Department of Natural Product Biosynthesis
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
oconnor (at) ice.mpg.de
Staff and Group Leaders
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Sarah E. O'Connor
Director
oconnor at ice.mpg.de
CV
Publications
Grit Winnefeld
Department Assistant
winnefeld at ice.mpg.de
Stefan Bartram
Scientist
bartram at ice.mpg.de
Lorenzo Caputi
Group Leader
lcaputi at ice.mpg.de
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Anja David
Technician
adavid at ice.mpg.de
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Klaus Gase
Scientist
gase at ice.mpg.de
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Sarah Heinicke
Mass Spectrometry Team
sheinicke at ice.mpg.de
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Manuela Inak
Technician
minak at ice.mpg.de
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Tobias Köllner
Group Leader
koellner at ice.mpg.de
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Maritta Kunert
Mass Spectrometry Team
mkunert at ice.mpg.de
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Katrin Luck
Technician (joint with Biochemistry)
kluck at ice.mpg.de
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Yoko Nakamura
NMR Scientist (joint with NMR Group)
ynakamura at ice.mpg.de
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Kerstin Ploß
Plant Transformation Specialist
kploss at ice.mpg.de
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Prashant Sonawane
Group Leader
psonawane at ice.mpg.de
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Jens Wurlitzer
Technician
jwurlitzer at ice.mpg.de