Systematic Botany

Chemical and evolutionary ecology of plant - insect interactions

Prof. Dr. Florian P. Schiestl, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute of Systematic Botany

Plants interact with a vast array of insects in antagonistic and mutualistic associations. Among the various channels...

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

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...

Plant Population and Evolutionary Biology

Plant life in alpine habitats

Prof. Dr. Jürg Stöcklin, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Institute of Botany

Adaptation and phenotypic plasticity are both crucial for the long-term survival of plants in changing world. Our actual...

Ecology of Plant Reproduction

Plant-animal interactions and ecosystem function

Prof. Dr. Jaboury Ghazoul, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystems

The ecology of plant reproductive processes underlies the composition and dynamics of ecosystems and is essential for...

Plant reproductive Biology

Plant-insect interactions: pollination and reproductive biology

Prof. Dr. Andreas Erhardt, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Section of Conservation Biology