Louise Isager Ahl

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Presentation

I am a botanist with extensive experience in collection based research linked to plant cell wall composition and micromorphology.

I am currently exploring plant evolution through conformational cell wall glycomics in my independent Villum Experiment grant (no. 40664).

I collect botanical samples and data derived from living and dried natural history collections, herbaria and archives as well as participate in larger international climate change studies.  

Current projects include:

1. Exploring plant evolution through conformational cell wall glycomics (Villum Experiment)
2. The evolution of succulent plant cell walls (student project)
3. Plant blindness and art-based teaching (communication and outreach study)
4. Biomolecular and structural comparisons of ancient and modern plants (collaborator on the PlantEra project)

 

Fields of research

Plant cell wall composition, micromorphology, evolution, climate change and plant adaptation, method development, plant derived polysaccharides, paleobotany

 

Teaching

Plant-Animal Interactions (BSc), and Tropical Botany (MSc).

 

Outreach and communication

I am a dedicated communicator of plant science knowledge and research through a broad range of activities primarily in Danish. I am a regular in the nature segment in Danmarks Radio “P1 morgen” and I strive to communicate my knowledge of plants as broadly as I can. Upcoming release (fall of 2024) is the Danish podcast: Planternes stemme (voice of plants) supported by the Aage V. Jensen foundation (no. N2023-0095).

Instagram and Twitter: @dkbotany.

Selected publications

1. Published

   Exploring the polysaccharide composition of plant cell walls in succulent aloes

   Isager Ahl, Louise, Pedersen, H. L., Jørgensen, Bodil, Willats, W. G. T., Grace, O. M., Barnes, Christopher James & Rønsted, Nina, 2023, In: Plants, People, Planet. 5, 3, p. 335-353 19 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

2. Published

   The legacy of terrestrial plant evolution on cell wall fine structure

   Fangel, J. U., Sørensen, Klavs Martin, Jacobsen, Niels, Mravec, Jozef, Isager Ahl, Louise, Bakshani, C., Mikkelsen, M. D., Engelsen, Søren Balling, Willats, W. & Ulvskov, Peter, 2024, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 47, 4, p. 1238-1254 17 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

3. Published

   Plant blindness and art-based learning

   Isager Ahl, Louise, 2024, In: Improving University Science Teaching and Learning - Pedagogical Projects. 19, 12 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review