Professor
University of Missouri, MO, USA
Columbia, Missouri
After five years as a group leader at the Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, UK, I moved to the Division of Biochemistry at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2005. My lab uses a variety of techniques including proteomics and phosphoproteomics to investigate how plants integrate biotic and abiotic stress signals [Niehl et al., (2013) Label-Free quantitative proteomic analysis of systemic responses to local wounding and virus infection in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Prot Res 12:2491-2503; Umezawa et al., (2013) Integrating genetics and phosphoproteomics reveals protein phosphorylation network of the core ABA signaling pathway in Arabidopsis. Science Signaling 6:rs8; Sörensson et al., (2012) Screen for new substrates of the Arabidopsis MAP kinases, MPK3 and MPK6, identifies a novel protein participating in stomatal patterning. Biochem J 446:271-278; Serna-Sanz A et al., (2011) Phosphoproteome analysis of Lotus japonicus (2011) Roots Reveals Shared and Distinct Components of Symbiosis and Defense. MPMI 24: 932-937; Anderson et al., (2011) Arabidopsis MAPK Phosphatase 1 negatively regulates PAMP responses and basal resistance to Pseudomonas syringae. Plant J 67: 258-268]. More recently, we have become interested in how bacterial pathogens recognize the presence of a host to induce virulence programs [Anderson et al., (2014) Decreased abundance of type III secretion system-inducing signals in Arabidopsis mkp1 enhances resistance against Pseudomonas syringae. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 111:6846-6851]. Being a life-long Cubs/Chicago sports fan has taught be patience and optimism, both of which are assets in laboratory research.
Sunday, August 6, 2023
4:28 PM – 4:30 PM EDT