Prof. Carmen Büttner

Carmen Büttner, appointed as full professor for phytomedicine at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HUB) (Thaer-Institute, Faculty of Life Sciences) in 1999. The main expertise lies on management of plant health, diagnosis, epidemiology and characterization of plant pathogens with focus on plant viruses and their occurrence in urban and forest trees as well as in soil and water. Another strong focus in research concerns tools and measures to prevent and control infections under improved sanitary aspects in particular effects on disinfection. Her mission statement concerns the implementation of an interconnected team of scientists of molecular and applied science to tap their synergy potential that will enable the phytomedicine to move forward overall. Over hundred projects on basic and applied plant pathology within a strong national and international network contribute to a well known team in Phytomedicine and in particular in plant virology.