Research Area 4
Theoretical Plant Biology and Data Science
Research Area 4 complements RA1-3 by addressing common fundamental research questions with theoretical models. RA4 develops bioinformatics and mechanistic modeling approaches to theoretically describe and investigate intra- and intercellular processes, such as developmental transitions, resource allocation strategies, and plant-soil-microbe interactions. RA4 will advance scientific knowledge by providing alternative in silico workbenches in the form of theoretical models for the analyses of biological systems in RA1-3. The computational and mathematical frameworks will allow deeper interpretation and integration of experimental data generated within CEPLAS and beyond. Leveraging the power of coordinated experimental and theoretical plant research to derive quantitative and predictive mathematical models will provide novel insights into the emergence and evolution of complex traits and diverse interacting genetic and environmental factors and how they affect plant performance, thus enabling predictive trait manipulation. By generating new testable hypotheses, RA4 will drive the design of novel experiments to generate deeper understanding of the mechanisms interacting across different spatiotemporal scales.
Coordinators
Prof. Dr. Björn Usadel
Telephone+49 2461619503
Institute of Bio and Geosciences-2 (IBG-2)
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Prof. Dr. Nadine Töpfer
Telephone+49 221 470-89648
Institute for Plant Sciences
University of Cologne
Members
Prof. Dr. Ilka Axmann
Dibin Baby
Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Area 1,4
Dr. Jan Piotr Buchmann
Prof. Dr. George Coupland
Dr. Craig Dent
CEPLAS Researcher, Research Area 4
Prof. Dr. Oliver Ebenhöh
Principal Investigator, Research Area 1,2,3,4
Dr. Pau Formosa-Jordan
Prof. Dr. Wolf B. Frommer
Dr. Rubén Garrido Oter
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 2,3,4
Dr. Mohsen Hajheidari
CEPLAS Researcher, Research Area 4
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Elena Hamann
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 1,2,4
Dr. Thomas Hartwig
Prof. Dr. Gunnar W. Klau
Principal Investigator, Research Area 1,4
Prof. Dr. Stanislav Kopriva
Principal Investigator, Research Area 1,2,3,4
Prof. Dr. Maria von Korff Schmising
Principal Investigator, Research Area 1,2,4
Dr. Chilperic Armel Foko Kuate
CEPLAS Researcher, Research Area 4
Prof. Dr. Martin Lercher
Tiago Moreira Machado
Doctoral Researcher, Research Area 4
Dr. Martin Mascher
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 4
Prof. Dr. Anna Matuszyńska
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 4
Prof. Dr. Juliette de Meaux
Principal Investigator, Research Area 4
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Mercier
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 1, 4
Dr. Ellen Oldenburg
Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Area 2,4
Nathaniel Oragbon
Doctoral Researcher, Research Area 1,2,4
Prof. Dr. Markus Pauly
Prof. Dr. Laura Rose
Principal Investigator, Research Area 2,4
Flora Schlüter
Doctoral Researcher, Research Area 2,4
Prof. Dr. Korbinian Schneeberger
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 1,4
Prof. Dr. Paul Schulze-Lefert
Principal Investigator, Research Area 2,3,4
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schurr
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Simon
Prof. Dr. Markus Stetter
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 1,4
Dr. Jędrzej Jakub Szymański
Prof. Dr. Nadine Töpfer
Principal Investigator, Research Area 1, 4
Prof. Dr. Miltos Tsiantis
Principal Investigator, Research Area 1,3,4
Prof. Dr. Björn Usadel
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 1,4
Dr. Thirulogachandar Venkatasubbu
Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Area 1,3,4
Dr. Yi Wang
CEPLAS Researcher, Research Area 3, 4
Prof. Dr. Andreas P.M. Weber
Principal Investigator, Research Area 1,3,4
apl. Prof. Dr. Stefanie Weidtkamp-Peters
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 1,4
Dr. St. Elmo Wilken
Group leader, Research Area 2,4
Tom Winkler
Doctoral Researcher, Research Area 4
Prof. Dr. Alga Zuccaro
Principal Investigator, Research Area 2,3,4
Dr. Simon Maria Zumkeller
CEPLAS Researcher, Research Area 4
Prof. Dr. Matias Zurbriggen
Principal Investigator, Research Area 1,2,3,4