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B.Sc. 1998, University of Sheffield
Ph.D. 2003, University of Sheffield
Fulbright Scholar 2002-2003, UIUC
Postdoc. 2003-2004, University of Illinois
Research Fellow 2004-2007, Institute for Genomic Biology
Integrative plant physiology, genetics and genomics; plant water use efficiency, photosynthesis and carbon metabolism; crop responses to elevated CO2, drought, temperature and ozone; crop sustainability and responses to global environmental change
Our research broadly addresses the need to improve mechanistic understanding of:
This will enhance understanding of how the environment impacts ecosystem goods and services and advance efforts to improve and protect crop production and water cycling. To do this we perform vertically integrated phenotyping of plant carbon and water relations by combining genetic, molecular, biochemical, physiological and ecological tools to assess plant performance in manipulative field experiments and controlled environment conditions.
The major focus of our group at present is to understand the genetic and physiological controls of stomatal patterning and photosynthetic water use efficiency (WUE) through a combination of molecular genetics, quantitative genetics, and physiology. This has practical application through our efforts to use biotechnology and breeding to enhance WUE through manipulation of stomatal patterning. The project will benefit substantially from significant advances made by our team and collaborators in recent years in: (1) high-throughput phenotyping of stomatal patterning and stomatal conductance, (2) development of transgenic germplasm and natural diversity collections, and (3) a new large-scale field facility for imposing drought treatments.
Fulbright Scholar (2002)
Beckman Fellow (2011)
I.C. Gunsalus Fellow (2013)
Calvin-Benson Award for Early Career Excellence in Photosynthesis Research (2016)
University Scholar (2017)
AAAS Fellow (2019)
Massengale Lecturer, CSSA (2020)
Teacher Ranked Excellent by Students (2020, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007)
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Jaikumar, N. S. (Creator), Fernandes, S. (Creator), Leakey, A. (Creator), Brown, P. J. (Creator), Stutz, S. (Creator), Ort, D. R. (Creator) & Long, S. P. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Mar 8 2021
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-4580996_V2
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Ferguson, J. (Creator), Fernandes, S. (Creator), Monier, B. (Creator), Miller, N. (Creator), Allen, D. (Creator), Dmitrieva, A. (Creator), Schmuker, P. (Creator), Lozano, R. (Creator), Valluru, R. (Creator), Buckler, E. (Creator), Gore, M. (Creator), Brown, P. (Creator), Spalding, E. (Creator) & Leakey, A. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Aug 12 2021
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-5565022_V2
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Xie, J. (Creator), Fernandes, S. (Creator), Mayfield-Jones, D. (Creator), Erice, G. (Creator), Choi, M. (Creator), Lipka, A. E. (Creator) & Leakey, A. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Jul 10 2021
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-8275554_V1
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Varela, S. (Creator), Leakey, A. (Creator) & Sacks, E. J. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Oct 10 2022
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-5689586_V1
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Kole Aspray, E. (Creator), Ainsworth, E. (Creator), McGrath, J. (Creator), McGrath, J. (Creator), Montes, C. (Creator), Whetten, A. (Creator), Ort, D. R. (Creator), Long, S. P. (Creator), Puthuval, K. (Creator), Mies, T. (Creator), Bernacchi, C. (Creator), Delucia, E. H. (Creator), Dalsing, B. (Creator), Leakey, A. (Creator), Li, S. (Creator), Herriott, J. (Creator) & Miglietta, F. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Feb 7 2023
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-3496460_V2
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