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INFORMATION FOR

    Plant Molecular Biology (PMB) Track

    Faculty Research Interests

    To contribute effective solutions to global climate change, food shortages, rapid loss of biodiversity and new and evolving diseases that are threatening both the health of the planet as well as human health and well-being, graduate students in the PMB Track can study relevant topics in a wide range of research areas as listed below. In addition, graduate students are welcome to develop interdisciplinary projects combining several approaches and fields.



    Area of Research


    Faculty

    Photosystems and bioenergy Gary Brudvig
    Plant-Insect Interactions John Carlson
    Genetic diversity and genome engineering Stephen Dellaporta
    Plant circadian clock and protein degradation Joshua Gendron
    Plant development, stem cells and organogenesis Vivian Irish
    Epigenetic regulation and genome engineering Yannick Jacob
    Glycobiology and mass spectrometry Stacy Malaker
    Metagenomics and bioremediation Scott Strobel