Nagel, R.; Hammerbacher, A.; Kunert, G.; Phillips, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Schmidt, A.: Bark beetle attack history does not influence the induction of terpene and phenolic defenses in mature Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees by the bark beetle-associated fungus Endoconidiophora polonica. Frontiers in Plant Science 13, 892907 (2022)
Nemesio-Gorriz, M.; Menezes, R. C.; Paetz, C.; Hammerbacher, A.; Steenackers, M.; Schamp, K.; Höfte, M.; Svatoš, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Douglas, G. C.: Canditate metabolites for ash dieback tolerance in Fraxinus excelsior. Journal of Experimental Biology 71 (19), pp. 6074 - 6083 (2020)
Huang, J.; Kautz, M.; Trowbridge, A. M.; Hammerbacher, A.; Raffa, K. F.; Adams, H. D.; Goodsman, D. W.; Xu, C.; Meddens, A. J. H.; Kandasamy, D.et al.; Gershenzon, J.; Seidl, R.; Hartmann, H.: Tree defence and bark beetles in a drying world: carbon partitioning, functioning and modelling. New Phytologist 225 (1), pp. 26 - 36 (2019)
Ullah, C.; Unsicker, S.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Hammerbacher, A.: Accumulation of catechin and proanthocyanidins in black poplar stems after infection by Plectosphaerella populi: hormonal regulation, biosynthesis and antifungal activity. Frontiers in Plant Science 10, 1441 (2019)
Hammerbacher, A.; Raguschke, B.; Wright, L.; Gershenzon, J.: Gallocatechin biosynthesis via a flavonoid 30,50-hydroxylase is a defense response in Norway spruce against infection by the bark beetle-associated sap-staining fungus Endoconidiophora polonica. Phytochemistry 148, pp. 78 - 86 (2018)
Kandasamy, D.; Gershenzon, J.; Hammerbacher, A.: Volatile organic compounds emitted by fungal associates of conifer bark beetles and their potential in bark beetle control. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42 (9), pp. 952 - 969 (2016)
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“.