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My research focuses on the evolutionary ecology of tree species<\/strong>.<\/p>\n I specialized in genetic and genomic approaches to address questions regarding the local adaptation<\/strong> of forest tree species and the impact of plant-animal interactions on gene flow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Since October 2021, I work as professor of forest genetics<\/strong> at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. My main project is an\u00a0Emmy Noether research group<\/strong> on the phenology of tropical tree species.<\/p>\n In all my projects, I use next-generation sequencing approaches as well as classical marker approaches to search for signatures of selection in forest tree populations, the imprint of gene flow on population structure, to investigate patterns of gene expression, and to tackle the association between genotype, phenotype and the environment.<\/p>\n Also, my research on plant adaptation brought my attention to the potential importance of epigenetic mechanisms which might critically impact the response of a plant to local and changing climatic conditions, but the importance of epigenetics in ecology and evolution is thus far little understood.<\/p>\n My research is mainly focused on European, and Southern and Central American tree species which by now comprise the following tree species:\u00a0Abies alba<\/em>, Alzatea verticillata<\/em>, Betula pendula<\/em>,\u00a0Cedrela montana<\/em>,\u00a0Fagus sylvatica<\/em>, Ficus<\/em> spp.\u00a0Graffenrieda emerginata<\/em>, Handroanthus chrysanthus<\/em>,\u00a0Leonia cymosa,\u00a0<\/em>Nothofagus pumilio<\/em>,Picea abies<\/em>, Pinus sylvestris,\u00a0<\/em>Populus nigra <\/em>and Symphonia globulifera<\/em>\u00a0(and not to forget – one liana species – Marcgravia longifolia<\/em>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.0″]<\/p>\n Prof. Dr. Katrin Heer<\/p>\n Albert-Ludwigs Universit\u00e4t Freiburg<\/p>\n Forest Genetics<\/p>\n Bertoldstra\u00dfe 17 | 79089 Freiburg, Germany<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.forestgenetics.uni-freiburg.de\/<\/a><\/p>\n katrin.heer[a]forgen.uni-freiburg.de<\/p>\n Tel. 0049 – 761-203 3647<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”20%” max_width=”20%” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”20%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/katrin-heer.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Uni_Logo-Grundversion_E1_A4_RGB.png” url=”https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/en\/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”UNI LOGO” module_class=”image-enlarge” _builder_version=”4.4.0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.91″ background_color=”#565656″ custom_padding=”22px|0px|0px|0px” global_module=”264″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.0″]Prof. Dr. Katrin Heer [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.0″ custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”http:\/\/katrin-heer.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Banner_klein07.jpg” _builder_version=”4.4.0″ custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”25.25px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.0″] About My research focuses on the evolutionary ecology of tree species. 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