About the Department
Knowledge of basic plant biology enriches society and advances the applied sciences. The mission of the Department of Plant Biology is to increase knowledge of and to provide education in the basic plant sciences by engaging in fundamental research from the molecular to the ecosystem level.
Teaching and research programs in this vertically integrated department cover molecular, biochemical, cellular, developmental, physiological, organismal, ecological, and evolutionary biology of plants, algae, and fungi. Specific areas of research for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees include gene expression, chromosome structure, plant growth substances, signal transduction, plant responses to stress, the plant cytoskeleton and cell morphogenesis, metabolic activities during development, cellular structure and ultrastructure of vascular and nonvascular plants, aquatic biology, lichenology, molecular evolution and systematics, mycology, palynology, and physiology. The programs allow for flexibility and the inclusion of courses from a variety of related areas.
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