Research objectives

• Scientific researcher with a focus on molecular genetics and biotechnology
• Genotyping of fruit genetic resources
• Investigating the functions of genes involved in phlorizin metabolism
• Establishment of methods for genome editing in apple using CRISPR systems
• Functional characterization of the AvrRpt2EA effector protein from the bacterium – Erwinia amylovora, which causes fire blight in apple

Memberships/Activities

• Member of the German Society for Plant Breeding e.V. (GPZ)
  https://gpz-online.de/
• Member of the German Society for Horticultural Sciences e.V. (DGG)
  http://www.dgg-online.org
• Member of the German Life Sciences Association e.V. – (VBIO)
  https://www.vbio.de/
• Technische Universität Dresden "Biodiversity in applied plant breeding" in the Master's program "Organismic & Molecular Biodiversity"
• Supervision of Bachelor and Master theses, as well as individual student internships

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut