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drheatherini.bsky.social

@drheatherini.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Biology at Syracuse University. Scientific interests: intrinsically disordered proteins, biomolecular condensates, and plant cell and developmental biology. Other interests: running, dancing, and getting lost in fiction.

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drheatherini.bsky.social @drheatherini.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
More broadly, they suggest that phase separation may serve as a sensing and actuation mechanism to ensure proper expression of developmental regulators under seasonally appropriate conditions.
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drheatherini.bsky.social @drheatherini.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Additionally, we found that SUF4 condensates can colocalize with other known FLC regulators, including FRI and ELF7. Together, these findings support the hypothesis that SUF4 phase separation provides a physical mechanism for regulating FLC expression and flowering.
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drheatherini.bsky.social @drheatherini.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
By progressively altering SUF4’s phase behavior, we found that we could tune SUF4's ability to bind the FLC promoter, modulate FLC transcription, and ultimately flowering time.
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drheatherini.bsky.social @drheatherini.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
TL;DR: We show that the IDP SUF4 forms temperature-dependent nuclear condensates in plants that correlate with transcriptional activation of the floral repressor FLC.
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drheatherini.bsky.social @drheatherini.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Our SUF4 condensation paper is finally out! cell.com/cell-reports... Thank you to everyone who has scientifically, mentally, and emotionally supported my co-authors and me over the years. Below is a summary of the work-- we hope you enjoy our findings!
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Manipulating condensation of thermo-sensitive SUF4 protein tunes flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana
Meyer et al. present evidence that protein liquid-liquid phase separation may serve as a physical mechanism for coordinating plant development and flowering time with environmental seasonality.
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drheatherini.bsky.social @drheatherini.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Calling all plant cell and molecular biologists! My colleague Dr. Eundeok Kim is looking to hire a creative postdoc to investigate how epigenetic and genetic states shape cell fate decisions in plants! www.sujobopps.com/postings/108...
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Postdoctoral Researcher - Epigenetics & Cell Fate in Plants
The Kim Lab in the Department of Biology at Syracuse University is seeking a curious and creative Postdoctoral Researcher to join our team. We study how epigenetic and genetic states shape cell fate d...
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drheatherini.bsky.social @drheatherini.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy New Year! Looking forward to doing some science with you all!
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Alex Holehouse @alexholehouse.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Reminder that if disordered proteins are your thing, this starter pack exists (and I try to update it as best I can as new folks reach out/I see them!) 🍝 go.bsky.app/J23B51L
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drheatherini.bsky.social @drheatherini.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Are you interested in the role of protein condensation in plant biology? Come work with me at Syracuse University!
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drheatherini.bsky.social @drheatherini.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Are you interested in the role of protein condensation in plant biology? Come work with me at Syracuse University!
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