Chemical Ecology

Chemical signals involved in plant-insect interactions

Prof. Dr. Ted Turlings, BeNeFri, University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Biology

Plants under attack by herbivores initiate the production and release of volatiles that are attractive to the natural...

Chloroplasts and Photosynthesis

Discovering how chloroplasts are made

Prof. Dr. Felix Kessler, BeNeFri, University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Biology

The chloroplast is the site of photosynthesis in plants. Most of the chloroplast proteins must be imported from the...

Plant Ecological Genomics

Genome dynamics and reproductive isolation

Dr. Christian Parisod, BeNeFri, University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Biology

Our research is mainly focused on the impact of Transposable Elements - or jumping genes - on polyploid evolution (i.e....

Plant Pathology

Induced resistance and priming against biotic and abiotic stress

Dr. Brigitte Mauch-Mani, BeNeFri, University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Biology

Plants have evolved inducible defence mechanisms to protect themselves against biotic and abiotic stresses. Upon...

Evolutionary Biology

Limits to the adaptive evolution process

Prof. Dr. Yvonne Willi, BeNeFri, University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Biology

The process of adaptive evolution – in the simplest models – occurs as long as selection acts on the population and...

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology

Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Neuhaus, BeNeFri, University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Biology

Plant Physiology

Protein import in choloroplast

Dr. Charles Andrès, BeNeFri, University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Biology

The Chloroplast is the site of photosynthesis in plants. Most of the chloroplast proteins must be imported from the...