Sanja Roje

Sanja Roje is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Biological Chemistry (IBC) at Washington State University (WSU). She holds a PhD from Florida State University (1998). Her research focuses on elucidating metabolic pathways critical to plant function, including flavin nucleotide biosynthesis, one-carbon metabolism, and symbiotic interactions with bacteria. She collaborates with the School of Biological Sciences at WSU and USDA researchers, exploring flavin roles in stress responses and microbial symbiosis.

Educational Background: PhD in Biochemistry, Florida State University, 1998. Prior academic work includes studies on sulfur metabolism and enzyme characterization.

Research Interests:

• Flavin biosynthesis and its regulation in plants and bacteria
• One-carbon metabolism linking photorespiration and folate pathways
• Noncoding RNA regulation of metabolic pathways
• Microbial flavin secretion in symbiotic relationships

Recent Work Trends: Focus on flavin's role in stress adaptation, enzymatic mechanisms in folate metabolism, and multi-omics approaches to iron economy in algae. Her studies bridge plant physiology, microbial interactions, and biochemical pathways.

Grants & Collaborations: Active in collaborative projects on photorespiration and symbiotic nitrogen fixation. No student advisees are explicitly listed.

Laboratory & Teams: Lead researcher in IBC's metabolic pathway group, collaborating with Dr. Hanjo Hellmann (WSU) and Dr. Svetlana Yurgel (USDA) on symbiotic and stress-related projects.