Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology specialising in cell wall integrity maintenance and mechanosensing signalling pathways across vascular plants and green microalgae at UPSC.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Lab's postdoctoral researchers lead the lab's main projects, from the propagation of mechanical signals through cell walls to single-cell mapping of root cell walls and the coordination of cell wall integrity with the cell cycle.
Dr. Nancy Soni
Dr. Bastien Dauphin
Dr. Nasrin Sabooni
Investigates how cell wall integrity and the cell cycle are coordinated.
Studies how subtle mechanical signals are perceived and propagated through cell walls.
Uses Brillouin microscopy to study cell wall mechanics and integrity in cotton and Arabidopsis.
Dr. Ciara O'Brien
Maps how root gene expression responds to changes in cell wall chemistry and mechanics.
PhD Students
Lab's PhD students investigate how plant cells detect changes in their walls, and which signalling and transcriptional responses follow.
Klaudia Ordyniak
Manju Maharjan
Sehyeon Kim
Studies transcription factors controlling cell wall integrity responses to stress.
Investigates how plant cells first detect changes in their walls.
Studies the dynamics of mechanochemical signals in plant cell walls.
Master's, Bachelor's and Project students
Master's, bachelor's, and project-course students carry out thesis and course projects within the lab's research programme, gaining hands-on experience in genetics, plant growth, and imaging.
Autumn 2026 Cohort – Project students
Luisa Krieg, Leire Baroja Revilla, Vladyslava Ivanova | Supporting root cell wall analyses.