Markus Schmid
Professor,
Research
A fundamental difference between the development of plants and most animals is that the former maintains the potential to form new organs throughout their life. This capacity not only endows plants with the ability for continued growth, but also provides them with the means to rapidly and flexibly adjust to changes in their environment, resulting in a high degree of phenotypic plasticity. The aim of our research is to understand the molecular mechanisms that controls plant development in response to environmental stimuli.
Educational credentials
- Since 2023: Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
- Since 2015: Professor, Umeå University, Sweden
- 2018-2021: visiting PI, BAICTBMD, Beijing Forestry University, PR China
- 2002-2015: Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
- 2000-2002: Research Fellow, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
- 1999-2000: Research Associate, Dept. of Botany, Technical University Munich, Germany
- 1999: Dr. rer. nat., Plant Biology, Technical University Munich, Germany
- 1996: Diploma, Botany, Technical University Munich, Germany