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Leaves from Dominant Trees at the Changbai National Park, China (Peter White 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
4161 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4457
gcopenhaver at bio.unc.edu
Genetics
Jeff Dangl
John N. Couch Professor
4260 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4469
dangl@email.unc.edu
Plant Genetics and Cellular Biology; Plant Disease Resistance and Plant Metagenomics
Sarah R. Grant
Research Associate Professor
4258 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4470
sgrant@email.unc.edu
The suite of pathogenicity factors in Pseudomonas syringae
Alan M. Jones
Professor
312 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6932
alan_jones@unc.edu
Signal Perception and the Regulation of Growth and Development
Joseph Kieber
Professor & Associate Chair of Biology
4163 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4455
jkieber@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@unc.edu
Initial Interactions between bacterial plant pathogens and host cells
Charles E. Mitchell
Associate Professor
411 Coker Hall
(919) 843-7745
mitchell@bio.unc.edu
Disease Ecology
Robert K. Peet
Professor
413 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6942
peet@unc.edu
Plant Ecology, Plant Geography, EcoInformatics
Jason W. Reed
Associate Professor
104 Coker Hall
(919) 962-5699
jreed@email.unc.edu
Plant Signal Transduction and Development
Alan S. Weakley
Adjunct Assistant Professor
419 Coker Hall
(919) 619-1101
weakley@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@unc.edu
Plant Community Ecology, Conservation Biology, Biodiversity