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Understanding and engineering the logic behind plant decisions

Stochastic patterns in plants

That's Random

Investigating stochastic patterns in plant development

Our research examines how the balance of genetic and epigenetic regulation contributes to phenotypic variability in plants. We're particularly interested in:

  • Regulators of transposon activity
  • Epigenetic regulation of transposon silencing
  • The effect stress has on transposon activity

Key Approaches

  • ONT long-read sequencing
  • High-throughput phenotypic analysis
  • Adapter sequencing
  • Genome editing