Jake Brunkard - Genetics Colloquium

Organisms monitor nutrient availability and environmental conditions to maintain homeostasis and promote growth under favorable conditions. In eukaryotes, TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN (TOR/mTOR) is a conserved protein kinase that orchestrates this balance between homeostasis and growth by monitoring multiple cues. Using forward and reverse genetics, functional genomics, and molecular approaches, my lab investigates how plants sense and respond to nutrients via the TOR signaling network.