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Technical University of Munich

Erwin Grill

Prof. Dr. 

Former Professor of botany
TUM School of Life Sciences

born 1957

erwin.grill(at)tum.de

 

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The central topic of Prof. Grill's research is stress physiology in plants. The focus is on the regulation of the plant water balance and the metabolism of foreign substances such as pesticides. The research work concentrates in particular on deciphering the molecular mechanisms of the perception of water status and the signal transduction pathways involved, as well as the generation of plants with improved water utilization.

 

Short biography

1976 – 1983 Studies in biology, TUM
1983 - 1987 Doctorate, LMU
1987 - 1988 Postdoctoral Fellow, LMU
1988 - 1990 Research Stay at the Department of Energy of the Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
1990 - 1996 Head of Research Group, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
1996 - 2023 Professor for Botany, TUM 

 

Memberships and honors

  • Member of the "Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften" (2011)
  • Member of the "Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina" (seit 2010)
  • Arnold Sommerfeld‐Award of the "Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften" (1995)
  • Young Investigator Award der European Society of Biochemistry (1991)

  • Young researcher Award of the "Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen" 1989)

 

Project Coordination

DFG Koselleck „Neue Signale in der Stressantwort von Pflanzen" (2018-2023)

DFG‐Projekt “Cross talk der ABA Signaltransduktion mit Auxin und Ethlyenantworten“ Teilprojekt zu SFB 924 „Molekulare Mechanismen der Ertragsbildung und Ertragssicherung bei Pflanzen“ (seit 2011)

DFG‐ANR Projekt „ABA-dependent control of plant hydraulics in plant acclimation to water deficit” (2019-2022).

DFG‐Projekt „Growth control by ABA 2 (GCA2), ein zentraler Regulator der Calciumoszillation“, Teilprojekt zu Forschergruppe FOR 964 “Calcium signaling via protein phosphorylation in plant model cell types during environmental stress adaption“ (seit 2008)

DFG‐Projekt “Characterisation of Arabidopsis ABA receptors“(2010-2014) 

DFG‐Projekt “Plant Metabolism of Xenobiotics” (2004-2011) 

DFG‐Projekt „Identifizierung von Komponenten der Signalkette von Abscisinsäure“, Teilprojekt zu SPP 1067 „Molekulare Analyse der Phytohormonwirkung“ (1999-2006)

 

Key Publications

Bohn L, Huang J, Weidig S, Yang Z, Heidersberger C, Genty B, Falter-Braun P, Christmann A, Grill E. “The temperature sensor TWA1 is required for thermotolerance in Arabidopsis”. Nature. 2024; 629:1126-1132.

Ruschhaupt M, Mergner J, Mucha S, Papacek M, Doch I, Tischer SV, Hemmler D, Chiasson D, Edel KH, Kudla J, Schmitt-Kopplin P, Kuster B, Grill E: “Rebuilding core abscisic acid signaling pathways of Arabidopsis in yeast”. EMBO J. 2019; 38:e101859.

Yang Z, Liu J, Poree F, Schaeufele R, Helmke H, Frackenpohl J, Lehr S, von Koskull-Döring P, Christmann A, Schnyder H, Schmidhalter U, Grill E: "Abscisic Acid Receptors and Coreceptors Modulate Plant Water Use Efficiency and Water Productivity". Plant Physiol. 2019; 180:1066-1080.

Tischer SV, Wunschel C, Papacek M, Kleigrewe K, Hofmann T, Christmann A, Grill E: "Combinatorial interaction network of abscisic acid receptors and coreceptors from Arabidopsis thaliana". Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2017; 114:10280-10285.

Yang Z, Liu J, Tischer SV, Christmann A, Windisch W, Schnyder H, Grill E: "Leveraging abscisic acid receptors for efficient water use in Arabidopsis". Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2016; 113:6791-6796.

Ma Y, Szostkiewicz I, Korte A, Moes D, Yang Y, Christmann A, Grill E: "Regulators of PP2C phosphatase activity function as abscisic acid sensors". Science. 2009; 324, 1064-1068.

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