Research activities:

Development of molecular and microscopic diagnostic approaches for bacteria, fungi and insects.

Focus | Research on the plant-pathogenic fungus Synchytrium endobioticum, the causal agent of potato wart disease in the following projects:

• Development of innovative detection methods for potato wart disease as a basis for the sustainable potato production in Germany.
• Development and testing of practicable methods for the inactivation and detection of the potato wart disease in solid and liquid residues.
• Securing the supply of raw materials by establishing permanent disease resistance in potatoes.

Scientific vitae:

• Since 2018 Research Associate, Institute for national and international plant health, Julius Kühn-Institute, Braunschweig
• 2015 – 2018 Research Associate, Leibniz Institute of Vegetables and Ornamental Crops, Großbeeren
• 2008 - 2015 Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand
• 2006 – 2007 Lecturer for Evolution and Biodiversity of Plants, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
• 2002 - 2006 PhD student, Institute of Botany, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Participation in Committees, Memberships:

Member of the German Society for Plant Protection and Plant Health r. S. (DPG)

Publications on ResearchGate

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut