Ute Roessner is a world leader in the development and application of metabolomics and lipidomics in plant science and biotechnology. Her pioneering work established frontier technologies for parallel analyses of hundreds of metabolites in plants, enabling comprehensive investigation into how plants function under environmental and genetic stimuli. Roessner’s research uncovered mechanisms that describe how plants respond to a variety of abiotic stresses, providing avenues for the development of more stress-resilient crops. Roessner also investigated communication and interaction mechanisms between roots and beneficial microbes to improve nutrient and water uptake to enhance plant performance.