Rate My Professor Eva Farré

Eva M. Farré is a Professor in the Department of Plant Biology at Michigan State University, where she also holds regular faculty appointments in the Molecular Plant Sciences Program, Genetics & Genome Sciences Program, Cell & Molecular Biology Program, and BioMolecular Science Gateway. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Potsdam, Germany, conducting research at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology. Following her doctorate, she completed postdoctoral training at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, San Diego. Farré advanced through the ranks at Michigan State University, serving as an associate professor prior to her promotion to full professor. Her research investigates the molecular mechanisms of the plant circadian clock and the role of circadian rhythms in plant physiology, with a focus on photosynthetic organisms such as plants and algae like Nannochloropsis oceanica. Key contributions include studies on circadian regulation in potato tubers and leaves, revealing conserved clock-regulated processes in wild and domesticated varieties; the role of ancient light-harvesting proteins in photosynthesis and photoprotection; transcriptional coordination of physiological responses in algae under nitrogen starvation; and circadian control over photosynthesis and growth. Notable publications encompass 'Keeping time in the dark: Potato diel and circadian rhythmic gene expression reveals a possible circadian clock in potato tubers' (2022), 'Role of an ancient light-harvesting protein of PSI in effective photosynthesis and photoprotection' (2021), 'Microalga Nannochloropsis during Transition from Diatom Co-culture to Monoculture' (2020), and 'Circadian Profiling of the Arabidopsis Proteome Using 2D-PAGE and MALDI-TOF MS' (2016). Farré has secured funding from the National Science Foundation for projects including Plant Genomics REU sites and investigations into potato circadian regulation, as well as from Bayer's Grants4Ag program. She serves on the Women in Plant Biology Committee of the American Society of Plant Biologists since 2016 and as a reviewing editor for Plant Direct. With over 6,700 citations on Google Scholar, her work has significantly influenced understanding of circadian biology in plants and algae.