Alumni and their doctoral theses

Protti Sanchez, F.: Predator psychology and signal conspicuousness in the evolution of aposematism. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2025)

Boccia, M.: Elucidation and metabolic engineering of plant alkaloid and terpene biosynthetic pathways. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Dong, L.: Specificity, phylogeny and fitness contributions of phytoplasma effector proteins. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Freire, M.: Resourcefulness in scarcity: navigational strategies of the desert ant, Cataglyphis fortis. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Gandhi, A.: Characterization of plant receptor-mediated signaling pathways and fungal symbiosis in stress tolerance. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Grzech, D.: Elucidation and engineering of two distinct plant terpene alkaloid biosynthetic pathways. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Jain, K.: Characterization of Drosophila olfactory sensory neuron performance. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Kanyile, S. N.: The ecological implications of tyrosine-supplementing symbiosis in grain pest beetles. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Langley, C.: The role of protein-protein interactions in bisindole alkaloid biosynthesis in catharanthus roseus. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Lyu, H.: Unraveling the biosynthesis of phenylphenalenones: Insights from metabolites and enzymes in Musella lasiocarpa. Dissertation, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig (2024)

Müller, A.: Physiological and phytochemical aspects of ant-plant mutualism. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Nataraj, N.: Learning to survive and thrive: oviposition learning and memory in gravid Manduca sexta and Drosophila melanogaster. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Pal Mahadevan, V.: Exploring the olfactory neuroecology of non-model drosophilids. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Prelic, S.: Non-canonical sensory biology of antennal cells in insect olfaction. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Ray, R.: Using natural variation in Nicotiana attenuata to elucidate its defense response against herbivory. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Rubiano-Buitrago, P. A.: Cardenolide diversity and toxicity in tri-trophic interactions. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Thiagarajan, D.: A study of sight and scent: Investigating the behavioral and neuronal basis of bimodal sensory perception, learning and memory in Drosophila. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Tom, M. T.: Insect chemosensory receptor genes: expression, expansion and functional evolution. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Yang, C.: Elucidation of triterpene functions in Nicotiana attenuata and insights into the metabolic basis of growth-defense trade-offs. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2024)

Fenizia, S.: Signals or resources?: biosynthesis and accumulation of zwitterionic compatible solutes in marine phytoplankton and their role in environmental stress responses. Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2023)