Nina Gabarayeva

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Academic degree, academic title: Dr.Sc.

Position: Leading Researcher

E-mail: NGabarayeva@binran.ru

Phone number: +7 (812) 372-54-33 ext. 2260

Research interests:

Developmental mechanisms of complex envelope of pollen and spores (exine).
The role of relatively simple physical processes (such as self-assembly and phase separation) in exine development.
The ratio of genomic control and and physical phenomena in exine development.

Keywords: Exine development, self-assembly, colloidal systems, surface-active substances, phase separation, control of exine development

Education and work experience:

1971 ― graduated from the Leningrad State University.
1981 ― Ph.D. thesis «Morphologo-anatomical reactions of Cucurbita pepo L. и Helianthus annuus L. seedlings on action of bio-active (transformative) substances» (03.00.05 – Botany).
1997 ― Dr.Sc. thesis «Ultrastructural background for sporoderm development in representatives of Magnoliidae» (03.00.05 – Botany).

1971 ― until now ― Komarov Botanical Institute RAS? Leading Researcher at present.
1989–2004 ― Stockholm university, Laboratory of Structural Botany. 10 periods of cooperation with palynologist Dr. John Rowley (as a visiting scientist) in studies of Nymphaeae pollen wall and tapetum development.
1998 ― Natural History Museum (London). A period of cooperation with Dr. Stephen Blackmore on exine substructure of a number of species.
2002 ― Barcelona University (Spain). A period of cooperation with Dr. Maria Suarez-Cervera on detection of allergenic proteins in Platanus exine by the method of electron immunocytochemistry.

Grants and research projects:

Project leader:

2020–2022. RFBR №20-04-00174-а «Ontogeny of mail gametophyte envelopes: an integral approach».
2017–2019. RFBR №17-04-00517-a «Underlying mechanisms of development of pollen grains complex envelopes and their experimental verification».
2014–2016. RFBR №14-04-00737-а «Sporoderm development in microcosm of self-assembly».
2002. Grant on Exchange Program between Russian academy of Sciences and Spanish academy of Sciences for joint research with Dr. Maria Suarez-Cervera (Barcelona University).
1998; 1999; 2001, 2002, 2003. Grants on Exchange Program between Russian Academy of Sciences and Swedish Academy of Sciences for joint study with Drs. John Rowley and Bjorn Walles.
1994, 1998. Grants from Swedish Institute for joint study with Dr. Gamal El-Ghazaly.
1998. Grant from Museum of Natural History (London) for joint study with Dr. Stephen Blackmore.
1989, 1991, 1992, 1993. Grants from Swedish Scientific Council (for joint study with Dr. J.R. Rowley).

Member of research team:

2018–2020. RFBR №18-04-00971-а «Structural background of critical phases in mail gametophyte development of flowering plants».

Conferences and workshops:

Attendee:

XIX IPC. China, Shenjen, 23–29 August 2017. Oral report.
9th Еuropean Palaeobotany-Palynological conference. Italy, Padova, 26–31 August 2014. Plenary report.
XIII IPC. Japan, Tokyo, 23–30 August 2012. Two oral reports.
XII IPC. Germany, Bonn, 2008. Oral report.
XVII IBC. Austria, Vienna, 2005. Oral report.
XI IPC. Spain, Granada, 2004. Oral report.
6th Еuropean Palaeobotany-Palynological conference. Greece, Аthens, 2002. Oral report.
X IPC. China, Nanjing, 2000. Oral report.
International Conference «Pollen and Spore». United Kingdom, Kew, London, 1998. Oral report.
XIII international Congress «Sexual Plant Reproduction». Austria, Vienna, 1994. Oral report.
XI International symposium «Embriology and Seed Reproduction». Russia, St. Petersburg, 1990. Oral report.

Editorial activity:

Free-lance reviewer in journals Protoplasma, Planta, Grana, Plant Systematics & Evolution, etc.

Selected publications:

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V. An integral insight into pollen wall development: involvement of physical processes in exine ontogeny in Calycanthus floridus L., with an experimental approach. The Plant Journal. 2021. 105(3): 736–753.

Gabarayeva N.I., Polevova S.V., Grigorjeva V.V., Hiscock S.J. Underlying mechanisms of development: pollen wall ontogeny in Chloranthus japonicus and a reconsideration of pollen ontogeny in early-diverging lineages of angiosperms. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2021. 196(2): 221-241.

Grigorjeva V.V., Polevova S.V., Gabarayeva N.I. Pollen wall development in Hydrangea bretschneiderii Dippel. (Hydrangeaceae): advanced interpretation through physical input, with in vitro experimental verification. Protoplasma. 2021. 258(2): 431–447.

Gabarayeva N.I, Grigorjeva V.V., Lavrentovich M.O. Artificial pollen walls simulated by the tandem processes of phase separation and self-assembly in vitro. New Phytologyst. 2020. 225(5): 1956–1973.

Gabarayeva N., Grigorjeva V., Shavarda A. Mimicking pollen and spore walls: self-assembly in action. Annals of Botany. 2019. 123(7): 1205–1218.

Gabarayeva N., Polevova S., Grigorjeva V., Severova E., Volkova O., Blackmore S. Suggested mechanisms underlying pollen wall development in Ambrosia trifida (Asteraceae: Heliantheae). Protoplasma. 2019. 256(2): 555–574.

Gabarayeva N.I., Polevova S.V., Grigorjeva V.V., Blackmore S. Assembling the thickest plant cell wall: exine development in Echinops (Asteraceae, Cynareae). Planta. 2018. 248(2): 323–346.

Grigorjeva, V.V., Gabarayeva, N. Pollen wall ontogeny in Polemonium caeruleum (Polemoniaceae) and suggested underlying mechanisms of development. Protoplasma. 2018. 255(1): 109–128.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V. Self-assembly as the underlying mechanism for exine development in Larix decidua D. C. Planta. 2017. 246(3): 471–493.

Gabarayeva N., Grigorjeva V., Polevova S., Hemsley A.R. Pollen wall and tapetum development in Plantago major L. (Plantaginaceae): assisting self-assembly. Grana. 2016. 56(2): 81–111.

Gabarayeva N., Grigorjeva V. Simulation of exine patterns by self-assembly. Plant Systematics & Evolution. 2016. 302(8): 1135–1156.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V., Blackmore S. Pollen wall substructure and development in Tanacetum vulgare (Compositae: Anthemideae): revisiting hypotheses on pattern formation in complex cell walls. International Journal of Plant Science. 2016. 177(4): 347–370.

Grigorjeva V., Gabarayeva N. The development of sporoderm, tapetum and Ubisch bodies in Dianthus deltoides (Caryophyllaceae): self-assembly in action. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2015. 219: 1–27.

Gabarayeva N.I. The role of genetic control and self-assembly in gametopyte sporoderm ontogeny: hypotheses and experiment. Russian Journal of Developmental Biology. 2014. 45(4): 219–239. [In Russian, with English summary]

Gabarayeva N.I. Role of genetic control and self-assembly in gametophyte sporoderm ontogeny: hypotheses and experiment. Russian Journal of Developmental Biology. 2014. 45(4): 177–195.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V. Sporoderm and tapetum development in Eupomatia laurina (Eupomatiaceae). An interpretation. Protoplasma. 2014. 251(6): 1321–1345.

Gabarayeva N., Grigorjeva V., Polevova S. Sporoderm and tapetum ontogeny in Juniperus communis (Cupressaceae). Connective structures between tapetum and microspores. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2014. 206: 23–44.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva, V.V. Experimental modelling of exine-like structures. Grana. 2013. 52(4): 241–257.

Gabarayeva N., Grigorjeva V., Kosenko Y. I. Primexine development in Passiflora racemosa Brot. Overlooked aspects of development. Plant Systematics & Evolution. 2013. 299: 1013–1035.

Gabarayeva N., Grigorjeva V., Kosenko Y. II. Exine development in Passiflora racemosa Brot.: post-tetrad period. Overlooked aspects of development. Plant Systematics & Evolution. 2013. 299: 1037–1055.

Gabarayeva N., Grigorjeva V. Sporoderm development and substructure in Magnolia sieboldii and other Magnoliaceae: an interpretation. Grana. 2012. 51: 119–147.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V., Marquez G. Ultrastructure and development during meiosis and the tetrad period of sporogenesis in the leptosporangiate fern Alsophila setosa (Cyatheaceae) compared with corresponding stages in Psilotum nudum (Psilotaceae). Grana. 2011. 50(4): 235–262.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V. Sporoderm development in Swida alba (Cornaceae), interpreted as a self-assembling colloidal system. Grana. 2011. 50: 81–101.

Gabarayeva N., Grigorjeva V., Polevova S. Exine and tapetum development in Symphytum officinale (Boraginaceae). Exine substructure and its interpretation. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 2011. 296: 101–120.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V., Rowley J.R. Sporoderm development in Acer tataricum (Aceraceae). An interpretation. Protoplasma. 2010. 247(1–2): 65–81.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V., Rowley J.R. A new look at sporoderm ontogeny in Persea americana. Micelles and the hidden side of development. Annals of Botany. 2010. 105: 939–955.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V. Sporoderm ontogeny in Chamaedorea microspadix (Arecaceae). Self-assembly as the underlying cause of development. Grana. 2010. 49: 91–114.

Blackmore S., Wortley A.H., Skvarla J.J., Gabarayeva N., Rowley J.R. Developmental origins of structural diversity in pollen walls of the Compositae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 2010. 284: 17–32.

Gabarayeva N.I., Hemsley А. R. Pattern formation in microcosm: the role of self-assembly in complex biological envelopes development. Journal of General Biology. 2010. 71(4): 310–336. [In Russian, with English summary]

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V., Rowley J.R., Hemsley A.R. Sporoderm development in Trevesia burckii (Araliaceae). I. Tetrad period: further evidence for the participation of self-assembly processes.Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2009a. 156(1–2): 211–232.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V., Rowley J.R., Hemsley A.R. Sporoderm development in Trevesia burckii (Araliaceae). II. Post-tetrad period: further evidence for the participation of self-assembly processes. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2009b. 156(1–2): 233–247.

Moore S.E.M., Gabarayeva N., Hemsley A. R. Morphological, developmental and ultrastructural comparison of Osmunda regalis L. spores with spore mimics. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2009. 156(1–2): 177–184.

Hemsley A.R., Gabarayeva N.I. Exine development: the importance of looking through colloidal chemistry «window». Plant Systematics and Evolution. 2007. 263: 25–49.

Gabarayeva N.I., Hemsley A.R. Merging concepts: the role of self-assembly in the development of pollen wall structure. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2006. 138: 121–139.

Suarez-Cervera M., Asturias J.A. … Gabarayeva N. et al. The role of allergic proteins Pla a 1 and Pla a 2 in the germination of Platanus acerifolia pollen grains. Sexual Plant Reproduction. 2005. 18: 101–112.

Rowley J.R., Gabarayeva N.I. Microspore development in Quercus robur (Fagaceae). Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2004. 132: 115–132.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva, V.V., Exine development in Encephalartos altensteinii (Cycadaceae): ultrastructure, substructure and the modes of sporopollenin accumulation. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2004. 132: 175–193.

Gabarayeva, N.I., Grigorjeva, V.V. Comparative study of the pollen wall development in Illicium floridanum (Illiciaceae) and Schisandra chinensis (Schisandraceae). Taiwania. 2003. 48(3): 147–167.

Gabarayeva N.I., Grigorjeva V.V., Rowley J.R. Sporoderm ontogeny in Cabomba aquatica (Cabombaceae). Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2003. 127: 147–173.

Gabarayeva N.I., Blackmore S., Rowley, J.R. Observations on the experimental destruction and on substructural organization of the pollen wall of some selected Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2003. 124: 203–226.