Markus Albert

About

Markus Albert is a Professor at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. His research focuses on the systematic discovery and engineering of synthetic immune receptors in plants, as well as management strategies for broomrapes in major Mediterranean crops. Additionally, he has contributed to the field through studies on pattern recognition receptors in Arabidopsis and the mechanisms by which tomato receptors identify pathogens. His work further investigates the perception of Agrobacterium tumefaciens flagellin and its role in conferring disease resistance.