Dr. Lars Teschke

Scientist

Department 2 (Prof. Köhler): Plant Reproductive Biology and Epigenetics
Epigenetic Mechanisms of Plant Reproduction
PostDoc

Main Focus

My research focuses on repressive histone modifications and their interacting proteins. By applying mass spectrometry-based technologies I aim to identify proteins involved in epigenetic regulation in the endosperm.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

2026-current: Postdoc, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm, Germany
2022-2025: PhD student, Institute for Molecular Biology, Mainz & Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Greifswald, Germany

Degree

2026 PhD in Biology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

2022 Master of Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
2019 Bachelor of Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Publications

Fokkens, T. J., Rauh, E. T., Wolter, M., Sebald, H., Mitnacht, M., Ainatzi, S., Sprick, S., Teschke, L., …, Janzen, C. J., & Lorenz, S. (2025). A Leishmania virulence factor harnesses an allosteric kinase switch to regulate its ubiquitin ligase activity. Molecular Cell, 2025; 85, 3711-3728.e11