Main research areas:
The research field of our working group is the molecular and developmental biology of plants. We are particularly interested in regulatory mechanisms that control plant development in the context of metabolism and hormone signal transduction. The research is largely based on the discovery of gene functions by combining different genetic, molecular, biochemical and cellular approaches.
Master and bachelor thesis projects in Molecular Plant Physiology available
Topics: Functional analysis of genes regulating plasmodesmata trafficking, plant hormone responses or endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation.
Methods: The projects will employ diverse molecular biological, biochemical and genetic techniques, for example DNA cloning, reporter gene analysis, quantitative PCR, and CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
Start: Anytime, in agreement with the team
Contact: Univ-Prof. Dr. Tomas Werner, tomas.werner(at)uni-graz.at
