Chen, F.; D'Auria, J.; Tholl, D.; Ross, J. R.; Gershenzon, J.; Noel, J. P.; Pichersky, E.: An Arabidopsis thaliana gene for methylsalicylate biosynthesis, identified by a biochemical genomics approach, has a role in defense. The Plant Journal 36 (5), pp. 577 - 588 (2003)
Degenhardt, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Baldwin, I. T.; Kessler, A.: Attracting friends to feast on foes: engineering terpene emission to make crop plants more attractive to herbivore enemies. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 14 (2), pp. 169 - 176 (2003)
Gershenzon, J.: Plant resins: chemistry, evolution, ecology and ethnobotany. By Jean H. Langenheim [Book review]. Journal of Chemical Ecology 29 (12), pp. 2777 - 2779 (2003)
Martin, D.; Bohlmann, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Francke, W.; Seybold, S. J.: A novel sex-specific and inducible monoterpene synthase activity associated with a pine bark beetle, the pine engraver, Ips pini. Naturwissenschaften 90 (4), pp. 173 - 179 (2003)
Martin, D. M.; Gershenzon, J.; Bohlmann, J.: Induction of volatile terpene biosynthesis and diurnal emission by methyl jasmonate in foliage of Norway spruce. Plant Physiology 132 (3), pp. 1586 - 1599 (2003)
Fenning, T.; Gershenzon, J.: Where will the wood come from? Plantation forests and the role of biotechnology. Trends in Biotechnology 20 (7), pp. 291 - 296 (2002)
Gershenzon, J.; Mcconkey, M. E.; Croteau, R.: Biochemical and molecular regulation of monoterpene accumulation in peppermint (Mentha x piperita). Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants 9, pp. 153 - 156 (2002)
Pichersky, E.; Gershenzon, J.: The formation and function of plant volatiles: perfumes for pollinator attraction and defense. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 5 (3), pp. 237 - 243 (2002)
Schnee, C.; Köllner, T. G.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: The maize gene terpene synthase 1 encodes a sesquiterpene synthase catalyzing the formation of (E)-beta-farnesene, (E)-nerolidol, and (E,E)-farnesol after herbivore damage. Plant Physiology 130 (4), pp. 2049 - 2060 (2002)
Wittstock, U.; Gershenzon, J.: Constitutive plant toxins and their role in defense against herbivores and pathogens. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 5 (4), pp. 300 - 307 (2002)
The natural product chemist and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has been elected a member of the German National Academy of Sciences.
As the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, we are fully committed to the principle of scientific freedom as enshrined in Article 5 of the German Basic Law and recognized worldwide as a fundamental human right.
The award recognizes her outstanding research in the chemistry and biochemistry of plant natural products, with particular emphasis on the detailed elucidation of metabolic pathways and the engineering of novel pathways and compounds for biomedical applications.
The doctoral researcher from the Department of Insect Symbiosis gave an excellent talk about the temporal and spatial dynamics of symbiont lineages in a grain pest beetle.
At the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE), currently taking place in Prague, Jonathan Gershenzon, Managing Director of our Institute and Head of the Department of Biochemistry, was awarded the Society's Silver Medal.
Jonathan Gershenzon, Head of the Department of Biochemistry, has been elected to membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This prestigious honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to the life sciences.
After the IMPRS symposium on April 17-18, 2024, Marion Lemoine, Ronja Krüsemer, Johannes Körnig and Iulia Barutia received the presentation awards for the best talks and posters.
Wir laden am 25. April 2024 wieder alle interessierten Schülerinnen und Schüler ab der 8. Klasse ein, am Forsche Schüler Tag einen Blick in unsere Forschungslabore zu werfen und selbst Wissenschaft „auszuprobieren“.