Heather Meyer
Heather Meyer
Pronouns: She/her
Assistant Professor
CONTACT
Biology
242 Life Sciences Complex
Email: hmeyer01@syr.edu
Office: 315.443.5816
Degrees
Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics, and Development
Social/Academic Links
Heather Meyer is a plant molecular and cell biologist who studies how organisms detect and respond to environmental changes. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, her research focuses on determining (1) how the condensation of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) regulates environmentally driven cellular and developmental processes, and (2) whether IDP condensation serves as a broader sensing mechanism across eukaryotes. Through the integration of advanced live-cell imaging with molecular and biochemical approaches, she seeks to advance our understanding of how organisms adapt to changing environments.
Plant biology, intrinsically disordered proteins, live cell-imaging, molecular genetics, and biochemistry.
Investigating the role of intrinsically disordered proteins in plants