Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Maryam Rahmati Ishka
Maryam Rahmati Ishka, first author of Arabidopsis Ca2+-ATPases 1, 2, and 7 in the endoplasmic reticulum contribute to growth and pollen fitness
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate
Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), Reno, Nevada, USA
Non-scientific Interests: Gardening, cooking, watching NBA and NFL games and old movies
Brief bio: Maryam earned her Ph.D. from Jeff Harper lab, where her research was focused on the “Genetic Analyses of Calcium Circuits in Arabidopsis Vegetative and Reproductive Development”. Maryam later joined in Olena Vatamaniuk lab at Cornell University for a postdoc position, where her research mainly focused on defining role of micronutrient copper in plant fertility. Beginning of the December 2020, Maryam joined the Magdalena Julkowska/Andrew Nelson joint lab at Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) in Cornell University to study plant architecture and stress physiology. In broad terms, Maryam is interested in defining molecular mechanisms underlying the vulnerability of plant organs to abiotic stresses in model plants and translate the obtained knowledge to crops for improving their stress tolerance and yield.
