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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