Monica Borghi
Biology
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Office Location: LSB 331Phone: (435) 797-0916
Email: monica.borghi@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
Biography
Research Experience: Purdue University (2008-2009); University of Tokyo, Japan (2010; JSPS Fellow); North Carolina State University (2011-2015); Wageningen University, The Netherlands (2015-2016); Max Planck Institute, Germany (2017-2020; Marie-Curie Fellow).
Teaching Interests
Plant Molecular Physiology; Flower Metabolism: Plant Science
Research Interests
Flower metabolism in the frame of plant reproduction in model species and crops. Mapping floral chemical traits of pollinator preferences to promote pollination and sustainable yield. Floral metabolic development and responses to abiotic stresses. Plant molecular biologist with a strong background in flower central metabolism.
Awards
Arthur C Neish Investigator Award, 2022
Phytochemical Society of North America
PSNA - The Plant Journal Award, 2019
Phytochemical Society of North America
Publications | Book Chapters
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Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Borghi, M., (2025). Synthesis and physiological function of lignin in the reproductive structures of angiosperms. Phytochemistry reviews
- Borghi, M., (2025). Enhancing entomophilous pollination for sustainable crop production. The Plant Journal, 122, e70234. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70234
- Borghi, M., (2024). Intraspecific crop diversity for enhanced crop pollination success. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development
- Borghi, M., (2024). Pollinator-assisted plant phenotyping, selection, and breeding for crop resilience to abiotic stresses. The Plant Journal , doi: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tpj.16748
- Borghi, M., (2024). Genome-wide association studies identify loci controlling specialized seed metabolites in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad511
Professional Journal
- Borghi, M., (2025). Roles of sugar metabolism and transport in flower development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 85, 102722. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2025.102722.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.