Executive Committee
Christoph Benning
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110 Plant Biology Labsmap marker icon
Biosynthesis of lipids in photosynthetic membranes, lipid trafficking phenomena involving chloroplasts, engineering of crops and algae for biodiesel production.
Brad Day
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4200 MPSmap marker icon
Molecular biology of host-pathogen interactions.
Dean DellaPenna
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Biochemical genomics, quantitative genetics and genome wide association mapping of dietary micronutrients in plants. Genomics of medicinal plant metabolism. Synthesis and function of lipid soluble antioxidants in plants.
Rebecca Grumet
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A342 Plant and Soil Sciencesmap marker icon
Floral and fruit development in Cucumis; disease resistance; cucurbit genomics; biotechnology biosafety.
Lanier, Emily
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Lab: Bjoern Hamberger
Student representative - Research interests: Using synthetic biology to harness production of plant metabolites as high value chemicals for industry and medicine.
George Sundin
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Plant bacteriology; host pathogen interactions; fruit tree disease management; bacterial plasmid biology; microbial evolution.
Curtis Wilkerson
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S124 Plant Biology Labsmap marker icon
Plant cell wall biochemistry; biosynthesis and regulation of polysaccharides and lignin; genetic engineering of lignin for improved biomass.