Assignments and Research Activities:

• Leader of the subject area ‘Mycology’
• Diagnosis, epidemiology and control of fungal diseases
• Investigations on host-parasite interactions
• Development of sustainable plant protection methods
• Collaboration in the development of edicts and legislative proposals; consultancy for the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMEL), the European and Mediterranean Plant Organization (EPPO),  and the European Union (EU).
• Involvement in the preparation and enhancement of guidelines for efficiency tests with plant protection products and for integrated production in fruit growing as well as for pest risk analysis for invasive species

Memberships:

• Member of the German Phytomedical Society (DPG)
• Member of the International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI)