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Professor
Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Cell and Systems Biology
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- ProfessorFaculty of Arts and Science, Department of Cell and Systems Biology
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- University of Toronto, Department of Cell & Systems Biology, 25 Willcocks St., Toronto, ON, M5S 3B2, Canada
BIO
Daphne Goring is a Professor in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology. She completed her Bachelor's degree at Trent University, her Master's degree at McGill University, and her Ph.D. at the University of Toronto.
The Goring Lab's overall research interests are to understand how plant cells communicate through signal transduction pathways to regulate plant growth and development. Their research is conducted primarily in Arabidopsis thaliana and closely-related Brassicaceae species. The main areas that they investigate are the signalling pathways and cellular responses that regulate compatible and self-incompatible pollen-pistil interactions. These are critical recognition systems for selecting compatible pollen to be supported by the pistil to enable successful fertilization. By studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of these recognition systems, the research group has identified several new protein players including receptor kinases, downstream signalling proteins, and cellular response including secretion and autophagy. Typically, the genes encoding these players belong to multi-gene families, and so, we also use functional genomics approaches to characterize these gene families, identify novel plant signalling networks, and determine the biological processes that are regulated by these networks.
In 2011, Professor Goring was honoured as a 'Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science'.
The Goring Lab's overall research interests are to understand how plant cells communicate through signal transduction pathways to regulate plant growth and development. Their research is conducted primarily in Arabidopsis thaliana and closely-related Brassicaceae species. The main areas that they investigate are the signalling pathways and cellular responses that regulate compatible and self-incompatible pollen-pistil interactions. These are critical recognition systems for selecting compatible pollen to be supported by the pistil to enable successful fertilization. By studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of these recognition systems, the research group has identified several new protein players including receptor kinases, downstream signalling proteins, and cellular response including secretion and autophagy. Typically, the genes encoding these players belong to multi-gene families, and so, we also use functional genomics approaches to characterize these gene families, identify novel plant signalling networks, and determine the biological processes that are regulated by these networks.
In 2011, Professor Goring was honoured as a 'Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science'.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Department of Cell and Systems Biology, Toronto, CanadaJul 2006 - present
- Full memberUniversity of Toronto, School of Graduate Studies, Toronto, CanadaOct 2001 - present
- Departmental ChairUniversity of Toronto, Department of Cell and Systems Biology, Toronto, CanadaJul 2006 - Jun 2009
- Graduate ChairUniversity of Toronto, Department of Cell and Systems Biology, Toronto, CanadaJul 2006 - Jun 2009
- ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Department of Botany, Toronto, CanadaJul 2004 - Jun 2006
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Department of Botany, Toronto, CanadaOct 2001 - Jun 2004
- Tenure AwardUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1 Oct 2001 - 1 Oct 2001
- Adjunct FacultyYork University, Graduate Programme in Biology, Toronto, CanadaOct 2001 - Aug 2003
- DirectorYork University, Graduate Programme in Biology, Toronto, CanadaSep 2000 - Aug 2001
- Associate ProfessorYork University, Biology Department, Toronto, CanadaJul 1997 - Sep 2001
- Tenure AwardYork University, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 1997 - 1 Jul 1997
- Assistant ProfessorYork University, Biology Department, Toronto, CanadaAug 1993 - Jun 1997
DEGREES
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)University of Toronto, Department of Medical Genetics, Toronto, Canada1990
- Master of Science (M.Sc.)McGill University, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, Montreal, Canada1985
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Trent University, Biology Department, Peterborough, Canada1983
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Guelph, Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Guelph, CanadaJan 1990 - Jul 1993Postdoctoral Fellowship
AVAILABILITY
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision