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Scientific Overview 50829 Köln Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Plant Breeding Max Planck Institute for Max Planck Institute Tel: +49 (221) 5062-0 for Plant Breeding Research Fax: +49 (221) 5062-674 Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10 E-Mail: [email protected] Scientific Overview 50829 Köln www.mpipz.mpg.de Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Max-Planck-Institut für Max-Planck-Institut für Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung Scientifi c 2014 Overview Scientifi Cover picture (Peter Huijser): False-colour fl uorescence microscopy image of young compound leaves developing at the shoot apex of hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta). The nuclei of all epidermal cells light up as tiny dots due to the accumulation of an expressed transgenic fl uorescent protein. This image illustrates the re- search in the new Department of Comparative Development and Genetics aimed at under- standing how biological forms develop and diversify. Max-Planck-Institut für Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung Scientific Overview 2014 Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research 2 Table of Contents The entire world we apprehend through our senses is no more than a tiny fragment in the vastness of Nature. Max Planck (1858 - 1947) from his book “The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics” (1931) Page 8 (Translated by W.H. Johnston) 3 Table of Contents Welcome to our Institute 5 Independent Research Groups Historical background to the Institute 6 and Research of Service Groups 61 Organization and governance of the Institute 8 Evolution of obligate parasitism and biodiversity 62 Eric Kemen Research objectives and major emphases 10 Host-parasite co-evolution 64 Co-operation and communication within the Institute Jonathan Howard and with regional universities 12 Computational biology of transcriptional regulation 66 Department of Plant Developmental Biology 15 Achim Tresch Control of flowering: Molecular mechanisms and Photoperiodic control of flowering in barley 68 phenotypic diversity 16 Maria von Korff Schmising George Coupland The evolution of annual and perennial life strategies 70 Transcriptional control of stress responses 18 Maria Albani Csaba Koncz Plant Chemetics 72 Genome plasticity and computational genetics 20 Renier van der Hoorn Korbinian Schneeberger DNA damage repair and gene targeting in plants 74 Transcriptional control of flowering time 22 Bernd Reiss Franziska Turck Chemical Biology 76 Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics 25 Erich Kombrink Complex agronomic traits in potato: Molecular basis Central Microscopy (CeMic) 78 and diagnostic markers for breeding applications 26 Elmon Schmelzer Christiane Gebhardt Plant Proteomics Research Group Adaptive genomics and genetics 28 and Protein Mass Spectrometry Facility 80 José Jiménez-Gómez Iris Finkemeier Natural variation in Arabidopsis and barley 30 The Max Planck-Genome-centre Cologne 82 Maarten Koornneef Richard Reinhardt Genome and epigenome evolution 32 Services and Facilities 84 Ales Pecinka International Max Planck Research School 84 Control of seed germination 34 Olof Persson & Johanna Spandl Wim Soppe Postdoc and PhD Initiatives 85 Shoot branching in seed plants 36 WissenschaftsScheune, Press and Public Relations 86 Klaus Theres Heinz Saedler & Wolfgang Schuchert Department of Plant Microbe Interactions 39 IT Engineering, IT Support and Bioinformatic Platform 88 Resistance pathway dynamics in plant immunity 40 Margit Purchart Jane Parker Library 89 Cellular stress sensing and signalling in plant immunity 42 Britta Hoffmann Yusuke Saijo Greenhouse Management 90 Plant innate immunity and the plant microbiome 44 Wolfgang Schuchert Paul Schulze-Lefert Contact & Directions 91 Transcriptional regulatory networks governing the plant immune response 46 Imre E. Somssich The plant immune network: structure and dynamics 48 Kenichi Tsuda Department of Comparative Development and Genetics 51 Genetic basis of phenotypic evolution 52 Angela Hay Comparative genetics of SBP-box genes: A family of plant-specific transcription factors 54 Peter Huijser Computational modelling of morphogenesis and biomechanics 56 Richard Smith Plant development and diversity 58 Miltos Tsiantis 4 Foreword 5 Welcome to our Institute We have compiled this overview to provide an introduc- tion to the research work of our Max Planck Institute. It summarizes the Institute’s scientific aims and organiza- tion, and outlines the projects being pursued by each research group. We have tried to present our work in a style that will appeal to a general audience as well as to scientists, and we hope you will find the text both absorbing and informative. We foster a curiosity-driven approach to plant sciences that stimulates collaborations and yet provides the freedom to shape individual careers. The report describes the work of 29 research groups. More than half of the Directors, Group Leaders and PhD students, and two-thirds of the postdocs, come from abroad, underlining the international character of Members of our Institute play important roles in plant the Institute. In addition to the departmental groups, science at both national and international levels, and the Institute houses independent research groups and make our campus a premier site for basic research on service groups that focus on topics not covered by any plants in Europe. We have particularly close links with of the four departments. We place great emphasis on the regional universities of Cologne and Düsseldorf, the training and mentoring of PhD students. With over which participate in our IMPRS and provide the academic 60 members, this group represents a sizeable fraction of framework for our PhD students. In addition, we col- the 370 staff on the campus. Many of them participate laborate with them in the context of four Collaborative in structured programmes such as the International Max Research Centers (Sonderforschungsbereiche) funded by Planck Research School (IMPRS) or the Centre of Excel- the German Research Society (DFG) and the CEPLAS. We lence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), a regional research and are especially indebted to the Max Planck Society for the training initiative undertaken jointly with the universities allocation of an annual core grant that enables us to carry of Düsseldorf and Cologne. Our Student Coordinator out many of our scientific activities. follows the progress of all students closely, offering sup- We hope that, whatever your background, you will enjoy plementary courses and advice, and organizing retreats reading about our science in the following pages. and annual student meetings. In addition, for more than 110 post-doctoral scientists, the Institute’s cutting-edge infrastructure and intellectual environment provide ad- vanced training and serve as a springboard to a research Paul Schulze-Lefert career in academia or in the plant science industry. Managing Director 6 Historical background Historical background to the Institute The Institute was originally founded in 1928 as part of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft, and was then located in Müncheberg (Brandenburg). Its Founding Director, Erwin Baur, initiated breeding programmes with fruits and berries, as well as basic research on Antirrhinum majus and the domestication of lupins. After the Second World War, the Institute moved to Voldagsen (Niedersachsen), and was relocated to new buildings on the present site in Cologne in 1955. The modern era began in 1978 with the appointment of Jeff Schell as Director, and the develop- ment of plant transformation technologies and plant molecular genetics. The focus on molecular genetics was extended in 1980 with the appointment of Heinz Saedler. The arrival of Klaus Hahlbrock in 1983 brought further expertise in the area of plant biochemistry, and the ad- vent of Francesco Salamini in 1985 added a focus on crop genetics. During the period 1978-1990, the Institute was greatly expanded, and new buildings were construct- ed for the departments led by Schell, Hahlbrock and Salamini, in addition to a new lecture hall and the Max Delbrück Laboratory building, which housed independ- ent research groups over a period of 10 years. In light of the approaching retirements of Klaus Hahl- brock and Jeff Schell, recruitment of a new generation of Directors began in 2000. Paul Schulze-Lefert and George Coupland were appointed in 2000 and 2001, respectively, and Maarten Koornneef arrived three years later, upon the retirement of Francesco Salamini. Miltos Tsiantis be- gan to build up a Department of Comparative Develop- ment and Genetics in 2013, following the retirement of Heinz Saedler. The new science departments brought a strong focus on utilizing model species to understand the regulatory principles and molecular mechanisms underlying selected plant traits. The longer-term aim is to translate these discoveries to breeding programmes 7 through the development of rational breeding concepts. Directors at the Institute in Cologne (since 1955) The arrival of a new leadership also necessitated mod- 1936 – 1961 Wilhelm Rudorf ernization of the infrastructure. So far, this has involved 1961 – 1979 Josef Straub complete refurbishment of the building that houses the Plant Developmental Biology Laboratory (2004) 1967 – 1978 Wilhelm Menke and the construction of a new guesthouse and library 1978 – 2000 Jeff Schell (2005), as well as new buildings for Stores, the Outreach 1980 – 2009 Heinz Saedler Department and Workshops, along with a new entrance 1983 – 2002 Klaus Hahlbrock gate (completed in spring 2009). The new laboratory building for the Koornneef Department was
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