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...

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...