The chemical diversity and metabolic activities in the Critical Zone (CZ) are within the focus of A02. With a multi-technique mass spectrometry-based platform, we specifically identify marker molecules for structural and functional analysis. We will further identify metabolic patterns for the elucidation of biogeochemical processes in the CZ. Using these markers, we will perform incubation experiments with microbial consortia, in order to identify the key players responsible for characteristic metabolic transformations. The ultimate goal of this project is to use information from chemical structures to identify the processes that cause the pattern observed in different sampling depths and at different sampling sites of the CZ.
PIs
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Prof. Dr. Georg Pohnert
Chair of Instrumental Analytics/ Bioorganic Analytics, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University Jena
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+49 (0)3641 9-48170
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Prof. Dr. Gerd Gleixner
Molecular Biogeochemistry Group, Department Biogeochemical ProcessesMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
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Postdoctoral Researchers
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N.N.
Molecular Biogeochemistry Group, Department Biogeochemical ProcessesMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
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Dr. Carlos Sánchez Arcos
Bioorganic Analytics Group, Chair of Intrumental Analytics/ Bioorganic Analytics, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University Jena
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Associated Researcher
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Dr. Yan Li
Molecular Biogeochemistry Group, Department Biogeochemical ProcessesMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
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Dr. Nico Ueberschaar
Head of Mass Spectrometric Platform, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University Jena
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Associated Doctoral Researchers
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Simon Benk
Molecular Biogeochemistry Group, Department Biogeochemical ProcessesMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
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Carsten Simon
Molecular Biogeochemistry Group, Department Biogeochemical ProcessesMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
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