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Research
Latest papers
Origin and diversity of leaf vein patterns.
Journal of experimental botany · 2026 · senior author
Reticulate leaf venation in Pilea peperomioides is a Voronoi diagram.
Nature communications · 2026
Auxin transport positions stem cells in the vascular cambium during normal development and regeneration.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
Latest funding
- $45,182
Ultra Low Temperature Freezers for Multiscale Plant Eco-Evo-Devo
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $90,000
Modifying leaf growth and shape to improve their performance - a multi-disciplinary approach combining molecular biology, cell dynamics, biophysics and physiology
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $144,000
Coordination of cell axes and polarities in plant tissues
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
41 publications.
Origin and diversity of leaf vein patterns.
Robil JM, Scarpella E
Reticulate leaf venation in Pilea peperomioides is a Voronoi diagram.
Zheng CX, Palit S, Venezia M, Blum E, Pedmale UV, Jackson D, Scarpella E, Prusinkiewicz P, Navlakha S
Auxin transport positions stem cells in the vascular cambium during normal development and regeneration.
Zhang X, Wang X, Smetana O, Mäkelä M, Mäkilä R, Scarpella E, Zhang J, Mähönen AP
Analysis of auxin responses in the fern Ceratopteris richardii identifies the developmental phase as a major determinant for response properties.
Woudenberg S, Alvarez MD, Rienstra J, Levitsky V, Mironova V, Scarpella E, Kuhn A, Weijers D
Leaf Vein Patterning.
Scarpella E
Twilight length alters growth and flowering time in Arabidopsis via LHY/CCA1.
Mehta D, Scandola S, Kennedy C, Lummer C, Gallo MCR, Grubb LE, Tan M, Scarpella E, Uhrig RG
Axes and polarities in leaf vein formation.
Scarpella E
Leaf vein patterning is regulated by the aperture of plasmodesmata intercellular channels.
Linh NM, Scarpella E
Transcriptional reprogramming during floral fate acquisition.
Larrieu A, Brunoud G, Guérault A, Lainé S, Hennet L, Stigliani A, Gildea I, Just J, Soubigou-Taconnat L, Balzergue S, Davies B, Scarpella E, Helariutta Y, Parcy F, Vernoux T
Author Correction: Local auxin biosynthesis is required for root regeneration after wounding.
Matosevich R, Cohen I, Gil-Yarom N, Modrego A, Friedlander-Shani L, Verna C, Scarpella E, Efroni I
Ultra Low Temperature Freezers for Multiscale Plant Eco-Evo-Devo
Principal investigators: Scarpella, Enrico
Keywords: omics; gene cloning and plant transformation; mutants and transgenics; cell axes and polarities; flower development and evolution; biodiversity and climate change; algae; grasses; arabidopsis; spider-flower plant
Modifying leaf growth and shape to improve their performance - a multi-disciplinary approach combining molecular biology, cell dynamics, biophysics and physiology
Principal investigators: Routier-Kierzkowska, Anne-Lise A-LG
Keywords: arabidopsis thaliana; biomechanics; biophysics; cell cycle; cell dynamics; development; leaf growth; modeling; molecular biology; physiology
Coordination of cell axes and polarities in plant tissues
Principal investigators: Scarpella, Enrico
Keywords: arabidopsis; leaf development; vein patterning; cell polarity; oriented cell division; plasmodesmata; auxin; gnom; molecular genetics; live imaging
Confocal Microscope Upgrade for Development, Physiology & Evo-Devo Studies
Principal investigators: Leys, Sally
Coordination of cell polarity in plant tissues
Principal investigators: Scarpella, Enrico
Coordination of cell polarity in plant tissues
Principal investigators: Scarpella, Enrico
Vein formation: a molecular and cellular framework
Principal investigators: Scarpella, Enrico
Replacing an essential imaging system for plant molecular biology applications
Principal investigators: Cooke, Janice
Autoclave sterilizer for plant and animal biology
Principal investigators: Deyholos, Michael
A fluorescence microscope for real-time multicolour imaging of plant cells
Principal investigators: Scarpella, Enrico
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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