Functional genomics and systematic screens to uncover new protein functions

Our studies proceed along three major lines: (1) Microbial population dynamics under stress, (2) Understanding drought resistance and engineering drought-resistant nutritious plants (3) The plant microbiome and its dynamics

We use molecular genetics and advanced electron microscopy to study pigment cells and the formation of functional and pathological bio-organic crystals.

Biological circuits: design, function and evolution • Regulatory genome: transcription, replication and the chromatin as a communication platform • Developmental patterning: morphogen gradients, scaling, robustness

A quantitative, structural, and evolutionary understanding of cells and their proteome

Intracellular and intercellular trafficking of mRNA and its role in protein localization and cell physiology

We investigate fundamental principles of mutagenesis and gene expression by high-throughput methods

How diverse posttranscriptional modifications regulate the fate of mRNA