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
Institute of Bio and Geosciences-2 (IBG-2)
Forschungszentrum Jülich
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
Principal Investigator, Research Area 1,2,4
Dr. Chilperic Armel Foko Kuate
Prof. Dr. Martin Lercher
Tiago Moreira Machado
Prof. Dr. Anna Matuszyńska
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 4
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
Dr. Nima P. Saadat
CEPLAS Researcher, Research Area 4
Prof. Dr. Korbinian Schneeberger
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 1,4
Kerstin Schulz
Prof. Dr. Paul Schulze-Lefert
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schurr
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Simon
Prof. Dr. Markus Stetter
Contributing Investigator, Research Area 1,4
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Stich
Dr. Jędrzej Jakub Szymański
Prof. Dr. Nadine Töpfer
Prof. Dr. Miltos Tsiantis
Principal Investigator, Research Area 1,3,4
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
Prof. Dr. Alga Zuccaro
Dr. Simon Maria Zumkeller
CEPLAS Researcher, Research Area 4