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Michael V. Kolomiets
- Professor
- Focus Area: Hormone and oxylipin-based regulation of maize defense against biotic and abiotic stresses.
- Office:
- PLPM 113B
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 979-458-4624
- Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5HforEAAAAAJ&hl=en
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Kyiv National University, Ukraine, Genetics
- Graduate Education
- M.S. Kyiv National University, Ukraine, Genetics
- Ph.D. Horticulture, Iowa State University
- Postdoctoral: Department of Agronomy, University of Missouri-Columbia Disease Resistance Group
- Postdoctoral: Corteva (formerly Pioneer HiBred, Inc.)
- Courses Taught
- PLPA 301/601 Plant Pathology
- PLPA 609 Defense Hormone Signaling
- BESC 484 Field Experience
Areas of Expertise
- Lipid- and hormone-mediated signaling between plants and associated with them microbes and insects
- Role of hormones and oxylipins in maize resistance against fungal pathogens causing diseases in leaves, stems, roots and contaminating seed with carcinogenic mycotoxins
- Molecular mechanisms of Induced Systemic Resistance in response to root colonizing beneficial fungal and bacterial symbionts
- Molecular and biochemical defense against aboveground and belowground insect herbivores
- Roles of lipid-derived signals in the regulation of plant response to abiotic stresses such as drought, heat and salinity.
Hormone and oxylipin-based regulation of maize defense against biotic and abiotic stresses.
Professional Summary
Dr. Kolomiets received his Ph.D. in 1998 from Iowa State University studying lipoxygenase functions on potato defense against pathogens and in tuber development. He continued his training as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Agronomy at University of Missouri-Columbia, where he studied molecular mechanisms of programmed cell death processes by utilizing lesion mimic mutants of maize. His further included postdoctoral training at Corteva (formerly Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl.) where he continued studying lesion mimic mutant as well as initiating functional analysis of lipoxygenase gene family of maize. He joined Texas A&M University in 2002 as an Assistant Professor of Plant Molecular Biology He was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in 2008 and to Professor in 2014. His research interests include molecular and biochemical responses of plants to diverse pests and pathogens and molecular mechanisms of plant interactions with root colonizing symbionts. The overall objective of his research program is to couple the techniques of plant genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology with the assessment of agronomically important traits of maize to enhance our understanding of basic biology of cereal crops and to improve these species by innovative methods.
Research:
Dr. Kolomiets research is focused on the lipid-mediated signaling in maize defenses against biotic and abiotic stresses. Dr. Kolomiets research has been continuously funded by National Science Foundation and the United States Department of Agriculture. Funded studies include the exploration of maize symbiont- and insect herbivory-triggered induced systemic resistance, mechanisms of resistance against mycotoxin producing fungi, leaf, stalk and root pathogens, and drought/salt tolerance.
Teaching:
Dr. Kolomiets teaches undergraduate class PLPA 301 “Plant Pathology” and graduate level class PLPA 601 “Introductory Plant Pathology”. He also teaches graduate level course PLPA 609 “Defense Hormone Signaling”. Other classes include the writing intensive internship course BESC 484 and the seminar class BESC 481.
Service:
Dr. Kolomiets serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Frontiers in Plant Sciences and as an Editor of the journal Molecular Plant Pathology. He serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for over 20 journals and as an ad-hoc reviewer and panel member for the funding agencies including USD NIFA and NSF. He serves as a Chair or a Member of multiple Departmental and College Committees.