Dr Christoph Schuster

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Dr Christoph Schuster

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After studying Molecular Biotechnology and Cell Biology at the Universities of Dresden, Osnabrück and Stanford, I did my PhD in Jan Lohmann’s laboratory (Heidelberg, Germany) investigating the role of HECATE genes in the stem cell regulatory network of Arabidopsis thaliana. I joined the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University as a research associate in June 2013, and I am currently a visiting researcher in the Meyerowitz group.

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Research interests

  • Plant development
  • Molecular evolution
  • Biodiversity
  • Systems biology

My research focusses on understanding the evolution of gene expression patterns in flowering plants. I am currently developing DevSeqPlant, a web platform for plant evolutionary transcriptomics.

Publications

Selected publications

Evolutionary transcriptomics unveils rapid changes of gene expression patterns in flowering plants Journal article 22 January 2026 Cell Christoph Schuster, Alexander Gabel, Hajk-Georg Drost, Ivo Grosse, Ottoline Leyser, Elliot M. Meyerowitz Visualization of Protein Coding, Long Noncoding, and Nuclear RNAs by Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization in Sections of Shoot Apical Meristems and Developing Flowers Journal article 13 November 2019 Plant Physiology Weibing Yang, Christoph Schuster, Nathanaël Prunet, Qingkun Dong, Benoit Landrein, Raymond Wightman, Elliot M. Meyerowitz Primary wall cellulose synthase regulates shoot apical meristem mechanics and growth Journal article 24 May 2019 Development Arun Sampathkumar, Alexis Peaucelle, Miki Fujita, Christoph Schuster, Staffan Persson, Geoffrey O. Wasteneys, Elliot M. Meyerowitz Nitrate modulates stem cell dynamics in Arabidopsis shoot meristems through cytokinins Journal article 23 January 2018 PNAS Benoit Landrein, Pau Formosa-Jordan, Alice Malivert, Christoph Schuster, Charles W. Melnyk, Weibing Yang, Colin Turnbull, Elliot M. Meyerowitz, James C. W. Locke and Henrik Jönsson Regulation of Meristem Morphogenesis by Cell Wall Synthases in Arabidopsis Journal article 19 May 2016 Current Biology Weibing Yang, Christoph Schuster, Cherie T. Beahan, Varodom Charoensawan, Alexis Peaucelle, Antony Bacic, Monika S. Doblin, Raymond Wightman, Elliot M. Meyerowitz An epidermis-driven mechanism positions and scales stem cell niches in plants Journal article 29 January 2016 Science Advances Jérémy Gruel, Benoit Landrein, Paul Tarr, Christoph Schuster, Yassin Refahi, Arun Sampathkumar, Olivier Hamant, Elliot M. Meyerowitz, Henrik Jönsson A Developmental Framework for Graft Formation and Vascular Reconnection in Arabidopsis thaliana Journal article 18 May 2015 Current Biology Charles W. Melnyk, Christoph Schuster, Ottoline Leyser, Elliot M. Meyerowitz A Regulatory Framework for Shoot Stem Cell Control Integrating Metabolic, Transcriptional, and Phytohormone Signals Journal article 24 February 2014 Developmental Cell Christoph Schuster, Christophe Gaillochet, Anna Medzihradszky, Wolfgang Busch, Gabor Daum, Melanie Krebs, Andreas Kehle, Jan U. Lohmann Arabidopsis HECATE genes function in phytohormone control during gynoecium development Journal article 1 October 2015 Development Christoph Schuster, Christophe Gaillochet, Jan U. Lohmann
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