Website Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department Plant Physiology, Umeå University

A PhD position is available in Stéphanie Robert’s research group at Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC). The PhD student is going to be placed at the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, that is part of UPSC.

The apical hook is a temporary organ structure that forms at the tip of the stem (hypocotyl) in darkness, aiding the germinating seedling as it emerges through the soil. Apical hook formation serves as an excellent model to study plant morphogenesis, as it involves distinct phases of growth promotion and inhibition. The phytohormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is central to plant morphogenesis. This project focuses on investigating the modulation of auxin’s spatiotemporal distribution in response to mechanochemical signals during development in Arabidopsis thaliana. The research will utilize a range of approaches, including molecular biology techniques, cell biology methods (such as confocal and electron microscopy), physiological studies and genetic analysis.

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