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

Dibin Baby

Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Area 1,4
Dr. Jan Piotr Buchmann

Prof. Dr. George Coupland

Dr. Gabriel David

CEPLAS Researcher, Research Area 4
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
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
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. Polina Novikova

Dr. Ellen Oldenburg

Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Area 2,4
Prof. Dr. Markus Pauly

Dr. Adélaïde Raguin

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

Principal Investigator, 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

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