Dr. Javier Gomez

- Development of innovative products and technologies in PCR area - Launch of new products in cooperation with interdisciplinary project teams - Life cycle management and technical support of the existing product line - Development of in-depth knowledge of the technology environment and its further development

Project manager at the phytopathology lab Business development (molecular biology) Account manager (tissue culture project)

Development of strategies to study the interaction of pathogenic oomycetes (Plasmopara spp.) with their hosts. Study of genes involved in virulence and responsible for a higher fitness of the pathogens. Analysis and detection of fungicide resistance in oomycetes. Lecturer in the subjects microscopy, general botany and plant pathogens. Plant pathogen interaction at the molecular level: leaf disc test, gene expression, virulence genes. Third party fundraising (DFG). Library preparation for NGS.

Gene sequence analysis (herbicide resistance). Molecular methods applied: DNA and RNA extraction, gene cloning, plasmid miniprep, Touch down PCR and RACE-PCR

Tissue culture and reproduction of medical plants (Lipia alba and Justicia pectoralis)

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of pathogenic strains (downy mildew-grapevine) Molecular markers analysis (SSR, SNPs, ISSR) Fluorescence microscopy of infected leaf tissues Student tutoring ans lecturer activities

Tissue culture,:plant in vitro reproduction and callus culture In vitro production of secondary metabolites Molecular biology methods

Taxonomy of higher plants, Mycology and Botany Microscopy Biodiversity Bachelor in biology with focus on botany (2 years of optative courses)