Members of MultiStress

The ambition of the MultiStress Research Unit requires a multidisciplinary team of leading experts and dedicated PhD students across Europe and East Africa, applying an interdisciplinary systems approach. The consortium operates under the strategic guidance of an international Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) featuring world-renowned experts in maize breeding and computational modelling.

Project Coordination

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Prof. Dr. Reimund P. Rötter

Speaker

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Mareike Köster

Coordinator

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Luisa Wimmer

Coordinator

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Postdocs

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Issaka Abdulai

ZP

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Stefanie König

ZP

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Paul Schmidt

ZP

Doctoral Students

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Eunice Ofori

ZP

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Henrik Füllgrabe

SP1

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Steven Senabulya

SP1

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Angura Louis

SP2

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SP3

Sylviah Mwanza

SP4

Michael Mugarura 

SP5&6

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SP6

Jackson Kilonzi

SP1

Nipuna Withanage

SP1

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SP2

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SP3

Bretor Mutua

SP4

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Naeimeh Bayatian

SP4&6

Anna Huß

SP5

Norah Adera 

SP5&6

Technical Staff

Dietrich Kaufmann

SP3/ZP

Birgit Bode

ZP

Christiane Münter

SP2

Michael Schmidt

SP2

Ralph Dittmann

SP1

Gabrielle Kolle

SP2

Christoph Heidersberger

SP2

René Heise

SP4/5

PIs, CoPIs & Collaboration Partners

Scientific Advisory Board

Chris-Carolin Schön

TUM, Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenzüchtung  

Milena Ouzunova

TUM, Molecular Plant Breeding 

Charlie Messina

Univesity of Florida, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 

Doris Vetterlein

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH, Department Bodensystemforschung 

Ted Turlings

University of Neuchâtel

Scientific Steering Committee

Reimund Rötter

COP

Ahmed Mutez

SP2

Michael Rostás

SP4

Stefan Siebert

SP6

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PHD representative

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Hans-Peter Piepho

ZP

Michaela Dippold

SP1

Stefan Scholten

SP3

Annette Pfordt

SP5

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PHD representative

Supporting Institutions

Overview of Associated Institutions

Institution 
Researcher involved 
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Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: Department for Plant Biochemistry & Agronomy & TROPAGS & Institute of Grassland & Plant Pathology, Crop Protection & Quality and Sensory of Plant Products & Agricultural Entomology & Crop Plant Genetics 

Ivo Feussner & Irsa Ejaz, Stefan Siebert & Munir Hoffmann, Reimund Rötter, Habib Ur Rahman & Johannes Isselstein, Martin Komainda & Birger Koopmann, Annette Pfordt & Susanne Neugart & Michael Rostás, Ilka Vosteen & Stefan Scholten 

COP, ZP, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6

Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Integrated Grassland System Analysis and Assassment (IGSAA)

Martin Komainda

SP1, ZP

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Geo-Biosphere Interactions

Michaela Dippold

SP1, ZP

Technical University of Munich, Root-soil interaction 

Mutez Ahmed, Zhenyu Yang

SP2

University of Cologne, Institute for Plant Sciences

Markus Stetter

SP3

University of Hohenheim, Biostatistics 

Hans-Peter Piepho 

ZP

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Genetics and Physiology of Root Development 

Hannah Schneider 

SP1

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

Dennis Otieno , Felix Ngetich, Peter Bulli , John Nyongesa, Richard Magwanga, Collins K. Mweresa, Matilda A. Ouma, Pamella K. Were, Benson Onyango, William Emitaro 

ZP, SP1, SP2, SP3, Sp4, SP5, SP6 

Università degli Studi di Milano

Livia Paleari, Roberto Confalonieri 

SP6

CIMMYT 

Fasil Rettie 

SP6 

AGRA 

Kindie Tesfaye Fantaye 

SP6 
  • AGRA logo with a green and yellow circular design and the text "AGRA Sustainably Growing Africa's Food Systems" on a white background, highlighting its commitment to climate-resilient agriculture.
  • CIMMYT logo featuring green icons of maize and wheat, with text reading "International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre," highlighting advances in Maize Ecophysiology and Multi-Stress Research.
  • Logo of Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen with the university name in red text and a stylised red tree on the right, symbolising its commitment to MultiStress Research and Climate-Resilient Agriculture.
  • Logo of Georg-August-Universität Göttingen featuring stylised blue letters "GA" and the motto "In publica commoda seit 1737," reflecting its commitment to advancing research in climate-resilient agriculture and food security.
  • IPK Leibniz Institute logo featuring a stylised green plant on a green square background with "IPK" and "LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT" in bold green text, reflecting its focus on ecophysiology and climate-resilient agriculture.
  • Blue geometric logo featuring the letters "TUM" in a bold, angular typeface on a white background, representing pioneering work in Ecophysiology and Multi-Stress Research.
  • Logo of the University of Milan featuring a classical figure holding a staff inside a circular seal, with the university name in Italian to the right—symbolising its dedication to Maize Ecophysiology and MultiStress Research.
  • Universität zu Köln logo featuring a circular university seal with figures and text on the left, and the university name in blue capital letters on the right—reflecting excellence in fields like Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Multi-Stress Research.
  • Logo of Universität Hohenheim featuring a line drawing of a domed building with "1818" below, next to the university name in blue capital letters—a symbol of leading research in Crop Modelling and climate-resilient agriculture.
  • A shield-shaped crest divided into four sections with symbols representing climate-resilient agriculture, flanked by green branches, and a yellow banner below displaying the words "Oasis of Knowledge".
  • Logo of Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, with purple blocks containing the letters "C", "A", and "U" above the university's full name in black text on a grey background.

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