Research Portfolios
Plant Genetics and Development
Crop breeding and genomics
Dr. Zerihun Tadele, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences
Research in my group focuses on increasing the productivity of crops in order to contribute towards alleviating the...
Paleoecology and Vegetation Dynamics
Ecosystem and vegetation responses to climatic change, disturbance and land use
Prof. Dr. Willy Tinner, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences
We use a long-term perspective to address questions about the ecological and societal consequences of climatic change....
Cell Biology
Establishment of membrane fences and local cell wall modifications in plants
Dr. Daniele Roppolo, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences
<b>Biological context</b> ...
Plant Evolutionary Ecology
Experimental and evolutionary ecology of plants in changing environments
Dr. Oliver Bossdorf, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences
I am particularly interested in plant intraspecific variation, the different causes of this variation (phenotypic...
Plant Developmental Biology
Plant developmental biology
Prof. Dr. Cris Kuhlemeier, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences
<b>Leaf development.</b> The vegetative shoot apical meristem consists of a small group of dividing cells, which give...
Systems Biology
Plant developmental modeling
Prof. Dr. Richard S. Smith, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences
Our research uses mathematical and computer simulation techniques to investigate questions in plant development. Working...
Plant Ecology
Plant ecology
Prof. Dr. Markus Fischer, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences
Most of our research is concerned with drivers and functional consequences of biodiversity change, with the ecology and...
Whole Plant Physiology
Plant nutrient dynamics and ecophysiology
Prof. Dr. Urs Feller, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences
Nutrients and pollutants are taken up from the soil into the roots and distributed via the transpiration stream in the...
Molecular Plant Physiology
Transport of organic nitrogen in plants and parasitic protozoa
Prof. Dr. Doris Rentsch, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences
Nitrogen is one of the most limiting nutritional factors for plant growth and productivity. Therefore diverse and...
Tropical Rain Forest Ecology
Tree Ecology
Prof. Dr. David Newbery, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences