Lab denizens
Dr Simone C. Cappellari Rabeling
Simone's page can be found here.
Dr Alessia Russo
Alessia is working on the Ophrys sphegodes reference genome.
Mattia Alessandrini
Mattia is working on the development of Ophrys flowers.
Sara E. Garcia Morales
Sara is working on Ophrys population genomics.
Chengwei Wang
Chengwei is trying to understand the regulation of expression of genes involved in sex pheromone biosynthesis in Ophrys.
Aylin Bersch
Aylin is working on biosynthetic enzymes involved in the production of pollinator-attractive alkenes in Ophrys.
Noa Schwabe
Noa is working on flower traits that influence pollinator behaviour, working with Ophrys and Orchis species, continuing work she started during her MSc project.
This includes work on flower features such as trichomes and flower geometry.
Maria Pàmies Harder
Maria is working on the fitness effects of phenological (a)synchrony between Ophrys and its pollinators.
Reinhard Zipper
Reinhard is our brilliant lab tech and keeps our lab running.