Final Theses
Our department regularly offers Bachelor and Master thesis projects. In addition, we welcome rotational students of the Master programs Molecular Life Science and Molecular Plant Science.
Furthermore, we successfully train graduate student and postdocs. Several of our lab Alumni have already obtained group leader positions or professorships.
Job offers for graduate student and postdocs can be found on the Welcome page of our department (news) and/or on the site of the University of Hamburg. Strong candidates, which can obtain independent funding, are encouraged to contact us directly.
PhD Theses
2023 |
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Lucas Lang |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Exploring the DREAM - Characterisation of the Arabidopsis thaliana DREAM Complex | |
Franziska Böwer |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Analysis of the Chromosome Distribution Machinery in Arabidopsis thaliana | |
Konstantinos Lampou |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Revisiting the spindle assembly checkpoint and elucidating chromosome congression in Arabidopsis thaliana | |
2022 |
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Óscar Sanz Mora |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Identification and functional characterization of the meiotic cyclins SOLO DANCERS 1 (SDS1) and SOLO DANCERS 2 (SDS2) in Zea mays L. | |
Joke de Jaeger-Braet |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| The meiotic progression of Arabidopsis thaliana under elevated temperatures and towards an understanding of translational control in plant meiosis | |
Mariana Romeiro Motta |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Characterizing the microtubule-associated function of B1-type cyclins in Arabidopsis thaliana and towards live cell imaging of meiosis in A. lyrata and A. arenosa | |
2021 |
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Viola Kuttig |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Dissecting the molecular function and regulation of the meiotic α-kleisins REC8 and RAD21.2 in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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Martina Balboni |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Dissecting the molecular mechanism of chromosome axis remodeling during meiosis in Arabidopsis thaliana and towards live cell imaging of meiosis in Zea mays |
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2020 |
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Kostika Sofroni |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Control of meiotic progression through cyclin-dependent kinase complexes |
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2019 |
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Chao Yang |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Dissecting the molecular regulation of chromosome axis formation and sister chromatid cohesion during meiosis in "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Maria Ada Prusicki |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Live cell imaging of meiosis in anthers of Arabidopsis thaliana |
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2018 |
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Wojciech Urban |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| To a quantitative understanding of the oscillations of cell cycle control factors during growth and development |
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until 2014 |
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Sandly Barbar |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Analysis of the reproductive phase in "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Jonathan Bramsiepe |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| A function of cell-cycle regulation in pattern formation - endoreplication controls cell-fate maintanance in Arabidopsis |
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Barbara Gloeckle |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Dissection of pollen development and fuction using cell-cycle mutants in "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Muhammad Azeem |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Structure-function analysis of the key cell cycle regulator CDKB2 in "Arabidopsis thaliana" | |
Annika Weimer |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Analysis of cell proliferation and growth during Arabidopsis development |
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Master and Diploma Theses
2024 |
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Rumeysa Karakale |
Dr. Reinhold Brettschneider |
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| Characterizing RAD51D in meiosis of Zea mays & Establishing Fast-Flowering Mini-Maize as a model organism | ||
Mateo Alejandro Flores Sánchez |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Generation of meiosis-specific Proximity Labelling constructs and localization analysis of interactors of the DREAM complex in Arabidopsis thaliana male |
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Anastasiia Skuba |
Dr. Maren Heese |
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| Computational and experimental analysis of translational control in meiosis of Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays | ||
Jonas Westphal |
Dr. Maren Heese |
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| Expression and Purification of the Arabidopsis thaliana KNO1-RTR Complex for Structural Analysis by Cryo Electron Microscopy | ||
2022 |
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Zhijian Zhang |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Analysis of the chromosome distribution control during meiosis in Arabidopsis thaliana | ||
Andrii Zinchenko |
Dr. Maren Heese |
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| Understanding the role of drought-induced genes in the DNA damage response pathway of Arabidopsis thaliana |
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2021 |
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Muzaffer Emre Gül |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Characerization of phosphorylation sites and protein domains of Endosperm Defective 1 (EDE1) in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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Min Young Lee |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| The characerization of the meiotic role of the CYCLIN A2 group in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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2020 |
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Pichaporn Chuenban |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Towards Visualization of Arabidopsis Telomeres in Meiosis |
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Jordan Brun |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Characerization of P31comet in miosis in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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Lev Böttger |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Characterization of the control machinery underlying meiotic recombination and chromosome pairing |
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Hasibe Tuncay Elbasi |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Unraveling the multifaceted roles of Shugoshin "Guardian Spirit" in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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2019 |
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Yan Lam Chi |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Cytological analysis if Meiosis in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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2018 |
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Linus Hohenwarter |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Exploring the use of virus induced gene silencing for forward gene function analysis in solanum lycopersicum |
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Lucas Lang |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Towards the Characterisation of the New Player KNOTEN1 in the DNA Damage Response of Arabidopsis thaliana | ||
2017 |
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Niels Lory |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Towards mapping of recombination events with hypomorphic asy1 and rec8 mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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Franziska Böwer |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Characterization of the Function and Post-Translational Regulation of SWITCH1 in "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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2016 |
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Viola Kuttig |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Functional Analysis of the cohesion complex protein REC8 in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. |
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Johanna Klose |
Dr. Reinhold Brettschneider |
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| Funktionelle Analyse des putativen Cyclins SOLO DANCERS (SDS) aus Zea mays (L.) |
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Lena Carstens |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Function and regulation of ASY1 in "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Khira Heier |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Molekulare und proteinbiochemische Analyse des Retinoblastoma Related Proteins 1 (RBR1) in "Arabidopsis thaliana (L.)" |
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2015 |
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Jana Klenk |
Dr. Reinhold Brettschneider |
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| Molekulare Analyse des mitochondrialen Proteoms der Pentatricopeptide Repeat 6 (ppr6)-Mutante in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) HEYNH. |
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Until 2014 |
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Anja Rissmann |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Von der doppelten Befruchtung zur Samenentwicklung - funktionale Untersuchungen zur pflanzlichen Reproduktion Beispiel "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Jonathan Bramsiepe |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Untersuchungen zum Einfluss von CDKA;1-Aktivität auf die Trichommusterbildung von "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Thomas Ramezani |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Generation of thermo-labile protein variants in "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Sandra Biewers Azeem |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Molecular analysis of seed development in "Arabidopsis thaliana" | ||
Karoline Santos |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Generation of a thermo-labile CDK vriant in "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Björn Heidt |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Analysis of CDKB-type kinases in"Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Oliver Hofmann |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Arabidopsis stomata as a model system to study cell cycle control in plants |
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Nico Dissmeyer |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Control of the cyclin-dependent kinase CDKA;1 in cell cycle of "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Sebastian Marquardt |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Regulation des CDK-Inhibitors KRP1 in Arabidopsis |
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Stefan Pusch |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Identification of interactors with CDKA;1 and KRP1 in "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Regina Geyer |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
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| Connecting between DNA replication and cellular differentation in "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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Bachelor Theses
2024 |
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Mathilda Bieder |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Characterization of the axial element proteins ASYNAPTIC 4A and B in Maize (Zea mays) |
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2022 |
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Boy Hansen |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Klonierung genomischer Reporterkonstrukte zur Analyse der Expression und Lokalisation von ALWAYS EARLY 3 in meiotischem Gewebe von Arabidopsis |
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Abhishek Khatiwada |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Developing tools to analyze chromosome segregation in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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Silja Janina Seemann |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Transcriptional control of ASYNAPTIC 1 (ASY1) from Arabidopsis thaliana - Characterization of a meiocyte-specific promoter construct and its regulating transcription factors |
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Kristina Zugec |
Dr. Reinhold Brettschneider |
| Expressionsanalyse des ZmSds1-RFP Reporterkonstrukts in Zea mays (L.) |
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2021 |
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Kira Linsel |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Characterization of microtubule-associated CYCB1-CDKB substrates |
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Vanessa Wiczinowski |
Dr. Reinhold Brettschneider |
| Expression analysis of the SOLO DANCERS gene (SDS) during meiosis in Zea mays (L.) |
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2020 |
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Claudia Röttgen |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Expanding the toolbox - providing new perspectives on meiosis in A. thaliana |
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2019 |
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Nick Marschlich |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Characterization of novel interacting partners of the DREAM complex in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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2018 |
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Kenneth Schöneck |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Analysis of the Cohesin complex subunit RAD21.2 during meiosis in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. |
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Irene Protschky |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Characterizing the functionality of the MLH1 reporter and the role of ist phosphorylation by cyclin-dependent kinasis in Arabisopsis thaliana |
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2017 |
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Lev Böttger |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Characterization of the molecular control machinery underlying meiotic recombination and chromosome pairing |
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Sascha Maschmann |
Dr. Peter Bommert |
| Optimisation of an RNA in situ hybridisation protocol based on the DENSE AND ERECT PANICLE 1 orthologs in Zea mays L. |
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Frederike Schäfer |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Methylation dynamics during meiosis in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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2016 |
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Stephanie Leyk |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| CRISPR/Cas9 vermittelte Mutation des meiotischen Gens REC8 in Arabidopsis thaliana und Generierung eines REC(-mNeon Konstrukts |
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Hannah Bräuninger |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Entwicklung und Analyse einer zyp1a zyp1b Doppelmutante durch CRISPR-Cas9-Methode |
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Andreas Blaha |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Subzelluläre Lokalisatiosanalyse der heterotrimeren Gα-Untereinheit aus Zea mays L. |
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Siegfried Oppermann |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Einfluss der KRP-Genfamilie auf die Entwicklung der Megasporenmutterzelle in "Arabidopsis thaliana" |
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2015 |
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Alexander Schäffer |
Dr. Reinhold Brettschneider |
| Funktions- und Lokalisationsanalyse des SOLO DANCERS (SDS) Proteins anhand genomischer SDS:GFP Konstrukte in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) |
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Nils Schönbeck |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| The generation of Arabidopsis thaliana tetraploids and their meiotic behaviour |
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Ann-Kristin Kamps |
Dr. Reinhold Brettschneider |
| Funktions- und Expressionsanalyse von verschiedenen Transkripten des SOLO DANCERS (SDS)-Gens in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) und Zhea mays (L.) |
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Matthias Kellner |
Dr. Reinhold Brettschneider |
| Analyse von Solo Dancers homologen Genen aus Mais (Zhea mays L.) |
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2014 |
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Lena Carstens |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Herstellung und Analyse transgener Arabidopsis thaliana Pflanzen zur Überexpression des Pentatricopeptide Repeat 6 (APPR6)-Gens |
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Until 2014 |
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Markus Richert |
Prof. Dr. Arp Schnittger |
| Struktur-Funktionsbeziehungen zweier Mitglieder der CMGC-Familie eukaryontischer Proteinkinasen: Cyclinabhängige Proteinkinase (CDK) aus Arabidopsis thaliana und Proteinkinase CK2 aus Homo sapiens | |
