Research Portfolios

Developmental Cell Biology of Plants

Developmental cell biology of plants

Prof. Dr. Niko Geldner, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Lausanne, Department of Plant Molecular Biology

One of our main topics of interest is the study of endodermis as an invariant feature of vascular plants. It fulfils a...

Heat-Shock Biology and the Mechanisms of Chaperone Actions

Perception of stress and the mechanisms of molecular chaperones

Prof. Dr. Pierre Goloubinoff, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Lausanne, Department of Plant Molecular Biology

Our research is focused on molecular chaperones, proteins that assist the (un)folding of other proteins in the cell....

Biochemistry

Structure – function analysis of cutin and the cuticle in Arabidopsis

Dr. Christiane Nawrath, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Lausanne, Department of Plant Molecular Biology

One of the important steps in the evolution of land plants is the formation of a primary barrier at the surface of...

Molecular Genetics & Natural Genetic Variation

The molecular basis of plant growth & development

Prof. Dr. Christian Hardtke, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Lausanne, Department of Plant Molecular Biology

A central feature of plant development is the post-embryonic formation of the majority of plant organs in a reiterative...