Faculty Profile

Stacey Harmer
Associate Professor
Plant Biology (College of Biological Sciences)
2129 Life Sciences
Office (530) 752-8101
Lab
slharmer@ucdavis.edu
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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