Overview

Welcome to the Lenhard lab. We are studying the genetic and molecular basis of organ-size control in plants, and its evolutionary modification. We are based in the Institute for Biochemistry and Biology at the University of Potsdam.

To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our webpage.

 

How do plants tell left from right? Find out here: Xue et al., 2026.

Congratulations and many thanks to Haoran Xue, Marco Saltini, Nicola Illing and all co-authors! It's been a joy to work with you on this!

The functional significance of the polymorphism is explained in this video, and the development of the asymmetry in this video. Thanks to Nicola Illing and Olivia Page-Macdonald for creating these.