PhD
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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 limits – for example, when yeast fails to perform as expected during fermentation. A young research team is now working with winegrowers in the Southern Palatinate to develop a simple process that makes yeast use more reliable.
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