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Sharon A. Kessler

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1998Rising activity
Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Reproductive BiologyPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant and animal studies

Publications

42

Citations

3,726

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
AI-generated

Sharon A. Kessler studies how plant cells communicate and grow at a molecular level, using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Her work focuses on a family of proteins called MLO, which play roles both in fertilization (helping pollen tubes deliver sperm cells to eggs) and in susceptibility to powdery mildew fungal disease, as well as on the cell biology of pollen tube guidance and root hair growth.

Plant cell signaling and communicationMLO proteins in disease susceptibility and reproductionPollen tube guidance and fertilizationPlant cell polarity and tip growthPlant-pathogen (powdery mildew) interactions

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a dip around 2022 and 2024, but shows a marked increase in 2025, suggesting renewed or growing activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 3 publications21222023: 2 publications23242025: 8 publications8252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×5
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY×3
  • Plant Reproduction×3
  • Nature Plants×2
  • New Phytologist×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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