Assignments and research activities:

• Molecular characterisation and cell biology of plant-fungus interactions.
• Characterisation of pathogenicity factors and resistance mechanisms in fungi and plants
• Description of Molecular Mechanisms of mutually beneficial endophyte-plant symbiosis
• Quality assurance in diagnostics: Development and optimisation of diagnostic protocols according to ISO 17025 for regulated rust and smut fungi
• Curator of the JKI strain collection of phytopathogenic fungi

Boards, memberships and other activities:

• German Phytomedical Society (DPG)
• International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI)
• Gemeinschaft der Förderer und Freunde des Julius Kühn-Instituts (GFF)
• Working group diagnostics and mycology of the federal plant protection agencies
• Reviewer of various scientific journals with a focus on phytophatology

Professional career & education:

• Since 2017 Senior scientist and work group leader, JKI-Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diag¬nostics
• 2017 Research Associate, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Potsdam
• 2015 – 2017 Research Associate, Leibniz Institute of Vegetables and Ornamental Crops, Großbeeren
• 2008 - 2015 Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand
• 2003 - 2008 PhD student, Institute of Botany, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Publikations on Researcher ID

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut