Martin J. Egan
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Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: Harold Washington College (2012); Harvard University (2011–2016); University of Exeter (2004–2011); Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999–2000); University of Arkansas System (2020–2023); Merrimack College (2026); University of Greenwich (1999); Singer (United States) (2004–2007)
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Martin J. Egan's research investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying plant-pathogenic fungi, with a particular focus on the blast fungus *Magnaporthe oryzae*. His work examines cellular processes such as F-actin dynamics, septin remodeling, and microtubule organization, which are critical for fungal growth, spore development, and plant invasion. Egan has published studies on the role of specific proteins, like Tea4, in regulating hyphal branching and appressorium morphogenesis, as well as the cell cycle-dependent localization of dynein in *Aspergillus nidulans*.
Egan is the Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation CAREER grant totaling $943,941, which aims to dissect the molecular regulation of septin-mediated plant invasion by *Magnaporthe oryzae*. His research group utilizes advanced imaging techniques, including 4D widefield fluorescence microscopy, and has explored crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth on microfluidic platforms. Collaborations include work with Audra Mae Rogers, Rachel A. Taylor, Rohana Liyanage, and Yong Wang at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
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- h-index: 15
- Publications: 34
- Citations: 2,162
Selected Publications
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Synchronous spatiotemporal control of autophagy and organelle trafficking is necessary for infection by Magnaporthe oryzae (2026)
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Stress-induced nucleolar rejuvenation via chaperone-mediated segregation in a filamentous fungus (2026)
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Synchronous spatio-temporal control of autophagy and organelle trafficking is necessary for appressorium-mediated plant infection by <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i> (2025)
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Septum-associated microtubule organizing centers within conidia support infectious development by the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (2022)
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Crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth and branching on microfluidic platforms (2021)
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The spindle pole-body localization of activated cytoplasmic dynein is cell cycle-dependent in Aspergillus nidulans (2021)
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Turgor-dependent and coronin-mediated F-actin dynamics drive septin disc-to-ring remodeling in the blast fungus <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i> (2021)
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Autophagy machinery promotes the chaperone-mediated formation and compartmentalization of protein aggregates during appressorium development by the rice blast fungus (2020)
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Long‐distance early endosome motility in <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> promotes normal hyphal growth behaviors in controlled microenvironments but is dispensable for virulence (2020)
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Dynamic assembly of a higher-order septin structure during appressorium morphogenesis by the rice blast fungus (2020)
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Dissecting the Cellular Control of Septin Organization in a Global Cereal Killer (2020)
Federal Grants 1 $943,941 total
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- Turgor-dependent and coronin-mediated F-actin dynamics drive septin disc-to-ring remodeling in the blast fungus <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i>
- Septum-associated microtubule organizing centers within conidia support infectious development by the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
- Stress-induced nucleolar rejuvenation via chaperone-mediated segregation in a filamentous fungus
- Turgor-dependent and coronin-mediated F-actin dynamics drive septin disc-to-ring remodeling in the blast fungus <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i>
- Turgor-dependent and coronin-mediated F-actin dynamics drive septin disc-to-ring remodeling in the blast fungus <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i>
- Turgor-dependent and coronin-mediated F-actin dynamics drive septin disc-to-ring remodeling in the blast fungus <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i>
- Turgor-dependent and coronin-mediated F-actin dynamics drive septin disc-to-ring remodeling in the blast fungus <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i>
- Turgor-dependent and coronin-mediated F-actin dynamics drive septin disc-to-ring remodeling in the blast fungus <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i>
- Turgor-dependent and coronin-mediated F-actin dynamics drive septin disc-to-ring remodeling in the blast fungus <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i>
- Crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth and branching on microfluidic platforms
- Crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth and branching on microfluidic platforms
- Crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth and branching on microfluidic platforms
- Crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth and branching on microfluidic platforms
- Crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth and branching on microfluidic platforms
- Crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth and branching on microfluidic platforms
- Crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth and branching on microfluidic platforms
- Crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth and branching on microfluidic platforms
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