Research Group: Plant Development

• MicroProteins: We have uncovered the regulation of protein activity by small proteins, known as microProteins. These microProteins establish feedback loops and we can use genome-engineering to rewire signaling pathways.
• Light-regulated development: We work on transcription factors and microProteins that control light-dependent growth responses.
• Biotechnology: How can we use our findings in model plants to improve the growth of crop plants? This is a central theme in our group and we have recently shown that we can use microProteins to manipulate the growth of crop plants.

• Novo Nordisk Biotechnology Based Synthesis Project Grant ‘Increasing folate levels in crop plants by microProtein-engineering’: We have identified novel microProteins in crops that are related to metabolic enzymes. Goal of the project is to rewire the production of folate.
• Novo Nordisk Foundation Exploratory Interdisciplinary Synergy grant ‘QuantumBioengineering - Developing a next-generation magneto-sensitive optogenetic system’: Together with researchers from DTU Physics and Sorbonne University, Paris, France we are aiming to develop a magneto-sensitive optogenetic switch.
• NovoCrops - Accelerated domestication of resilient climate-change friendly plant species: In this project we will use genome-engineering to improve growth and development of alfalfa using genome-engineering.
• Novo Nordisk Foundation Ascending Investigator grant ' MORE – MicroProtein-engineering to Optimize plant development to increase REsources': In this project we will employ CRISPR/Cas9-based genome engineering to modify microProtein pathways in crop plants.
• The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation ' UnZIPping tomato fruit production': This project aims to manipulate the LITTLE ZIPPER microProteins in tomato

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