Overview
Benfey Lab
Education
Education
- Ph.D. Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics. University of Maryland. College Park, Maryland.
- B.S. Biology. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia.
Recent Publications
Best practices for the execution, analysis, and data storage of plant single-cell/nucleus transcriptomics.
Journal Article The Plant cell · March 2024 Single-cell and single-nucleus RNA-sequencing technologies capture the expression of plant genes at an unprecedented resolution. Therefore, these technologies are gaining traction in plant molecular and developmental biology for elucidating the transcripti ... Full text CiteResolving plant development in space and time with single-cell genomics.
Journal Article Current opinion in plant biology · December 2023 Single-cell genomics technologies are ushering in a new research era. In this review, we summarize the benefits and current challenges of using these technologies to probe the transcriptional regulation of plant development. In addition to profiling cells ... Full text CiteBrassinosteroid gene regulatory networks at cellular resolution in the Arabidopsis root.
Journal Article Science (New York, N.Y.) · March 2023 Brassinosteroids are plant steroid hormones that regulate diverse processes, such as cell division and cell elongation, through gene regulatory networks that vary in space and time. By using time series single-cell RNA sequencing to profile brassinosteroid ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Architecture and Dynamics of the Gene Regulatory Network Controlling Cell Fate
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2022View All Grants