Assignments and Research Activities:

• Head of the research group of Phytopathology
• Development of alternative strategies to control plant diseases by using antagonistic bacteria and fungi
• Molecular and microbiological analyses of the mechanisms of action of antagonistic bacteria and fungi on plants and pathogens
• Molecular characterisation of microorganisms

Collaborator in Boards, Committees, and Professional Memberships:

• Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft e.V. (DPG)
• Editorial Board Seeds
• Editorial Board Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut