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Dr. Simone Altmann serves as a Senior Research Associate in the Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery department within the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee. Her research profile demonstrates significant contributions to plant molecular biology and drug discovery fields.
Her research primarily focuses on heat stress memory mechanisms in plants, particularly in Arabidopsis, investigating transcriptional memory, chromatin remodeling, and the molecular pathways involved in stress response. Additional research extends to drug resistance mechanisms in parasitic trypanosomatids and plant-pathogen interactions involving aphids.
Analysis of her publications reveals a strong trajectory in understanding cellular memory mechanisms in plants, with recent expansion into multi-omics approaches for studying plant-pathogen interactions and drug resistance profiling in parasitic organisms. Her work bridges fundamental plant biology with potential applications in agriculture and medicine.
Scientific Awards:
- Innovator of the Year (2022)
Dr. Altmann actively participates in research dissemination and public engagement activities, including the Dundee's Weemin in Science event (2024) and multiple Women in STEM outreach events. She has contributed to research referenced in 2 patents and maintains significant academic visibility with substantial Mendeley readership across her publications.
Her research group appears to collaborate extensively within the University of Dundee and with international partners, focusing on molecular mechanisms of stress response in plants and drug resistance in parasitic organisms. She contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through her work in plant science and drug discovery.
