Michael studied Biology and earned his doctorate in Plant Developmental Genetics at the University of Zürich in Switzerland, where he worked on epigenetic aspects of plant embryo development (Grossniklaus group). He then joined Prof. Dominique Bergmann’s group at Stanford University (California, USA) as a postdoctoral scholar funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Life Science Research Foundation. There, he started to genetically dissect how the grasses form their developmentally and functionally innovative stomata. His group continues trying to understand why and how grasses “breathe” more efficiently.
Plant Developmental Geneticist | Father & Husband | Traveller | Gutmensch | Flexitarian | Football Fanatic (GCZ) | Loves flowers, trees, water, mountains, science, food & drinks | Strives to be open-minded, open-access, enthusiastic, fair, inclusive, transparent, collaborative, honest, generous |
