Kinases, stomates and microbes: Multiple ways to improve abiotic stress resistance of plants - Professor Heribert Hirt
Monday 11th April 2016
Internationally renowned for his work on signalling mechanisms of biotic and abiotic stresses in plants, Professor Hirt’s current research is focused on molecular mechanisms induced by microbial associations that enable plants to adapt to extreme environmental conditions, and to promote use of the appropriate rhizosphere partners for sustainable crop food production. His research has also demonstrated that Salmonella enterica, a major cause of food poisoning in humans, escapes the plant immune system and accomplishes colonisation of plant tissues. Author of 165+ publications with 20,954 citations, and an h-index 68, Dr Hirt has also served in administration as the Head of the Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Vienna (2006-2007), Director of URGV Plant Genomics, Evry, France (2008-2013), Director of Center of Desert Agriculture, KAUST, Jeddah, KSA (2014- 2015) and is currently Head of Plant-Microbe Group at the Center of Desert Agriculture at KAUST. Additional information can be found online.
