Molecular Genetics
| Display 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. |
| 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 | Adaptation, Domestication, Crop Evolution, Hybridization, Speciation, 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 |
| Liang Song | plant genomics, environmental stresses, seed development, gene expression |
| 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. |