Georg Jander is an American plant biologist at the Boyce Thompson Institute in Ithaca, New York[1] and an adjunct professor in the Plant Biology Section of the School of Integrative Plant Sciences at Cornell University.[2] Jander is known for his research identifying plant genes involved in synthesis of biochemical compounds, particularly those related to insect resistance.[3][4]
Georg Jander | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Königstein im Taunus, Germany |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis Harvard University |
| Spouse | Lucia Jander |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant biology, entomology, chemical ecology |
| Institutions | Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University |
| Thesis | Genetic studies on protein folding and protein secretion in Escherichia coli (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jon Beckwith |
| Other academic advisors | Frederick M. Ausubel |
| Website | btiscience |
Education
editJander earned his undergraduate degree in computer science from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis in 1983.[5] He received his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Harvard Medical School in 1996 under the supervision of Jon Beckwith.[6]
Career and research
editJander has worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Fred Ausubel[7] and as a scientist at Monsanto.[8]
He currently works as a faculty member at the Boyce Thompson Institute, where his lab studies the genetic mechanisms that control plant secondary metabolism involved in defense against insects.[9][10][11] A particular focus of the Jander lab has been research involving plant interactions with aphids.[12][13] Jander's research publications have been cited more than 17,000 times.[3]
Since 2005, Jander has been the principal investigator for a undergraduate plant science summer internship program at the Boyce Thompson Institute.[14]
Honors and awards
edit- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation (2011)[15]
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012)[16]
- Fellow, American Society of Plant Biologists (2022)[17]
References
edit- ^ "Welcome to Boyce Thompson Institute - Inspired by how plants work for humanity". Boyce Thompson Institute. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Georg Jander". CALS. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ a b "Georg Jander". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Waldron, Patricia. "Jander Unlocks Molecular Pathways of Plants and Empowers People". Boyce Thompson Institute. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Alumni and Friends - Washington University in St. Louis". Alumni and Friends. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Jander, G (1996). "Genetic studies on protein folding and protein secretion in Escherichia coli". Harvard University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.
- ^ Jander, G; Durrett, T; Baerson, S (2003-05-22). "Plants with imidazolinone-resistant ALS". Plant Physiology. 126 (2): 890–898. doi:10.1104/pp.126.2.890. ISSN 1532-2548. PMC 111178. PMID 11402216.
- ^ US abandoned 20030097692A1
- ^ Richter, Annett; Powell, Adrian F.; Mirzaei, Mahdieh; Wang, Lucy J.; Movahed, Navid; Miller, Julia K.; Piñeros, Miguel A.; Jander, Georg (2021). "Indole‐3‐glycerolphosphate synthase, a branchpoint for the biosynthesis of tryptophan, indole, and benzoxazinoids in maize". The Plant Journal. 106 (1): 245–257. doi:10.1111/tpj.15163. ISSN 0960-7412. PMID 33458870. S2CID 231635326.
- ^ Zhou, Shaoqun; Kremling, Karl A.; Bandillo, Nonoy; Richter, Annett; Zhang, Ying K.; Ahern, Kevin R.; Artyukhin, Alexander B.; Hui, Joshua X.; Younkin, Gordon C.; Schroeder, Frank C.; Buckler, Edward S.; Jander, Georg (2019). "Metabolome-Scale Genome-Wide Association Studies Reveal Chemical Diversity and Genetic Control of Maize Specialized Metabolites". The Plant Cell. 31 (5): 937–955. doi:10.1105/tpc.18.00772. ISSN 1040-4651. PMC 6533025. PMID 30923231.
- ^ Lou, Yann-Ru; Bor, Melike; Yan, Jian; Preuss, Aileen S; Jander, Georg (2016). "Arabidopsis NATA1 acetylates putrescine and decreases defense-related hydrogen peroxide accumulation". Plant Physiology. 171 (2): 1443–1455. doi:10.1104/pp.16.00446. ISSN 0032-0889. PMC 4902623. PMID 27208290.
- ^ Feng, Honglin; Acosta-Gamboa, Lucia; Kruse, Lars H.; Tracy, Jake D.; Chung, Seung Ho; Nava Fereira, Alba Ruth; Shakir, Sara; Xu, Hongxing; Sunter, Garry; Gore, Michael A.; Casteel, Clare L.; Moghe, Gaurav D.; Jander, Georg (2022). "Acylsugars protect Nicotiana benthamiana against insect herbivory and desiccation". Plant Molecular Biology. 109 (4–5): 505–522. doi:10.1007/s11103-021-01191-3. hdl:2268/295578. ISSN 0167-4412. PMID 34586580. S2CID 254935688.
- ^ Chung, Seung Ho; Bigham, Mahdiyeh; Lappe, Ryan R.; Chan, Barry; Nagalakshmi, Ugrappa; Whitham, Steven A.; Dinesh‐Kumar, Savithramma P.; Jander, Georg (2021). "A sugarcane mosaic virus vector for rapid in planta screening of proteins that inhibit the growth of insect herbivores". Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19 (9): 1713–1724. doi:10.1111/pbi.13585. ISSN 1467-7644. PMC 8428830. PMID 33763921.
- ^ "BTI Internships". Boyce Thompson Institute. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award - Research in Germany". www.research-in-germany.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Fellow of ASPB". American Society of Plant Biologists. Retrieved 2022-12-24.