Anna Amtmann is a German scientist. She is professor for Molecular Plant Physiology at the

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. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal '' Plant, Cell & Environment''.

Early life and education

Amtmann studied languages, mathematics and biology at the

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and

Heidelberg University } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public university, public research university in Heidelberg, B ...

. She was an Erasmus Programme student at the

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. Amtmann completed her graduate degrees in

biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

in the laboratory of Dietrich Gradmann at the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...

. Her doctoral research involved the use of

electrophysiology Electrophysiology (from Ancient Greek, Greek , ''ēlektron'', "amber" ee the Electron#Etymology, etymology of "electron" , ''physis'', "nature, origin"; and , ''-logy, -logia'') is the branch of physiology that studies the electrical propertie ...

to study unicellular marine algae, in an effort to understand how they maintain

homeostasis In biology, homeostasis (British also homoeostasis) (/hɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/) is the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems. This is the condition of optimal functioning for the organism and ...

for calcium and sodium ions.

Research and career

In 1993, after earning her PhD, Amtmann investigated ion transport properties in barley in Dale Sanders' laboratory at the University of York. Whilst at York she developed microarrays that could be used to monitor how ion transporters responded to nutrient deficiency and salinity. Amtmann was appointed a lecturer at the

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in 2001 and was promoted to Professor in 2014. She spent 2007 on sabbatical at the

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (german: Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie) is a German research institute for molecular plant physiology, based in the Golm district of Potsdam, Brandenburg. Founded ...

in Golm. Her research considers the mechanisms by which plants adapt to nutrient deficiency, drought and salinity. She has explored how solar-powered microorganisms could be used to extra salt from seawater. Amtmann's research has been supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. She is a co-director of ''Algae UK'', one of six Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy (NIBBs) that look to support the UK's transition to a low carbon economy. Algae UK looks to increase research and development into high value products created from microalgae and

macroalgae Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of '' Rhodophyta'' (red), ''Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ...

, as well as increasing attention to cyanobacterial synthetic biology.

Selected publications

* * * Amtmann is the editor-in-chief of '' Plant, Cell & Environment''.

Personal life

Amtmann is married to Pawel Herzyk, who she met during her first postdoctoral position at the University of York. Together they have twin boys.

References

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