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Alexander Leydon

Research Associate

University of Washington

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Synthetic Biologist engineering transcriptional control

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I am a synthetic biologist trained in plant molecular genetics and development with a passion for implementing transcriptional engineering approaches in plants.

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University of Washington

Target-based biosensor platform for discovering small molecules that modulate plant immunity and development

A yeast-based biosensor platform for high-throughput discovery of small molecules that target the LisH protein domain, a key regulatory element found in plant corepressors controlling immunity and development. Enables sc...

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Alexander Leydon

Research Associate

University of Washington

Work experience

University of Washington

Postdoctoral Scientist

2017 - Present

Brown University

PhD, Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, and Biochemistry

2010 - 2015

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