Harro Bouwmeester

Harro Bouwmeester is a Professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, and leads the Plant Hormone Biology group at the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences. His research focuses on plant interactions with beneficial and pathogenic organisms, including parasitic plants, nematodes, and microbiomes, with an emphasis on sustainable agricultural practices.

• Rhizosphere metabolic interactions
• Microbiome for plant stress resilience and human health
• Establishment of root-associated microbiota and host preference

The group employs advanced technologies such as analytical chemistry, metabolomics, biochemistry, metabolic engineering, microbiology, molecular biology, and omics data integration to study these processes.