Assignments and research activities

• PhD student at the WG Dr. Zamani-Noor
• Collaboration in the joint project "ValiProg - Computer-aided prognoses and decision support systems in crop protection" - Subproject "SkleroPro - Assessment of the control value of white mould (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) in winter oilseed rape".
• Investigations on the virulence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in winter oilseed rape
• Influence of the virulence of the fungal pathogen on the pathogenicity, host range and reproduction of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
• Molecular and microscopic studies on the pathosystem Sclerotinia sclerotiorum - oilseed rape
• Investigations on the role of glucosinolate degradation products in the infection process of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and the crop plant Brassica napus

Scientific CV

• Since 2021: PhD student at the Julius Kühn-Institute (Supervisor: Dr. Zamani-Noor) &.
• PhD student at Leibniz - University Hannover Institute of Botany
• 2018 - 2020: Junior researcher at the Julius Kühn-Institute, Institute of Plant Protection in Field Crops and Grassland
• 2016 - 2018: Master of Science Horticulture Sciences, Leibniz - University of Hannover, Germany
• 2012 - 2016: Bachelor of Science Biology, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany

Researchgate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sinja-Brand

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut