Yang Si

Dr. Yang Si is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology since December 2022, affiliated with the Root Biology and Symbiosis department led by Caroline Gutjahr. Their work focuses on microbial physiology, symbiosis, and root biology.

• Ph.D. in Microbiology from Nanjing Agricultural University (2018–2021)
• Guest Ph.D. student at Technical University of Munich (2021–2022)

Yang Si’s research examines bacterial interactions with plants, organic peroxide resistance, and quorum sensing mechanisms. Their publications span topics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa signaling, Azorhizobium symbiosis, and Microbacterium genomics.

Scientific awards include the Chinese Government Scholarships (CSC) (2021–2022) and the Chinese National Scholarship for graduate students (2017–2018).