Assignments and Research Activities:

• Planning and coordination of national multi-annual programs on surveys for regulated harmful organisms and reporting to the European Commission and the Member States
• Coordination of Germany's participation in the phytosanitary programs on surveys and eradication measures of the European Commission
• Development of new strategies in the field of surveys using innovative technologies
• Coordination of the German participation in the phytosanitary network Euphresco
• Contact for Germany's applications for EU financial contributions for measures taken by the German Federal States in the context of emergency measures against introduced harmful organisms
• Contact person for phytosanitary questions concerning potato wart disease

Boards and memberships:

• Member of the ERA-Net EUPHRESCO (European Phytosanitary Research Coordination)
• Participation in EU expert working groups on phytosanitary surveys
• Coordination of working groups in the field of multi-annual programs and management options on potato wart disease
• Member of the German Phytomedical Society (DPG)

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut