EMBO Associate Member
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | United States
EMBO 2025
Our laboratory investigates how plant immune signaling is activated and fine-tuned to balance defense and growth. We focus particularly on the coordinated regulation of cell surface receptor kinases and intracellular NLR immune receptors. These studies shed light on conserved immune strategies across plants and animals and offer avenues to enhance crop resilience against infections.
Keywords: Plant immunity / plant-pathogen interaction / pattern recognition receptor / phytocytokine / signal transduction / protein posttranslational modifications
Subject area(s): Immunology | Plant Biology | Signal Transduction