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  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Dirk Inzé is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has made significant contributions to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Plant Science, encompassing Molecular Biology and Genetics, along with Ecology and Global and Planetary Change as subfields of study.

The scientist's recent publications cover various aspects of plant molecular biology and genetics. Key papers include:

  • The GW2-WG1-OsbZIP47 pathway controls grain size and weight in rice, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • Tapping into the maize root microbiome to identify bacteria that promote growth under chilling conditions, 2020, Microbiome
  • Single-cell transcriptomics sheds light on the identity and metabolism of developing leaf cells, 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Agrobacterium strains and strain improvement: Present and outlook, 2020, Biotechnology Advances
  • BREEDIT: a multiplex genome editing strategy to improve complex quantitative traits in maize, 2022, The Plant Cell

Their work addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Dirk Inzé has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Hilde Nelissen, Jolien De Block, Alexandra Baekelandt, Laurens Pauwels, and Heike Sprenger.

Their research findings have been published in several prominent venues, with recurrent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Trends in Plant Science
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Food and Energy Security
  • The Plant Journal

Throughout their career, Dirk Inzé has been recognized by multiple scientific organizations. Awards and memberships include:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2020)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2019)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

The scope of Dirk Inzé's work integrates molecular approaches to plant biology with applied agricultural research, addressing quantitative traits, plant development, and responses to environmental conditions. This research supports ongoing developments in genetic engineering and genome editing within crop science.

Best Publications

  • SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE AND STRESS TOLERANCE

    Chris Bowler;Marc Van Montagu;Dirk Inze

  • GATEWAY vectors for Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation.

    Mansour Karimi;Dirk Inzé;Anna Depicker

  • Dual action of the active oxygen species during plant stress responses.

    J. Dat;S. Vandenabeele;E. Vranová;M. Van Montagu

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • Plant L‐ascorbic acid: chemistry, function, metabolism, bioavailability and effects of processing

    M. W. Davey;M. Van Montagu;D. Inze;M. Sanmartin

  • Catalase is a sink for H2O2 and is indispensable for stress defence in C3 plants.

    Hilde Willekens;Sangpen Chamnongpol;Mark W Davey;Martina Schraudner

  • Signal transduction during oxidative stress

    Eva Vranová;Dirk Inzé;Frank Van Breusegem

  • Auxin Transport Promotes Arabidopsis Lateral Root Initiation

    Ilda Casimiro;Alan Marchant;Rishikesh P. Bhalerao;Tom Beeckman

  • Extraction and Determination of Ascorbate and Dehydroascorbate from Plant Tissue

    K Kampfenkel;M Van Montagu;D Inzé

  • NINJA connects the co-repressor TOPLESS to jasmonate signalling

    Laurens Pauwels;Gemma Fernández Barbero;Jan Geerinck;Jan Geerinck;Sofie Tilleman;Sofie Tilleman

  • Cell cycle regulation in plant development.

    Dirk Inzé;Lieven De Veylder

  • Glutathione homeostasis in plants: implications for environmental sensing and plant development

    Mike J. May;Teva Vernoux;Chris Leaver;Marc Van Montagu

  • The role of active oxygen species in plant signal transduction

    Frank Van Breusegem;Eva Vranová;James F. Dat;Dirk Inzé

  • Superoxide Dismutase in Plants

    C. Bowler;W. van Camp;M. van Montagu;D. Inze

  • Transcriptomic Footprints Disclose Specificity of Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Ilya Gadjev;Sandy Vanderauwera;Tsanko S. Gechev;Christophe Laloi

  • Superroot, a recessive mutation in Arabidopsis, confers auxin overproduction.

    W Boerjan;M T Cervera;M Delarue;T Beeckman

  • Manganese superoxide dismutase can reduce cellular damage mediated by oxygen radicals in transgenic plants.

    C. Bowler;L. Slooten;S. Vandenbranden;R. De Rycke

  • Functional Analysis of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors of Arabidopsis

    Lieven De Veylder;Tom Beeckman;Gerrit T.S. Beemster;Luc Krols

  • The role of active oxygen species in plant signal transduction

    Eva Vranová;Frank Van Breusegem;James F Dat;Enric Belles-Boix

  • Oxidative stress in plants

    Chris Bowler;Luit Slooten;Ed Wt Tsang;Wim Van Camp

Frequent Co-Authors

Lieven De Veylder
Lieven De Veylder Ghent University
M. Van Montagu
M. Van Montagu Ghent University
Nathalie Gonzalez
Nathalie Gonzalez INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Gerrit T.S. Beemster
Gerrit T.S. Beemster University of Antwerp
Alain Goossens
Alain Goossens Ghent University
Tom Beeckman
Tom Beeckman Ghent University
Frank Van Breusegem
Frank Van Breusegem Ghent University
Geert De Jaeger
Geert De Jaeger Ghent University
Klaas Vandepoele
Klaas Vandepoele Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Gilbert Engler
Gilbert Engler INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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