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Katalin Hudak is a Full Professor in the Department of Biology at York University. Her research focuses on the mechanisms by which plants produce compounds that help them defend against pathogens and adapt to environmental changes. She specifically studies glycosidases, enzymes that remove purine bases from RNA, and how these enzymes can affect viral genomic RNA to inhibit stages of the virus lifecycle. Additionally, she examines the pokeweed antiviral protein and its isoforms synthesized by the pokeweed plant (Phytolacca americana). Hudak’s work involves sequencing the pokeweed genome to identify isoform-encoding genes and conducting transcriptome analysis to understand their regulation in response to stress. Overall, her research aims to uncover how plants can adapt to changing environments and survive stressful conditions, contributing valuable insights into plant biology and biotechnology.
York University • Toronto, ON, Canada
Teaching and supervising students in graduate programs, conducting research in plant molecular biology.
Department of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies graduate programs generally follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) B+ minimum requirement.