PHASE Lab

Polyploidy and Hybridisation in Agriculture, Speciation and Evolution

We are a research group led by Prof. Annaliese Mason, Chair of Plant Breeding at The University of Bonn, Germany since September 2020. The official Department of Plant Breeding website can be found here: https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/plantbreeding/en

Our major research focus is on polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation, or in other words how two different species can come together to form a new, hybrid species or to swap genetic material. We aim to use these common evolutionary processes for crop improvement in the Brassica genus, which contains important oilseed (canola, rapeseed) and vegetable (cabbage, turnip, cauliflower, broccoli) crops.

For future and current group members, here you can also find some general advice on the following topics: Applying for a PhD in Germany; General Onboarding Document; Writing a literature review and research proposal; Writing a research paper; Experimental planning: high-risk and low-risk experiments; Success in the PhD; Authorship; Using online research platforms and social media in academia; Expectations and guidelines for academic work in the PhD.