Maheen Alam

Maheen Alam's research focuses on how plants detect and defend against disease-causing microbes, particularly through immune receptor proteins that recognize pathogen signals. Recent work examines how specific plant proteins (like RIN4 and NLR immune receptors) get activated or modified during infection, including studies on disease resistance in crops such as Solanum (nightshade family) and how immune components can be transferred between different plant families to expand disease resistance. Earlier work also touched on cancer-related protein aggregation and plant non-coding RNA classification, though the primary focus has shifted toward plant immunity.

Publication output has been intermittent over the past decade with gaps in several years, but has increased somewhat in 2024-2026, suggesting a recent uptick in research activity.

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