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Humboldt Fellow Researches the Sense of Smell in Insects
Image: PressHer field of research is the influence of chemicals, such as pesticides, on the immune system of insects. Pesticides are mainly blamed for the alarming mass mortality of insects. Beneficial insects such as bees or other pollinators of flowers and fruit trees are also highly endangered. Finding out how helpful insects in particular could also be saved is one goal of her research.
Through her work at the University of Kassel, she hopes to explore new scientific topics and techniques and also contribute to bilateral cooperation between Turkey and Germany. "I would like to explore AG Stengl's exciting topics and cutting-edge techniques to broaden my research perspectives, says the biologist. "Monika Stengl's work in olfactory transduction have won international awards. For me, this is a great opportunity to learn valuable knowledge about the sense of smell of insects and to make a valuable contribution to still unsolved, highly topical scientific questions with my work here in Kassel," says Altuntaş.
Dr. Hülya Altuntaş (37) is an associate professor at the Department of Biology at Eskisehir Technical University. She has studied biology there since 2004 and received her Ph.D. in 2011 with a study on the "Effects of gibberellic acid on hemolymph chemistry and hemocytes on the wax moth host Galleria mellonella L."
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Monika Stengl
University of Kassel
Department of Animal Physiology
Email: stengl[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
Tel: +49 561 804-4564