Research Portfolios

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...

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...