Yogev Burko Ph.D.
Genetics researcher specializing in biotic and abiotic stress in tomatoes
- Institute of Plant Sciences
- Vegetable Field Crop Research
- Plant Sciences ARO, Volcani Center 68 HaMaccabim Rd., Rishon LeZion, 7505101 Israel
- +972-505969938
Biography
Holds a degree in plant biology from the Hebrew University, Faculty of Agriculture. In 2022, he returned from a postdoctoral fellowship at the Salk Institute in the U.S. and established a lab focusing on tomato genetics at the Volcani Institute.
Education
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2003 – 2006
B.Sc. in Plant Sciences and Biotechnology at The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Graduated in excellence (cum laude magna)
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2007 – 2013
Ph.D. in Plant Sciences at The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Title of thesis: Characterization of the morphogenetic activity of the leaf margin and the role of KNOXI and LANCEOLATE proteins in promoting this activity. Supervision by: prof. Naomi Ori
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2013 – 2022
Postdoctoral position at Salk Institute, with Prof. Joanne Chory Research subject: Regulation of plant growth, Light signaling, Shade Avoidance Syndrome.
Research Interests
We aim to reveal the key signaling pathways and mechanisms that link information from the environment to changes in plant growth and development.
We are curious about how plants regulate the tradeoff between growth and defense and how they process multiple signals at the same time.
Research Areas
- Biotic and Abiotic interaction
- Resistance to viruses
- Light signaling in tomato
- Thermomorphogenesis
Links
Publications/Articles
- PIF7 is a master regulator of thermomorphogenesis in shade
- Local HY5 activity mediates hypocotyl growth and shoot-to-root communication
- Chimeric activators and repressors define HY5 activity and reveal a light-regulated feedback mechanism
- Dancing in the dark: darkness as a signal in plants
- A role for APETALA1/fruitfull transcription factors in tomato leaf development
- The tomato leaf as a model system for organogenesis
- From organelle to organ: ZRIZI MATE-type transporter is an organelle transporter that enhances organ initiation
- Characterizing the Synergistic Response Induced by Warm Temperatures and Shade