Yanrong You

Dr. Yanrong You is a Researcher at the Institute of Plant Molecular Ecophysiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, where they lead investigations into plant-microbe metabolic interactions and root immunity mechanisms.

Research focuses on:

• The pipecolate metabolic pathway's role in systemic acquired resistance
• Plant-microbe interplay through complementary metabolic activities
• Root-associated microbiota adaptations
• Plant molecular ecophysiology and metabolomics

Work leverages the institute's Plant Metabolism and Metabolomics Facility and Imaging Platform within broader research areas including Plant Microbiota Metabolic Networks, Synthetic Biology, and Theoretical Plant Biology. Current projects examine uncharacterized root functions of the pipecolate pathway in plant immunity.