Articles for category Sections

On 8^th September 2026 our section members have elected Deren Büyüktaş (Georg-August-University Goettingen) as their new vice-spokesperson in our meeting at Botanik-Tagung, the International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences. She succeeds the previous vice-spokesperson, Prof. Dr Dominik Begerow of the University of Hamburg. The current Section’s spokesperson, Dr Sophie de Vries, was confirmed in her office at our meeting in Bochum, Germany. Dr Moritz Sexauer from the University of Würzburg was also newly elected as the Section’s representative for early-career researchers (ECR). The members present at the Section's meeting also approved the Section’s new procedural rules and agreed to continue waiving membership fees.

Representative for early career researchers (ECR) 

Dr Moritz Sexauer

Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften
Department of Botany II 
Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 3
D - 97082 Würzburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 931 31 85065
E-mail: moritz.sexauer [at] uni-wuerzburg.de

Please save the date for a workshop meeting organized on behalf of the the Section Applied Botany and our Section Plant Natural Products, both from of the German Society for Plant Sciences, from 23 - 25 August 2027 in Hildesheim, Germany. We are organizing this meeting, because we have learned in recent years that this is a perfect format to bring together graduate students and early postdocs in the field of plant secondary metabolism, biochemical ecology and applied botany for scientific exchange, collaboration, discussion, and networking in an informal atmosphere. The meeting is open to all early career scientists (ECRs). A membership in the DBG or in one of our Sections is not a requirement for participation (but new members are always very welcome!). The maximum number of participants is 50. Detailed information will be provided in spring 2027. Stay tuned! 

The next conference of our Section will be organised in Münster, Germany, in 2027 by Prof. Dr. Susann Wicke and Prof. Dr. Kai Müller. Prior to this date, some of our members will probably meet at the International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences, the Botanik-Tagung, which is scheduled to take place in Bochum, Germany, from 6^th to 12^th September 2026.

Speaker of the Phycology Section

Andreas Holzinger is Associate Professor at the Department of Botany at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. His main field of research are survival strategies of streptophytic green algae. He conducts studies on abiotic stress (desiccation, light and UV tolerance) and biological interactions at the cell biological, physiological and molecular level. However, he also investigates other groups of algae from a cell biological perspective. Andreas Holzinger received his doctorate from the University of Salzburg in 1995 and completed several research stays abroad during his postdoctoral period, including at the University of Massachusetts (USA) and the University of British Columbia (Canada). In 2002, he moved to the University of Innsbruck, where he habilitated in 2007 and founded his own research group ‘Cell Biology’.

Kontakt

Assoz.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Holzinger
Forschungsgruppe Zellbiologie der Pflanzen
Universität Innsbruck
Institut für Botanik
Forschungsgruppe Zellbiologie der Pflanzen
Sternwartestraße 15
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Phone: +43 (512) 507-51028
E-mail: Andreas.Holzinger[at]uibk.ac.at
Web: https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/department-of-botany/research/members/andreas-holzinger/

Our Section for Interactions has elected Dr. Sophie de Vries to be the new Speaker of the Section during our member assembly in Bonn during the Botanik-Tagung, International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences, on 30^th August 2022. Our former speaker, Professor Dominik Begerow will be our new deputy speaker.

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Als international renommierter Wissenschaftler war Reinhard Lieberei stets in vorderster Front an unzähligen Forschungsprojekten der Angewandten Botanik beteiligt. Für die meisten Mitglieder der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft ist die Forschung an tropischen Nutzpflanzen unverrückbar mit dem Namen Reinhard Lieberei verbunden. Ob es um die Optimierung der Kakaofermentation ging, die Bekämpfung von Krankheiten des Kautschukbaumes oder die Etablierung nachhaltiger Anbaumethoden in Südamerika - Lieberei prägte durch seine Innovation und Begeisterung viele Forschungsprojekte zu tropischen Nutzpflanzen. Sein beeindruckendes Wissen über diese angewandten Forschungsfelder ist in sein Lehrbuch „Nutzpflanzen“ eingeflossen, das er gemeinsam mit Christoph Reisdorff erstellt hat, einem seiner vielen wissenschaftlichen Schüler. Prof. Dr. Dirk Selmar schildert in seinem Nachruf auch Liebereis Engagement in der Vereinigung für Angewandte Botanik und in der Sektion für Angewandte Botanik in der DBG.

The algal researchers of the DBG nominated the Blue-Green Rock Dweller Chroococcidiopsis for the alga of the year 2017. The single celled organism lives inside rocks and lichens, survives extreme climatic conditions and makes hostile environments accessible – today and most likely thousands of millions of years ago as well. While doing so, it paved the way for plants and animals. The blue-green rock dweller, belonging to the cyanobacteria lives like all algae, from sunlight, and is of great interest to ecologists, biotechnologists, and desert- and space researchers. It is the favorite research subject of Prof. Dr. Burkhard Büdel from the University of Kaiserslautern, who has been investigating it for more than 30 years. He is a member of the Phycology Section of the German Society for Plant Sciences, DBG, in which the algal researches are organized and who nominate this year an alga of the year for the tenth time this year.

The workshop for postgraduates of the Section Natural Products in the DBG took place in Parkhotel Schloss Meisdorf, near Falkenstein in Saxony-Anhalt, from 11^th to 13^th September 2016. Entitled „Biology of Small Molecule Natural Products” the event brought together young scientists who investigate secondary plant constituents and natural products. It was organized by PD Dr. Hans-Peter Mock from IPK Gatersleben from Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research.

One of the most important microalgal species from the Arctic Ocean, Melosira arctica, has been nominated “Alga of the Year” by the German Phycology Section of the DBG. Scientists will use Melosira as a model to understand consequences of climate change. “Currently no one can foresee whether Melosira will benefit or suffer from the melting of sea ice, and nobody knows why it is so productive under such hostile conditions,” says biologist Klaus Valentin from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). He is a Member of the Phycological Section within the Germany Botanical Society, which selected Melosira as Alga of the year 2016.

Ulva, a sea lettuce found in all oceans of the world, became ‘Alga of the Year 2015’. This marine green alga either grows in form of ribbons or of blades but only if the right bacteria induce certain developmental programs. How the alga ensures this is described on the Section's website.

Phycologists of the Botanical Society of Germany have selected Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as alga of the year 2014. This unicellular green alga is distributed throughout the world, is able to sense light, is a fast swimmer and is highly appreciated by algal and plant researchers as well as medical scientists as a model organism. Chlamydomonas even provides the basis for the establishment of novel scientific areas in neurobiology and medicine, such as optogenetics where genetically modified cells are applied as ‘light switches’. The Phycology Section introduces the model organism on its website.

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Die Mitgliederversammlung der Sektion Mykologie und Lichenologie beschloss auf ihrer Mitgliederversammlung am 1.10.2013 ihren Namen in "Sektion für Interaktionen zu ändern. Diskutiert wurde der Namenswechsel schon seit Mai und damit vor dem Treffen auf der Botanikertagung in Tübingen (vgl: Actualia-Bericht 16.5.2013). Insbesondere wurde über den Vorschlag „Sektion für Pilz-Pflanz-Interaktion“ während der Mitgliederversammlung debattiert und eine Ausweitung in „Sektion für Interaktionen“ – um auch andere Interkationen einzuschließen – angedacht. Deshalb führt die Sektion für die nächsten zwei Jahre einen Doppelnamen „Sektion für Interaktionen (ehemals Sektion Mykologie und Lichenologie)“. Der Sprecher der Sektion, Prof. Dr. Dominik Begerow, lädt alle an Interaktionen zwischen Pflanzen und anderen Organismen forschenden Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler ein, sich der Sektion anzuschließen und das nächste Sektionstreffen aktiv mitzugestalten. Über Ihre Vorschläge zur Themenfindung und weitere Anregungen freut sich der Sprecher im Namen aller Sektionsmitglieder. E-Mail: dominik.begerow[at]rub.de

Interaktionen zwischen Pilzen und Pflanzen und ihren Forschern

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Die Sektion "Mykologie und Lichenologie" diskutiert derzeit darüber, den Namen der Sektion in "Pilz-Pflanze Interaktionen" umzubenennen, um den Forschungsschwerpunkten innerhalb der DBG Rechnung zu tragen. Der Sprecher der Sektion, Prof. Dr. Dominik Begerow, lädt dazu ein, an der Versammlung der Sektion während der Botanikertagung teilzunehmen, während der er die weiteren Aktivitäten der Sektion vorstellen, diskutieren und mit allen Interessierten abstimmen möchte. Welchen Hintergrund dies hat und welche neuen Aktivitäten in der Sektion durch Ihr Kommen angestoßen werden können, schildert Begerow in einem kurzen Artikel und freut sich auf Ihr Kommen, Ihr Feedback und Ihre Anregungen.

Lesen Sie die Begründung des Sprechers, Professor Dr. Dominik Begerow

Phycologists have chosen a new alga of the year: the unicellular alga Lingulodinium polyedrum. This dinoflagellate has an armoured plate and two flagella and fascinates not only scientists but also seafarers and beach walkers as is capable of illuminating the sea at night with a bluish light. Algal scientists who are organized in the German Phycological Section of the German Botanical Society want to honour this special algal species. Dr Mona Hoppenrath from the German Centre for Marine Biodiversity (DZMB) at the marine section of the Senckenberg Institute explains this fascinating feature: the species has the ability to auto-luminesce, possesses a distinct diurnal rhythm and can be used as a sensor for water quality.

Stoneworts belonging to the genus Chara are algae of the year 2012. They were selected by algal researchers of the Phycology Section of the German Botanical Society because members of this genus represent so many different algal life strategies. According to algal expert Dr Irmgard Blindow from the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, some Chara species are able to conquer new aquatic habitats as ‘pioneers’ whilst others exhibit very specific growth requirements, and once having colonised an area, can shape an ecosystem. The decision to declare Chara ‘Algae of the year’ acknowledges the importance of this group of algae which comprises 20 native species included in the Red List of threatened species.

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Froschlaichalgen der Gattung Batrachospermum werden immer rarer, da ihr Lebensraum schwindet. Die Algenexperten der Sektion Phykologie stellen die Alge vor und möchten auf diese gefährdete Pflanze unserer heimischen Gewässer aufmerksam machen.

Algal researchers of the German Botanical Society have chosen Emiliania huxleyi as ‘alga of the year‘ to highlight its importance as a global key organism.

Algal researchers of the Phycology Section of the German Botanical Society have chosen the desmid Micrasterias as ‘Alga of the Year 2008’. Micrasterias, the name derived from Greek meaning ‘little star’, is a highly threatened, but species-rich and morphologically extremely diverse, genus of green algae. They entirely depend on the presence of unspoilt freshwater bodies for their existence.

Members of the Phycology Section of the German Botanical Society who conduct research on algae nominate the seaweed Laminaria as ‘Alga of the year’: the kelp Laminaria can reach lengths of several metres. It forms, together with other macroalgal species, large underwater forests in the sea (so-called ‘kelp forests’). Kelps contain alginic acid which has several applications as stabilising agents in many food and cosmetic products. In contrast to other plants, kelps grow mainly in winter when sunlight is sparse. Algae take up the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and are the most important oxygen producers of the world.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Weber

Institut für Biochemie der Pflanzen
Heinrich-Heine-Universität
Universitätsstraße 1
40225 Düsseldorf
Deutschland
Tel: ++49-(0)211 / 81-12347
E-mail: andreas.weber[at]uni-duesseldorf.de
http://www.plant-biochemistry.hhu.de/

The speaker of the Section Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology always is a member of the extended DBG board.

Prof. Dr. Dirk Albach

AG Biodiversität und Evolution der Pflanzen
Institut für Biologie und Umweltwissenschaften
Carl von Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg
Carl von Ossietzky-Strasse 9-11
26111 Oldenburg
Deutschland
Tel.: ++49 (0)441 7983339
E-Mail: dirk.albach[at]uni-oldenburg.de
http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/plant-evol/

Prof. Dr. Ulf Karsten

Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Ökologie und Phykologie
Albert-Einstein-Str. 3
18059 Rostock
Deutschland
Tel.: ++49 (0)381.498 6090
Fax: ++49 (0)381.498 6072
E-Mail: ulf.karsten[at]uni-rostock.de
http://www.angewandteoekologie.uni-rostock.de/

more on the Sections's website

Prof. Dr. Maike Petersen

Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Deutschhausstr. 17A
35037 Marburg
Deutschland
Tel: ++49-(0)6421 - 2825821
Fax: ++49-(0)6421 - 2825828
E-Mail: petersen[at]staff.uni-marburg.de
https://www.uni-marburg.de/fb16/ipbb/forschung/ag_petersen

(former Section of Mykology and Lichenology)

Prof. Dr. Dominik Begerow

Geobotanik
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
44780 Bochum
Deutschland
Tel: ++49 (0)234 32 27212
E-mail: dominik.begerow[at]rub.de
http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/geobot/

Members of the DBG are welcome to found Sections in specialized fields (see §6, statutes). In addition to the Congress "Botanikertagung" the Sections organize scientific symposia in their specific field of work. The following Sections have been appointed by the Board:

• Section Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology
• Section Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
• Phycology Section
  
• Section Applied Botany
• Section Natural Products
• Section for Interactions (former Section Mycology and Lichenology)

Membership in the Sections

Affiliation with a Section is not obligatory for members of the German Botanical Society (DBG). In addition to the membership fee for the DBG, some Sections charge an additional annual membership fee to be able to fulfill their mission. However, for new members, a separate Section membership for up to three years is possible, before finally also joining DBG.

The Section promotes science and higher education in physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of plants. It supports communication among its members via a mailing list and supports young scientists.

Every year the Section organises a scientific meeting, the wellknown "Conference of Molecular Biology of Plants". On its website the Section Plantphysiology and Molecular Biology posts their meetings and conferences, lists the advantages of being a member and presents actual information via its twitter account.

This year themeeting of the young scientists took place as a Strasburger Workshop [Link] and was entitled "Postgraduate workshop of the section „Pflanzliche Naturstoffe“. It was held from 9 21^st to 23^rd 2014 at Nuremberg youth hostel located at the Nuremberg Castle. Topics were:
Small Natural Products: Biochemistry, genetics, ecology, chemistry, evolution

In the year 2013 Section's members met during the Botanikertagung at Tübingen.

The Section's meeting entitled „Pflanzliche Naturstoffe“ took place from September 30th to October 2nd 2012 at Michaeliskloster in Hildesheim. Topics were: Biochemistry, genetics, ecology, chemistry, evolution and applications of natural products.

The meeting of the section will be organized in conjunction with the „Dreiländertagung“ of the German Society for Mycology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mykologie, DGfM) at Mettlach-Orscholz (Saarland, Germany) from 29^th September to 1^st October 2014. 

All members are invited to join the meeting of the Section on 1^st October 2013 during the Botanikertagung in the Kupferbau building, University of Tübingen, Germany.

Scientific meeting of the Section took place in co-operation with the German Mycological Society: 1^st - 7^th October 2012 at Kloster Drübeck, Harz, Germany. The scientific part of the programm took place on October 1^st to 3^rd.

Algal researchers from the Phycology Section have declared the diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus alga of the year 2011. ‘We are fascinated by this species because it can survive and even reproduce within the ice of the polar seas, one of the most extreme habitats on earth’ argues Professor Dr Peter Kroth from the University of Konstanz. Kroth is Chair of the Phycology Section of the German Botanical Society.

In 2015 Section's members met during the Botanikertagung at the technical University of Munich (TUM) in Freising, Germany, were Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kreis was elected to be the first speaker of the Section.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kreis

Chair of Pharmaceutical Biology
Department Biologie - Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Staudtstr. 5
91058 Erlangen
Germany
e-mail: wolfgang.kreis[at]fau.de
Web: http://www.pharmbio.nat.uni-erlangen.de/English/home.shtml">http://www.pharmbio.nat.uni-erlangen.de/English/home.shtml
wolfgang.kreis[at]fau.de

Prof. Dr. Dirk Selmar

Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institut für Angewandte Pflanzenbiologie
Mendelssohnstraße 4
38106 Braunschweig
Tel.: ++49 (0)531-391-5881
E-Mail: d.selmar[at]tu-bs.de
Website: https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/ifp/selmar

Dr. Regine Jahn

Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem
Freie Universität Berlin
Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8
D-14195 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30-838-50142
E-mail: r.jahn[at]bgbm.org
Web: https://www.bgbm.org/de/personal/dr-regine-jahn

The speaker of the Phycology Section is member in the extended board of the DBG.

To Section's website:

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Die mehrzellige Grünalge Klebsormidium lebt an Land an solchen Orten, wo keine andere Pflanze mehr wachsen kann. Als weltweit verbreiteter Pionier schafft sie neue Lebensräume, was Farmer und Wüstenanrainer nutzen. Forscher interessieren sich für ihre biologischen Tricks, wie sie zwischen leblos und Wiedererwachen hin und her wechselt. Die Professoren Andreas Holzinger (Universität Innsbruck) und Ulf Karsten (Universität Rostock) erforschen in enger Kooperation die Fähigkeiten, die die Alge vor Austrocknung und gefährlichen UV-Strahlen schützt. Beide sind Mitglieder der Sektion Phykologie der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft (DBG), die Klebsormidium zur Alge des Jahres 2018 kürte.

Prof. Dr. Maria Mittag

Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena
Am Planetarium 1
07743 Jena
Germany
Tel.: ++49 (0)3641-949201
E-Mail: M.Mittag[at]uni-jena.de
Web: http://www.botanik.uni-jena.de/

The speaker of the Phycology Section is member in the extended board of the DBG.

To Section's website:

Please feel free to contact the speakers if you have any questions about the Section Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology in the DBG.

First Speaker

Prof. Dr. Stefan A. Rensing,
University of Freiburg
Germany
E-Mail: 
Web: http://www.plantco.de

Deputy Speaker

Prof. Dr. Andrea Bräutigam
Bielefeld University
Computational Biology
Universitätsstraße 25
D-33615 Bielefeld
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)521 106-8753 
E-mail: andrea.braeutigam[at]uni-bielefeld.de  
Web: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/(en)/biologie/computationalbiology/index.html

Algae researchers have joined in the Phycology Section of the DBG. The Section conducts scientific research on micro- and macroalgae and investigate - amongst other topics - physiological taxonomic, ecological, and molecular issues. Its main goals are to promote research on algae, to support young scientists, and to facilitate scientific discussions on algae, a fascinating group of organisms.

Every two years they organise a meeting with phycological topics. They also arrange contacts to specialists for media persons and publishes information on the “alga of the year”, in which a species is introduced to lay audiences. The Section is one of the founding members of the Federation of European Phycological Societies (FEPS). It offers an individual website.

to Section's website

Prof. Dr. Dominik Begerow

Universität Hamburg
Organismische Botanik und Mykologie
Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften und Mikrobiologie
Ohnhorststraße 18
22609 Hamburg
E-mail: dominik.begerow [at] uni-hamburg.de

Dr. Sophie de Vries

Georg-August-University Goettingen
Institute for Microbiology and Genetics
Department of Applied Bioinformatics
Evolution of Cyanobacterial-Plant Symbioses
Goldschmidtstr. 1
D-37077 Goettingen, Germany

Phone: +49 551 39 13994
Fax: +49 551 39 14929
E-Mail: Sophie.devries_at_uni-goettingen.de

Web: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/654190.html

Prof. Dr. Claudia Büchel

Institut für Molekulare Biowissenschaften
Universität Frankfurt
Max-von-Laue-Straße 9
Biozentrum
60438 Frankfurt
Germany
Tel: +49 69 798 29602
E-Mail: C.Buechel[at]em.uni-frankfurt.de

The speaker of the Phycology Section is member in the extended board of the DBG.

To Section's website:

Our section researches biotic (pathogenic, parasitic and mutualistic) interactions of plants and algae with other organisms, including, but not limited to, fungi, bacteria, insects, or nematodes addressing questions ranging from ecology to molecular biology and evolution.

Activities

The Section organizes a workshop every other year in alternation with the Botanik-Tagung, International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences DBG.

New Name of the Section

On the member assembly on 1^st October 2013 during the Botanikertagung at Tübingen, Germany, the Section decided to change its name into „Section for interactions (former Section of mycology and lichenology)”. Members also agreed to keep this name for two years from now on.

Meetings

Archives of former meetings

Membership

Members receive direct information about the activities of the Section during the Botanikertagung mainly concerning symposia and workshops.

At the moment membership in the section is free of fees.

How to become a member?

Prerequisite for a membership in the Section is a membership in the German Botanical Society (DBG). To become a member, please write an informal letter to the speaker of the Section.

Statutes

The Section has its onw statutes besides the statutes of the DBG. Sorry, at present we have no English version of our statutes. Please refer to the German version of the statutes (pdf file).

According to our statutes the section Natural Products brings together scientists across generations who are interested in various aspects of natural products research ranging from biosynthesis over physiological and ecological function and evolution to biotechnological production of plant natural products. The sections furthers scientific exchange between its members and supports early career scientists.

Activities

Members of the section receive information about activities of the section, section meetings, workshops and relevant job announcements via Email. Our early career researches administrate a virtual forum which is meant to improve community outreach for scientific questions and ideas. Regarding any questions to the forum, feel free to contact Christoph Kentrath. You are welcome to signup through this link: https://discord.gg/bZKeWQ8dHF.

Scientific meetings

The section Natural Products meets every second year (alternating with with the International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences, Botanik-Tagung) for a symposium. These meetings provide a nice platform for scientific exchange and are especially devoted to early career scientists. PhD students and postdocs have the opportunity to present their work, to discuss it in an informal atmosphere and to build their scientific network. The last workshop for early career researchers took place in Bad Endbach from 13 to 15 October 2023 (read meeting report). The next workshop of this kind is planned to take place from 1^st to 3^rd September 2025 in Hildesheim, Germany.

Membership

Members pay a yearly fee of 10 €. Members of our head organisation, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft (DBG), can become a member of our section through the DBG website.

Please contact the section's speakers if you have questions, suggestions or requests.

Prof. Dr. Christian Zörb

Universität Hohenheim
Institut für Kulturpflanzenwissenschaften
Fachgebiet; Qualität pflanzlicher Erzeugnisse und Weinbau (340e)
(Treasurer, FESPB, Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology)
70593 Stuttgart
Schloss Westflügel
Tel: ++49 (0)711 45922520
E-Mail: christian.zoerb[at]uni-hohenheim.de
Sekretariat Frau Lilit Manukyan: lilit.manukyan[at]uni-hohenheim.de
Web: https://fg-qualitaet-pflanzlicher-erzeugnisse.uni-hohenheim.de/

Dr. Sophie de Vries

Georg-August-University Goettingen
Institute for Microbiology and Genetics
Department of Applied Bioinformatics
Evolution of Cyanobacterial-Plant Symbioses
Goldschmidtstr. 1
D-37077 Goettingen, Germany

Phone: +49 551 39 21693
E-Mail: Sophie.devries_at_uni-goettingen.de

Web: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/654190.html

Speaker and Secretary

Speaker

Prof. Dr. Christian Zörb 
Universität Hohenheim
Institute for Kulturpflanzenwissenschaften
Quality of Plant Products (340e) | Viticulture
Schloss Westflügel
(Treasurer, FESPB, Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology)
D-70593 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone: ++49 (0)711 45922520
E-mail: christian.zoerb[at]uni-hohenheim.de
Secretary Lilit Manukyan: lilit.manukyan[at]uni-hohenheim.de
Web: https://fg-qualitaet-pflanzlicher-erzeugnisse.uni-hohenheim.de/en/english 

Deputy Speaker

Dr. Helmut Kassner
Uni Hamburg, Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, Abt. Nutzpflanzenbiologie
Ohnhorststr. 18
D-22609 Hamburg
Phone: +49 (0)40 42816 349
Email: helmut.kassner[at]uni-hamburg.de
Website: https://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/biozentrum-klein-flottbek/forschung/bdnp-cierjacks/mitarbeiter/m-cierjacks/hkassner.html

Secretary

Prof. Dr. Jutta Papenbrock
Institut für Botanik
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover
Phone: ++49 (0)511 762 3788
Fax: ++49 (0)511 762 19262
Email: Jutta.Papenbrock[at]botanik.uni-hannover.de 
Website: https://www.botanik.uni-hannover.de/stoffwechsel.html?&L=1

Please feel free to contact the speakers if you have any questions about the Phycology Section in the DBG.

Chairperson

Assoz.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Holzinger
Forschungsgruppe Zellbiologie der Pflanzen
Universität Innsbruck
Institut für Botanik
Forschungsgruppe Zellbiologie der Pflanzen
Sternwartestraße 15
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Phone: +43 (512) 507-51028
E-mail: Andreas.Holzinger[at]uibk.ac.at
Web: https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/department-of-botany/research/members/andreas-holzinger/

Vice Chairperson

Junior-Professor Dr. Karin Glaser
TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Institut für Biowissenschaften, Biologie/Ökologie
Lessingstr. 45
09599 Freiberg
Germany
Phone: +49 3731 39 4151
E-mail: karin.glaser[at]ioez.tu-freiberg.de
Website: https://tu-freiberg.de/en/fakultaet2/bio/biology-oecology

Spokespersons of the Section

Speaker

Dr. Anze Zerdoner Calasan
Bavarian State Collections for Botany
Menzinger Str. 67
D-80638 München
Deutschland
Tel.: +49 (0)89 17861 242
E-mail: zerdoner[at]snsb.de 
Web: https://bsm.snsb.de/sektion-mitarbeiter/dr-anze-zerdoner-calasan/ 

Deputy Speakers

Dr. Natalia Tkach
Institut für Biologie/Geobotanik und Botanischer Garten
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Am Kirchtor 1
D-06108 Halle (Saale)
Deutschland
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5526234
E-Mail: natalia.tkach[at]botanik.uni-halle.de
Web: https://www.botanik.uni-halle.de/systematik/natalia_tkach/

Dr. Tim Böhnert
Bonner Institut für Organismische Biologie (BIOB)
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Meckenheimer Allee 170 
D-53115 Bonn
Deutschland
Tel.: +49 (0)228 73-7025
E-Mail: tboehnert[at]uni-bonn.de 
Website: https://www.biologie.uni-bonn.de/biob/de/biob/biob_botanik/ag_weigend/dr-tim-boehnert

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Ute Wittstock
TU Braunschweig
Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie
Mendelssohnstrasse 1
D-38106 Braunschweig
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)531 391 5681
E-mail: u.wittstock[at]tu-braunschweig.de 
web: https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/pharmbiol/research/translate-to-english-ag-wittstock-1

Prof. Dr. Dietrich Ober
Director Botanical Garden Kiel
Botanical Institute and Botanica Garden, Biochemical Ecology and Molecular Evolution
Universität Kiel
Am Botanischen Garten 1-9
D-24118 Kiel
Germany
E-mail: ceme[at]bot.uni-kiel.de
fon: ++49-(0)431-880-4299
fax: ++49-(0)431-880-4500
web: https://www.ober.botanik.uni-kiel.de/de
web: https://www.botanischer-garten.uni-kiel.de/de 

Early Career Researchers’ Representative 

Arne Bültemeier
Institut für Botanik
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Herrenhäuser Straße 2
30419 Hannover
Phone: +49 511 762 17966
E-mail: arne.bueltemeier [at] oci.uni-hannover.de

The rules of procedure can be downloaded here in its German version (pdf file). 

Deren Büyüktaş

Georg-August-University Goettingen
Institute for Microbiology and Genetics
Department of Applied Bioinformatics
Julia-Lermontowa-Weg 3
D-37077 Goettingen, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)551 39 21697
E-mail: deren.bueyuektas [at] uni-goettingen.de
Web: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/681315.html