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School of Biological Sciences

Dr. Viktor Kirik

Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Office
SLB Science Laboratory Building 243
Office Hours
Wednesday 1-2:30 pm, Friday 1-2:30 pm
Office Phone
(309) 438-2608office
phone
Email
vmkirik@ilstu.eduemail
Website
bio.illinoisstate.edu/vmkirik/website
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Current Courses

204.004Biological Investigations

203.001Cell Biology

495.001Graduate Research In Biological Sciences

499.015Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

400.001Independent Study

290.039Research In Biological Sciences

599.015Research In The Biological Sciences

499.021Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

599.015Research In The Biological Sciences

Teaching Interests & Areas

Cell Biology, Developmental Biology

Research Interests & Areas

Cell division and cell expansion are essential for proper tissue and organ formation during growth and development. We are interested in molecular mechanisms which determine division plane selection and orientation of cell expansion in growing plant cells. Plant cells are surrounded by rigid cell walls which fix their positions relative to neighbors. Positioning of new cell walls during cell division, and orientation of cellulose microfibrils during cell expansion are crucial in tissue and organ development. Microtubules (MTs) plays an integral role in both of these processes and our research is focused on understading how the MT cytoskeleton guides cell division and cell expansion.

Ph D

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Germany

Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2015

Faculty Research Award

Illinois State University
2013

Appreciation award for the service to the Louis Stokes Alliance for minority participation

Illinois State University
2012

Appreciation award for the service to the Louis Stokes Alliance for minority participation

Illinois State University
2011

Pre-tenure Faculty Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2011

Pre-tenure Faculty Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2011

New Faculty Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2010

New Faculty Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2010

Journal Article

Fornero C, Rickerd T, Kirik V. (2019). Papillae formation on Arabidopsis leaf trichomes requires the function of Mediator tail subunits 2, 14, 15a, 16, and 25. Planta 249 (4), 1063-1071.
Lindeboom JJ, Nakamura M, Saltini M, Hibbel A, Walia A, Ketelaar T, Emons AM, Sedbrook J, Kirik V, Mulder BM., Ehrhardt DW. (2019). CLASP stabilization of plus ends created by severing promotes microtubule creation and reorientation. Journal of Cell Biology, 218 (1), 190-205.
Fornero, C., Suo, B., Zahde, M., Juveland, K., & Kirik, V. Papillae formation on trichome cell walls requires the function of the Mediator complex subunit Med25. Plant Molecular Biology 95 (2017): 389-398.
Atkinson S, Kirik A, Kirik V. (2014). Microtubule array reorientation in response to hormones does not involve changes in microtubule nucleation modes at the periclinal cell surface. Journal of Experimental Botany 2014;
doi: 10.1093/jxb/eru325.
Atkinson S, Kirik A, Kirik V. (2014). Microtubule array reorientation in response to hormones does not involve changes in microtubule nucleation modes at the periclinal cell surface. Journal of Experimental Botany 2014;
doi: 10.1093/jxb/eru325.

Manuscript

Lindeboom, J., Gutierrez, R., Kirik, V., & Ehrhardt, D. Cortical microtubules act as a template to organize nano-scale patterning of exocytosis. BioRxiv (2024)

Presentations

Characterization of TRM localization and function. Plant Cell Dynamics. (2024)
DEVELOPING IN PLANTA PROTEIN INTERACTION ASSAY. ISU research symposium and Phi-Sigma Symposium. ISU and Phi-Sigma. (2024)
LOCALIZATION AND FUNCTION OF TONNEAU1 RECRUITING MOTIF (TRM) IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA. ISU research symposium and Phi-Sigma Symposium. ISU and Phi-Sigma. (2024)
Structure-Function Analysis of the TON2/TON1/TRM Protein Complex in Cell Division and Morphogenesis. Gordon Research Conference: Plant and Microbial Cytoskeleton. (2024)
THE ROLE OF TRM13, TRM 18, AND TRM33 PROTEINS IN THE ARABIDOPSIS CELL MORPHOGENESIS. ISU research symposium and Phi-Sigma Symposium. ISU and Phi-Sigma. (2024)
The Function of TRM13, TRM18, and TRM33 Proteins in the Cell Shape Regulation of Arabidopsis. International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. (2024)
The Function of TRM13, TRM18, and TRM33 Proteins in the Cell Shape Regulation of Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Dynamics. (2024)
Arabidopsis Tonneau1 Recruiting Motif proteins in cell shape and cell division. Plant Cell Dynamics. (2023)
ROLE OF TRM18 PROTEIN IN THE CELL DIVISION PLANE OF ARABIDOPSIS. ISU research symposium and Phi-Sigma Symposium. ISU and Phi-Sigma. (2023)
TONNEAU RECRUITING MOTIF ROLE IN CELL DIVISION. ISU research symposium and Phi-Sigma Symposium. ISU and Phi-Sigma. (2023)

Grants & Contracts

Faculty Research Award. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2019)
Faculty Research Award. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2015)
Faculty Research Award. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2012)
Pre-tenure Faculty Initiative Grant. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2011)
New faculty initiative grant. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2010)