Plant Biology Faculty

Faculty in Plant Biology

Barbara Baker

Adjunct Professor
Plant Innate ImmunityRead more about Barbara Baker

Benjamin Blackman

Associate Professor
Evolutionary processes and plant-environment interactionsRead more about Benjamin Blackman

Steven Brenner

Professor
Computational Biology, Genomics, Protein Function PredictionRead more about Steven Brenner

Bob Buchanan

Professor Emeritus
Redox Regulation, Cereal ImprovementRead more about Bob Buchanan

Devin Coleman-Derr

Adjunct Associate Professor
Abiotic stress response and plant growth-promoting microbial communitiesRead more about Devin Coleman-Derr

Lewis Feldman

Professor Emeritus
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Robert Fischer

Professor Emeritus
DNA Demethylation, Gene ImprintingRead more about Robert Fischer

Jennifer Fletcher

Adjunct Professor
Plant Stem Cells, Developmental SignalingRead more about Jennifer Fletcher

Michael Freeling

Professor Emeritus
Evolutionary History of PlantsRead more about Michael Freeling

Yan Gong

Assistant Professor
Cell Polarity, Plant Development, Single-Cell Transcriptomics, Evolutionary GenomicsRead more about Yan Gong

Igor Grigoriev

Adjunct Professor
Fungal and Algal Genomics, Computational BiologyRead more about Igor Grigoriev

Yangnan Gu

Associate Professor
Plant and Microbial Biology
Plant Cell Biology and Plant ImmunityRead more about Yangnan Gu

Sarah Hake

Adjunct Professor Emerita
Plant Development and Plant ArchitectureRead more about Sarah Hake

Frank Harmon

Adjunct Associate Professor
Circadian ClockRead more about Frank Harmon

Ksenia Krasileva

Associate Professor
Genomics and Innate Immune SystemsRead more about Ksenia Krasileva

Patricia Lang

Assistant Professor
Plant climate change adaptation and historical functional genomicsRead more about Patricia Lang

Aaron Leichty

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Peggy Lemaux

Professor of Cooperative Extension
Crop Genetic Improvement via Engineering and EditingRead more about Peggy Lemaux

Jennifer D. Lewis

Adjunct Associate Professor
Plant Disease and ImmunityRead more about Jennifer D. Lewis

Lotus Lofgren

Assistant Professor
comparative genomics, bioinformatics, ecology, mycologyRead more about Lotus Lofgren

Sheng Luan

Professor
Plant Responses to the EnvironmentRead more about Sheng Luan

Sheila McCormick

Adjunct Professor Emerita
Molecular Biology of Pollen Development, Plant FertilizationRead more about Sheila McCormick

Anastasios Melis

The Grace Kase and Harry Y. Tsujimoto Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology
Photosynthesis, Metabolic Engineering, Synthetic Biology, Bioproduction R&DRead more about Anastasios Melis

Sabeeha Merchant

Professor
Chloroplast, Photosynthesis, Algae, Trace metals, Genomics, Synthetic biology, Designer lipids, Chlamydomonas, Auxenochlorella, DunaliellaRead more about Sabeeha Merchant

Krishna Niyogi

Professor and Associate Chair
Regulation of Photosynthesis and PhotoprotectionRead more about Krishna Niyogi

Peter Quail

Professor Emeritus
Light Signaling in Plants, Solar Energy Capture OptimizationRead more about Peter Quail

Henrick Vibe Scheller

Adjunct Professor
Renewable Energy, Plant Cell WallsRead more about Henrick Vibe Scheller

Patrick Shih

Associate Professor
Synthetic Biology, Plant Metabolism, Microbial EvolutionRead more about Patrick Shih

Chris Somerville

Professor Emeritus
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Shauna Somerville

Professor Emerita
Plant-pathogen interactions; mechanisms of host defense; cell wall integrity sensingRead more about Shauna Somerville

Brian Staskawicz

Professor of the Graduate School
Plant immunityRead more about Brian Staskawicz

Z. Renee Sung

Professor Emerita
Plant Growth and DevelopmentRead more about Z. Renee Sung

Mary Wildermuth

Associate Professor
Plant-Microbe InteractionsRead more about Mary Wildermuth

Ben Williams

Assistant Professor
Plant epigenetics and cell identityRead more about Ben Williams

Patricia Zambryski

Professor Emerita
Type IV secretion in bacteria and cell-to-cell transport in plantsRead more about Patricia Zambryski