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Cara Winter

Associate Research Professor in the Department of Biology
Biology

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Research Professor in the Department of Biology · 2023 - Present Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


SHR and SCR coordinate root patterning and growth early in the cell cycle.

Journal Article Nature · February 2024 Precise control of cell division is essential for proper patterning and growth during the development of multicellular organisms. Coordination of formative divisions that generate new tissue patterns with proliferative divisions that promote growth is poor ... Full text Cite

Tracking transcription factor mobility and interaction in Arabidopsis roots with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.

Journal Article eLife · June 2016 To understand complex regulatory processes in multicellular organisms, it is critical to be able to quantitatively analyze protein movement and protein-protein interactions in time and space. During Arabidopsis development, the intercellular movement of SH ... Full text Cite

Transcriptional control of tissue formation throughout root development.

Journal Article Science (New York, N.Y.) · October 2015 Tissue patterns are dynamically maintained. Continuous formation of plant tissues during postembryonic growth requires asymmetric divisions and the specification of cell lineages. We show that the BIRDs and SCARECROW regulate lineage identity, positional s ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


A Molecular Genetic Analysis of Root Morphogenesis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025

Dynamics of the SHR-SCR Network Controlling Asymmetric Cell Division

FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2015

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Pennsylvania · 2011 Ph.D.