Marie Uksa

Dr. Marie Uksa is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Applied Microbial Ecology at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ in Leipzig, Germany. She leads the 'ProScale' project under the broader 'Fate and management of chemicals in ecosystems (FACE)' initiative, focusing on integrating multispectral UAV imaging with microbial ecology to predict pesticide degradation at field scales.

• Education: Diploma in Biology from Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2005-2011); PhD from Helmholtz Zentrum München and Technical University of Munich (2012-2015).
• Research Themes: Spatial distribution of soil microbes, upscaling microbial processes, pesticide fate in agroecosystems, UAV remote sensing applications, and microbial hotspot dynamics.
• Key Publications: Six peer-reviewed works on rhizosphere microbial shifts, subsoil enzyme activity, and pesticide biodegradation mechanisms.
• Labs & Collaborations: Works within the Bioavailability Working Group, contributing to the Integration Platform 'Tapping Nature's Potential' and cross-departmental environmental biotechnology initiatives.