CASS Research | Meet the Team: Prof. Dr. Uwe Sonnewald

What drives someone to spend a lifetime studying how plants share energy — and how that knowledge could help feed millions?

Meet the scientist at the heart of CASS: a program lead, mentor, and visionary who turned molecular curiosity into real-world change. Uwe Sonnewald

From the lab bench to cassava fields across continents, his work bridges science and impact.

👉 Discover his journey — and the passion behind decades of plant biochemistry.