Jan Smalle

Jan Smalle

Jan Smalle
Associate Professor

Additional Information

EDUCATION

  • B.S. 1983-1987, Ghent University (Belgium), Plant Biotechnology
  • Ph.D. 1991-1998, Ghent University (Belgium), Plant Genetics
    Academic Advisor: Dr. Dominique Van Der Straeten

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

  • 1988–1989: Research Assistant, Laboratory of Genetics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
  • 1989–1991: Visiting Fellow, Department of Molecular Biology, Harvard University, Boston,MA.
  • 1991–1998: Research Assistant, Laboratory of Genetics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
  • 1998–2004: Research Associate with Dr. Richard Vierstra, Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
  • 2004-2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
  • 2010: Associate Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

TEACHING

PLS 210 THE LIFE PROCESSES OF PLANTS. (3) (FALL SEMESTER)
This course is intended to provide a basic understanding of the natural products and processes that shape the nature of modern plants, and govern their interactions with the environment and characteristics unique to plants, and develop a basic understanding of how these plant attributes relate to oganismic function. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the nature of the major plant biomes of the Earth, their community dynamics, and how member plants compete for space and other resources. Development of optimal plant strategies for reproductive success, plant interaction with other living systems as well as abiotic factors and their defense from predation and attack will also be considered. (Same as BIO 210.)
PLS 623 PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS II. (3) (SPRING SEMESTER)
A physiological/biochemical treatment of central topics in modern plant physiology. Topics will include: plant hormones, an introduction to plant biotechnology, senescence and abscission, stress physiology, phytochrome-photomorphogenesis-phototropism nitrogen and sulfur metabolism. Prereq: BIO 430G or equivalent or consent of coordinator. Prereq or concur: BCH 607. (Same as BIO/FOR 623.)

RESEARCH TOPICS

  • Plant hormone regulation
  • Regulation of protein degradation in plant cells
  • Nanoparticle plant interactions

RECENT PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. T. E. Shull, J. Kurepa and J. Smalle (2016). Cytokinin signaling promotes differential stability of type-B ARRs. Plant Signaling & Behavior 11(4).
2. J. Kurepa, Y. Li and J. Smalle (2014). Cytokinin signaling stabilizes the response activator ARR1. The Plant Journal 78, 157-168.
3. J. Kurepa, Y. Li, S.E. Perry and J. Smalle (2014). Ectopic expression of the phosphomimic mutant version of Arabidopsis response regulator 1 promotes a constitutive cytokinin response phenotype. BMC Plant Biology 14: 28.
4. J. Kurepa, R. Nakabayashi, T. Paunesku, M. Suzuki, K. Saito, G.E. Woloschak and J. Smalle (2014). Direct isolation of flavonoids from plants using ultra-small anatase TiO2 nanoparticles. The Plant Journal 77, 443-453.