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Muhammad Kamran is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, possessing a robust academic background in Plant Sciences. He graduated with a Master’s degree from Kyungpook National University, specializing in Plant Hormones. Kamran joined the University of Adelaide in 2014, where he conducted his PhD research focused on the role of the TaALMT1 malate-GABA transporter in wheat's alkaline pH tolerance, supported by a highly competitive International Postgraduate Research Scholarship. His doctoral thesis received the Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence and he also won the Plant Nutrition Trust Award at the COMBIO conference. Following his PhD completion in 2018, he undertook post-doctoral research at Seoul National University before returning to Australia in 2020 to work on hormone treatments' impact on barley stem strength at the University of Adelaide. Kamran's research interests encompass hormone signaling mechanisms in plants, plant-microbe interactions, and the genetic and molecular basis of plant root development. He is currently exploring small molecules that unify signals between plants and bacteria, and investigating butenolide signaling in barley. His work emphasizes developing crops with sustainable yields and enhancing agricultural productivity under stress conditions.
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