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
Members
Prof. Dr. Ilka Axmann

Dr. Jan Piotr Buchmann

Prof. Dr. George Coupland

Dr. Craig Dent

Prof. Dr. Oliver Ebenhöh

Dr. Pau Formosa-Jordan

Prof. Dr. Wolf B. Frommer

Dr. Lianne Gahan

Dr. Rubén Garrido Oter

Dr. Shishir K Gupta

Dr. Mohsen Hajheidari

Dr. Thomas Hartwig

Prof. Dr. Gunnar W. Klau

Prof. Dr. Markus Kollmann

Prof. Dr. Stanislav Kopriva

Prof. Dr. Maria von Korff Schmising

Dr. Chilperic Armel Foko Kuate

Prof. Dr. Martin Lercher

Tiago Moreira Machado

Dr. Anna Matuszyńska

Prof. Dr. Juliette de Meaux

Prof. Dr. Raphaël Mercier

Dr. Polina Novikova

Prof. Dr. Markus Pauly

Dr. Adélaïde Raguin

Contributing Investigator, Research Area 4
Prof. Dr. Laura Rose

Nima P. Saadat

Dr. Korbinian Schneeberger

Kerstin Schulz

Prof. Dr. Paul Schulze-Lefert

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schurr

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Simon

Dr. Markus Stetter

Prof. Dr. Benjamin Stich

Dr. Jędrzej Jakub Szymański

Prof. Dr. Nadine Töpfer

Prof. Dr. Miltos Tsiantis

Prof. Dr. Björn Usadel

Dr. Yi Wang

CEPLAS Researcher, Research Area 3, 4
Prof. Dr. Andreas P.M. Weber

Dr. St. Elmo Wilken

Tom Winkler

Dr. Jia Yu

Prof. Dr. Alga Zuccaro

Simon Maria Zumkeller

Prof. Dr. Matias Zurbriggen
