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Prof. Dr. Iris Finkemeier

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Further Profiles

Academic Education

04/2010 - 06/2014Habilitation im Fach Botanik, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
08/2001 - 02/2005PhD in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Bielefeld University
10/1994 - 07/2001Diplom (equ. to MSc) in Biology, Bielefeld University

Work Experience

since 04/2015Professor, Plant Physiology, Institute for Plant Biology and Biotechnology, WWU Münster
10/2013 - 12/2015Research Group Leader, Plant Proteomics, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne
04/2010 - 12/2013Emmy Noether Research Group Leader, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich
10/2007 - 09/2011Junior Research Fellow for Biology, Christ Church College, University of Oxford
01/2006 - 09/2011Feodor-Lynen Research Fellow, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford
03/2005 - 12/2005Postdoctoral Researcher, Bielefeld University

Functions and Memberships

since 2016Mitglied im erweiterten Vorstand der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft
since 2014Deutsche Gesellschaft für Proteomforschung
since 2008Biochemical Society
since 2008American Society of Plant Biologists
since 2001Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft

Publications

Scholz P; Dabisch J; Vilchez AC; Clews AC; Niemeyer PW; Lim MSS; Sun S; Hembach L; Naganawa M; Dreier F; Blersch KF; Preuß LM; Bonin M; Lesch E; Iwai Y; Shimada TL; Eirich J; Finkemeier I; Gutbrod K; Dörmann P; Wang Y; Mullen RT; Ischebeck T (2026)
In: New Phytologist, 249(2), 892-916. doi:10.1111/nph.70726
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Attia Aya , Eirich Jürgen , Honnert Ulrike , Nikolaus Petra , Lohmann Birgit , Finkemeier Iris , Bähler Martin (2026)
In: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 25(16). doi:10.1016/j.mcpro.2026.101582
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Kotnik Florian , Ueda Minoru , Ito Akihiro , Ishida Junko , Takahashi Satoshi , Sakai Katsuyuki , Takagi Hiroshi , Seidel Julian , Abe Takahiro , Eirich Jürgen , Takahashi Shunji , Schwarzer Dirk , Seki Motoaki , Finkemeier Iris (2026)
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123(29). doi:10.1073/pnas.2534315123
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Brandt, Benjamin; Schwartz, Sebastian; Schwenkert, Serena; Krämer, Moritz; Om, Kuenzang; Engstler, Carina; Klingl, Andreas; Jahns, Peter; Meyer, Etienne H.; DeTar, Rachael A.; Eirich, Jürgen; Finkemeier, Iris; Cousins, Asaph B.; Kunz, Hans-Henning (2026)
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123(22), e2537357123. doi:10.1073/pnas.2537357123
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Grimm Bernhard , Frottin Frederic , Finkemeier Iris , Schall Patrick , Boyer Jean-Baptiste , Dian Cyril , Sago Laila , Meinnel Thierry , Xie Dong , Giglione Carmela , Eirich Jürgen , Wang Yuwei , Mühlenbeck Stephan Jens , Jomat Lucile (2026)
In: Science advances, 12(37). doi:10.1126/sciadv.aeh5060
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Projects

Duration: 01/04/2026 - 31/08/2029 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/08/2023 - 31/12/2027 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/02/2022 - 28/02/2026 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/02/2022 - 31/01/2025
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
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Prizes

Emmy Noether Nachwuchsgruppe
Awarded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Award given to: Finkemeier, Iris
Announced at: 01/01/2009 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2010
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Horst Wiehe Preis 2006
Awarded by: Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft
Award given to: Finkemeier, Iris
Date of awarding: 15/09/2007
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Feodor Lynen Forschungsstipendium
Awarded by: Alexander von Humboldt Gesellschaft
Award given to: Finkemeier, Iris
Announced at: 01/01/2005
Type of distinction: Scholarship

Doctorates

Regulation of mitochondrial function upon dark-light transitions by post-translational protein modifications in plants
Candidate: Giese, Jonas | Supervisors: Finkemeier, Iris; Hippler, Michael; Schwarzländer, Markus | Reviewers: Finkemeier, Iris; Hippler, Michael; Schwarzländer, Markus
Period of time: 01/06/2017 - 17/05/2024
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Regulation of mitochondrial function at dark-light transitions in plants
Candidate: Elsässer, Marlene | Supervisors: Schwarzländer, Markus Finkemeier, Iris Hippler, Michael
Period of time: 01/06/2016 - 30/09/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Integration of transcriptional responses to environmental cues by the CBL-CIPK network in Arabidopsis thaliana
Candidate: Manishankar, Prabha | Supervisors: Kudla, Jörg; Finkemeier, Iris
Period of time: 01/10/2011 - 19/05/2017
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster