Leonie Bentsink

Leonie Bentsink is a Professor at the Laboratory of Plant Physiology, part of Wageningen University. Her research focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying seed dormancy, germination, and longevity in plants like Arabidopsis thaliana. She leads projects investigating translational regulation, seed microbiomes, and abiotic stress tolerance, supported by an NWO Vici grant (2018). Dr. Bentsink supervises multiple PhD candidates and has authored over 69 publications. Key contributions include discovering roles for genes like DOG1 and ANAC060 in dormancy regulation, and developing tools like the SeedTransNet translational network.

Key Projects:

• Seed microbiome impacts on drought tolerance
• Seed germination cell communication mechanisms
• Spatial transcriptomics for abiotic stress resilience

Datasets: 11 publicly available datasets on seed transcriptomes/metabolomes, including seed dormancy cycling and parental effect studies. Citations: Over 70 publications since 2000, with notable work on seed longevity and translational regulation.