At the Institute of Botany we focus our research on the metabolism of plants. Here, both model systems and crop plants are investigated. Currently, three research groups are working in the fields of Sulphur metabolism and abiotic stress, Prof. Dr. Jutta Papenbrock, Plant physiology, Prof. Dr. Thomas Pfannschmidt and Biochemistry of plant specialised metabolites, Prof. Dr. Jakob Franke.

We sadly announce the passing of our colleague, Prof. Dr. Christoph Peterhänsel.

Events calendar

The IDN at the NARST Annual International Conference 2023

[Translate to English:] Marco Reith, Dr. Stefanie Lenzer und Benjamin Heintz wurden von Prof. Dr. Andreas Nehring fotografiert.

This year, the 96th conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) took place in Chicago (USA) under the title "Reflecting on Reform". 
The IDN was represented by various contributions from Dr. Stefanie Lenzer, Marco Reith, Benjamin Heinitz and Prof. Dr. Andreas Nehring.

Pre-Conference Workshop

Towards Scientific Literacy in Inclusive Science Education – A New Approach to Support Pre- and In-Service Teachers
(Lisa Stinken-Rösner, Stefanie Lenzer, Laura Sührig, Andreas Nehring, Simone Abels)

Stand-alone paper presentations

Scientific Reasoning Competencies: Fostering and Analyzing Procedural, Content-related and Laboratory-Technical Components in the Undergraduate Lab
(Marco Reith, Andreas Nehring)

Comparing Assessments of Instructional Quality by Chemistry Teacher Candidates and their Domain Specific Advisors
(Benjamin Heinitz, Andreas Nehring)