About
Mikael Brosche is a University Lecturer at the University of Helsinki, working within the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences and the Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme. He is actively involved in plant stress research, focusing on how plants interact with and adapt to changing environments. His work is centered at the Viikki Campus in Helsinki, Finland.
Dr. Brosche's research interests span multiple areas of plant biology, with particular emphasis on molecular signaling pathways activated by environmental stressors. His work explores how plants survive under changing environmental conditions through genetic and molecular mechanisms. Key research themes include Arabidopsis genetics, reactive oxygen species, ozone responses, guard cell signaling, defense mechanisms against pathogens, abiotic stress tolerance, gene expression regulation, and natural variation in plant responses.
Analysis of Brosche's recent publications reveals a strong focus on plant stress responses, particularly how plants perceive and react to environmental challenges like ozone, UV radiation, and pathogen attacks. His work often examines the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying these responses, with significant attention to signaling pathways, ion channels, and genetic regulation. A notable trend is the integration of different stress response pathways, showing how plants coordinate complex defense mechanisms against multiple simultaneous challenges.
- Academy Project: The regulatome of plant cell death (2024-2028)
- Academy Project: Vad är rollen för cellspecifik signalering i reglering av växters försvar och celldöd? (2022-2024)
- Viikki Plant Science Centre (since 2015)
- Viikki Molecular Plant Sciences (since 2011)
Dr. Brosche serves as a supervisor for doctoral programmes, including the Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science and the Doctoral Programme in Plant Sciences. His peer review activities span numerous prestigious journals in plant biology and related fields. As a member of the Viikki Plant Science Centre and Viikki Molecular Plant Sciences consortium, Brosche collaborates with a wide network of researchers across multiple institutions.
