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Degrees: 1998 - PhD - University of California, San Francisco - Biochemistry 1991 - BA - University of California, Berkeley - Biochemistry Awards: American Society of Photobiology - New Investigator Award, 2004 Department and Center Affiliations: Department of Plant Biology Professional Societies: American Society of Plant Biologists Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Genetics Plant Biology Non-DBS Grad Group(s) - Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology Publications: Covington, M.F. and Harmer, S.L (2007). The circadian clock regulates auxin signaling and responses in Arabidopsis. PLoS Biology 5(8): e227 Nozue, K., Covington, M.F., Duek, P.D., Lorrain, S., Fankhauser, C., Harmer, S.L., and Maloof, J.N. (2007). Rhythmic growth explained by coincidence between internal and external cues. Nature 448: 358-61. Martin-Tryon, E.L., Kreps, J.A., Harmer, S.L. (2007). GIGANTEA acts in blue light signaling and has biochemically separable roles in circadian clock and flowering time regulation. Plant Physiology 143:473-486. Harmer SL, Kay SA. (2005) Positive and Negative Factors Confer Phase-Specific Circadian Regulation of Transcription in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 17:1926-40 Farre EM, Harmer SL, Harmon FG, Yanovsky MJ, Kay SA. (2005) Overlapping and distinct roles of PRR7 and PRR9 in the Arabidopsis circadian clock. Current Biology, 15:47-54. Alabadi, DP Mas, M Yanovsky SL Harmer, and SA Kay. (2002) Critical role for CCA1 and LHY in maintaining circadian rhythmicity in Arabidopsis. Current Biology. 12:757-761 Harmer, SL, S Panda, and SA Kay. (2001) Molecular bases of circadian rhythms. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 17:215-253 Harmer, SL, JB Hogenesch, M Straume, HS Chang, B Han, T Zhu, X Wang, JA Kreps, and SA Kay. (2000) Orchestrated transcription of key pathways in Arabidopsis by the circadian clock. Science. 290:2110-2113 Research Interests: Understanding the molecular basis of circadian rhythms in plants and how these daily rhythms affect plant physiology. Teaching Interests:Plant biology, genetics, signal transduction. Courses Taught: MCB 121 Molecular Biology of Eukaryotic Cells - Term(s): Spring PLB 112 Plant Growth and Development - Term(s): Summer 2 |