Anke Steppuhn
Molecular Ecology
Free University of Berlin
Germany
Biography
Education 2007 Dr. rer. nat. in Biology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany 2002 Diploma, Biology, Free University Berlin, Germany Academic appointments / positions held 2016 to present Professor for Molecular Ecology at the Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany 2009 – 2016 Juniorprofessor for Molecular Ecology at the Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany 2002 – 2007 Scientific associate (Wiss. Mitarbeiter) at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Jena, Germany
Research Interest
Prof. Dr. A. Steppuhn focuses on research in plant-insect interactions. Plants are literally on the bottom of the food chain, and they need to defend themselves against herbivores that want to eat them.
Publications
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Lortzing, T., Firtzlaff, V., Nguyen, D., Rieu, I., Stelzer, S., Schad, M., Kallarackal, J., Steppuhn A., (2017) Transcriptomic responses of Solanum dulcamara to natural and simulated herbivory. Molecular Ecology Resources. DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12687
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Schäfer M, Brütting C, Xu S, Ling Z, Steppuhn A, Baldwin IT & Schuman MC (2017) NaMYB8 regulates distinct, optimally distributed herbivore defense traits. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. Accepted
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Geuss D. Stelzer S., Lortzing T. & Steppuhn A. (2017) An ovicidal response of Solanum dulcamara to insect oviposition. Plant, Cell & Environment. doi: 10.1111/pce.13015
