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Anja Geitmann

Anja Geitmann

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
9091
World Ranking
15232
National Ranking
536

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists

Overview

Anja Geitmann is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses extensively on Plant Science and Molecular Biology, with additional exploration into Mechanical Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

Geitmann's research addresses key topics including:

  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies
  • Plant and animal studies

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Cannabis Glandular Trichomes: A Cellular Metabolite Factory", 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Cytoskeletal regulation of primary plant cell wall assembly", 2021, Current Biology
  • "Fluorescence visualization of cellulose and pectin in the primary plant cell wall", 2020, Journal of Microscopy
  • "Durotropic Growth of Pollen Tubes", 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Mechanosensitive ion channels contribute to mechanically evoked rapid leaflet movement in Mimosa pudica", 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Geitmann are:

  • Amir J. Bidhendi
  • Youssef Chebli
  • Donald L. Smith
  • Reza Sharif-Naeini
  • Cailun A. S. Tanney

Their publications have appeared regularly in venues such as:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Current Biology
  • Journal of Microscopy
  • Cell

In 2017, Geitmann was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists, an award reflecting their standing within the plant biology research community.

Best Publications

  • Mechanics and modeling of plant cell growth

    Anja Geitmann;Joseph K.E. Ortega

  • Pectin and the role of the physical properties of the cell wall in pollen tube growth of Solanum chacoense

    Elodie Parre;Anja Geitmann

  • The Cell Wall of the Arabidopsis Pollen Tube—Spatial Distribution, Recycling, and Network Formation of Polysaccharides

    Youssef Chebli;Minako Kaneda;Rabah Zerzour;Anja Geitmann

  • The cytoskeleton in plant and fungal cell tip growth

    A. Geitmann;A. M. C. Emons

  • Relating the mechanics of the primary plant cell wall to morphogenesis

    Amir J. Bidhendi;Anja Geitmann

  • Finite Element Model of Polar Growth in Pollen Tubes

    Pierre Fayant;Orlando Girlanda;Youssef Chebli;Carl-Éric Aubin

  • Magnitude and direction of vesicle dynamics in growing pollen tubes using spatiotemporal image correlation spectroscopy and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching.

    Jérôme Bove;Benoit Vaillancourt;Jens Kroeger;Peter K. Hepler

  • Alterations in the Actin Cytoskeleton of Pollen Tubes Are Induced by the Self-Incompatibility Reaction in Papaver rhoeas

    Anja Geitmann;Benjamin N. Snowman;Anne Mie C. Emons;Vernonica E. Franklin-Tong

  • More than a leak sealant. The mechanical properties of callose in pollen tubes.

    Elodie Parre;Anja Geitmann

  • The role of pectin in plant morphogenesis.

    Robert Palin;Anja Geitmann

  • Copper toxicity in expanding leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris L.: antioxidant enzyme response and nutrient element uptake.

    Houda Bouazizi;Hager Jouili;Anja Geitmann;Ezzeddine El Ferjani

  • Polar growth in pollen tubes is associated with spatially confined dynamic changes in cell mechanical properties

    Rabah Zerzour;Jens Kroeger;Anja Geitmann

  • Live imaging of calcium spikes during double fertilization in Arabidopsis.

    Yuki Hamamura;Moe Nishimaki;Hidenori Takeuchi;Anja Geitmann

  • Regulator or driving force? The role of turgor pressure in oscillatory plant cell growth.

    Jens H. Kroeger;Rabah Zerzour;Anja Geitmann

  • Cellular growth in plants requires regulation of cell wall biochemistry.

    Youssef Chebli;Anja Geitmann

  • Immunogold localization of arabinogalactan proteins, unesterified and esterified pectins in pollen grains and pollen tubes ofNicotiana tabacum L.

    Yi Qin Li;Claudia Faleri;Anja Geitmann;Hong Qi Zhang

  • Actin is involved in pollen tube tropism through redefining the spatial targeting of secretory vesicles.

    Firas Bou Daher;Anja Geitmann

  • Model for calcium dependent oscillatory growth in pollen tubes

    Jens H. Kroeger;Anja Geitmann;Martin Grant

  • Under pressure, cell walls set the pace.

    Lawrence J. Winship;Gerhard Obermeyer;Anja Geitmann;Peter K. Hepler

  • Mechanical stress initiates and sustains the morphogenesis of wavy leaf epidermal cells

    Amir J. Bidhendi;Bara Altartouri;Frédérick P. Gosselin;Anja Geitmann;Anja Geitmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Vernonica E. Franklin-Tong
Vernonica E. Franklin-Tong University of Birmingham
Mauro Cresti
Mauro Cresti University of Siena
Anne Mie C. Emons
Anne Mie C. Emons Wageningen University & Research
Peter K. Hepler
Peter K. Hepler University of Massachusetts Amherst
Christopher J. Staiger
Christopher J. Staiger Purdue University West Lafayette
Tetsuya Higashiyama
Tetsuya Higashiyama University of Tokyo
Sebastian Y. Bednarek
Sebastian Y. Bednarek University of Wisconsin–Madison
Karl J. Niklas
Karl J. Niklas Cornell University
Olivier Hamant
Olivier Hamant École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Ben Fabry
Ben Fabry University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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