Insect Biotechnology in Plant Protection
General research topics of Department of Insect Biotechnology in Plant Protection are developmental biology, the development of pest control systems and the evaluation/comparison of transgenic systems for the improvement of integrated pest management. In addition, we are interested in research on risk management and safety aspects, e.g. in the field of Gene Editing, Genome targeting, and Gene Drives.
In addition to the Professorship, the Department host two junior research groups. The first one, an Emmy-Noether-Group, funded by the German Research Foundation, deals with the risk assessment and evaluation of transgenic insects at Justus-Liebig University Gießen.
The second one, a »Fraunhofer Attract« group, is funded by the Fraunhofer Society and works on the development of new pest control technologies for agricultural and against invasive insects like the cherry vinegar fly, Drosophila suzukii. It has developed several new technologies in the area of pest control and expression systems for optimized protein production in insects in the future.
Join us!
We always seek highly motivated PhD students and postdoctoral researchers.
To apply, please send an e-mail to Marc Schetelig containing a motivation letter, a short CV with list of publications and other achievements, as well as the names and e-mail addresses of 2 to 4 mentors who agreed to provide a short letter of recommendation on your behalf (as one single PDF).