Master 2 in Systems and Synthetic Biology mSSB
Stress Response and Signal Transduction of Plants
In contrast to animals, plants are sessile organisms and cannot move away from adverse environmental conditions. Therefore, plants heavily rely on high sensitivity detection and adaptation mechanisms to environmental perturbations. The goals of our research are to understand the molecular mechanisms of how plants sense, transduce and adapt to changes in environmental conditions such as UV, cold, drought, heat, salinity, pests and pathogens. We aim to understand how plants perceive and transmit stress signals, how plants regulate stress gene expression, and what function stress metabolites and protein products have in conferring stress tolerance. We believe that a thorough understanding of these processes will provide a solid basis to help secure agriculture and environment under changing global conditions.
Plant Genomics Research
Unité de Recherche en Genomique Végétale - URGV
INRA / CNRS - URGV
2, rue Gaston Crémieux
CP 5708
F - 91057 Evry cedex
France
+33 160 87 4508
hirtATevry.inra.fr
Department of Molecular Biology
Max F. Perutz Laboratories
Campus Vienna Biocenter
University of Vienna
Dr. Bohr Gasse 9
A - 1030 Vienna / Austria
+43 (0) 1 4277 54612
heribert.hirtATunivie.ac.at
