Molecular Plant Sciences Faculty
Learn more about this group by contacting Dr. Esther van der Knaap (EsthervanderKnaap@uga.edu) or by visiting the UGA Plant Center website.
Basic research in plant sciences helps meet the enormous challenge of securing food and health for a world population that has already reached 7 billions and is likely to grow to 9 billions by 2050. Research covers a wide range of research topics including the perception of light by plants, seed germination and plant development, mecanisms of resistance to diseases, plant-insect or plant-microbe interactions, metabolism of plant cells or epigenetic mechanisms.
Emeritus Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Molecular Plant Sciences, Plant Biology
Professor
Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Complex Carbohydrate Research
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Plant Biology
Regents Professor and Head, Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory
Plant Biology; Genetics; Bioinformatics
Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Bioinformatics; Genetics; Plant Biology
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology;
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
Professor
Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholar
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences