Dr. Arun Sampathkumar
Position
Head of Plant Cell Biology and Morphodynamics
Previous positions
2013 - 2016 Postdoc, California Institute of Technology, USA
2011 - 2013 Postdoc, University of Cambridge, UK
Degree
PhD: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology - Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, 2011
Master of Science: Bharathiar University, India, 2006
Awards and Grants
2020 Project funding DAAD
2019 Research Grant BMBF
2018 Research Grant DFG / ERACAPS
2017 Research Grant DFG
2012 Jeff Schell Prize: By Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology and BASF, outstanding
research within the framework of the doctoral thesis.
Selected Publications
Schneider, R., Ehrhardt, D.W., Meyerowitz, E.M. Sampathkumar, A.: Tethering of cellulose synthase to microtubules dampens mechano-induced cytoskeletal organization in Arabidopsis pavement cells. Nat. Plants (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01218-7
Eng, R.C., Schneider, R., Matz, T.W., Carter, R., Ehrhardt, D. W., Jönsson, H., Nikoloski, Z. and Sampathkumar, A.: KATANIN and CLASP function at different spatial scales to mediate microtubule response to mechanical stress in Arabidopsis cotyledons. Current Biology, 31 (15), pp.3262-3274. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.019
Sampathkumar, A.; Peaucelle, A.; Fujita, M.; Schuster, C.; Persson, S.; Wasteneys, G.O.; Meyerowitz, E.M.: Primary wall cellulose synthase regulates shoot apical meristem mechanics and growth. Development 146 (10), dev179036 (2019). Recommended in F1000. Highlighted article in journal. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.179036
Eng, R.C. and Sampathkumar, A.: Getting into shape: the mechanics behind plant morphogenesis. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 46, pp.25-31. (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2018.07.002
Sampathkumar, A.; Krupinski, P.; Wightman, R.; Milani, P.; Berquand, A.; Boudaoud, A.; Hamant, O.; Jonsson, H.; Meyerowitz, E. M.: Subcellular and supracellular mechanical stress prescribes cytoskeleton behavior in Arabidopsis cotyledon pavement cells. eLife 3, e01967 (2014). https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.01967