Villers Timothy

Villers Timothy - Postdoctoral fellow @ PLANT GROWTH DYNAMICS

Timothy Villers is a postdoctoral researcher in the Nelissen lab at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology. He obtained his Master of Science in Biology at Ghent University in 2020, followed by a PhD in Biochemistry and Biotechnology at VIB-UGent, where he studied the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP78A and its role in regulating plant growth. He is currently the lead researcher of the ASTROMY project, funded by BELSPO and the European Space Agency (ESA). The project aims to study plant growth in microgravity using the Maize Greenhouse Cube, a growth platform for maize seedlings aboard the International Space Station. By applying single-nuclei RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics to returned samples, he aims to identify genes that can be targeted for crop improvement for bioregenerative life support systems in space and climate-resilient agriculture on Earth. In addition, Timothy serves as Access Coordinator for EMPHASIS-Belgium, facilitating access to plant phenotyping platforms within the consortium.

1. Division Zone Activity Determines the Potential of Drought‐Stressed Maize Leaves to Resume Growth after Rehydration

Tom Van Hautegem, Hironori Takasaki, Christian Damian Lorenzo, Kirin Demuynck, Hannes Claeys, Timothy Villers, Heike Sprenger, Kevin Debray, Dries Schaumont, Lennart Verbraeken, Julie Pevernagie, Julie Merchie, Bernard Cannoot, Stijn Aesaert, Griet Coussens, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Michael L. Nuccio, Frédéric Van Ex, Laurens Pauwels, Thomas B. Jacobs, Tom Ruttink, Dirk Inzé, Hilde Nelissen

(2025/02) - Plant, Cell & Environment

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Villers Timothy

Division Zone Activity Determines the Potential of Drought‐Stressed Maize Leaves to Resume Growth after Rehydration1. Division Zone Activity Determines the Potential of Drought‐Stressed Maize Leaves to Resume Growth after Rehydration

1. Division Zone Activity Determines the Potential of Drought‐Stressed Maize Leaves to Resume Growth after Rehydration