Assignments and Research Activities:

• Head of the working group “DNA recombination”
• Preparation of scientific opinions on applications for the release and placing on the market of genetically modified plants and their products
• Research on the fundamentals of DNA repair and genome stability in plants
• Analysis of genes and proteins involved in DNA recombination and repair
• Application of site directed nucleases (SDN) used for Genome Editing in model and crop plants and their safety assessment

Memberships:

• Member of the Federal/State Working Group on Genetic Engineering (LAG).
• Co-Chair of the Working Group on Agricultural Techniques in the European Plant Science Organization (EPSO).
• Observer at the central commission for biosafety in Germany (ZKBS).

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut