Lecture by Dr. Matthias Erb, University of Bern, Switzerland

Title：

Molecular and Functional Dissection of Maize Secondary Metabolism

Lecturer：

Dr. Matthias Erb, University of Bern, Switzerland

Time：

May 18^th, 14:30 pm

Venue：

C1012, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus

Biography：

EDUCATION

2006-2009 Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2004-2005 M.Sc. in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Imperial College, UK (with

distinction)

2001-2004 Vordiplom I & II in Agricultural Sciences, ETHZ, Switzerland.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2017- Associate Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland

2014-2017 Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), University of Bern, Switzerland

2011-2013 Independent Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany

2009-2011 Post-Doctoral Researcher, NCCR “Plant Survival”, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

2017 Director of the Interfaculty Research Cooperation One Health, University of Bern

2017 Co-Director of the Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern

2017- Representative of Western Swiss Universities at the European Plant Science Organization

2014- Head of Research Section Biotic Interactions, University of Bern

PANEL AND BOARD MEMBERSHIPS, REVIEWER ASSIGNMENTS

Editorial Board: Journal of Chemical Ecology, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Evaluation Committees: SNSF PostDoc Mobility, SNSF COST

Reviewer (Selection): PNAS, Current Biology, Ecology Letters, New Phytologist, Plant Physiology

Expert (Selection): Framework Programme 7, Horizon2020 (ERC Starting and ERC Consolidator Grants), National Science Foundation (NSF, US), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Resarch, German Research Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation

KEY PUBLICATIONS

For a full list see https://boris.unibe.ch/view/creators_id/Erb=3AMatthias=3A=3A.html

Ye M., Veyrat N., Xu H., Hu L., Turlings T.C.J., Erb M. (in press). An herbivore-induced plant volatile reduces parasitoid attraction by changing the smell of caterpillars. Science Advances.

Robert C.A.M, Zhang X., Machado R.A.R., Schirmer S., Lori M., Mateo P., Erb M., Gershenzon J. Sequestration and activation of plant toxins protect the western corn rootworm from enemies at multiple trophic levels. eLife, 6:e29307.

Machado R.A.R., McClure M., Hervé M.R., Baldwin I.T., Erb M. (2016) Benefits of jasmonate dependent defenses against vertebrate herbivores in nature. eLife, 5:e13720.

Huber M., Epping J., Schulze Gronover C., Fricke J., Aziz Z., Brillatz T., Swyers M., Köllner T.G., Vogel H., Hammerbacher A., Triebwasser-Freese D., Robert C.A.M., Verhoeven K., Preite V., Gershenzon J. & Erb M (2016) A latex metabolite benefits plant fitness under root herbivore attack. PLoS Biology 14(1): e1002332

Handrick V., Robert C.A.M., Ahern K.R., Zhou S., Machado R.A.M., Maag D., Glauser G., Fernandez-Penny F.E., Chandran J.N., Rodgers-Melnick E., Schneider B. Buckler E.S., Boland W., Gershenzon J., Jander, G.*, Erb M.* & Köllner T.G.* (2016). Biosynthesis of 8-O-methylated benzoxazinoid defense compounds in maize. The Plant Cell. 2016 Jun 17:tpc-00065. * Co-senior authorship

Erb, M., Veyrat, N., Robert, C.A.M., Xu, H., Frey, M., Ton., J., Turlings, T.C.J. Indole is an essential herbivore-induced volatile priming signal in maize (2015). Nature Communications, 6, 6273.

Li R., Zhang J., Li J., Zhou G., Wang Q., Bian W., Erb M.,* & Lou Y.* (2015). Prioritizing plant defence over growth through WRKY regulation facilitates infestation by non-target herbivores. eLife, 4, e04805. Co-senior authorship

Miehls L.N., Handrick V., Glauser G., Barbier H., Kaur H., Haribal M.M., Lipka A.E., Gershenzon J., Buckler E.S., Erb M.*, Köllner T.G*. and Jander G*. (2013). Natural variation in maize aphid resistance is associated with a DIMBOA-Glc methyltransferase. The Plant Cell, 25, 2341-2355. * Co-senior authorship

Huffaker A., Pearce G., Veyrat N., Erb M., Turlings T.C.J., Sartor R., Shen Z., Briggs S.P., Vaughan M.M., Teal P.E.A., Alborn E., Schmelz E.A. (2013). Plant elicitor peptides are conserved signals regulating direct and indirect antiherbivore defense. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(14), 5707-5712.

Robert C.A.M., Veyrat N., Glauser G., Marti G., Doyen G.R., Villard N., Gaillard M.D.P., Köllner T.G., Giron D., Body M., Babst B.A., Ferrieri R.A., Turlings T.C.J. and Erb M. (2012). A specialist root herbivore exploits defensive metabolites to locate nutritious tissues. Ecology Letters, 15(1), 55-64.