T.H. Rankenberg

Dr. T.H. (Tom) Rankenberg is a Researcher in the Plant Stress Resilience group within the Faculty of Science at Utrecht University. His work focuses on understanding plant responses to environmental stresses, particularly flooding and submergence recovery mechanisms.

His research interests span plant stress physiology, ethylene signaling pathways, age-dependent stress resilience, and molecular mechanisms of flooding tolerance in plants. Rankenberg's work primarily uses Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system to investigate how plants recover from submergence stress and how leaf age affects flooding resilience.

His publications reveal a consistent research trajectory examining the molecular signaling networks involved in plant stress responses, with particular emphasis on ethylene-mediated pathways and age-dependent variations in stress tolerance. His work has significant implications for developing crops with enhanced flooding tolerance.

Rankenberg has contributed to teaching at Utrecht University, serving as an instructor for Biology and Ecology of Plants courses, supervisor for mini-projects on Plants, Adaptation and Defense, and teaching assistant for Metabolism courses.

His educational background includes a PhD in Plant Stress Resilience (2018-2023), MSc in Environmental Biology (2015-2017), and BSc in Biology (2011-2015), all from Utrecht University, with internships at the University of Copenhagen and in Molecular Plant Physiology at Utrecht.