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Two-component plant defenses are better than one. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (24), e2613743123 (2026)
Physiological and transcriptional changes associated with obligate aestivation in the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 173, 104165 (2024)
The evolution of fungus farming in ship-timber beetles (Coleoptera: Lymexyloidea). Systematic Entomology 51 (2), e70056 (2026)
Starting May 1, the biochemist and professor of Biostructural Interactions at Friedrich Schiller University Jena will also lead a research group at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology.
The former Max Planck director is honored with the Leibniz-HKI's highest award for his groundbreaking scientific achievements and longstanding support of natural product research.
Postdoctoral researcher honored for breakthrough research on plant-based medicines


















