Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
My research interests focus on telomeres, the evolutionarily conserved protein-DNA complexes that cap linear eukaryotic chromosomes, promote genome maintenance and regulate cellular lifespan. Telomere length shortens with each somatic cell division and is often viewed as the most accurate cellular marker of biological age. Proper maintenance of telomere length has important implications for aging, stem cell-related diseases and cancer. Although considerable variation in mean telomere length exists in yeast, plants and humans, mechanisms underlying telomere length homeostasis are largely unknown. The main objective of current research in the lab is to elucidate the genetic and epigenetic causes of telomere length variation using the genetically facile plant Arabidopsis thaliana as a model. To achieve this goal, we use a plethora of cutting edge natural variation resources available for this organism and a collection of powerful molecular, genomic and epigenetic tools.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Texas A&M-San Antonio
1997 → 2004
PhD, Kazan State University
1997 → 2000
B.Sc, Kazan State University
1992 → 1997
External positions
Research Scientist (*PI-level position), University of Texas at Austin
Sep 1 2013 → Aug 1 2019
Adjunct Instructor, Binn College
Jan 1 2011 → Jan 1 2013
Postdoctoral Research Associate in the laboratory of Dr. Timothy Hall, Texas A&M-San Antonio
Dec 1 2010 → Jun 1 2013
Research Scientist in the laboratory of Dr. Ralph S. Quatrano, Washington University in St. Louis
Jan 1 2010 → Oct 1 2010
Postdoctoral Research Associate in the laboratory of Dr. Dorothy E. Shippen, Texas A&M-San Antonio
May 1 2004 → Dec 1 2009
Disciplines
- Life Sciences
- Biology
- Plant Sciences
- Plant Biology
Research output
- 27 Article
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Genomic mechanisms of climate adaptation in polyploid bioenergy switchgrass
Lovell, J. T. & Shakirov, E., Jan 27 2021, In: Nature.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chromatin Organization in Early Land Plants Reveals an Ancestral Association between H3K27me3, Transposons, and Constitutive Heterochromatin
Shakirov, E. V., Jan 1 2020, In: Current Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Components of the ribosome biogenesis pathway underlie establishment of telomere length set point in Arabidopsis
Shakirov, E. V., Dec 9 2019, In: Nature Communications.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heterologous Expression of Secreted Bacterial BPP and HAP Phytases in Plants Stimulates Arabidopsis thaliana Growth on Phytate.
Valeeva, L. R., Nyamsuren, C., Sharipova, M. R. & Shakirov, E. V., Feb 20 2018, In: Biological Sciences Faculty Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The genomic landscape of molecular responses to natural drought stress in Panicum hallii.
Lovell, J. T., Jenkins, J., Lowry, D. B., Mamidi, S., Sreedasyam, A., Weng, X., Barry, K., Bonnette, J., Campitelli, B., Daum, C., Gordon, S. P., Gould, B. A., Khasanova, A., Lipzen, A., MacQueen, A., Palacio-Mejía, J. D., Plott, C., Shakirov, E. V., Shu, S. & Yoshinaga, Y. & 7 others, , Dec 6 2018, In: Biological Sciences Faculty Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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