Email addresses all end with @landw.uni-halle.de
Lab members

Marcel Quint, Professor
- W3 Professor, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (since 2015)
- Group Leader, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, GER (2007-2015)
- Postdoc, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA (2004-2007)
- Dr. sc. agr., University of Hohenheim, GER (2003)
- Diplom in Horticulture, University of Hannover, GER (1998)
Marcel is supervising projects, writing grant proposals, teaching, …
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522739
Email: marcel.quint@…; office: 1.14

Annett Beyer, Secretary
Mon – Fri 7:00 – 15:30
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522628
Email:annett.beyer@…; office E.17.0

Carolin Delker, Group Leader
- Postdoc, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, GER (2007-2015)
- Dr. rer. nat., Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2007)
- Diplom in Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2000)
Carolin is running part of the thermomorphogenesis projects and is interested particularly in the role of transcriptional regulation in phenotypic plasticity. In addition, Carolin organizes the group(s), gives advice in basic biostatistics in R and teaches.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522629
Email: carolin.delker@…; office: 1.15

Kathrin Denk, Lab Manager
Kathrin has been a lab member since we established the group in 2007. As an experienced research technician Kathrin organizes and coordinates everything that needs to be coordinated in a lab.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522596
Email: kathrin.denk@…: lab: 1.26

Steve Babben, Postdoc
- PhD student, Julius Kühn Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, GER (2012-2016)
- M.Sc. in Crop Science, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2012)
- B.Sc. in Agriculture, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2009)
With his Crop Science background, Steve wants to compare thermomorphogenic responses in Arabidopsis and crops.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522621
Email: steve.babben@…; office: E.1.18

Lennart Eschen Lippold, Senior Postdoc
- Postdoc, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, GER (2008-2019)
- Dr. rer. nat., Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2008)
- Diplom in Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2004)
Lennart is interested in temperature effects on plant proteins.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522600
Email: lennart.eschen-lippold@…; office: E.1.18
Jian Xia, postdoc
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522621
Email: jian.xia@…; office: E.1.18

Philipp Janitza, PhD student
- M.Sc. in Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2014)
- B.Sc. in Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2011)
Philipp has already done his B.Sc. and M.Sc. theses in the lab and stayed on for a Ph.D. in plant development dealing with phylotranscriptomic and proteomic patterns across the life cycle of Arabidopsis ssp.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522621
Email: philipp.janitza@…; office: E.1.18

Jana Trenner, Research associate
- Research Assistant, Humboldt University Berlin, GER (2005-2009)
- Diplom in Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, GER (2005)
Jana works together with Marcel on various projects, often involving a phylogenetic approach. Currently, she is exploring image-based phenotyping.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522621
Email: jana.trenner@…; office: E.1.18

Alexander Sandmann, PhD student
- M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Technical University Braunschweig, GER (2019)
- B.Sc. in Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, GER (2017)
Alex is hosted by us, but advised by Nico Dissmeyer @ Universität Osnabrück. Alex is interested in the conservation of the N-end rule pathway across species and its application for molecular pharming purposes.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522738
Email: alexander.sandmann@…; lab: E.1.22

Tilman Jacob, PhD student
- M.Sc. in Crop Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2023)
- B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Leipzig University, GER (2020)
Tilman is studying the effect of warm temperature on cell cycle regulatory proteins in Arabidopsis roots.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522621
Email: tilman.jacob@…; lab: E.1.18

Orlando Macie Rodrigues Jr., PhD student
- M.Sc. in Phytopathology, Federal University of Viçosa – UFV, Brazil (2019)
- B.Sc. in Agronomy, Federal Rural University of the Amazon – UFRA, Brazil (2017)
- B.Sc. in Horticulture and Arable Farming, CAH Dronten University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands (2014)
Orlando is studying auxin flux and its components in Arabidopsis roots subjected to warm temperatures.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522621
Email: orlando.maciel@…; lab: E.1.18

irem Aycan Sentürk, PhD student
- B.Sc. Agricultural Genetic Engineering, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Turkey
- M.Sc. Agricultural Genetic Engineering, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Turkey
Aycan is studying the structure-function relationship of specific NAC transcription factors as part of the CRC SNP2Prot.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522621
Email: irem-aycan.sentuerk@…; lab: E.1.18

Lieselotte Rauh, PhD student
- M.Sc. in Crop Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2024)
- B.Sc. in Nutritional Science, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, GER (2021)
Lieselotte is part of the graduate program “AgriExplore” and studies the utilization of PIF modulators to generate climate resilient crops.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522621
Email: lieselotte.rauh@…; lab: E.1.18

Matthias Reimers, Technician
- M.Sc. in Crop Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2020)
Matthias supports various research projects in the lab, likes to establish new techniques and is involved in the supervision of students during practicals and internships.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522621
Email: Matthias.reimers@…; lab: E.1.18

Annette Pahlich, Technician
- Diplom in Agriculture, Hohenheim University, GER (2000)
Annette manages the crop demonstration plots we maintain for teaching and public outreach.
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522738
Email: annette.pahlich@…; lab: E.1.22

Wulf Diepenbrock, Emeritus Professor
- Rektor at MLU Halle-Wittenberg, GER (2006-2010)
- Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at MLU Halle Wittenberg, GER (1996-2000)
- Professor of Crop Science at MLU Halle Wittenberg, GER (Spezieller Pflanzenbau, 1994-2012)
Tel.: +49 (0)345 5522600
Email: wulf.diepenbrock@…; office: E.1.12
For publications of Prof. em. W. Diepenprock see here.
Lab Alumni
Xin Li, (postdoc 2022 – 2024)
Anja Holzhausen (postdoc 2023-2024)
Haiyue Ai (PhD 2023) –> postdoc with Jiri Friml at IST Vienna, AUT
Zihao Zhu (PhD 2023) –> postdoc with Nils Stein at IPK Gatersleben, GER
Rebecca Lippmann (PhD student 2022) –> technician with Matilde Galli at Hubrecht Institute Utrecht, NED
Usman Muhammad Anwer (postdoc 2015-2022) –> postdoc with Ute Kraemer at Bochum University, GER
Julia Bellstaedt (PhD 2022) –> Biology and Arts teacher at Latina highschool Halle, GER
Karin Förster (Group leader, retired 2018)
Carla Ibáñez (PhD 2017) –> postdoc at Parco Tecnologico Padano, ITA
Anja Raschke (PhD 2014) –> postdoc with Lars Hennig at SLU Uppsala, SWE
Nadine Schumann (PhD 2013) –> research scientist at KWS, GER
Kristian Ullrich (PhD 2013) –> postdoc with Stefan Rensing at Marburg University, GER