Research Portfolios

Epigenetics

Epigenetic control of gene expression

Dr. Etienne Bucher, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Institute of Botany

Epigenetics encompasses a variety of highly conserved molecular mechanisms that provide an additional layer of...

Molecular and Cellular Plant-Virus Interactions

Macromolecular trafficking and intercellular communication in plants

Dr. Manfred Heinlein, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Institute of Botany

Intercellular communication in plants plays pivotal roles in the orchestration of development and defence responses and...

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Molecular aspects of symbiosis and pathogenesis in plants

Prof. Dr. Thomas Boller, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Institute of Botany

Plants interact with microbes (bacteria and fungi), in both friendly and hostile ways – this is the essence of plant...