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Grmay Hailu Lilay is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Section for Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Science. Their research focuses on plant molecular biology with particular emphasis on micronutrient homeostasis and deficiency responses in plants.
Dr. Lilay's research interests span across several key areas in plant science:
- Zinc deficiency sensing and regulation in plants
- Molecular mechanisms of micronutrient homeostasis
- Transcription factor networks in nutrient response
- Plant-environment interactions related to nutrient availability
- Comparative analysis of nutrient response across plant species
Dr. Lilay's publication record demonstrates significant contributions to understanding how plants sense and respond to zinc deficiency, with work spanning model systems including Arabidopsis thaliana, Medicago truncatula, and rice. Their research has been published in high-impact journals such as Nature Plants, New Phytologist, and Frontiers in Plant Science, with several papers receiving substantial citations.
Notable scientific contributions include identifying bZIP19 and bZIP23 as zinc sensors in Arabidopsis, characterizing the zinc deficiency response in legumes, and demonstrating the evolutionary conservation of zinc response mechanisms across land plants.
Dr. Lilay maintains active collaborations with researchers across multiple institutions, as evidenced by their co-authorship on publications with scientists from various international research groups.
