PlantHUB Projects

Fellowships funded by the programme

Project title	Principal Investigator(s); Partner(s)	PlantHUB PhD student
Exploiting genetic variation in barley for crop quality improvement. Link	Prof. Samuel Zeeman, ETH Zurich Dr. Ilka Braumann, Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg Research Laboratory, DK	Mercedes Thieme, ETH Zurich
Using advanced imaging and profiling technologies to map starch biosynthesis in barley endosperm. Link	Prof. Samuel Zeeman, ETH Zurich Dr. Ilka Braumann, Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg Research Laboratory, DK	Anton Hochmuth, ETH Zurich
Self-fertility for powerful grass hybrids. Link	Prof. Bruno Studer, ETH Zurich Nic Boerboom, Deutsche Saatveredelung AG, DE	Claudio Cropano, ETH Zurich
Exploiting reproductive traits for hybrid breeding in grasses. Link	Prof. Bruno Studer, ETH Zurich Michael Koch, Deutsche Saatveredelung AG, DE	Maximilian Vogt, ETH Zurich
Efficient capturing and third-generation sequencing of complex genomic regions. Link	Prof. Elena Conti, Dr. Peter Szoevenyi, University of Zurich Dr. Daniel Duijsings, BaseClear BV., NL	Giacomo Potente, UZH
Large-scale isolation and sequencing of full chromosomes. Link	Prof. Elena Conti, Dr. Peter Szoevenyi, University of Zurich Dr. Daniel Duijsings, BaseClear BV., NL	Seydina Issa Diop, UZH
Integrating hyperspectral imaging into phenomic applications for plant stress assays. Link	PD Dr. Diana Santelia, University of Zurich	Aya Yokota, UZH
Plant phenotyping to understand mechanisms of salinity tolerance. Link	PD Dr. Diana Santelia, University of Zurich	Franco Conci, UZH
Dynamic control system for multi-channel LED illumination systems to enable near-natural plant growth. Link	PD Dr. Günter Hoch, University of Basel Daniel Bankestad, Heliospectra AB, SE	Camilo Chiang, UniBas
Dynamic isotope model to trace the geographical origin of agricultural products. Link	Prof. Ansgar Kahmen, University of Basel Dr. Marcus Boner, Agroisolab GmbH, DE	Florian Cueni, UniBas