IBH Seminar: A Spatiotemporal Gene Expression Atlas of Barley Germination

When: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:00 – 10:30 GMT

The International Barley Hub is pleased to announce the next in the 2024 series of seminars: ‘A Spatiotemporal Gene Expression Atlas of Barley Germination’ presented by Dr Marta Peirats-Llobet (La Trobe University, Australia)

Speakers bio:

Marta completed her PhD in biotechnology at the IBMCP, Spain. In 2018, she moved to Australia for a postdoc at La Trobe University with Prof. Mathew Lewsey and later, Prof. Jim Whelan’s lab, optimising transcriptomic technologies several plant species—ranging from bulk and laser capture microdissection to single-cell/nuclei and spatial transcriptomics—in collaboration with colleagues and industry partners such as Pepsico. Currently, her research uses spatial technologies to understand barley grain development and germination in a 3D context.

Summary:

Seeds are crucial for plant reproduction and human nutrition, serving as a vital source of calories worldwide. The process of seed germination marks a critical transition from dormancy to active growth, involving complex physiological and molecular changes. In the talk, I would present how we optimised and applied spatial transcriptomics technology to the analysis of germinating barley grains.