BROWSE,
John A.
Lipid and membrane biochemistry; pathways and regulation of lipid
synthesis and membrane formation in higher plants; chilling and
freezing tolerance in plants.
CROTEAU,
Rodney B.
Terpenoid natural products chemistry; pathways and enzymes of terpenoid
biosynthesis and catabolism in plants.
KAHN,
Michael L.
Nitrogen fixation; interactions between plant and bacterial metabolism
to support symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
KRAMER,
David M.
Energetics and control of photosynthesis; electron transfer reactions;
coupling of electron transfer reactions to proton pumping and to
ATP synthesis; evolution of bioenergetics; photosynthesis in extreme
environments.
LANGE,
Mark
Use and development of tools for the integration of post-genomic
technologies (microarrays, proteomics, metabolite profiling) to
study the global regulation of metabolic pathways; particular interest
in isoprenoid metabolism.
LEWIS,
Norman G. - DIRECTOR
Biochemistry of natural and medicinal products in plants; biochemistry
of plant cell-wall synthesis and unique plant constituents; effects
of gravity on metabolic pathways in plants.
OKITA,
Thomas W.
Biochemistry of starch synthesis and protein localization; metabolic
genetic engineering of plants for increased productivity; mRNA
localization and the role of the cytoskeleton and endoplasmic reticulum.
ROJE,
Sanja
Metabolism of tetrahydrofolate-bound one-carbon units in plastids;
biosynthesis of riboflavin in plants.
RYAN,
Clarence A. (In Memorium)
Plant defense signaling mechanisms and pathways; polypeptide signals
in plants; proteinases and proteinase inhibitors in plants and
animals.
Assistant Research Professors
HWANG, Seon K.
Starch biosynthesis related enzymes, structural modeling and biochemical assessment, improvement of plant biomass via metabolic engineering.
KETCHUM, Raymond E. B.
Taxol biosynthesis and biochemistry, Taxus metabolomics,
plant metabolic engineering, plant cell culture and transformation,
natural products analysis.
WATTS, Jennifer
Biological functions of polyunsaturated
fatty acids, regulation of fatty acid synthesis, pathways and regulation
of fat storage.
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