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Katrina Ramonell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alabama, where she focuses on plant-pathogen interactions using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system. Her research investigates chitin signaling pathways and susceptibility factors in plant defense mechanisms.
- Education: PhD in Plant Physiology from Louisiana State University (1999); Postdoctoral research at the Carnegie Institution of Washington
Research interests include plant innate immunity, signal transduction, and genomic approaches to understanding plant-fungal interactions. Her work leverages DNA microarrays, genetic mutants, and molecular techniques to identify defense-related genes. Key projects involve chitin perception and the role of ubiquitin ligases like ATL9 in defense responses.
Recent publications highlight her contributions to receptor-like kinase functions, chitin signaling, and hormone-mediated defense pathways. She has published extensively in journals such as Plant Cell, PLoS ONE, and Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.
