Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Kirst Lab
Led by Matias Kirst · Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
What we study
The Kirst Lab studies how genes control wood quality and growth in trees using genomic research and tools. They develop methods to analyze gene expression networks and apply findings to forestry and agriculture.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Wet lab
- Plants
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Deep tissue profiling of Populus stem at single nucleus level reveals uncharacterized cell types and cell-specific gene regulatory networks
2025 · Genome biology
Maps gene activity in poplar tree cells to identify new cell types and their roles.
- Convergent evolution of NFP -facilitated root nodule symbiosis
2025 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Compares how different plants evolved to form beneficial relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
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- Single-nucleus transcriptomics revealed auxin-driven mechanisms of wood plasticity to enhance severe drought tolerance in poplar
2025 · Genome biology
Uses single-nucleus transcriptomics to study how poplar trees adapt to drought by changing wood structure.
- InteracTor: Feature engineering and explainable AI for profiling protein structure-interaction-function relationships
2025 · PLoS Computational Biology
Builds a tool to analyze protein structures and their biological roles.
- Investigating biological nitrogen fixation via single-cell transcriptomics
2024 · Journal of Experimental Botany
Reviews how single-cell studies help understand how plants form beneficial relationships with bacteria.
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How to reach out
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