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Tom Beeckman

Tom Beeckman

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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
37823
World Ranking
1514
National Ranking
26

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Tom Beeckman is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has a substantial publication record in agricultural and biological sciences, particularly in plant science and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields and addresses various aspects of plant physiology and development.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, their research is concentrated on subfields such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Pollution
  • Food Science

The principal topics covered in their work are:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Tom Beeckman has frequently published in the following academic venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • New Phytologist
  • Current Biology
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Among their recent papers are:

  • Hydraulic flux-responsive hormone redistribution determines root branching, 2022, Science
  • ABA represses TOR and root meristem activity through nuclear exit of the SnRK1 kinase, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The dynamic nature and regulation of the root clock, 2020, Development
  • Lateral root formation and nutrients: nitrogen in the spotlight, 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • An auxin-regulable oscillatory circuit drives the root clock in Arabidopsis, 2021, Science Advances

The scientist often collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Steffen Vanneste
  • Hans Motte
  • Boris Parizot
  • Maria Njo
  • Wei Xuan

Best Publications

  • Auxin Transport Promotes Arabidopsis Lateral Root Initiation

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

  • Ethylene regulates root growth through effects on auxin biosynthesis and transport-dependent auxin distribution

    Kamil Růžička;Karin Ljung;Steffen Vanneste;Steffen Vanneste;Radka Podhorská

  • The auxin influx carrier LAX3 promotes lateral root emergence

    Kamal Swarup;Eva Benková;Eva Benková;Ranjan Swarup;Ilda Casimiro

  • Arabidopsis lateral root development: an emerging story.

    Benjamin Péret;Bert De Rybel;Bert De Rybel;Ilda Casimiro;Eva Benková;Eva Benková

  • Auxin Control of Root Development

    Paul Overvoorde;Hidehiro Fukaki;Tom Beeckman

  • A novel sensor to map auxin response and distribution at high spatio-temporal resolution

    Géraldine Brunoud;Darren M. Wells;Marina Oliva;Antoine Larrieu;Antoine Larrieu

  • Dissecting Arabidopsis lateral root development

    Ilda Casimiro;Tom Beeckman;Neil Graham;Rishikesh Bhalerao

  • Functional redundancy of PIN proteins is accompanied by auxin-dependent cross-regulation of PIN expression

    Anne Vieten;Steffen Vanneste;Justyna Wisniewska;Eva Benková

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

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

  • Functional Analysis of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors of Arabidopsis

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

  • Cytokinins Act Directly on Lateral Root Founder Cells to Inhibit Root Initiation

    Laurent Laplaze;Eva Benkova;Ilda Casimiro;Lies Maes

  • Auxin-dependent regulation of lateral root positioning in the basal meristem of Arabidopsis.

    Ive De Smet;Takuya Tetsumura;Bert De Rybel;Nicolas Frei dit Frey

  • Auxin-Mediated Cell Cycle Activation during Early Lateral Root Initiation

    Kristiina Himanen;Elodie Boucheron;Steffen Vanneste;Janice de Almeida Engler

  • Lateral root development in Arabidopsis: fifty shades of auxin

    Julien Lavenus;Tatsuaki Goh;Tatsuaki Goh;Ianto Roberts;Soazig Guyomarc’h

  • An abscisic acid-sensitive checkpoint in lateral root development of Arabidopsis

    Ive De Smet;Laurent Signora;Laurent Signora;Tom Beeckman;Dirk Inzé

  • Strigolactones affect lateral root formation and root-hair elongation in Arabidopsis

    Yoram Kapulnik;Pierre-Marc Delaux;Natalie Resnick;Einav Mayzlish-Gati

  • A novel aux/IAA28 signaling cascade activates GATA23-dependent specification of lateral root founder cell identity.

    Bert De Rybel;Valya Vassileva;Valya Vassileva;Boris Parizot;Marlies Demeulenaere

  • The roots of a new green revolution.

    Griet Den Herder;Gert Van Isterdael;Tom Beeckman;Ive De Smet

  • Flowering-time genes modulate meristem determinacy and growth form in Arabidopsis thaliana

    S. Melzer;F. Lens;J. Gennen;S. Vanneste

  • Control of proliferation, endoreduplication and differentiation by the Arabidopsis E2Fa-DPa transcription factor.

    Lieven De Veylder;Tom Beeckman;Gerrit T.S. Beemster;Janice de Almeida Engler

Frequent Co-Authors

Steffen Vanneste
Steffen Vanneste Ghent University
Ive De Smet
Ive De Smet Ghent University
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Bert De Rybel
Bert De Rybel Ghent University
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
Lieven De Veylder
Lieven De Veylder Ghent University
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Pierre Hilson
Pierre Hilson INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Gerrit T.S. Beemster
Gerrit T.S. Beemster University of Antwerp
Eva Benková
Eva Benková Institute of Science and Technology Austria

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