Brickman, Peggy
Peggy Brickman
Professor
Plant Biology
Factors that motivate undergraduates to learn science; scientific literacy skill acquisition; and effective methods to provide instructional feedback.
Tsai, C.J.
C.J. Tsai
Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Bioinformatics; Genetics; Plant Biology
Growth-defense tradeoff, phenylpropanoid metabolism and carbon allocation,
gene family evolution and functional diversification, alternative splicing and gene duplication.
Stanger-Hall, Kathrin
Kathrin Stanger-Hall
Professor
Plant Biology; Entomology
Phylogenetics and Evolution of Fireflies (Coleoptera, Lampyridae), Signal evolution, Science communication.
Peterson, Chris
Chris Peterson
Professor
Plant Biology
Response and vulnerability of forests to natural (e.g. wind, fire) and anthropogenic disturbances (e.g. salvage logging), and geographic patterns of disturbance severity.
Momany, Michelle
Michelle Momany
Professor
Plant Biology
Cellular and molecular biology of polar growth in fungi.
Mohnen, Debra
Debra Mohnen
Professor
Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Complex Carbohydrate Research
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Plant Biology
Biosynthesis and function of the plant cell wall polysaccharide pectin. Anti-cancer effects of pectin.
Lukowitz, Wolfgang
Wolfgang Lukowitz
Associate Professor
Plant Biology
Fertilization, and early cell-fate decisions in plant embryos.
Leebens-Mack, Jim
Jim Leebens-Mack
Professor
Plant Biology
Phylogenetics, genetics of diversification including speciation; molecular basis of adaptation; evolutionary genomics; evolution of plant reproduction; organismal and molecular coevolution.
Khang, Chang Hyun
Chang Hyun Khang
Associate Professor
Plant Biology
Mechanisms of disease and immunity in the rice blast system; Fungal effector proteins; Nutrient uptake in fungi.
Devos, Katrien
Katrien Devos
Distinguished Research Professor
Bioinformatics; Plant Biology
Crop genetics, comparative genomics and genome evolution.