Lena Mueller, PhD

Assistant Professor

Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory

Lena Mueller
Salk Institute for Biological Studies - News

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Plant biologist Lena Mueller joins the Salk Institute to study plant-fungi relationships

LA JOLLA—The Salk Institute will welcome Assistant Professor Lena Mueller to the faculty in January 2024. Mueller is a plant biologist who studies arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis—a beneficial interaction between plants …


Education

BSc/MSc, Biology, University of Tuebingen, Germany
PhD, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Postdoctoral Fellow, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY


Awards & Honors

  • Sharon Grey Women’s Young Investigator Award, American Society of Plant Biologists, 2020
  • Postdoctoral research fellowship, German Research Foundation, 2017
  • Advanced postdoc mobility research fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation, 2017
  • Early postdoc mobility research fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation, 2015
  • Best oral presentation award, XXIII International Conference on Sexual Plant Reproduction, Porto, Portugal, 2014

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