Dr. Gwendolyn K. Kirschner

Biography

Gwendolyn K. Kirschner completed her PhD studies at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany. Then she worked at the University of Bonn, Germany, and at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi-Arabia, for her post-doctoral research. Her research focused on studying the molecular mechanisms guiding root development in model plants and cereals, such as barley and rice. Then, she came to The James Hutton Institute as Horizon Europe MSCA fellow, and now works as senior research scientist on analysing the mechanisms controlling gravitropic root growth in barley, and the application in agriculture.