Dr. Susan Schröpfer

Wissenschaftlerin / Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops

Contact

Address
Julius Kühn-Institut
Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops
Pillnitzer Platz 3a
01326 Dresden / Pillnitz

Tasks

Scientific researcher with a focus on molecular genetics and biotechnology
Genotyping of fruit genetic resources
Investigating the functions of genes involved in phlorizin metabolism
Establishment of methods for genome editing in apple using CRISPR systems
Functional characterization of the AvrRpt2EA effector protein from the bacterium – Erwinia amylovora, which causes fire blight in apple

Member of the German Society for Plant Breeding e.V. (GPZ)
https://gpz-online.de/
Member of the German Society for Horticultural Sciences e.V. (DGG)
http://www.dgg-online.org
Member of the German Life Sciences Association e.V. – (VBIO)
https://www.vbio.de/
Technische Universität Dresden "Biodiversity in applied plant breeding" in the Master's program "Organismic & Molecular Biodiversity"
Supervision of Bachelor and Master theses, as well as individual student internships