Welcome to the site of the Department of Botany and Plant Biology Here you can find information concerning the whole Department as well as links to the specific sites of our different research groups. Marie Barberon Plant Nutrition and Development – Our research focuses on nutrient transport in roots Teresa Fitzpatrick Plant Biochemistry and Physiology – We study vitamin metabolism and its association with environmental stress responses in plants Michael Hothorn Structural Plant Biology – We study plant signal transduction cascades in mechanistic detail Luis Lopez-Molina Seed Molecular Genetics – We study the control of seed germination and early post-embryonic development Xavier Perret Microbial Genetics – Our research focuses on nitrogen fixing symbioses between legumes and soil bacteria Karl Perron Molecular Bacteriology – We study metal homeostasis, virulence and antibiotic resistance Michelle Price Conservatory and Botanical Garden – We study plant and fungal systematics, evolution and biodiversity Roman Ulm Plant Molecular Biology – We study UV-B perception and signalling mechanisms in plants Alumni groups Associated Research Group Mauro Tonolla Microbial Ecology and Biosafety – Our research focuses on the aquatic microbial ecology and on environmental pathogenic agents
