Department of Crop Health
Faculty of Agriculture, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Rostock
Satower Str. 48
18059 Rostock

Phone: +49 (0)381 / 498 3171
Mail: maik.frankowski@uni-rostock.de

My research interest focuses on the fungal plant pathogen Pyrenophora teres, with the aim of elucidating the molecular virulence factors involved in disease development. A key objective is to gain a deeper insight into the complex interactions between P. teres and its host, thereby improving our understanding of pathogen-host relationships and the molecular mechanisms that drive plant disease contributing to the development of sustainable and targeted plant protection strategies. 

• since Jan 2026: PhD candidate, Department of Crop Health, University of Rostock, Germany
  PhD-topic:“Dissecting the virulence components of an important barley pathogen, Pyrenophora teres, in German barley populations.”

• 2023 – 2025: M.Sc. Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Rostock, Germany
  M.Sc.-thesis:“Influence of temperature on the virulence behaviour of Pyrenophora teres f. teres on a barley diversity set.”

• 2020 – 2023: B.Sc. Agricultural Sciences, University of Rostock, Germany
  B.Sc.-thesis:“Testing of the viability of the clubroot causing pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae after a 10-year break in oilseed rape cultivation.”

• since Jan 2026: Member of the German Society of Plant Pathology (DPG)