Jun.-Prof. Dr. Elena Hamann
Research focus
We investigate rapid contemporary evolution in wild populations and the crop relative Brassica rapa, linking trait variation, plasticity, and regulatory pathways under novel abiotic and biotic conditions, such as drought and herbivory. Using resurrection ecology, quantitative genetics, and metabolomic-genomic analyses, we identify the genetic and regulatory basis of adaptive traits and provide insights for developing sustainable, climate-resilient plant systems.
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Most important publications
- Hamann E, Groen SC, Dunivant TS, Calic I, Cochran C, Konshok R, Purugganan MD, Franks SJ (2025) Selection on genome-wide gene expression plasticity of rice in wet and dry field environments. Mol Ecol 34(15):e17522. doi: 10.1111/mec.17522.
- Hamann E, Wadgymar SM, Anderson JT (2021) Costs of reproduction under experimental climate change across elevations in the perennial forb Boechera stricta. Proc Biol Sci 288(1948):20203134. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.3134.
- Hamann E, Pauli CS, Joly-Lopez Z, Groen SC, Rest JS, Kane NC, Purugganan MD, Franks SJ (2021) Rapid evolutionary changes in gene expression in response to climate fluctuations. Mol Ecol 30(1):193-206. doi: 10.1111/mec.15583.
- Hamann E, Blevins C, Franks SJ, Jameel MI, Anderson JT (2021) Climate change alters plant-herbivore interactions. New Phytol 229(4):1894-1910. doi: 10.1111/nph.17036.
- Hamann E, Weis AE, Franks SJ (2018) Two decades of evolutionary changes in Brassica rapa in response to fluctuations in precipitation and severe drought. Evolution 72(12):2682-2696. doi: 10.1111/evo.13631.
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Elena Hamann
Telephone+49 211 81-15637
Plant Ecology and Evolution
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
ORCID: 0000-0003-2888-6440