| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 by increasing internal levels of CO2 to 60x the external levels of CO2 (i.e., a carbon concentrating mechanism); research focuses on the genetic engineering of crop plants for enhanced photosynthesis, disease resistance and herbicide resistance. |
| Nebraska Molecular Plant Breeding (MPB) Program Faculty |
| Sally Mackenzie |
Plant organelle biology, mitochondrial genetics, cytoplasmic male sterility, plant genomics |
| Michael Fromm |
Protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions in plants and animals; whole genome microarrays to analyze where specific proteins bind to the genome |
| Thomas Clemente |
Implementing plant gene transfer technologies for value-added traits and disease resistance |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 for improved input and output traits. |
