Faculty studying plants
Richard Amasino
Biochemsitry
Understanding how plants sense and respond to seasonal environmental changes
Jean-Michel Ane
Bacteriology/Agronomy
Symbiotic associations between plants and microbes (bacteria and fungi)
David Baum
Botany and Genetics
Genetic basis for plant phenotypic evolution and understanding evolutionary relationships from sequence variation
Patrick Masson
Genetics
Genetics of root growth behavior using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system.
Sushmita Roy
Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
Machine learning methods; the structure, function and evolution of regulatory networks; predictive models
Michael Sussman
Biochemistry
Signal transduction and plasma membrane receptors in Arabidopsis thaliana, genomic technologies
Donald Waller
Botany and Environmental Studies
Gene flow in relation to population genetic structure; causes and consequences of inbreeding
Xuehua Zhong
Genetics
Mechanisms and roles of epigenetic modifications underpinning various biological processes