Usage of the following images is permitted for reporting this year’s science awards from DBG Roots are like human guts, new enzyme discovered, and new lab method established: Three awards for plant scientists and the scientific results of the three awardees. Please acknowledge the photographers and obey copyright issues.
Dr Eliza Loo, Eduard Strasburger awardee, looks at an ArtSoil, in which plants grow on an agar matrix with properties similar to soil, which was co-invented by her. Photo: Linus Börnke
The image shows the spatial organization of root microbiota and metabolites along the root influenced by the spatial distribution of SWEET transporters. Figure from Host Cell & Microbe, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2024.02.014 published with CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Dr Henryk Straube will receive the Wilhelm Pfeffer Award and now analyses alkaloids, which differ from other toxic compounds of the plant’s secondary metabolism, using tobacco plants. Photo: Denise Blume
Dr Martin Lewinski on the campus of Bielefeld University. Photo: Julieta Mateos
Dr Eliza Loo, Dr Henryk Straube, and Dr Martin Lewinski (clockwise, starting top right) will receive this year’s awards for exceptional early career plant science research. Photos: Linus Börnke, Denise Blume, and Julieta Mateos
