Research Portfolios

Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions

Molecular aspects of pathogenesis in plants

Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre Métraux, BeNeFri, University of Fribourg, Dept. of Biology

<div>We are interested in the molecular determinants of fungal pathogenesis and their possible interactions with...

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Molecular plant-microbe interactions

Prof. Dr. Felix Mauch, BeNeFri, University of Fribourg, Dept. of Biology

Our research centers on molecular aspects of the interaction between plants and the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora....

Molecular Plant-Microbe interactions, Plant Nutrition

Regulation of growth, nutrition, and symbiosis in plants

PD Dr. Didier Reinhardt, BeNeFri, University of Fribourg, Dept. of Biology

In symbiotic interactions with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, the plant attracts the microbial partner with chemical...

Molecular Plant Physiology

Transport of organic nitrogen in plants and parasitic protozoa

Prof. Dr. Doris Rentsch, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences

Nitrogen is one of the most limiting nutritional factors for plant growth and productivity. Therefore diverse and...