Researcher | Forschungsmagazin Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau

PhD

Janik Haffelder

"I'm driven by curiosity and the desire to use research to develop solutions to the challenges posed by climate change."

As a doctoral student in the Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Janik Haffelder is developing various lines of plant cell cultures for the production of pharmaceutically active secondary metabolites. He is also investigating the influence of climate change on the composition of grape must and is developing cost-effective measurement methods for use by winegrowers.

Good yeast, good wine

Tradition and experience play an important role in viticulture, especially for small wineries. But even tried-and-tested methods sometimes reach their ...