Ongoing PhD-projects

Amby, Daniel Buchvaldt: Plant Pathology: Gene Discovery in the Colletotrichum acutatum/Strawberry interactions. Supervisor: Birgit Jensen

Andersen, Tonni Grube: Plant Biochemistry: Characterization of Transmembrane Interference (TMi) regulation of Transporter Proteins: Supervisor: Barbara Ann Halkier

Augustin, Jörg Manfred: Plant Biochemistry: Ecogenomics of Insect resistance in Barbarea vulgaris. Supervisor: Søren Bak

 

Bach, Søren Spanner: Glyco-engineering of Plant Cells for Controlled Human O-Glycosylation: Novel Host Cells for Recombinant Cancer Vaccine Production. Supervisor: Christina Lunde
 

Chen, Yan-Jun (Angie): Plant Regulatory Networks in Relation to Senescence and Disease Resistance. Supervisor: Michael Lyngkjær

Chrestensen, Inge Byg: Novozymes: New Food Ingredients by an Enzyme Mediated Extraction Process. Supervisor: Henrik Vibe Scheller

 

Das, Tanmay Kumar: production of Gum Arabic Variants in yeast. Supervisor: Naomi Geshi

 

Fangel, Jonatan Ulrik: Understanding the Early Evolution of Plant Processes by Study of the Charophycean Green Algae. Supervisor: William G.T. Willats

 

Frisch, Tina: Share Your Parts – Synthetic Biology. Supervisor: Birger Lindberg Møller

 

Frøsig, Merethe Mørch: Regulation of Plant Flippases by Phosphorylation . Supervisor: Alexander Schulz

 

Gallage, Nethaji Janeshawari: The Biosynthesis of Vanillin in the Vanilla Orchid with Focus on the Glycosyltransferase. Supervisor: Birger Lindberg Møller

 

Gjendal, Nele: Impact of Climate Change on emerging plant diseases and their threat to food security. Supervisor: Michael Lyngkjær 

Gjetting, Kirsten Sisse Krag: Biotechnology: Application of sucrose and pH nanosensors. Supervisor: Anja Thoe Fuglsang

Gnanasekaran, Thiyagarajan. Synthetic Biology - Bioengineering of Photosystem I. Suporvisor: Poul Erik Jensen. 

Hanisch, Susanne: Functional Analysis of P-Type ATPases with a Role Lipid Transport and Vesicular Trafficking. Supervisor: Thomas Günther-Pomorski

 

Hansen, Maria Benn: Plant Cell Wall and Microbe Interactions. Supervisor: Yumiko Sakuragi 

Jensen, Jens Due: Plant Pathology: Fusarium Disease Resistance - Toxins and Feed Quality. Supervisor: David B. Collinge

Jensen, Kenneth:  Plant Biochemistry: Synthetic Biology: Cytochrome P540 Metabolons: Share Your Parts. Supervisor: Birger Lindberg Møller

 

Jensen, Lea Møller: Molecular Dissection of Factors Controlling Flux Through Pathways. Supervisor: Barbara Ann Halkier

 

Jensen, Susanne Langgård: Enzyme-assisted modification of granular starch for 'clean-label' hydrocolloids. Supervisor: Andreas Blennow  

 

Justensen, Bo Højen: Reconstitution of an Active Signalosome and Elucidation of its Three-Dimensional Structure. Supervisor: Anja Thoe Fuglsang

 

Jørgensen, Morten Egevang: Glucosinolate reallocation. Supervisor: Barbara Ann Halkier 

 

Kemmer, Gerdi Christine: Reconstitution and Functional Analysis of ATP-Driven Pumps in Giant Liposomes. Supervisor: Thomas Günther-Pomorski

 

Knoch, Eva: Identification and characterization of glycosyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of arabinogalactan proteins. Supervisor: Naomi Geshi

 

Knudsen, Anne: Gene discovery and molecular interactions in prebiotics/probiotics systems. Focus on carbohydrate prebiotics. Supervisor: Andreas Blennow

 

Knudsen, Camilla: New Roles for Old Compounds? – the Dual Role of Cyanogenic Glucosides in Plant Defense and Nitrogen Metabolism. Supervisor: Fred Rook 

 

Kosawang, Chatchai: Three way Interactions Between Fusarium Species, their Plant Hosts and Biocontrol Organisms. Supervisor: David Collinge

 

Krag, Jonas: Sugar Factory. Supervisor: Mohammed Saddik Motawia 
 

Lai, Daniela: A Molecular Genetic Study of Cyanogenesis and its Ecological Role Using a Collection of  Lotus japonicus Mutants. Supervisor: Fred Rook

 

Lassen, Lærke Marie Münter: Exploiting Photosystem I in synthtic Biology for Generation of Redox Power. Supervisor: Poul Erik Jensen

Liesche, Johannes: Phloem Loading and Transport in Gymnosperms. Supervisor: Alexander Schulz

Louarn, Sébastien Jean Yves: Plant Pathology: Proteome Analysis of Storage Product Quality for Revealing Changes in Susceptibility to Post Harvest Diseases During Storage. Supervisor: Dan Funck Jensen

 

Madsen, Svend Rosen: Transport Engineering to Enhance Nutritional Value of Crops. Supervisor: Barbara Ann Halkier

 

Mahmood, Khalid: The mechanism behind peptide-based stimulation of cell elongation. Supervior: Anja Thoe Fuglsang

 

Manczak, Tom: Onto the Later Steps in Thapsigargin and Related Sesquiterpenes Biosynthesis. Supervisor: Henrik Toft Simonsen

 

Melgosa, Silvia Vidal: Glycan Microarrays for Ligand and Enzyme Screening and Analysis. Supervisor: William G.T. Willats

Mikkelsen, Bolette Lind: Plant Pathology: Climate Change Effects on Planet Health; Ozone Stress, Photo Synthesis and Disease Resistance: Supervisor: Michael Lyngkjær

 

Mnich, Ewelina: Secretory pathway control of primordial phenolic cross-links in transgenic grasses. Supervisor: Nanna Bjarnholt 

 

Müller, André: Barley chlorophyll synthesis. Supervisor: Poul Erik Jensen

 

Møldrup, Morten Emil: Characterization and Exploitation of the "Mustard-bomb" Plant Defense System. Supervisor: Barbara Ann Halkier

Nielsen, Ann Kallehauge: Structural Determination of Plasma Membrane H+-ATPases. Supervisor: Morten Buch-Pedersen

Nielsen, Morten Thrane: Plant Biochemistry: Bioengineering of yeast for the production of the cancer preventive glucosinolate. Supervisor: Poul Erik Jensen

Ning, Ye: Function and evolution of ISI1 in Arabidopsis and Physcomitrella; Transcription regulation of Arabidopsis AtSR2 gene. Supervisor: Fred Rook

 

Oehlenschlæger, Christian Berg: Unravelling the structure and dynamics of the proton pump signalosome. Supervisor: Anja Fuglsang  

 

Pan, Xi-Wu: Plant Biochemistry, Terpenoids. Production of Valuable Sesquiterpenes in Moss. Supervisor: Christina Lunde

 

Pentzold, Stefan: Bio-activation of insect chemical defense: degradation of cyanogenic glucosides in the Burnet Moth Zygaena filipendulae. Supervisor: Søren Bak

 

Poulsen, Christian Peter: Unraveling the Biosynthetic Pathway of Arabinogalactan Proteins. Supervisor: Naomi Geshi

Powikrowska, Marta: Molecular Plant Biology: Essembly and biogenesis of photosynthetic complexes. Supervisor: Poul Erik Jensen

Roelsgaard, Kirsten Pernille Sølvhøj: Plant Biochemistry: The intimate relationship between powdery mildew and nitrile glucosides in barley. Supervisor: Birger Lindberg Møller
 

Romero, Maria Elena Gonzalez: Metabolic engeneering of glucosinolates in potato. Supervisor: Barbara Ann Halkier

 

Salomonsen, Bo: Bioengineering of Natural Product in Yeast. Supervisor: Barbara Ann Halkier

 

Shaik, Shahnoor Sultana: Seed Starch Composition to Reduce Fungal Toxins in Grains. Supervisor: Andreas Blennow

 

Silvestro, Daniele: Molecular Plant Biology: Improvements of Vitamin D in food crops: Supervisor: Poul Erik Jensen

Skryhan, Katsiaryna: Molecular Plant Biology: Redox regulation in starch metabolism. Supervisor: Andreas Blennow

 

Steccanella, Verdiana: The Role of NTRC in Redox Regulation of Chloroplast Functions. Supervisor: Poul Erik Jensen

 

Søgaard, Casper:  Molecular Plant Biology: Characterization of the CsIH and CsIF Gene Families in the Cereal Model Plant Brachypodium distachyon: Supervisor: Hentik Vibe Scheller

Sørensen, Danny Mollerup: Biochemical Characterisation of P5 type ATPases. Supervisor: Morten Buch-Pedersen

 

Tanackovic, Vanja: Exploring Starch Biosynthesis in the New Cereal Model Brachypodium distachyon. Supervisor: Andreas Blennow

 

Theorin, Lisa R. V.: Reconstitution of Nanoscale Pumps in Liposomes. Supervisor: Anja Thoe Fuglsang

Thuesen, Kristina Heinsbæk: Plant Anatomy and Physiology: The Aim of the Project is to Clarify and Characterize Signal Transduction Pathways Stimulating Proton Secretion and Cell Elongation in Plant Cells. Supervisor: Anja Thoe Fuglsang

Ytting, Cecilie Karkov:  Development of Nanosensors. Supervisor: Anja Thoe Fuglsang

 

Zhan, Mikkel Xin: Engineering of Physcomitrella patens into an Efficient Producer of Fragrance Compounds. Supervisor: Henrik Toft Simonsen