Prof. Dr. Oliver Ebenhöh

Our research team develops mathematical models and theoretical concepts to understand how plant metabolism and development is regulated. A focus lies on photosynthesis and carbon fixation. How is photosynthetic efficiency optimized while ensuring protection against high light? How do developmental cues affect carbon fixation and partitioning? Another focus is on understanding the interaction between plants and soil microbes. We develop models to understand what determines the complexity and composition of the soil microbiome, what are the functional roles of the microbial species in the soil, and how a plant actively controls the composition of the soil microbiome.

1. Oldenburg E, Popa O, Wietz M, von Appen WJ, Torres-Valdes S, Bienhold C, Ebenhoh O, Metfies K (2024) Sea-ice melt determines seasonal phytoplankton dynamics and delimits the habitat of temperate Atlantic taxa as the Arctic Ocean atlantifies. ISME Commun 4(1):ycae027. doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycae027.
2. Ebenhoh O, Ebeling J, Meyer R, Pohlkotte F, Nies T (2024) Microbial Pathway Thermodynamics: Stoichiometric Models Unveil Anabolic and Catabolic Processes. Life (Basel) 14(2). doi: 10.3390/life14020247.
3. Nies T, Matsubara S, Ebenhöh O (2024) A mathematical model of photoinhibition: exploring the impact of quenching processes. In Silico Plants 6(1). doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diae001.
4. Nies T, van Aalst M, Saadat N, Ebeling J, Ebenhoeh O (2023) What controls carbon sequestration in plants under which conditions? BioSyst 231. doi: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2023.104968.
5. Dourado H, Liebermeister W, Ebenhöh O, Lercher MJ (2023) Mathematical properties of optimal fluxes in cellular reaction networks at balanced growth. PLoS Comp Biol 19(6). doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011156.
6. Saadat NP, Nies T, van Aalst M, Hank B, Demirtas B, Ebenhöh O, Matuszynska A (2021) Computational Analysis of Alternative Photosynthetic Electron Flows Linked With Oxidative Stress. Frontiers in Plant Science 12. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.750580.
7. Saadat NP, Nies T, Rousset Y, Ebenhoh O (2020) Thermodynamic Limits and Optimality of Microbial Growth. Entropy (Basel) 22(3). doi: 10.3390/e22030277.
8. Matuszynska A, Saadat NP, Ebenhoh O (2019) Balancing energy supply during photosynthesis - a theoretical perspective. Physiol Plant 166(1):392-402. doi: 10.1111/ppl.12962.
9. Pfau T, Christian N, Masakapalli SK, Sweetlove LJ, Poolman MG, Ebenhöh O (2018) The intertwined metabolism during symbiotic nitrogen fixation elucidated by metabolic modelling. Sci Rep 8(1):12504. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-30884-x.
10. Succurro A, Ebenhöh O (2018) Review and perspective on mathematical modeling of microbial ecosystems. Biochem Soc Trans. doi: 10.1042/BST20170265.