Dr. Adam Steinbrenner is a Professor at the University of Washington. Dr. Steinbrenner received a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015, and a B.S. in Biology from Tufts University in 2010. The Steinbrenner lab studies the molecular bases of plant immunity to pathogens and pests. We are interested in recognition and signaling functions of cell surface receptors and evolutionary processes driving novelty in plant immune systems. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers, including articles in PNAS and The Plant Cell.