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Who
We Are
Introduction
We are interested in how the shape or morphology
of plants is determined. This is a fundamental question in developmental
biology, with downstream applications in plant productivity and crop
yields. Specifically, we aim to define the molecular and genetic pathways
that control development. Recently, we have been studying cell-to-cell
signaling, or how cells talk to each other, to coordinate their development
and fate. Our two model organisms are maize, one of the world’s
most important crops, and Arabidopsis, a "lab rat"
plant that is ideal for fundamental studies of gene regulation and
cell biology. We are also developing new projects to extend what we
learn from these model systems to other cereal crop plants such as
wheat, barley and rice, to learn how developmental genes have contributed
to the selection of these different crop species.
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Overview of Projects
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