Research Portfolios
Genetics of Photosynthesis
Chloroplast biogenesis and light acclimation
Prof. Dr. Michel Goldschmidt-Clermont, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Geneva, Department of Botany and Plant Biology
Chloroplasts are organelles of the plant cell that specialize in photosynthesis. In this process, light energy from the...
Acclimation to Changing Environmental Conditions
Chloroplast signaling
Prof. Dr. Jean-David Rochaix, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Geneva, Department of Botany and Plant Biology
Plants and algae are constantly subjected to changes in light quality and quantity and need to adapt rapidly to maintain...
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...
Plant Developmental Genetics, Hormone Signaling
Molecular genetic control of seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana
Prof. Dr. Luis Lopez-Molina, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Geneva, Department of Botany and Plant Biology
Land plant’s success to colonize different continental environments lies in part in their ability to produce seeds:...
Plant Photoreceptor-Mediated Signal Transduction
Molecular mechanisms of light-regulated growth and development in plants
Prof. Dr. Christian Fankhauser, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Lausanne, Center for Integrative Genomics
Both genetic and environmental factors influence growth and development of any living organism. Plant development is...
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....
Molecular Studies of Plant-Insect Interactions
Plant defenses against insects
Dr. Philippe Reymond, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Lausanne, Department of Plant Molecular Biology
Plants attacked by insects develop an array of inducible defenses aimed at slowing the growth or development of the...
Plant Molecular Biology-Metabolic Pathways
Plant metabolic pathways and phosphate homeostasis
Prof. Dr. Yves Poirier, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Lausanne, Department of Plant Molecular Biology
There are presently three main axes of research within our laboratory. ...
Plant Molecular Biology
Plant molecular biology
Prof. Dr. Edward Farmer, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Lausanne, Department of Plant Molecular Biology
We work on the jasmonate pathway which controls plant immunity to herbivores. Jasmonates are lipid-derived molecules...
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...
Plant Molecular Biology
UV-B perception and signalling in plants
Prof. Dr. Roman Ulm, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Geneva, Department of Botany and Plant Biology
Sunlight is of utmost importance to plants, not only as energy source but also as an environmental signal regulating...
Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
Vitamin metabolism and its relations to environmental stress
Prof. Dr. Teresa Fitzpatrick, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Geneva, Department of Botany and Plant Biology