Faculty Members in Molecular Genetics
| Name | Research abstract |
|---|---|
| George Haughn |
Plant Developmental Genetics. Molecular genetics of seed coat development in Arabidopsis thaliana. |
| 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. |
| Xin Li |
Utilizing a combination of molecular genetics, biochemical and genomics approaches to understand the natural resistance mechanisms of plants against microbial pathogens including fungi, bacteria, and viruses. |
| Loren Rieseberg |
Speciation, domestication, conservation biology, and weed evolution. |
| 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. |
| Yuelin Zhang |
We are interested in how local resistance and systemic acquired resistance are regulated in plants. |