Prof. Dr. Maria Mittag

General Botany

Prof. Dr. Maria Mittag
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

General Botany

Opening hours:
Monday 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
and by appointment.

The secretary's office is open all day on Mondays and Wednesdays and on Thursday mornings.

Postal address:
Friedrich Schiller University
Matthias Schleiden Institute
General Botany
Am Planetarium 1
07743 Jena

News

  1. Defense Melvin Schubert

    On November 27, 2025, Melvin successfully defended his doctoral thesis. He managed the traditional flower toss without any problems, with one small exception: Melvin opted for a flower wreath. We wish Melvin all the best and every success for the future.

    Defense Melvin Schubert
    Image: Marco Perl
  2. Visit the light garden in the botanical garden

    As a highlight at the end of 2025, we decided to take a trip to the botanical garden. After a quick bite to eat, we visited the greenhouses and strolled through the Christmas market. We ended the evening with music and conversation.

    Visit to the Jena Light Garden 2025
    Image: Thi Trang Vuong
  3. Excursion to Weimar

    On June 30, 2025, we took a field trip to the Ilm River in Weimar. We visited Ilmpark and discovered a wide variety of park architectures.

    Excursion to Weimar
    Image: Thi Trang Vuong
  4. Welcome Inam and Xiaoqi

    We welcome Dr. Inam Ul Haq and Dr. Xiaoqi Yang in our team. Inam supports us as a research assistant in teaching and research. Xiaoqi joins us with a postdoctoral scholarship. We wish them both fun and success.

    Inam und Xiaoqi
    Image: Silvana Buchwald
  5. Defense Thi Trang Vuong

    Trang successfully defended her doctoral thesis on Thursday, 29.08.2024. Of course, she went to the market afterwards for the traditional flower toss over the hemp sword. All the best Trang and enjoy everything you have planned. 

    Thi Trang Vuong with guests in her defense
    Image: Lucas Gering
  6. Admission to the Honours Program

    Acceptance of our Master Molecular Life Sciences students Dinara Myrzakhmetova and Pragnaben Nakarani into the Honours Program with their supervisors Dr. Prateek Shetty and PD Dr. Volker Wagner.

    Dinara and Pragnaben with their respective Honors supervisors.
    Image: Dr. Prateek Shetty
All short news