Martin Parniske is a German biologist with a specialisation in genetics, microbiology and biochemistry. He is university professor and head of the Institute of Genetics at the Faculty of Biology of LMU Munich (Wikipedia).
Research of Martin Parniske's team revolves around the molecular interaction between plants and symbiotic and pathogenic organisms including bacteria, fungi, oomycetes and insects. The arms race between plants and microbes is a driver of evolutionary diversification. The resulting genetic diversity is one of the foundations for past and future discoveries in the Parniske lab (ORCiD: 0000-0001-8561-747X)
Current projects:
- Signal transduction within legume root cells leading to intracellular accommodation of rhizobia or arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi within living plant cells.
- Rhizosphere chemistry of legume roots dictating microbiota composition
- Suppression of Drosophila suzukii development by strawberry fruit
- Genetic diversity in Dryas dictating symbiotic competence
Research of the Parniske lab is funded by
- the Free State of Bavaria
- the DFG in the context of TRR356 PlantMicrobe
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