Dr. Wolfgang Frank

geb. am 27.02.1967 in Simmern

1987-1993 Undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Biology Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, 1993-1996 PhD studies Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Cologne, 1997-1998 Postdoc Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Cologne, 1999-2001 Group Leader Fraunhofer Institute Molecular Biotechnology Aachen, since 2001 Assistant Professor Plant Biotechnology University of Freiburg.

Hauptforschungsgebiete

Abiotic Stress, RNA interference, Phytohormones, Signal transduction

Wichtige Publikationen

Frank, W., Decker, E.L. and Reski, R. (2005) Molecular tools to study Physcomitrella patens. Plant Biology, 7, 220-227. Frank, W., Ratnadewi, D. and Reski, R. (2004) Physcomitrella patens is highly tolerant against drought, salt and osmotic stress. Planta, 220, 384-394. Wood, A.J., Reski, R. and Frank, W. (2004) Isolation and characterization of ALDH11A5, a novel non-phosphorylating GAPDH cDNA from Physcomitrella patens. The Bryologist 107, 385-387. Kroemer, K., Reski, R. and Frank, W. (2004) Abiotic stress response in the moss, Physcomitrella patens: evidence for an evolutionary alteration in signaling pathways in land plants. Plant Cell Reports, 22, 864-870. Frank, W., Munnik, T., Kerkmann, K., Salamini, F. and Bartels, D. (2000) Water deficit triggers phospholipase D activity in the resurrection plant Craterostigma plantagineum. Plant Cell, 12, 111-123.

Kontaktaufnahme

Tel: +49 (0) 761 203 2820
Fax: +49 (0) 761 203 2820
Email: wolfgang.frank@biologie.uni-freiburg.de

Adresse / Postanschrift:
Institut für Biologie II
Pflanzenbiotechnologie (seit 1999)
Schänzlestraße 1
79104 Freiburg i. Br.

Telefon: +49 761 203-6968
Fax: +49 761 203-6967
Email: pbt@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
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