Faculty Members in Cell Biology

Name	Research abstract
Naomi Fast	Genome evolution, spliceosomal intron evolution, parasitic adaptation - focusing on microsporidia, a highly derived group of parasitic fungi.
George Haughn	Plant Developmental Genetics. Molecular genetics of seed coat development in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Patrick Keeling	Early eukaryote evolution, molecular phylogeny, protistology.
Ljerka Kunst	Molecular genetic and biochemical studies of seed lipid and epicuticular wax metabolism and their regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Jae-Hyeok Lee	Molecular genetics of sexual development in green algae, focusing on gene regulatory networks and cell wall assembly; Phylogenomics study of developmental mechanisms for the evolution of land plants from their green algal ancestors; Genetic engineering of algae for efficient carbon capture and biofuel production.
Abel Rosado	Characterization of ER-PM contact site components involved in plant stress tolerance
Lacey Samuels	Plant cell biology, cellular basis of secretion of plant cell wall components; lignification in xylem development; ABC transporters and cuticle secretion
Geoffrey Wasteneys	Plant Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics; organization of the cytoskeleton and its role in cell wall formation, intracellular motility and growth anisotropy in the higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana and the characean algae; plant responses to abiotic and endogenous signals.