- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- RNA modifications and cancer
Leipzig University
2024
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
2023
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
2021
University of Göttingen
2018
Increases in summer droughts and nitrogen (N) deposition have raised concerns of widespread biodiversity loss nutrient imbalances, but our understanding the ecological role ectomycorrhizal fungal (ECMF) diversity mediating root functions remains a major knowledge gap. We used different global change scenarios to experimentally alter composition ECMF communities colonizing European beech saplings examined consequences for phosphorus (P) uptake (H333 PO4 feeding experiment) use efficiencies...
Zooplankton are important eukaryotic constituents of marine ecosystems characterized by limited motility in the water. These metazoans predominantly occupy intermediate trophic levels and energetically link primary producers to higher levels. Through processes including diel vertical migration (DVM) production sinking pellets they also contribute biological carbon pump which regulates atmospheric CO2 Despite their prominent role ecosystems, perhaps, because staggering diversity, much remains...
The annotation of deeply sequenced,