Who we are

UU Plants is embedded in the Institute of Environmental Biology in the Department of Biology at the Faculty of Science at Utrecht University.

Our mission is to discover novel molecular, genetic and physiological mechanisms of how plants interact with and adapt to their biotic and abiotic environments.

Our aims: Use this knowledge to address pressing societal challenges such as food security, biodiversity decline and the transition to sustainable agriculture. Train and educate the next generation of plant biologists.

Who we are

UU Plants is embedded in the Institute of Environmental Biology in the Department of Biology at the Faculty of Science at Utrecht University.

Our mission is to discover novel molecular, genetic and physiological mechanisms of how plants interact with and adapt to their biotic and abiotic environments.

Our aims: Use this knowledge to address pressing societal challenges such as food security, biodiversity decline and the transition to sustainable agriculture. Train and educate the next generation of plant biologists.

Research groups

Plant Stress
Resilience

“Exploring plant resilience to climatic stressors”

Plant-Microbe Interactions

“Exploring the plant’s natural immune system”

Plant-Environment Signaling

“Exploring the plant’s art of being flexible”

Translational Plant Biology

“Exploring plant science to improve crops”

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