Plant Systems Biology Faculty | Area of Research |
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James Alfano |
Bacterial pathogenicity of plants; Type III protein secretion; and plant innate immunity |
Zoya Avramova Email | Info |
Relationship between chromatin structure and gene function in animals and plants |
Gilles Basset Email | Info |
Understanding how plants synthesize and metabolize micronutrients, mainly vitamins and phytochemicals |
Ed Cahoon Email | Lab website |
Basic and applied research on plant lipid metabolism to enhance the nutritional and industrial value of crop plants and to probe the synthesis and function of bioactive lipids for improved agronomic performance of crops. |
Heriberto Cerutti Email | Info |
RNA interference, epigenetic mechanisms, functional genomics, algae for biofuels |
Alan Christensen Email | Info |
Mechanisms of plant mitochondrial DNA replication, recombination and repair |
Thomas Clemente Email | Lab website |
Implementing plant gene transfer technologies for value-added traits and disease resistance |
Michael Fromm Email | Info |
Research in the Fromm lab is in two distinct areas: chromatin and transcription mechanisms related to drought tolerance and nutritional effects of dietary molecules. |
Steven Harris Email | Lab website |
Regulation of morphogenesis in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus |
Sally Mackenzie Email | Lab website |
Plant organelle biology, mitochondrial genetics, cytoplasmic male sterility, plant genomics |
Etsuko Moriyama Email | Lab website |
Bioinformatics, molecular evolution, and molecular population genetics |
Jack Morris Email | Info |
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 Email | Lab website |
Molecular evolution and comparative genomics of plant mitochondrial and plastid genomes. |
Julie Stone Email| Lab website |
Plant molecular biology; programmed cell death; signal transduction; reactive oxygen species (redox); biotic and abiotic stress responses; plant development. |
James Van Etten Email | Lab website |
Isolation and characterization of large dsDNA viruses (>350 genes) that infect eukaryotic algae as well as their gene products |
Bin Yu Email | Lab website |
The molecular mechanisms underlying small RNA metabolism and function. |
Chi Zhang Email | Lab website |
Computational Systems Biology; Bioinformatics; interactions between pathogens and plant cells; gene/protein interaction network in plant cells |
Plant Breeding and Genetics Program Faculty | Area of Research |
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Understanding how plants synthesize and metabolize micronutrients mainly vitamins and phytochemicals | |
Thomas Clemente Email | Lab website |
Implementing plant gene transfer technologies for value-added traits and disease resistance |
Ismail Dweikat Email | Info |
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 Email | Info |
Protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions in plants and animals; whole genome microarrays to analyze where specific proteins bind to the genome |
George Graef Email | Info |
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 Email | Lab website |
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 Email | Lab website |
Plant organelle biology, mitochondrial genetics, cytoplasmic male sterility, plant genomics |
Jeffrey Mower Email | Lab website |
Molecular evolution and comparative genomics of plant mitochondrial and plastid genomes. |
Paul Staswick Email | Info |
Plant Hormone Metabolism, Hormone Signaling, Disease resistance, Regulation of gene expression, Transgenic plants |
Harkamal Walia Email | Lab website |
Plant adaptation to environmental stresses. Particularly, the physiological and molecular characterization of crop responses to drought, heat and flooding stress. |