MSc Defence: Sophie Lambertz

Name of MSc candidate

Sophie Lambertz

Title of thesis

Identification and characterization of plant transporters from the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana

Abstract

Sophie's M.Sc. project focuses on identifying plant transporters with the purpose of expanding our current knowledge on how transport processes are involved in the propagation of signaling. Sophie uses advanced cloning techniques, heterologous expression in Xenopus laevies oocytes, TEVC electrophysiology and LC-MS based transport activity assays. Several promising candidate transporters are identified and partly characterized.

External examiner

Dietmar Geiger, Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Dept. of Botany, University of Würzburg

Internal examiner

Hussam Nour-Eldin, DynaMo, University of Copenhagen