During her PhD studies, Bine Simonsen researched plant LysM receptor-like kinases, which play crucial roles in both plant immunity and root nodule symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Bine Simonsen focused on the intracellular domains of these receptors to determine how receptors with highly similar sequences can drive opposing pathways.

Her research findings enhance understanding of the signaling pathways that lead to root nodule symbiosis, contributing to efforts aimed at utilizing this process for more sustainable agriculture.
The PhD study was completed at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University.

This summary was prepared by the PhD student.

Time: Friday, 17 January 2025 at 13:00.
Place: Building 1871, room 120, Lecture Theatre AUD Nucleus, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 81, 8000 Aarhus.
Title of PhD thesis: LysM receptor-like kinase signaling in immunity and symbiosis
Contact information: Bine Simonsen, e-mail: bs@mbg.au.dk, tel.: +45 51271620
Members of the assessment committee:
Associate Professor Dr. Ir. Rene Geurts, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, Netherlands
Associate Professor  René Jørgensen, , Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Denmark
Senior researcher Jan Trige Rasmussen, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University (chair), Denmark
Main supervisor:
Professor Kasper Røjkjær Andersen, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark
Co-supervisor:
Professor Simona Radutoui, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark

Language: The PhD dissertation will be defended in English
The defence is public.
The PhD thesis is available for reading at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences/GSNS, Ny Munkegade 120, building 1521, 8000 Aarhus C