As an evolutionary biologist I am generally interested in the molecular evolution of adaptive traits. Currently, I am studying how Pooideae grasses adapted to the conditions in temperate environments.
How, why, and when do complex physiological traits evolve in plants? I try to find answers to these questions by studying the evolution of photoperiod-mediated flowering in temperate grasses.
Flowering once or several times over multiple growing seasons are two distinct life history strategies in plants. I study the genetic and physiological bases of annual and perennial growth habit using Pooideae as a model system.
My project focuses on the evolution of overwintering capacity in temperate grasses. I try to explain the biogeography of Pooideae by analysing carbohydrate accumulation during winter.
Alumni
PhD Candidates
Marian Schubert (2012 – 2016)
Researchers & Postdocs
Erica Helen Leder (2016 – 2018)
Thomas Marcussen (2015 – 2017)
PhD Candidates, co-supervised
Ursula Brandes (2013 – 2019), with Line Rosef
Lars Grønvold (2013 – 2017), with Torgeir R. Hvidsten
Murat Bağcıoğlu (2012 – 2016), with Achim Kohler
Anna M. Lewandowska-Sabat (2006 – 2009), with Odd Arne Rognli
MSc Students
Sylvia Pal Stolsmo (2018 – 2019)
Darshan Anthony Young (2016 – 2018)
Beate Beatriz Furevik (2014 – 2016)
Torbjørn H. Kornstad (2012 – 2014)
Nina Zoric (2011 – 2013)
Nadine Hofman (2010 – 2012)
BSc Students
Magnus F. Nickelsen
Rebekka E. Ween
Mika Kirkhus