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Name Email/phone Interests include:
Arteca, Richard  
  • Professor of Horticultural Physiology
rna@psu.edu
814-863-4906
   (University Park) 		Plant responses to externally applied stimuli with emphasis on plant hormones, touch and gravity.
Axtell, Michael (Mike)  
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
mja18@psu.edu
814-867-0241
   (University Park) 		Discovery and characterization of plant microRNAs and siRNAs. Functions of microRNAs and siRNAs in the evolution of plant development. Genomics and bioinformatics of microRNAs, siRNAs, and their targets.
Braun, David  
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
dmb44@psu.edu
814-863-1108
   (University Park) 		Plant development. Signal Transduction. Genetics. Sugar signaling.
Carlson, John  
  • Professor of Molecular Genetics, School of Forest Resources
  • Co-director, Bioinformatics and Genomics option of IBIOS graduate program
jec16@psu.edu
814-863-9164
   (University Park) 		Molecular genetics and biotechnology of woody plants. egulation of gene expression during development and in response to environmental stress. Genomics including genetic linkage mapping, molecular cytogenetics, and studies of marker-assisted selection.
Chopra, Surinder  
  • Associate Professor of Maize Genetics, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
sic3@psu.edu
814-865-1159
   (University Park) 		Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis during plant development and plant-pathogen interaction. Epigenetic regulation and allele specific patterns.
Cosgrove, Daniel (Dan)  
  • Eberly Chair and Professor of Biology
dcosgrove@psu.edu
814-863-3892
   (University Park) 		Mechanism of plant growth. Function and evolution of expansins. Biochemistry and rheology of plant cell walls. Growth responses to light, hormones, and water stress and other stimuli.
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.
Fedoroff, Nina  
  • Willaman Professor of Life Sciences
  • Evan Pugh Professor, Department of Biology
nvf1@psu.edu
814-863-5717
   (University Park) 		Plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress. Gene network inference. microRNA regulation in gene expression.
Kao, Teh-hui  
  • Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology
txk3@psu.edu
814-863-1042
   (University Park) 		Molecular basis of cellular recognition and signal transduction during sexual reproduction in flowering plants, using the S-RNase-based self-incompatibility system as a model.
Ma, Hong  
  • Distinguished Professor of Biology
  • Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Cell and Developmental Biology
hxm16@psu.edu
814-863-6414
   (University Park) 		Molecular genetics and evolution of flower development. Anther cell differentiation, meiosis and pollen development. Comparative, genomic and bioinformatic analyses of eukaryotic gene functions.
McSteen, Paula  
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
pcm11@psu.edu
814-863-1112
   (University Park) 		Identification and characterization of genes regulating meristem initiation and growth in maize and Arabidopsis. Genomic approaches to studying auxin regulation and gene expression in meristems.
Stephenson, Andrew (Andy)  
  • Professor of Biology
as4@psu.edu
814-863-1553
   (University Park) 		Plant reproductive biology, including gene expression by microgametophytes. Pollen-pistil interactions. Evolution of breeding systems. The impact of herbivory and disease on reproductive output.