Clavijo McCormick, A. L.: Can plant–natural enemy communication withstand disruption by biotic and abiotic factors? Ecology and Evolution 6 (23), pp. 8569 - 8582 (2016)
McCormick, A. C.; Reinecke, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.: Feeding experience affects the behavioral response of polyphagous gypsy moth caterpillars to herbivore-induced poplar volatiles. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42 (5), pp. 382 - 393 (2016)
Clavijo McCormick, A. L.; Boeckler, A.; Köllner, T.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.: The timing of herbivore-induced volatile emission in black poplar (Populus nigra) and the influence of herbivore age and identity affect the value of individual volatiles as cues for herbivore enemies. BMC Plant Biology 14, 304 (2014)
Clavijo McCormick, A. L.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.: Little peaks with big effects: establishing the role of minor plant volatiles in plant-insect interactions. Plant, Cell and Environment 37 (8), pp. 1836 - 1844 (2014)
Clavijo McCormick, A. L.: The role of herbivore induced volatiles in direct and indirect defense of poplar trees. Dissertation, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena (2014)
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“.