| Plant Systems Biology Faculty | |
|---|---|
| James Alfano | Bacterial pathogenicity of plants; Type III protein secretion and Bacterial Genomics |
| Zoya Avramova | Relationship between chromatin structure and gene function in animals and plants |
| Gilles Basset | Understanding how plants synthesize and metabolize micronutrients –mainly vitamins and phytochemicals |
| Ed Cahoon | Basic and applied research on plant lipid metabolism, enhancing the nutritional and industrial value of crop plants and to probe the synthesis and function of bioactive lipids for nutritional biofortification and improved agronomic performance of crops. |
| Heriberto Cerutti | RNA interference, epigenetic mechanism, algal biotechnology, functional genomics |
| Alan Christensen | Mechanisms of plant mitochondrial DNA replication, recombination and repair |
| Thomas Clemente | Implementing plant gene transfer technologies for value-added traits and disease resistance |
| Thomas Elthon | We are investigating the role of several mitochondrial proteins during environmental stress. |
| Michael Fromm | Protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions in plants and animals; whole genome microarrays to analyze where specific proteins bind to the genome |
| Steven Harris | Regulation of morphogenesis in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus |
| Sally Mackenzie | Plant organelle biology, mitochondrial genetics, cytoplasmic male sterility, plant genomics |
| Etsuko Moriyama | Bioinformatics, molecular evolution, and molecular population genetics |
| Jack Morris | Plant RNA virus host-pathogen interactions; role of plant resistance genes, defense signaling pathways and RNA interference in Turnip crinkle virus infection of Arabidopsis |
| Jeffrey Mower | Evolutionary fate of duplicated genes after a whole genome duplication event, causes and consequences of extreme fluctuations in the rate of nucleotide substitution, parasitism in cases of horizontal gene transfer between plants, the origin, evolution and computational prediction of RNA editing in plant organellar transcripts. |
| Robert Spreitzer | Structure-function relationship of Rubisco, photosynthesis, chloroplast molecular genetics |
| Paul Staswick | Plant Hormone Metabolism, Hormone Signaling, Disease resistance, Regulation of gene expression, Transgenic plants |
| Julie Stone | Plant molecular biology; programmed cell death; signal transduction; reactive oxygen species (redox); biotic and abiotic stress responses; plant development. |
| James Van Etten | Isolation and characterization of large dsDNA viruses (>350 genes) that infect eukaryotic algae as well as their gene products |
| Donald Weeks | The elucidation of the genetic and molecular mechanisms involved in the ability of algal cells (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) to enhance photosynthesis; genetic engineering of crop plants for enhanced photosynthesis, disease resistance and herbicide resistance. |
| Bin Yu | The molecular mechanisms underlying small RNA metabolism and function. |
| Chi Zhang | Computational Systems Biology; Bioinformatics; interactions between pathogens and plant cells; gene/protein interaction network in plant cells |
| Nebraska Molecular Plant Breeding (MPB) Program Faculty | |
| Thomas Clemente | Implementing plant gene transfer technologies for value-added traits and disease resistance |
| Ismail Dweikat | Genetics of sorghum and pearl millet with emphasis on the identification of DNA-based markers and mapping systems useful in practical selection schemes. |
| Michael Fromm | Protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions in plants and animals; whole genome microarrays to analyze where specific proteins bind to the genome |
| George Graef | Soybean breeding and genetics; Genetic diversity in breeding populations; Mating and selection systems; Soybeans for human food uses; Protein and oil content and quality; Identification and characterization of quantitative trait loci (QTL); Breeding and evaluation of transgenic soybeans. |
| David Holding | The Holding laboratory focuses primarily on understanding the molecular genetic basis of kernel maturation and its relationship to protein quality in maize and sorghum. We are also involved in research to understand and improve traits such as nitrogen use efficiency and protein digestibility in sorghum. |
| Sally Mackenzie | Plant organelle biology, mitochondrial genetics, cytoplasmic male sterility, plant genomics |
| Jeffrey Mower | Evolutionary fate of duplicated genes after a whole genome duplication event, causes and consequences of extreme fluctuations in the rate of nucleotide substitution, parasitism in cases of horizontal gene transfer between plants, the origin, evolution and computational prediction of RNA editing in plant organellar transcripts. |
| James Specht | Soybean genomics, genetics, and physiology, with emphasis on the genes involved in soybean response to drought and those involved in determining soybean seed protein content |
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