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Projects - dr. JAL (Jan) van Kan
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Arabidopsis targets of a Botrytis toxin
Botrytis cinerea is an important necrotrophic fungal pathogen. It kills host cells by production of effector proteins and phytotoxic metabolites. One... -
Control of plant immunity by protein phosphatases
This thesis project focuses on the study of the regulation of RLP-containing immune receptor complexes at the plant cell surface. We have experimental... -
Stop lily fire blight
Botrytis elliptica is an important fungal disease of lilies. Massive amounts of fungicides are applied in NL to control the disease. The fungus is... -
Does stress affect the seed microbiome?
Plants cry for help to recruit beneficial microbes to increase their resilience against stress. Stress-mediated changes in the microbiome composition... -
Phytophthora engineering
You develop in vivo or in silico tools directly related to the research lines of the Oomycete group. This project allows you to combine techniques... -
PhytophthOMICS
Phytophthora pathogens use a two-stage strategy to infect plants. They first grow asymptomatically by projecting specialised structures into plant... -
Molecular enigmas
This project offers a dive into the unknown molecular processes that underlie Phytophthora infection. Using cutting-edge technologies, you initiate or... -
Molecular biology of banana Black Sigatoka disease
Pseudocercospora fijiensis is the causal agent of Black Leaf Streak disease or Black Sigatoka Disease, the most destructive and costliest foliar... -
Microbiome-mediated plant resilience
Xanthomonas campestris pv. Musacearum and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense are the major bacterial and fungal pathogens threatening... -
Identify the signalling components downstream of the Cf-4/SOBIR1 complex
How is the specificity of the interaction between RLCKs and MAPKs and between RLCKs and RBOH regulated? Which RLCKs bridge the gap between the...