Matthias Freund

This study presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly for Sarracenia purpurea and identifies genomic mechanisms underlying convergent evolution in carnivorous plants.

The paper uses optogenetics to show that Ca2+ signals regulate early auxin signaling in Arabidopsis roots, affecting growth and transcriptional responses.

This study investigates the loss of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in carnivorous plants, finding convergent losses and rare coexistence with carnivory.

This study identifies impaired cell wall biomechanics as the cause of delayed trap closure in the Venus flytrap mutant DYSCALCULIA, linking mechanosensing and Ca2+ signaling to trap kinetics.