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Steven Burgess

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UIUC

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Integrative Biology

Department of Plant Biology

Steven Burgess is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Assistant Professor at Uiuc.

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UIUC

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plant physiology photosynthesis biology plant science botany genetics plant cells plant molecular biology biochemistry gene expression plant biotechnology agricultural economics biosynthesis bioenergetics bioenergy sustainable agriculture crop physiology plant metabolism cell metabolism molecular metabolism experimental botany plant genomics molecular and cellular biology integrative plant biology photobiology plant biochemistry scientific communication agronomy biological carbon fixation synthetic plant biology research ethics research policy photorespiration crop improvement c4 photosynthesis crop photosynthesis scientometrics scientific data preprint career development transcription regulation plant biology plant genetics c 4 academic ethic digital scholarship rapid publication gene structure plant development crop enhancement photoprotection gene editing phenology plant proteomics hydrogen production photosynthesis genes improved photosynthesis scholarly communication quality review canopy micrometeorology bioimage analysis scientific visualization hydrogen production technology green hydrogen gene function seed protein soybean photosynthesis transgenic manipulation leaf co 2 early career researchers journal brand recognition biomedical literature relative quality preprint usage photosynthesis measurements ray tracing crop performance environmental stress synthetic biology environmental science crop ecology molecular biology crop production global change biology agricultural biotechnology

Notable Scholarly Works

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A Golden Gate Compatible System for Continuous Directed Evolution in E. Coli.. Synthetic Biology (2025)

Ignacio Sparrow MuñozSteven J Burgess

genome biologyvirus researchgene editinggolden gategenome editingtranscription (biology)reverse geneticsgeneticsdirected evolutionmolecular biologymodular toolkitgenetic engineeringsynthetic circuitssynthetic biologyalternative rna polymerasenucleic acids

An Orphan Gene Booster Enhances Photosynthetic Efficiency and Plant Productivity. Developmental Cell (2025)

Biruk A. FeyissaElsa M. de BeckerCoralie E. Salesse-SmithMengjun ShuJin ZhangTimothy B. YatesMeng XieKuntal DeDhananjay GotarkarMargot S.S. ChenSara S. JawdyDana L. CarperKerrie BarryJeremy SchmutzDavid J. WestonPaul E. AbrahamChung-Jui TsaiJennifer L. Morrell-FalveyGail TaylorJin-Gui ChenGerald A. TuskanStephen P. LongSteven J. BurgessWellington Muchero

genomicsorphan gene boosterphotosynthesisgeneticsbiologyplant physiologyplant metabolismplant developmentplant sciencegenetic engineeringbotany

Enhancing Lipid Production in Plant Cells Through Automated High-Throughput Genome Editing and Phenotyping. The Plant Cell (2025)

Jia DongSeth W CroslowStephan T LaneDaniel C CastroJantana BlanfordShuaizhen ZhouKiyoul ParkSteven BurgessMike RootEdgar CahoonJohn ShanklinJonathan V SweedlerHuimin ZhaoMatthew E Hudson

synthetic plant biologygenome editingplant biotechnologybiotechnologybiomolecular engineeringbiotechnology advancemolecular biotechnologygolden gate cloningplant cellsgenetic engineeringcallus cellsbiological engineeringzea mays

How Synbio Can *Realistically* Impact Crop Improvement and Agriculture. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2025)

Steven J BurgessR Clay WrightKarsten TemmeCatalin VoiniciucAndrew D Hanson

sustainable agricultureagricultural biotechnologycrop enhancementagronomysustainable crop productioncrop protectionmicrobiologyagricultural economics

Making Conferences in the Plant Sciences More Inclusive Through Community Recommendations. eLife (2025)

Marcia Puig-LluchMary WilliamsEric WadaImeña ValdesCarrie TribbleAndrew ReadKanwardeep S RawaleChelsea L NewboldBathabile MthombeniMichael MoodyLaura MineroAnnarita MarranoMelanie Link-PerezRoger W InnesCody Coyotee HowardAdriana HernandezCorri HamiltonDenita HadziabdicMorgan GostelJoanna FriesnerJohn E FowlerMindy FindlaterSakina ElshibliSteven J BurgessHank W BassBurcu AlptekinR Shawn AbrahamsPatricia Baldrich

open sciencecommunicationcommunity engagementscientific communicationresearch policyscience and technology studiessocial sciencesscience policysocietal challengescommunity recommendationsinclusive conferencessocial science researchresponsible sciencecommunity-engaged researchscientific conferences

Phylogenetic Diversity of Light Dependent Phosphorylation of Thr78 in Rubisco Activase. Journal of Experimental Botany (2025)

Nikita BhatnagarSarah S ChungJohn HodgeSang Yeol KimMia SandsAndrew D B LeakeyDonald R OrtSteven Burgess

plant speciesplant molecular biologyplant biochemistryphylogenetic diversitybiologyplant metabolismplant physiologythreonine 78enzymesmolecular biologyplant cellsbotanybiochemistrybiosynthesis

Variation in Relaxation of Non‐Photochemical Quenching Between the Founder Genotypes of the Soybean ( Glycine Max ) Nested Association Mapping Population. The Plant Journal (2025)

Dhananjay GotarkarAnthony DigradoYu WangLynn DoranIgnacio Sparrow‐MuñozSarah ChungNicholas LisaFarwah WasiqGerardo AmaroBethany BlakelyBrian W. DiersDaniel J. EckSteven J. Burgess

plant-abiotic interactiongenetic variationplant physiologysoybean canopy modelecologycrop sciencequantitative geneticsdroughtphotosynthesiscrop physiologyplant sciencebotanysustainable agricultureexperimental botanynpq relaxation kineticsagronomycrop improvementcrop photosynthesisagricultural economics

An Orphan Gene Booster Enhances Photosynthetic Efficiency and Plant Productivity. Developmental Cell (2024)

Biruk A FeyissaElsa M de BeckerCoralie E Salesse-SmithJin ZhangTimothy B YatesMeng XieKuntal DeDhananjay GotarkarMargot S S ChenSara S JawdyDana L CarperKerrie BarryJeremy SchmutzDavid J WestonPaul E AbrahamChung-Jui TsaiJennifer L Morrell-FalveyGail TaylorJin-Gui ChenGerald A TuskanStephen P LongSteven J BurgessWellington Muchero

genomicsgene expressionorphan gene boosterplant molecular biologyplant biologygeneticsbiologyplant physiologypoplar accessionsmolecular geneticsarabidopsis plantsplant scienceplant genomicsevolutionary biology

Enhancing Lipid Production in Plant Cells Through High-Throughput Genome Editing and Phenotyping via a Scalable Automated Pipeline. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Jia DongSeth W. CroslowStephan T. LaneDaniel C. CastroJantana BlanfordShuaizhen ZhouKiyoul ParkSteven BurgessMike RootEdgar CahoonJohn ShanklinJonathan V. SweedlerHuimin ZhaoMatthew E. Hudson

synthetic plant biologygenome editinghigh-throughput screeningplant biotechnologybiotechnologybiomolecular engineeringbiotechnology advancemolecular biotechnologyplant cellsbiomoleculesgenetic engineeringlipid productioncrispr activationbiological engineeringgolden gate

How Much Could Improving Photosynthesis Increase Crop Yields? a Call for Systems-Level Perspectives to Guide Engineering Strategies. Current Opinion in Biotechnology (2024)

Megan L MatthewsSteven J Burgess

sustainable agriculturebioenergyphotosynthesisagronomycrop yieldscrop productionsustainable productionempirical evidencesustainable crop productionyield predictionglobal yield gapsproduction researchagricultural economicsengineering strategies

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Steven Burgess

Assistant Professor

UIUC

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Integrative Biology

Department of Plant Biology

Steven Burgess is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Assistant Professor at Uiuc.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Steven Burgess

UIUC

Assistant Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

A Golden Gate Compatible System for Continuous Directed Evolution in E. Coli.. Synthetic Biology (2025)

Ignacio Sparrow MuñozSteven J Burgess

An Orphan Gene Booster Enhances Photosynthetic Efficiency and Plant Productivity. Developmental Cell (2025)

genomicsorphan gene boosterphotosynthesisgeneticsbiologyplant physiologyplant metabolismplant developmentplant sciencegenetic engineeringbotany

Enhancing Lipid Production in Plant Cells Through Automated High-Throughput Genome Editing and Phenotyping. The Plant Cell (2025)

Jia DongSeth W CroslowStephan T LaneDaniel C CastroJantana BlanfordShuaizhen ZhouKiyoul ParkSteven BurgessMike RootEdgar CahoonJohn ShanklinJonathan V SweedlerHuimin ZhaoMatthew E Hudson

How Synbio Can *Realistically* Impact Crop Improvement and Agriculture. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2025)

Steven J BurgessR Clay WrightKarsten TemmeCatalin VoiniciucAndrew D Hanson

sustainable agricultureagricultural biotechnologycrop enhancementagronomysustainable crop productioncrop protectionmicrobiologyagricultural economics

Making Conferences in the Plant Sciences More Inclusive Through Community Recommendations. eLife (2025)

Phylogenetic Diversity of Light Dependent Phosphorylation of Thr78 in Rubisco Activase. Journal of Experimental Botany (2025)

Nikita BhatnagarSarah S ChungJohn HodgeSang Yeol KimMia SandsAndrew D B LeakeyDonald R OrtSteven Burgess

plant speciesplant molecular biologyplant biochemistryphylogenetic diversitybiologyplant metabolismplant physiologythreonine 78enzymesmolecular biologyplant cellsbotanybiochemistrybiosynthesis

Variation in Relaxation of Non‐Photochemical Quenching Between the Founder Genotypes of the Soybean ( Glycine Max ) Nested Association Mapping Population. The Plant Journal (2025)

Dhananjay GotarkarAnthony DigradoYu WangLynn DoranIgnacio Sparrow‐MuñozSarah ChungNicholas LisaFarwah WasiqGerardo AmaroBethany BlakelyBrian W. DiersDaniel J. EckSteven J. Burgess

An Orphan Gene Booster Enhances Photosynthetic Efficiency and Plant Productivity. Developmental Cell (2024)

Enhancing Lipid Production in Plant Cells Through High-Throughput Genome Editing and Phenotyping via a Scalable Automated Pipeline. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Jia DongSeth W. CroslowStephan T. LaneDaniel C. CastroJantana BlanfordShuaizhen ZhouKiyoul ParkSteven BurgessMike RootEdgar CahoonJohn ShanklinJonathan V. SweedlerHuimin ZhaoMatthew E. Hudson

How Much Could Improving Photosynthesis Increase Crop Yields? a Call for Systems-Level Perspectives to Guide Engineering Strategies. Current Opinion in Biotechnology (2024)

Megan L MatthewsSteven J Burgess

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