner in February 2010
The Seed Biology Group Leubner early in 2010. Photographer: Johannes Fehrle
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