Prof. Christian Fankhauser

Contact

Organisation

University of Lausanne

Department

Job title

Professor

Based in

Switzerland

Languages

English, French, German

Working on daylight in relation to

Why daylight matters in my work

Daylight is an important sensory cue influencing plant growth and development depending on where (e.g. crowded vs. open environment) and when (e.g. time of day or season) they grow. We try to understand the mechanisms by which plants use light information to control their development.

Daylight Academy projects I worked on

Educational package on daylight

I could also have worked as

six month before starting my university studies I was still hesitating between Biology and architecture

I would have loved to have a coffee with

A cup of tea with Darwin

Most beautiful song of all time

Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush is a great song

Main discipline

Biology

Other disciplines

Agriculture, Art, Engineering and Technology

Fields of expertise

Cell Biology, Chronobiology, Molecular biology, Photobiology, Plant Biology, Plant Physiology