Christine Diepenbrock

Christine's research program focuses on two main objectives: firstly, to comprehend and enhance the nutritional quality and resilience to abiotic stress in staple and specialty crops, ensuring a sustained and adequate food supply for the future. Secondly, it aims to contribute to the training of plant scientists, fostering the development of methods, and establishing international and interdisciplinary connections to extend these endeavors across diverse crops and geographical regions.

Methodologically, Christine's research program specifically emphasizes statistical genetics, computational genomics, and the comprehensive phenotyping (of all throughputs) of crop nutritional quality, encompassing both content and composition. The program also involves developing integrative models, typically operating on a daily time scale, to analyze crop productivity, agronomics, and nutritional quality, particularly in the face of abiotic stressors like drought and high temperature. The primary focus remains on delivering advancements that significantly enhance the nutritional status of both humans and livestock on regional and global scales.