To study the molecular regulation and signal transduction pathways involved in the plants response to externally applied stimuli

Studying the role of ethylene in touch and/or gravity induced modifications in plant growth and development

To identify and characterize novel touch-induced genes which are rapidly turned on following touch stimulation and are ethylene independent

To develop novel methodology to apply defined mechanical forces to Arabidopsis protoplasts and cell cultures and to use this methodology to study touch perception and the resulting signal transduction pathways leading to changes in gene expression in plants

To study the molecular regulation and signal transduction pathways involved in brassinosteroid-induced epinasty in Arabidopsis

To explore the use of different bioreactor designs for the growth of commercially important horticultural crops and to maximize secondary metabolite production including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and other novel compounds produced by cell and organ cultures

Increasing the production efficiency of high-quality horticultural crops with reduce labor costs

Increasing secondary metabolite production by cell and organ cultures

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