Research Portfolios

Chloroplast Metabolism

Chlorophyll breakdown

Prof. Dr. Stefan Hörtensteiner, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute of Plant Biology

Chlorophyll breakdown is the most obvious sign of leaf senescence, but occurs also during fruit ripening and as response...

Molecular Genetics of Plant Development

Chromatin and transcriptome dynamics during sexual plant reproduction

Dr. Célia Baroux, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute of Plant Biology

Sexual reproduction in flowering plants involves several cell fate transitions: (i) vegetative-to-reproductive...

Plant Developmental Genetics

Cytokinin's role in embryonic root stem-cell formation

Dr. Bruno Müller, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute of Plant Biology

Despite the essential role of plants to support animal life on earth, our understanding of plant developmental processes...

Plant Developmental Genetics

Genetic and epigenetic control of plant reproduction

Prof. Dr. Ueli Grossniklaus, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute of Plant Biology

Our research centers on the genetic and epigenetic control of plant reproduction. We are interested in both sexual...

Molecular Genetics of Plant Development

Regulatory factors controlling cell wall formation

PD Dr. Christoph Ringli, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute of Plant Biology

The shape of plant cells and ultimately the entire plant is defined by the cell wall surrounding each cell. Cell walls...