The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Dr Michaela Matthes
Molecular Biologist
Plant Sciences for the Bioeconomy
PUBLICATIONS
Email
michaela.matthes@rothamsted.ac.uk
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
Tel
+44 (0) 1582 938 876
Professional Platforms
ResearchGate
Biography
Michaela is investigating the role of an IQD protein in the development and stress response of Arabidopsis thaliana. This protein, when overexpressed, is responsible for an alteration in phenotype and confers an enhanced resistance to drought. Michaela is trying to understand the molecular mechanisms responsible for this phenotype. Besides Arabidopsis, this protein has been introduced into Camelina sativa to investigate whether it confers the same phenotype in an agriculturally relevant crop. In a second project, Michaela is investigating the role of SAC3, a component of the TREX-complex in Arabidopsis, which plays a crucial part in the export of RNA from the nucleus into the cytoplasm. Mutants of SAC3 are impaired in RNA export and we are trying to understand the mechanics of this trait.
Strategic Programme
- Tailoring Plant Metabolism (TPM)
Awards
- 1992 - PhD in Immunology, University of Mainz, Germany
- 1988 - Diploma in Biology, University of Ulm, Germany