Molecular genetic of Plant hormone signaling

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: Plant hormones are a collection of small structurally unrelated molecules that have profound effects on plant growth and development. Over the past decade, exciting advances have been made to define core-signaling pathways for many hormones. Now plant hormone biology is entering a challenging period of understanding how the information conveyed by these small molecules is turned into cellular responses. Furthermore, we are also entering a stage where information from experimental models needs to be translated to important crops. My research program investigates the fundamental mechanisms of two plant hormones, abscisic acid (ABA) and strigolactones (SLs) with respect to germination and early seedling growth. Here, I propose to use the cutting edge tools of systems and chemical biology to link these hormones to plant growth and development networks in novel ways both at a fundamental level and for biotechnological application.