Prof. Dr. Dirk Prüfer
Current affiliations
- Plant Biotechnology - Group Prof. Dirk Prüfer
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)
Work Experience | |
| since 12/2004 | Full Professor for Plant Biotechnology at the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Plants (IBBP) at the WWU Münster |
| 1992 - 1994 | Postdoctoral fellow, MPI for Breeding Research, Cologne |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2009 | Member of the work group "Plant Innovation" of the Bio-economy Council |
| since 2008 | Selected member of the Fraunhofer "Vintage Class" |
Publications
Mäckelmann, S; Känel, A; Kösters, LM; Lyko, P; Prüfer, D; Noll, GA; Wicke, S (2024) In: Plant Communications, 100826 Type of Publication: Letter to the editor (journal) | |
Roelfs, K-U; Känel, A; Twyman, RM; Prüfer, D; Schulze Gronover, C (2024) In: Scientific Reports, 14 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Boettner, Laura; Malacrino, Antonino; Gronover, Christian Schulze; van Deenen, Nicole; Mueller, Boje; Xu, Shuqing; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Pruefer, Dirk; Huber, Meret (2024) In: New Phytologist, 239(4) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Grundmann, Lena; Prufer, Dirk; Schlehuber, Dennis; Keuteru, Volkmar; Muller-Linow, Mark; Kuhn, Arnd; He, Fang (2023) In: Zeitschrift fur Arznei- und Gewurzpflanzen, 29(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Wolters, Silva Melissa; Benninghaus, Vincent Alexander; Roelfs, Kai-Uwe; van Deenen, Nicole; Twyman, Richard M.; Pruefer, Dirk; Schulze Gronover, Christian (2023) In: Frontiers in Plant Science, 14 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2026 Funded by: MKW - Förderlinie "Profilbildung" Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 01/06/2014 - 31/05/2017 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project | |
Duration: 01/07/2013 - 30/06/2016 | 1st Funding period Funded by: Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture Type of project: Participation in other joint projects | |
Duration: 01/12/2011 - 30/11/2014 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project |
Prizes
| Hugo-Junkers-Preis für Forschung und Innovation aus Sachsen-Anhalt 2020 in the category: Innovativstes Projekt der angewandten Forschung (1st prize) Awarded by: Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Energie, Klimaschutz und Umwelt Sachsen-Anhalt Award given to: Gupta, Gaurav; Beiner, Mario; Malke, Marlen; Wendler, Ulrich; Schulze Gronover, Christian; Prüfer, Dirk Announced at: 29/03/2021 | Date of awarding: 29/03/2021 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 2015 Awarded by: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. Award given to: Prüfer, Dirk; Schulze Gronover, Christian; Recker, Carla Announced at: 09/06/2015 | Date of awarding: 15/06/2015 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Hugo-Geiger-Preis Awarded by: Bayerische Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur, Verkehr und Technologie Award given to: Dr. Lena Grundmann Date of awarding: 15/11/2014 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Greentec Award 2014 Awarded by: WirtschaftsWoche Award given to: Dirk Prüfer Date of awarding: 15/05/2014 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Hanson medal Awarded by: Institution of Chemical Engineers Award given to: Schulze Gronover, Christian; Prüfer, Dirk Date of awarding: 01/01/2010 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Identifizierung und Charakterisierung von zellulären pathologischen Prozessen bei Morbus Fabry Candidate: Stappers, Franciska | Supervisors: Brand, Eva; Prüfer, Dirk; Ciarimboli, Giuliano Period of time: until 07/09/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Investigation of interaction and adaptation strategies of Escherichia coli in the urinary bladder Candidate: Zaldastanishvili, Elisabed | Supervisors: Dobrindt, Ulrich; Kurtz, Joachim; Prüfer, Dirk Period of time: 17/09/2015 - 05/03/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Convergence of ABA and calcium signaling: Ca2+-dependent
phosphorylation of ABF3 in abiotic stress responses Candidate: Dong, Qiuyan | Supervisors: Kudla, Jörg Period of time: 01/09/2013 - 27/08/2018 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Evolution and cellular integration of plant calcium signaling Candidate: Edel, Kai | Supervisors: Kudla, Jörg; Prüfer, Dirk Period of time: 01/03/2013 - 15/12/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Functional analysis of AAF fimbriae if enterhemorrhagic E. coli. Candidate: Knödler, Michael | Supervisors: Dobrindt, Ulrich; Prüfer, Dirk; Schmidt, M. Alexander Period of time: 24/05/2012 - 12/10/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |