18.08.2025 From Leaf to Lab – and Back to the Tree: TreeM PhD Student Explains Her Research

At the Summer Fair of Philipps-Universität Marburg, a TreeM PhD student presented her research to an interested audience. At the booth of the Max- Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, she explained how bacterial isolates from oak leaves are used in standardized mesocosm experiments. These experiments are based on a genetically defined oak clone, which allows researchers to study the interactions between microbes and the tree in a controlled way.