CURRICULUM VITAE
Anja Geitmann
Contact details
Institut de recherche en biologie végétale
Département de sciences biologiques
Université de Montréal
4101 Sherbrooke east
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H1X 2B2
Phone : +1 514 343 2117
Fax : +1 514 343 2288
E-mail: anja.geitmann@umontreal.ca
Professional Experience
University of Montreal
Educational institution; 5 001-10 000 employees; Higher Education sector
June 2012 - Present (5 months)
Associate Professor
University of Montreal
Educational institution; 5 001-10 000 employees; Higher Education sector
June 2001-June 2012 (11 years 1 month) Montreal area, Canada
postdoctoral Fellow
Wageningen University
Educational institution; 5 001-10 000 employees sector Research
1998-2001 (3 years) Wageningen, Netherlands
postdoctoral Fellow
University of Laval
Educational institution; 1001-5 000 employees; Higher Education sector
1996-1998 (2 years) Quebec, Canada
Education
University of Siena
Ph.D., Biology 1993 - 1996
Stockholms universitet/Stockholm University
Biology 1992 - 1993
Activities and Societies: Graduate Studies (MSc)
University of Konstanz
Diplom, Biology 1987 - 1993
Oregon State University
Biology 1990 - 1991
Activities and Societies: Graduate Studies
Einstein Gymnasium, Kehl
Abitur 1984 – 1987
Recent Publications
Chebli Y, Kaneda M, Zerzour R, Geitmann A. 2012. The cell wall of the Arabidopsis
thaliana pollen tube - spatial distribution, recycling and network formation of
polysaccharides. Plant Physiology in press
Kroeger JH, Geitmann A. 2012. Pollen tubes with more viscous cell walls oscillate at lower
frequencies. Mathematical Modeling of Natural Phenomena in press
Pietruszka M, Lipowczan M, Geitmann A. 2012. Persistent symmetry frustration in pollen
tubes. PLoS One in press
Kroeger JH, Geitmann A. 2012. The pollen tube paradigm revisited. Current Opinion in
Plant Biology in press
Bou Daher F, Geitmann A. 2012. Actin Depolymerizing Factors ADF7 and ADF10 play
distinct roles during pollen development and pollen tube growth. Plant Signaling &
Behavior 7: 873-875
Palin R, Geitmann A. 2012. The role of pectin in plant morphogenesis. BioSystems 109:
397–402
Kroeger JH, Geitmann A. 2012. Pollen tube growth: getting a grip on cell biology through
modeling. Mechanics Research Communications 42: 32-39
Speranza A, Crinelli R, Scoccianti V, Geitmann A. 2012. Reactive oxygen species are
involved in pollen tube initiation in kiwifruit. Plant Biology 14: 64–76
Chebli Y, Geitmann A. 2011. Gravity research on plants: Use of single cell experimental
models. Frontiers is Plant Cell Biology 2, Article 56, 1-10
Bou Daher F, Geitmann A. 2011. Actin is involved in pollen tube tropism through
redefining the spatial targeting of secretory vesicles. Traffic 12: 1537–1551
Kroeger J, Geitmann A. 2011. Modeling pollen tube growth: feeling the pressure to deliver
testifiable predictions. Plant Signaling & Behavior 6: 1828-1830
Qi X, Kaneda M, Chen J, Geitmann A, Zheng H. 2011. A specific role for Arabidopsis
TRAPPII in post-Golgi trafficking that is crucial for cytokinesis and cell polarity. Plant
Journal 68: 234–248
Bou Daher F, van Oostende C, Geitmann A. 2011. Spatial and temporal expression of
Actin Depolymerizing Factors ADF7 and ADF10 during male gametophyte development in
Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant and Cell Physiology 52: 1177–1192
Kroeger JH, Zerzour R, Geitmann A. 2011. Regulator or driving force? The role of turgor
pressure in oscillatory plant cell growth. PLoS One 6: e18549
Winship LJ, Obermeyer G, Geitmann A, Hepler PK. 2011. Pollen tubes and the physical
world. Trends in Plant Science 16: 353-355
Geitmann A. 2011. Generating a cellular protuberance - Mechanics of tip growth. In:
Mechanical Integration in Plant Cells and Plants. edited by Wojtaszek P. Springer. pp
117-132
Geitmann A. 2011. Petunia. Evolutionary, developmental and physiological genetics. Book
Review. Annals of Botany 107: vi-vii
Geitmann A. 2010. Mechanical modeling and structural analysis of the primary plant cell
wall. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 13: 693–699
Fayant P, Girlanda O, Aubin C-E, Villemure I, Geitmann A. 2010. Finite element model
of polar growth in pollen tubes. Plant Cell 22: 2579–2593
Winship LJ, Obermeyer G, Geitmann A, Hepler PK. 2010. Under pressure, cell walls set
the pace. Trends in Plant Science 15: 363-369
Geitmann A. 2010. How to shape a cylinder - Pollen tube as a model system for the
generation of complex cellular geometry. Sexual Plant Reproduction 23: 63–71
Aouar L, Chebli Y, Geitmann A. 2010. Morphogenesis of complex plant cell shapes - the
mechanical role of crystalline cellulose in growing pollen tubes. Sexual Plant
Zerzour R, Kroeger JH, Geitmann A. 2009. Polar growth in pollen tubes is associated with
spatially confined dynamic changes in cell mechanical properties. Developmental Biology
334: 437-446
Kroeger JH, Bou Daher F, Grant M, Geitmann A. 2009. Microfilament orientation
contrains vesicle flow and spatial distribution in growing pollen tubes. Biophysical Journal
97: 1822-1831
Geitmann A, Ortega JKE. 2009. Mechanics and modeling of plant cell growth. Feature
Review. Trends in Plant Science 14: 467-478
Geitmann A, Dumais J. 2009. Not-so-tip-growth. Plant Signaling & Behavior 4: 136-138
Bou Daher F, Chebli Y, Geitmann A. 2009. Optimization of conditions for germination of
cold-stored Arabidopsis thaliana pollen. Plant Cell Reports 28: 347-457
Chebli Y, Bou Daher F, Sanyal M, Aouar L, Geitmann A. 2008. Microwave assisted
processing of plant cells for optical and electron microscopy. Bulletin of the Microscopical
Society of Canada 36(3): 15-19
Bove J, Vaillancourt B, Kroeger J, Hepler PK, Wiseman PW, Geitmann A. 2008.
Magnitude and direction of vesicle dynamics in growing pollen tubes using spatiotemporal
image correlation spectroscopy (STICS) and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
(FRAP). Plant Physiology 147: 1646-1658
Kroeger JH, Geitmann A, Grant M. 2008. Model for calcium dependent oscillatory growth
in pollen tubes. Journal of Theoretical Biology 253: 363-374
Chebli Y, Geitmann A. 2007. Mechanical principles governing pollen tube growth.
Functional Plant Science and Biotechnology 1: 232-245
Geitmann A, Palanivelu R. 2007. Fertilization requires communication: Signal generation
and perception during pollen tube guidance. Floriculture and Ornamental Biotechnology
1:77-89