Our research focuses on the role of sugar signalling
in plant development and in the perception of environmental signals. For example, my group
exploits natural genetic variation to investigate the genetic basis
and molecular mechanisms that regulate leaf senescence. Most of this research is conducted with the
model species Arabidopsis, but we also use a perennial relative of
Arabidopsis, Arabis alpina, to explore how senescence is
regulated by environmental conditions in perennial plants. In addition,
I am interested in the pathways that determine plant growth in response
to temperature.