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Root biology

Faculty in the Plant Biology graduate program with research interests in this area.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Brown, Kathleen Professor of Postharvest Physiology	kbe@psu.edu 814-863-2260 (University Park)	Ethylene biology. Regulation of root development. Root responses to edaphic stress. Identification and mapping of traits for adaption to edaphic stress.
Bryant, Donald Ernest C. Pollard Professor of Biotechnology Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	dab14@psu.edu 814-865-1992 (University Park)	Photosynthesis, structure-function relationships of proteins, gene regulation, and microbial physiology. Cyanobacteria and green sulfur bacteria.
Curtis, Wayne Professor of Chemical Engineering	wrc2@psu.edu 814-863-4805 (University Park)	Regulation and signal transduction in plant secondary metabolism. Phytoremediation of hydrocarbons. Commercial chemical production in plants and plant tissue culture.
Cyr, Richard Professor of Biology	rjc8@psu.edu 814-865-6416 (University Park)	Plant cell and developmental biology. Biochemical, genetic, molecular genetic and cell biology of the cytoskeleton. Mitosis, with emphasis on spindle assembly.
Eissenstat, David Professor of Woody Plant Physiology Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology	dme9@psu.edu 814-863-3371 (University Park)	Plant physiological ecology. Root biology and physiology. Plant carbon and nutrient economies.
Koide, Roger Professor of Horticultural Ecology	rxk13@psu.edu 814-863-0710 (University Park)	Ecology and physiology of plants and their mycorrhizal fungi.
Lynch, Jonathan Professor of Plant Nutrition	jpl4@psu.edu 814-863-2256 (University Park)	Plant adaptation to nutrient and water stress. Global change. World hunger. Root biology.
Mullin, Chris Professor, Department of Entomology	camullin@psu.edu 814-865-2435 (University Park)	Toxicology of insect-plant interactions. Mechanisms of insect taste chemoreception. Biopesticide action and resistance. Phytochemical ecology.