Martin B Dickman
Distinguished Professor, Christine Richardson Prof
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Texas A and M University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Martin B Dickman is Distinguished Professor, Christine Richardson Professor of Agriculture, Director of Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology at Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A and M University,United States Of America. Got Ph.D. Plant Pathology (1986) University of Hawaii.
Research Interest
Fungal – Plant Interactions My research program centers on fundamental aspects of fungal-plant interactions. From the fungal side the focus involves the identification of genes that regulate pathogenic development and signal communication. I am also the PI on a grant for the recently completed genomic sequence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. My other interest is in plant programmed cell death (apoptosis) and the extent to which parallels exist between plant and animal systems. We have recently shown that modulation of cell death can be an effective means to control certain diseases as well as abiotic stress. The overall goals of these studies are understanding the mechanisms that regulate plant apoptosis and implementing intervention or alternative strategies to generate transgenic plants with novel mechanisms of pathogen resistance and stress tolerance.
Publications
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Dickman, M.B. and de Figuerido, p. 2016 Plant Disease: Autophagy Under Attack. eLife 5:e10856.
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Li, Y. R., Kabbage, M., Liu, W. D., and Dickman, M. B. 2016. Aspartyl protease mediated cleavage of At-BAG6 is necessary for autophagy and fungal resistance in plants. The Plant Cell 28:233-247.
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Li, Yurong and Dickman, M.B. 2016. Processing of AtBAG6 Triggers Autophagy and Fungal Resistance. Plant Signaling and Behavior, DOI:10.1080/15592324.2016.117699
