Hartl, M.; Giri, A.; Kaur, H.; Baldwin, I. T.: Serine protease inhibitors specifically defend Solanum nigrum against generalist herbivores but do not influence plant growth and development. The Plant Cell 22 (12), pp. 4158 - 4175 (2010)
Pandit, S.S.; Kulkarni, R.S.; Chidley, H.G.; Giri, A.P.; Pujari, K.H.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Gupta, V.S.: Changes in volatile composition during fruit development and ripening of 'Alphonso' mango. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 89 (12), pp. 2071 - 2081 (2009)
Mitra, S.; Wünsche, H.; Giri, A. P.; Hivrale, V.; Baldwin, I. T.: Silencing 7 herbivory-regulated proteins in Nicotiana attenuata to understand their function in plant–herbivore interactions. Functional Ecology 22, pp. 606 - 615 (2008)
Zavala, J.; Giri, A.; Jongsma, M. A.; Baldwin, I. T.: Digestive duet: midgut digestive proteinases of Manduca sexta ingesting Nicotiana attenuata with manipulated trypsin proteinase inhibitor expression. PLoS One 3 (4), p. e2008 (2008)
Pandit, S. S.; Mitra, S. S.; Giri, A. P.; Gupta, V. S.: A quick method for isolating RNA from raw and ripe fleshy fruits as well as for co-isolating DNA and RNA from polysaccharide- and polyphenol-rich leaf tissues. Journal of Plant Biology 50 (1), pp. 60 - 64 (2007)
Tamhane, V. A.; Giri, A. P.; Sainani, M. N.; Gupta, V. S.: Diverse forms of Pin-II family proteinase inhibitors from Capsicum annuum adversely affect the growth and development of Helicoverpa armigera. Gene 403 , pp. 29 - 38 (2007)
Giri, A. P.; Wünsche, H.; Mitra, S.; Zavala, J. A.; Muck, A.; Svatos, A.; Baldwin, I. T.: Molecular interactions between the specialist herbivore Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) and its natural host Nicotiana attenuata. VII. Changes in the plant's proteome. Plant Physiology 142 (4), pp. 1621 - 1641 (2006)
Kang, J. H.; Wang, L.; Giri, A.; Baldwin, I. T.: Silencing threonine deaminase and JAR4 in Nicotiana attenuata impairs jasmonic acid-isoleucine-mediated defenses against Manduca sexta. The Plant Cell 18 (11), pp. 3303 - 3320 (2006)
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“.