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Interfering with Response to the Hormone Auxin Causes Extra Cell Divisions, Loss of Root Cap Identity, and Disorganized Growth (Jason Reed Lab)

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Research Strengths

Plant Biology

We have an active and diverse group that studies features specific to plants or that uses plant models to address questions of broad interest, such as host-pathogen interactions, signal transduction, development, and genomics.

Faculty MemberContact InfoResearch Description
Gregory P. Copenhaver
Associate Professor		Coker Hall, Rm. 305
(919) 843-4026
gcopenhaver at bio.unc.edu		Plant Biology
Jeff Dangl
John N. Couch Professor		108 Coker Hall
(919) 962-5624
dangl[at]email.unc.edu		Plant Genetics and Cellular Biology; Plant Disease Resistance and Cell Death Control
Sarah R. Grant
Research Associate Professor		108 Coker Hall
(919) 962-0684
sgrant[at]email.unc.edu		The suite of pathogenicity factors in Pseudomonas syringae
Alan M. Jones
George and Alice Welsh Distinguished Professor		317 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6932
alan_jones[at]unc.edu		Signal Perception and the Regulation of Growth and Development
Joseph Kieber
Professor & Associate Chair of Biology		312 Coker Hall
(919) 962-2144
jkieber[at]bio.unc.edu		Molecular Genetic Analysis of Ethylene and Cytokinin Action in Arabidopsis
Ann G. Matthysse
Professor		103 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6941
ann_matthysse[at]unc.edu		Initial Interactions between bacterial plant pathogens and host cells
Charles E. Mitchell
Associate Professor		411 Coker Hall
(919) 843-7745
mitchell[at]bio.unc.edu		Disease Ecology
Robert K. Peet
Professor		413 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6942
peet[at]unc.edu		Plant Ecology, Plant Geography, EcoInformatics
Jason W. Reed
Associate Professor		104 Coker Hall
(919) 962-5699
jreed[at]email.unc.edu		Plant Signal Transduction and Development
Alan S. Weakley
Adjunct Assistant Professor		419 Coker Hall
(919) 619-1101
weakley[at]unc.edu		Plant Systematics, Floristics, Biogeography, Conservation Planning, Bioinformatics, Vegetation Classification and Mapping
Peter S. White
Professor; Director, NC Botanical Garden		406 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6939 (Biology)
peter.white[at]unc.edu		Plant Community Ecology, Conservation Biology, Biodiversity