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Rumyana Karlova is a dedicated researcher at Wageningen University & Research, specializing in plant biology and molecular genetics. Her research interests primarily focus on understanding how plants respond to external and internal stimuli and the mechanisms that govern their development. Her PhD thesis explored the brassinosteroid signal transduction pathways that are crucial for reprogramming somatic plant cells to a totipotent state. Following her doctoral work, she joined the lab of Professor Gerco Angenent as a postdoctoral fellow, where she was awarded an NWO-VENI grant for her project on tomato fruit ripening. Karlova is actively investigating the role of glycosyltransferases in modifying plant hormones, contributing to the understanding of how plants detoxify components involved in development and defense. Her latest research, under the ERA-NET SusCrop grant, focuses on tomato plants' responses to salinity stress and the gene regulatory networks at play, including the significance of root architecture and interactions between plant roots and soil microbial communities. Karlova's work has implications for developing biostimulants in agriculture, particularly in enhancing resilience to abiotic stresses such as salt and drought.
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