Steven Zwartkruis
About
Steven is a plant scientist working as a PhD student in the groups of Martijn Vandegehuchte and Thorsten Hamann.
The aim of his research is to identify and characterize genes involved in cell wall integrity in the woodland strawberry model. This plant species grows in a range of climates and in association with different herbivore and pathogen communities. It is therefore quickly gaining popularity as a model for plant adaptation. We hope to learn if and how the cell wall integrity maintenance system evolves to allow adaptation to different stresses. Ultimately, our work can provide novel leads for the knowledge-based improvement of plant varieties for agriculture and lead to new insights on the effects of climate change on plant fitness.
Background
2019-2021 MSc Plant Biotechnology at Wageningen University. MSc thesis at the Laboratory of Plant Breeding on phylogenomics of lignin biosynthesis genes. Internship in plant-microbe interactions at the University of Zurich.
Outreach
2024
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PosterZwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus; Vandegehuchte, Martijn Lodewijk. (2024) The role of cell wall integrity maintenance in the responses of Fragaria vesca to biotic and abiotic stress. Plant Network Norway/University of Oslo Norwegian Plant Biology 2024 , Oslo 2024-03-20 - 2024-03-22
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PosterZwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Häger, Wiebke; Ticha, Tereza; Klein, Vivien Jessica; Madej, Gregor; Ziegler, Christine. (2024) New constructs for functional characterization of THESEUS1. Wageningen University The Plant Peptides and Receptors Meeting 2024 , Wageningen 2024-09-11 - 2024-09-13
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PosterZwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Ticha, Tereza; Häger, Wiebke; Soni, Nancy; Alterås, Bjørnar; Ticha, Michaela. (2024) Agrobacterium: Naturens genetiske ingeniør. NTNU Researchers' night 2024 , Trondheim 2024-09-27 - 2024-09-27
2023
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PosterZwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Vandegehuchte, Martijn Lodewijk; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus. (2023) The role of cell wall integrity maintenance in the responses of Fragaria vesca to biotic and abiotic stress. VIB Translational Research in Crops , Ghent 2023-06-22 - 2023-06-23
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LectureAlonso Baez, Luis; Ticha, Michaela; Zwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus. (2023) Photosynthesis in Plants/Energy production. Norwegian University of Science and Technology Researchers night 2023 , Realfagbygget, Gløshagen campus, Trondheim, Norway 2023-09-29 - 2023-09-29
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LectureZwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Ticha, Tereza; Ticha, Michaela; Soni, Nancy; Sueldo, Daniela Jorgelina; Gachao, Leah Wanja. (2023) Planter: Mat og Bioenergi. Norwegian University of Science and Technology Forskningstorget , Trondheim 2023-09-22 - 2023-09-23
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PosterIvanova, Anastasiia; Ticha, Tereza; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus; Zwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Alonso Baez, Luis. (2023) Characterizing the mode of action of the plant cell wall integrity maintenance mechanism. Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS) the 12th SPPS PhD student conference , Lund 2023-09-27 - 2023-09-29
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PosterIvanova, Anastasiia; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus; Ticha, Tereza; Zwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Alonso Baez, Luis. (2023) Characterization of the mode of action of the plant cell wall integrity maintenance mechanism. HICO The 24th International conference on Plant Growth Substances , Gyeongju 2023-07-04 - 2023-07-08
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PosterZwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus; Vandegehuchte, Martijn Lodewijk. (2023) The role of cell wall integrity maintenance in the responses of Fragaria vesca to biotic and abiotic stress. SPPS 12TH SPPS PhD Student Conference 2023 , Lund 2023-09-27 - 2023-09-29