Research

Plant Sciences

Academy Professor, Ernest C. Pollard Professor Emeritus of Biotechnology, and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Dr. Bryant's Research Interest:  Genomics, structural and

functional relationships, metabolism, physiology and ecology

of chlorophototrophic bacteria.   

Emeritus, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Chemistry
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Dr. Golbeck's Research Interest:  Biophysical studies of electron

transfer mechanisms in photosynthetic prokaryotes.   

Associate Department Head for Graduate Education and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Dr. Gu's Research Interest:  The utilization of biochemical, 

molecular genetics, and spectroscopic approaches to 

decipher mechanisms of cellulose biosynthesis. 

Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Dr. Kao's Research Interest: We use Petunia inflata as a

model to study biochemical, molecular, and structural bases

of a self/non-self recognition mechanism between pollen and

pistil adopted by flowering plants to prevent in breeding and

promote outcrossing.    

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and of Chemistry

Dr. Weinert's Research Interest:  The understanding of how

the globin coupled sensor protein family senses oxygen and

transmits the binding signal into downstream events.