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Biochemistry
![Ruthie Angelovici Ruthie Angelovici](../images/faculty/RuthieAngelovici.jpg)
Ruthie Angelovici
Associate Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: angelovicir@missouri.edu
Research: I seek to unravel the metabolic and genetic control of the seed's amino acid (AA) composition under various environmental conditions. Since seeds of most major staple crop are deficient in several essential AA, this
knowledge can provide the basis for further genetic improvement and help gain sustainable high-quality crop seeds.
![Jaime Barros-Rios Jaime Barros-Rios](../images/faculty/JaimeBarros.jpg)
Jaime Barros-Rios
Assistant Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: jaime (dot) barros (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research: Plant cell wall biochemistry; metabolic and genetic engineering; biotechnology and crop improvement; plant responses and adaptations to the environment; biofuels and biomaterials.
![Norman Best Norman Best](../images/faculty/NormanBest.jpg)
Norman B. Best
Research Geneticists (Plants)/Assistant Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: norman.best (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: Identification and manipulation of plant hormone genetic targets to improve maize architecture.
![Kristin Bilyeu Kristin Bilyeu](../images/faculty/KristinBilyeu.jpg)
Kristin Bilyeu
Research Molecular Biologist/Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Sciences
E-mail: kristin dot bilyeu at ars dot usda dot gov
Web site: Bilyeu Lab
Research: Improving soybean seed composition for enhanced nutrition
![Dale Blevins Dale Blevins](../images/faculty/blevins.jpg)
Dale G. Blevins
Professor Emeritus
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: blevinsd at missouri dot edu
Research: macro/micronutrient concentrations in leaves of tall fescue during fall, winter, and spring
![John Boyer John Boyer](../images/faculty/JohnBoyer.jpg)
John S. Boyer
Distinguished Research Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: boyerjs at missouri dot edu
Research: Our laboratory studies how photosynthesis, growth, and reproduction are affected by plant water deficits.
![David Braun David Braun](../images/faculty/DavidBraun.jpg)
David M. Braun
Professor/Director
Division of Plant Science and Technology & Division of Biological Sciences/Interdisciplinary Plant Group
E-mail: braundm at missouri dot edu
Research: Genetic control of carbohydrate partitioning in plants
![David Emerich David Emerich](../images/faculty/emerich.jpg)
David W. Emerich
Emeritus Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: emerichd at missouri dot edu
Research: Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities
![Richard Ferrieri Richard Ferrieri](../images/faculty/RichardFerrieri.jpg)
Richard A. Ferrieri
Research Professor
University of Missouri Research Reactor and Department of Chemistry
E-mail: ferrierir@missouri.edu
Research: Research in the Ferrieri Lab focuses on plant stress biology and uses a combination of radioactive and stable isotope tracer technologies to aid in their examination of source-sink relations, and address questions on metabolic regulation, basic plant physiology and growth traits.
![William Folk William Folk](../images/faculty/WilliamFolk.jpg)
William R. Folk
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: folkw at missouri dot edu
Research: Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical uses of plants
![Felix Fritschi Felix Fritschi](../images/faculty/FelixFritschi.jpg)
Felix B. Fritschi
C. Alice Donaldson Professor in Bioenergy Crop Physiology and Genetics
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: fritschif at missouri dot edu
Web site: Fritschi Lab
Research: Plant physiology, stress tolerance, and plant nutrition
![Walter Gassmann Walter Gassmann](../images/faculty/WalterGassmann.jpg)
Walter Gassmann
Director/Professor
Bond Life Sciences Center/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: gassmannw at missouri dot edu
Research: Genetic and molecular analysis of plant disease resistance
![Jason Gillman Jason Gillman](../images/faculty/gillman.jpg)
Jason D. Gillman
Research Geneticist/Adjunct Associate Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Jason.Gillman@ars.usda.gov
Research: Identification of the underlying genetic basis for novel soybean seed traits to improve their nutrition and industrial utility.
![Antje Heese Antje Heese](../images/faculty/AntjeHeese.jpg)
Antje Heese
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
E-mail: heesea at missouri.edu
Research: Membrane trafficking in plant innate immunity
![Bruce Hibbard Bruce Hibbard](../images/faculty/hibbard.jpg)
Bruce E. Hibbard
Supervisory Research Entomologist and Adjunct Professor
USDA/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: hibbardb at missouri dot edu
Web site: Hibbard Lab
Research: Biology, pest/ host interactions, and chemical ecology of major corn insect pests, especially as they relate to resistance management
![David Kang David Kang](../images/faculty/DavidKang.jpg)
David Kang
Research Molecular Biologist
USDA
E-mail: Dave (dot) Kang (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: The Kang Laboratory has a broad interest in the mechanisms that underlie animal-microbiome interactions, with a primary goal of applying this knowledge in the control of insect pests. We employ a suite of molecular, genetic, and genomic approaches to study how microbes influence the performance of the insect host. Further, we are interested in how the environment interacts with insect genomes to influence their physiological processes and phenotypes. This thinking extends to consideration of how the host serves as an environment for associated microbes. We explore how complex microbial communities and insect hosts influence each other, what factors mediate these interactions, and how well microbes that impart beneficial or detrimental traits to the insect persist within the host.
![Abraham Koo Abraham Koo](../images/faculty/AbrahamKoo.jpg)
Abraham J. Koo
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: kooaj at missouri dot edu
Research: Study of small signaling molecule-mediated defense responses against biotic stress and lipid metabolism in plant.
![Laszlo Kovacs Laszlo Kovacs](../images/faculty/kovacs.jpg)
Laszlo G. Kovacs
Professor
Missouri State University
E-mail: LaszloKovacs at MissouriState dot edu
Web site: Center for Grapevine Biotechnology
Research: Molecular basis of plant-pathogen interactions in grapevine
![Hari Krishnan Hari Krishnan](../images/faculty/krishnan.jpg)
Hari B. Krishnan
Research Molecular Biologist/Adjunct Professor
USDA/Division of Plant Sciences
E-mail: krishnanh at missouri dot edu
Research: Modification of soybean seed composition; rhizobium-soybean symbiosis
![Chung-Ho Lin Chung-Ho Lin](../images/faculty/Chung-HoLin.jpg)
Chung-Ho Lin
Research Associate Professor
School of Natural Resources
E-mail: linchu at missouri dot edu
Research: Dr. Lin's primary research is focused on bioremediation, ecological restoration, natural products and development of bioeconomy.
![Mannie Liscum Mannie Liscum](../images/faculty/liscum.jpg)
Mannie Liscum
Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: liscumm at missouri dot edu
Web site: Liscum Lab
Research: Environmental and homeostatic regulation of growth and development
![David Mendoza-Cozatl David Mendoza-Cozatl](../images/faculty/mendoza-cozatl.jpg)
David G. Mendoza-Cozatl
Associate Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: mendozacozatld@missouri.edu
Research: The mobilization, accumulation, and transport of trace metals (zinc, iron, copper, cadmium) between roots, leaves and seeds.
![Jeanne Mihail Jeanne Mihail](../images/faculty/mihail.jpg)
Jeanne Mihail
Emeritus Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: mihailj at missouri dot edu
Research: Biology and ecology of plant-fungal interactions
![Harley Naumann Harley Naumann](../images/faculty/HarleyNaumann.jpg)
Harley D. Naumann
Teaching Associate Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: naumannhd at missouri dot edu
Research: Physiology of bioactive forage plant secondary metabolites and their role in plant-animal interactions.
![Mel Oliver Mel Oliver](../images/faculty/oliver.jpg)
Mel J. Oliver
Adjunct Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: olivermj at missouri dot edu
Research: Identification and functional characterization of genes and processes common to all forms of dehydration tolerance in plants
![Soyon Park Soyon Park](../images/faculty/SoyonPark.jpg)
Soyon Park
Assistant Professor
Division of Plant Sciences
E-mail: parksoy at missouri dot edu
Research: Dr. Park has focused on Abiotic stresses in crops, Plant-Microbiome interactions, and Plant-Plant interactions.
![Scott Peck Scott Peck](../images/faculty/ScottPeck.jpg)
Scott C. Peck
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: pecks at missouri dot edu
Research: Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions
![Joseph Polacco Joseph Polacco](../images/faculty/polacco.jpg)
Joseph C. Polacco
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: polaccoj at missouri dot edu
Research: Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants
![Douglas Randall Douglas Randall](../images/faculty/randall.jpg)
Douglas D. Randall
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: randalld at missouri dot edu
Research: Metabolism, signal transduction, protein kinases and phosphorylated proteins in plants
![Craig Schenck Craig Schenck](../images/faculty/CraigSchenck.jpg)
Craig Schenck
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
E-mail: caschenck at missouri dot edu
Web site: Schenck Lab Website
Research: Evolution of plant chemical diversity
![James Schoelz James Schoelz](../images/faculty/schoelz.jpg)
James E. Schoelz
Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Schoelzj at missouri dot edu
Research: Environmental and genetic factors that influence pathogenicity and host range of plant viruses
![Jack Schultz Jack Schultz](../images/faculty/schultz.jpg)
Jack C. Schultz
Professor Emeritus
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: John(dot)schultz(at)Utoledo(dot)edu
Research: Plant response to insects and microbes; plant ecological responses and constraints; how plants detect different stimuli and organize stimulus-specific biochemical responses
![Robert Sharp Robert Sharp](../images/faculty/RobertSharp.jpg)
Robert E. Sharp
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: sharpr at missouri dot edu
Web site: Sharp Lab
Research: Plant physiology; regulation of root and shoot growth responses to drought
![Gary Stacey Gary Stacey](../images/faculty/GaryStacey.jpg)
Gary Stacey
Curators' Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: staceyg at missouri dot edu
Web site: Stacey Lab
Research: Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development
![Lloyd Sumner Lloyd Sumner](../images/faculty/LloydSumner.jpg)
Lloyd W. Sumner
Professor and Director, University of Missouri Metabolomics Center
Department of Biochemistry
E-mail: sumnerlw at missouri dot edu
Research: The Sumner Group develops and applies large-scale biochemical profiling technologies for novel insight into plant metabolism.
![Jay Thelen Jay Thelen](../images/faculty/thelen.jpg)
Jay J. Thelen
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: thelenj at missouri dot edu
Research: Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds
![John Walker John Walker](../images/faculty/walker.jpg)
John C. Walker
Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: walkerj at missouri dot edu
Web site: Walker Lab
Research: Molecular mechanisms regulating cellular signaling in plants
![Jacob Washburn Jacob Washburn](../images/faculty/JacobWashburn.jpg)
Jacob D. Washburn
Research Geneticists (Plants)/Assistant Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Jacob.Washburn (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: My lab works on understanding the genetic and physiological basis of plant phenotypes and adaptations to both environmental (drought, heat, etc.) and human imposed conditions (fertilizer, density, monoculture, etc.).
![Bing Yang Bing Yang](../images/faculty/BingYang.jpg)
Bing Yang
Professor/Principal Investigator
Division of Plant Science and Technology/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
E-mail: yangbi (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research: Genome editing in plants, host/microbe interaction and engineering resistance to crop disease.
![Shuqun Zhang Shuqun Zhang](../images/faculty/ZhangS.jpg)
Shuqun Zhang
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: zhangsh at missouri dot edu
Research: MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses
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Bioinformatics
![Jianlin (Jack) Cheng Jianlin (Jack) Cheng](../images/faculty/cheng.jpg)
Jianlin (Jack) Cheng
William and Nancy Thompson Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
E-mail: chengji at missouri dot edu
Web site: Cheng Lab
Research: computational tools to tackle biological problems, such as protein structure prediction, protein interaction, protein function prediction, biological sequence alignments, inference and simulation of biological networks, and genomics
![Trupti Joshi Trupti Joshi](../images/faculty/TruptiJoshi.jpg)
Trupti Joshi
Director of Translational Bioinformatics/Assistant Professor/Core Faculty MU Informatics Institute
Medical Research Office/Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI)/Department of Health Management and Informatics
E-mail: joshitr at missouri dot edu
Research: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computational tools and methodology development for plant sciences, animal sciences and biomedical application, Genomics and Systems biology, Multi-omics data analyses and integration
![Toni Kazic Toni Kazic](../images/faculty/kazic.jpg)
Toni Kazic
Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
E-mail: kazict at missouri dot edu
Research: Understanding complex phenotypes.
![Chung-Ho Lin Chung-Ho Lin](../images/faculty/Chung-HoLin.jpg)
Chung-Ho Lin
Research Associate Professor
School of Natural Resources
E-mail: linchu at missouri dot edu
Research: Dr. Lin's primary research is focused on bioremediation, ecological restoration, natural products and development of bioeconomy.
![Blake Meyers Blake Meyers](../images/faculty/BlakeMeyers.jpg)
Blake C. Meyers
Professor/Member
Division of Plant Science and Technology/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
E-mail: meyersbc@missouri.edu
Research: The function, biogenesis, and evolution of plant small RNAs; disease resistance genes; bioinformatics.
![Ron Mittler Ron Mittler](../images/faculty/RonMittler.jpg)
Ron Mittler
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: mittlerr (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research:
![Chi-Ren Shyu Chi-Ren Shyu](../images/faculty/shyu.jpg)
Chi-Ren Shyu
Professor and Director
MU Informatics Institute
E-mail: shyuc at missouri dot edu
Web site: MU Informatics Institute
Research: Visually observe phenotype analysis, repetitive and ultra-conserved sequences, protein structure databases, data mining and knowledge discovery
![R. Keith Slotkin R. Keith Slotkin](../images/faculty/R. KeithSlotkin.jpg)
R. Keith Slotkin
Associate Professor/Associate Member and Principal Investigator
Division of Biological Sciences/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
E-mail: kslotkin at danforthcenter dot org
Research: The Slotkin lab investigates how transposable elements are epigenetically regulated in plant genomes
![Dong Xu Dong Xu](../images/faculty/xu.jpg)
Dong Xu
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Department of Computer Science
E-mail: xudong at missouri dot edu
Web site: Digital Biology Laboratory
Research: Bioinformatics and computational biology, protein structure prediction, high-throughput biological data analysis, biological information systems, and in silico studies of plants.
![Jianfeng Zhou Jianfeng Zhou](../images/faculty/JianfengZhou.jpg)
Jianfeng Zhou
Assistant Professor
Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: zhoujianf at missouri dot edu
Research:
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Cell & Molecular Biology
![Ruthie Angelovici Ruthie Angelovici](../images/faculty/RuthieAngelovici.jpg)
Ruthie Angelovici
Associate Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: angelovicir@missouri.edu
Research: I seek to unravel the metabolic and genetic control of the seed's amino acid (AA) composition under various environmental conditions. Since seeds of most major staple crop are deficient in several essential AA, this
knowledge can provide the basis for further genetic improvement and help gain sustainable high-quality crop seeds.
![Jaime Barros-Rios Jaime Barros-Rios](../images/faculty/JaimeBarros.jpg)
Jaime Barros-Rios
Assistant Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: jaime (dot) barros (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research: Plant cell wall biochemistry; metabolic and genetic engineering; biotechnology and crop improvement; plant responses and adaptations to the environment; biofuels and biomaterials.
![Norman Best Norman Best](../images/faculty/NormanBest.jpg)
Norman B. Best
Research Geneticists (Plants)/Assistant Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: norman.best (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: Identification and manipulation of plant hormone genetic targets to improve maize architecture.
![John Boyer John Boyer](../images/faculty/JohnBoyer.jpg)
John S. Boyer
Distinguished Research Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: boyerjs at missouri dot edu
Research: Our laboratory studies how photosynthesis, growth, and reproduction are affected by plant water deficits.
![David Braun David Braun](../images/faculty/DavidBraun.jpg)
David M. Braun
Professor/Director
Division of Plant Science and Technology & Division of Biological Sciences/Interdisciplinary Plant Group
E-mail: braundm at missouri dot edu
Research: Genetic control of carbohydrate partitioning in plants
![William Folk William Folk](../images/faculty/WilliamFolk.jpg)
William R. Folk
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: folkw at missouri dot edu
Research: Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical uses of plants
![Walter Gassmann Walter Gassmann](../images/faculty/WalterGassmann.jpg)
Walter Gassmann
Director/Professor
Bond Life Sciences Center/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: gassmannw at missouri dot edu
Research: Genetic and molecular analysis of plant disease resistance
![Gretchen Hagen Gretchen Hagen](../images/faculty/hagen.jpg)
Gretchen Hagen
Research Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemistry
E-mail: hageng at missouri dot edu
Research: Control of gene expression by plant growth regulators
![Antje Heese Antje Heese](../images/faculty/AntjeHeese.jpg)
Antje Heese
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
E-mail: heesea at missouri.edu
Research: Membrane trafficking in plant innate immunity
![David Kang David Kang](../images/faculty/DavidKang.jpg)
David Kang
Research Molecular Biologist
USDA
E-mail: Dave (dot) Kang (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: The Kang Laboratory has a broad interest in the mechanisms that underlie animal-microbiome interactions, with a primary goal of applying this knowledge in the control of insect pests. We employ a suite of molecular, genetic, and genomic approaches to study how microbes influence the performance of the insect host. Further, we are interested in how the environment interacts with insect genomes to influence their physiological processes and phenotypes. This thinking extends to consideration of how the host serves as an environment for associated microbes. We explore how complex microbial communities and insect hosts influence each other, what factors mediate these interactions, and how well microbes that impart beneficial or detrimental traits to the insect persist within the host.
![Laszlo Kovacs Laszlo Kovacs](../images/faculty/kovacs.jpg)
Laszlo G. Kovacs
Professor
Missouri State University
E-mail: LaszloKovacs at MissouriState dot edu
Web site: Center for Grapevine Biotechnology
Research: Molecular basis of plant-pathogen interactions in grapevine
![Mannie Liscum Mannie Liscum](../images/faculty/liscum.jpg)
Mannie Liscum
Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: liscumm at missouri dot edu
Web site: Liscum Lab
Research: Environmental and homeostatic regulation of growth and development
![Paula McSteen Paula McSteen](../images/faculty/mcsteen.jpg)
Paula McSteen
Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: mcsteenp at missouri dot edu
Research: Plant developmental genetics; role of auxin in development; evolution of development
![Blake Meyers Blake Meyers](../images/faculty/BlakeMeyers.jpg)
Blake C. Meyers
Professor/Member
Division of Plant Science and Technology/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
E-mail: meyersbc@missouri.edu
Research: The function, biogenesis, and evolution of plant small RNAs; disease resistance genes; bioinformatics.
![Ron Mittler Ron Mittler](../images/faculty/RonMittler.jpg)
Ron Mittler
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: mittlerr (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research:
![Kathleen Newton Kathleen Newton](../images/faculty/newton.jpg)
Kathleen J. Newton
Chancellor’s Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: newtonk at missouri dot edu
Research: Plant molecular genetics and mitochondrial genetics
![Henry Nguyen Henry Nguyen](../images/faculty/nguyen.jpg)
Henry Nguyen
Curators' Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: nguyenhenry at missouri dot edu
Web site: Soybean Genetics and Genomics Laboratory
Research: Molecular genetics and soybean biotechnology
![Mel Oliver Mel Oliver](../images/faculty/oliver.jpg)
Mel J. Oliver
Adjunct Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: olivermj at missouri dot edu
Research: Identification and functional characterization of genes and processes common to all forms of dehydration tolerance in plants
![Soyon Park Soyon Park](../images/faculty/SoyonPark.jpg)
Soyon Park
Assistant Professor
Division of Plant Sciences
E-mail: parksoy at missouri dot edu
Research: Dr. Park has focused on Abiotic stresses in crops, Plant-Microbiome interactions, and Plant-Plant interactions.
![Scott Peck Scott Peck](../images/faculty/ScottPeck.jpg)
Scott C. Peck
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: pecks at missouri dot edu
Research: Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions
![Joseph Polacco Joseph Polacco](../images/faculty/polacco.jpg)
Joseph C. Polacco
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: polaccoj at missouri dot edu
Research: Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants
![Douglas Randall Douglas Randall](../images/faculty/randall.jpg)
Douglas D. Randall
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: randalld at missouri dot edu
Research: Metabolism, signal transduction, protein kinases and phosphorylated proteins in plants
![Jack Schultz Jack Schultz](../images/faculty/schultz.jpg)
Jack C. Schultz
Professor Emeritus
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: John(dot)schultz(at)Utoledo(dot)edu
Research: Plant response to insects and microbes; plant ecological responses and constraints; how plants detect different stimuli and organize stimulus-specific biochemical responses
![R. Keith Slotkin R. Keith Slotkin](../images/faculty/R. KeithSlotkin.jpg)
R. Keith Slotkin
Associate Professor/Associate Member and Principal Investigator
Division of Biological Sciences/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
E-mail: kslotkin at danforthcenter dot org
Research: The Slotkin lab investigates how transposable elements are epigenetically regulated in plant genomes
![Gary Stacey Gary Stacey](../images/faculty/GaryStacey.jpg)
Gary Stacey
Curators' Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: staceyg at missouri dot edu
Web site: Stacey Lab
Research: Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development
![Jay Thelen Jay Thelen](../images/faculty/thelen.jpg)
Jay J. Thelen
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: thelenj at missouri dot edu
Research: Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds
![John Walker John Walker](../images/faculty/walker.jpg)
John C. Walker
Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: walkerj at missouri dot edu
Web site: Walker Lab
Research: Molecular mechanisms regulating cellular signaling in plants
![Bing Yang Bing Yang](../images/faculty/BingYang.jpg)
Bing Yang
Professor/Principal Investigator
Division of Plant Science and Technology/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
E-mail: yangbi (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research: Genome editing in plants, host/microbe interaction and engineering resistance to crop disease.
![Shuqun Zhang Shuqun Zhang](../images/faculty/ZhangS.jpg)
Shuqun Zhang
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: zhangsh at missouri dot edu
Research: MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses
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Development
![David Braun David Braun](../images/faculty/DavidBraun.jpg)
David M. Braun
Professor/Director
Division of Plant Science and Technology & Division of Biological Sciences/Interdisciplinary Plant Group
E-mail: braundm at missouri dot edu
Research: Genetic control of carbohydrate partitioning in plants
![James English James English](../images/faculty/JamesEnglish.jpg)
James T. English
Emeritus Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: englishj at missouri dot edu
Research: Molecular biology and ecology of the fungus Phytophthora
![Mannie Liscum Mannie Liscum](../images/faculty/liscum.jpg)
Mannie Liscum
Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: liscumm at missouri dot edu
Web site: Liscum Lab
Research: Environmental and homeostatic regulation of growth and development
![Paula McSteen Paula McSteen](../images/faculty/mcsteen.jpg)
Paula McSteen
Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: mcsteenp at missouri dot edu
Research: Plant developmental genetics; role of auxin in development; evolution of development
![Joseph Polacco Joseph Polacco](../images/faculty/polacco.jpg)
Joseph C. Polacco
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: polaccoj at missouri dot edu
Research: Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants
![Robert Sharp Robert Sharp](../images/faculty/RobertSharp.jpg)
Robert E. Sharp
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: sharpr at missouri dot edu
Web site: Sharp Lab
Research: Plant physiology; regulation of root and shoot growth responses to drought
![Gary Stacey Gary Stacey](../images/faculty/GaryStacey.jpg)
Gary Stacey
Curators' Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: staceyg at missouri dot edu
Web site: Stacey Lab
Research: Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development
![John Walker John Walker](../images/faculty/walker.jpg)
John C. Walker
Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: walkerj at missouri dot edu
Web site: Walker Lab
Research: Molecular mechanisms regulating cellular signaling in plants
![Shuqun Zhang Shuqun Zhang](../images/faculty/ZhangS.jpg)
Shuqun Zhang
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: zhangsh at missouri dot edu
Research: MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses
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Ecology & Evolution
![Pamela Brown Pamela Brown](../images/faculty/PamelaBrown.jpg)
Pamela J. Brown
Associate Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: brownpb at missouri dot edu
Research: Polar growth of the bacterial plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens
![Candace Galen Candace Galen](../images/faculty/galen.jpg)
Candace Galen
Emeritus Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: galenc at missouri dot edu
Research: Ecology and evolution in natural plant populations
![Perry Gustafson Perry Gustafson](../images/faculty/gustafson.jpg)
Perry Gustafson
Adjunct Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Perry.Gustafson at ars.usda.gov
Research: Research is being conducted toward a better understanding of the genetic mechanisms controlling the introduction and expression of genes in wheat and rice using genetic, cytogenetic and molecular approaches.
![Paula McSteen Paula McSteen](../images/faculty/mcsteen.jpg)
Paula McSteen
Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: mcsteenp at missouri dot edu
Research: Plant developmental genetics; role of auxin in development; evolution of development
![Jeanne Mihail Jeanne Mihail](../images/faculty/mihail.jpg)
Jeanne Mihail
Emeritus Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: mihailj at missouri dot edu
Research: Biology and ecology of plant-fungal interactions
![Stephen Pallardy Stephen Pallardy](../images/faculty/pallardy.jpg)
Stephen G. Pallardy
Professor Emeritus
Department of Forestry
E-mail: pallardys at missouri dot edu
Research: Plant water relations and physiological plant ecology
![Jack Schultz Jack Schultz](../images/faculty/schultz.jpg)
Jack C. Schultz
Professor Emeritus
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: John(dot)schultz(at)Utoledo(dot)edu
Research: Plant response to insects and microbes; plant ecological responses and constraints; how plants detect different stimuli and organize stimulus-specific biochemical responses
![Jacob Washburn Jacob Washburn](../images/faculty/JacobWashburn.jpg)
Jacob D. Washburn
Research Geneticists (Plants)/Assistant Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Jacob.Washburn (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: My lab works on understanding the genetic and physiological basis of plant phenotypes and adaptations to both environmental (drought, heat, etc.) and human imposed conditions (fertilizer, density, monoculture, etc.).
![Jeffrey Wood Jeffrey Wood](../images/faculty/JeffreyWood.jpg)
Jeffrey D. Wood
Assistant Professor
School of Natural Resources
E-mail: woodjd (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research:
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Environmental Interactions
![Kristin Bilyeu Kristin Bilyeu](../images/faculty/KristinBilyeu.jpg)
Kristin Bilyeu
Research Molecular Biologist/Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Sciences
E-mail: kristin dot bilyeu at ars dot usda dot gov
Web site: Bilyeu Lab
Research: Improving soybean seed composition for enhanced nutrition
![Heike Buecking Heike Buecking](../images/faculty/HeikeBuecking.jpg)
Heike Buecking
Division Director & Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: heike dot buecking at missouri dot edu
Research:
![David Emerich David Emerich](../images/faculty/emerich.jpg)
David W. Emerich
Emeritus Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: emerichd at missouri dot edu
Research: Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities
![James English James English](../images/faculty/JamesEnglish.jpg)
James T. English
Emeritus Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: englishj at missouri dot edu
Research: Molecular biology and ecology of the fungus Phytophthora
![Richard Ferrieri Richard Ferrieri](../images/faculty/RichardFerrieri.jpg)
Richard A. Ferrieri
Research Professor
University of Missouri Research Reactor and Department of Chemistry
E-mail: ferrierir@missouri.edu
Research: Research in the Ferrieri Lab focuses on plant stress biology and uses a combination of radioactive and stable isotope tracer technologies to aid in their examination of source-sink relations, and address questions on metabolic regulation, basic plant physiology and growth traits.
![Deborah Finke Deborah Finke](../images/faculty/DeborahFinke.jpg)
Deborah L. Finke
Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: finked at missouri dot edu
Research: ecological plant-insect interactions
![Antje Heese Antje Heese](../images/faculty/AntjeHeese.jpg)
Antje Heese
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
E-mail: heesea at missouri.edu
Research: Membrane trafficking in plant innate immunity
![Bruce Hibbard Bruce Hibbard](../images/faculty/hibbard.jpg)
Bruce E. Hibbard
Supervisory Research Entomologist and Adjunct Professor
USDA/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: hibbardb at missouri dot edu
Web site: Hibbard Lab
Research: Biology, pest/ host interactions, and chemical ecology of major corn insect pests, especially as they relate to resistance management
![Mannie Liscum Mannie Liscum](../images/faculty/liscum.jpg)
Mannie Liscum
Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: liscumm at missouri dot edu
Web site: Liscum Lab
Research: Environmental and homeostatic regulation of growth and development
![David Mendoza-Cozatl David Mendoza-Cozatl](../images/faculty/mendoza-cozatl.jpg)
David G. Mendoza-Cozatl
Associate Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: mendozacozatld@missouri.edu
Research: The mobilization, accumulation, and transport of trace metals (zinc, iron, copper, cadmium) between roots, leaves and seeds.
![Harley Naumann Harley Naumann](../images/faculty/HarleyNaumann.jpg)
Harley D. Naumann
Teaching Associate Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: naumannhd at missouri dot edu
Research: Physiology of bioactive forage plant secondary metabolites and their role in plant-animal interactions.
![Henry Nguyen Henry Nguyen](../images/faculty/nguyen.jpg)
Henry Nguyen
Curators' Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: nguyenhenry at missouri dot edu
Web site: Soybean Genetics and Genomics Laboratory
Research: Molecular genetics and soybean biotechnology
![Mel Oliver Mel Oliver](../images/faculty/oliver.jpg)
Mel J. Oliver
Adjunct Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: olivermj at missouri dot edu
Research: Identification and functional characterization of genes and processes common to all forms of dehydration tolerance in plants
![Soyon Park Soyon Park](../images/faculty/SoyonPark.jpg)
Soyon Park
Assistant Professor
Division of Plant Sciences
E-mail: parksoy at missouri dot edu
Research: Dr. Park has focused on Abiotic stresses in crops, Plant-Microbiome interactions, and Plant-Plant interactions.
![Joseph Polacco Joseph Polacco](../images/faculty/polacco.jpg)
Joseph C. Polacco
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: polaccoj at missouri dot edu
Research: Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants
![Robert Sharp Robert Sharp](../images/faculty/RobertSharp.jpg)
Robert E. Sharp
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: sharpr at missouri dot edu
Web site: Sharp Lab
Research: Plant physiology; regulation of root and shoot growth responses to drought
![Jeffrey Wood Jeffrey Wood](../images/faculty/JeffreyWood.jpg)
Jeffrey D. Wood
Assistant Professor
School of Natural Resources
E-mail: woodjd (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research:
![Shuqun Zhang Shuqun Zhang](../images/faculty/ZhangS.jpg)
Shuqun Zhang
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: zhangsh at missouri dot edu
Research: MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses
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Genetics & Plant Breeding
![Ruthie Angelovici Ruthie Angelovici](../images/faculty/RuthieAngelovici.jpg)
Ruthie Angelovici
Associate Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: angelovicir@missouri.edu
Research: I seek to unravel the metabolic and genetic control of the seed's amino acid (AA) composition under various environmental conditions. Since seeds of most major staple crop are deficient in several essential AA, this
knowledge can provide the basis for further genetic improvement and help gain sustainable high-quality crop seeds.
![Jaime Barros-Rios Jaime Barros-Rios](../images/faculty/JaimeBarros.jpg)
Jaime Barros-Rios
Assistant Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: jaime (dot) barros (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research: Plant cell wall biochemistry; metabolic and genetic engineering; biotechnology and crop improvement; plant responses and adaptations to the environment; biofuels and biomaterials.
![Norman Best Norman Best](../images/faculty/NormanBest.jpg)
Norman B. Best
Research Geneticists (Plants)/Assistant Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: norman.best (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: Identification and manipulation of plant hormone genetic targets to improve maize architecture.
![Kristin Bilyeu Kristin Bilyeu](../images/faculty/KristinBilyeu.jpg)
Kristin Bilyeu
Research Molecular Biologist/Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Sciences
E-mail: kristin dot bilyeu at ars dot usda dot gov
Web site: Bilyeu Lab
Research: Improving soybean seed composition for enhanced nutrition
![James Birchler James Birchler](../images/faculty/birchler.jpg)
James A. Birchler
Curators' Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: birchlerj at missouri dot edu
Research: Regulatory gene balance, dosage compensation, gene silencing, centromere activity and artificial chromosomes
![Edward Coe Edward Coe](../images/faculty/coe.jpg)
Edward H. Coe
Professor Emeritus
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: coee at missouri dot edu
Research: mapping mutants of maize
![Sherry Flint-Garcia Sherry Flint-Garcia](../images/faculty/flint-garcia.jpg)
Sherry Flint-Garcia
Research Geneticist/Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: sherry.flint-garcia at ars dot usda dot gov
Web site: Flint-Garcia Lab
Research: Using genetics, genomics, and breeding to understand agronomic traits in maize
![William Folk William Folk](../images/faculty/WilliamFolk.jpg)
William R. Folk
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: folkw at missouri dot edu
Research: Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical uses of plants
![Walter Gassmann Walter Gassmann](../images/faculty/WalterGassmann.jpg)
Walter Gassmann
Director/Professor
Bond Life Sciences Center/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: gassmannw at missouri dot edu
Research: Genetic and molecular analysis of plant disease resistance
![Perry Gustafson Perry Gustafson](../images/faculty/gustafson.jpg)
Perry Gustafson
Adjunct Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Perry.Gustafson at ars.usda.gov
Research: Research is being conducted toward a better understanding of the genetic mechanisms controlling the introduction and expression of genes in wheat and rice using genetic, cytogenetic and molecular approaches.
![Bruce Hibbard Bruce Hibbard](../images/faculty/hibbard.jpg)
Bruce E. Hibbard
Supervisory Research Entomologist and Adjunct Professor
USDA/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: hibbardb at missouri dot edu
Web site: Hibbard Lab
Research: Biology, pest/ host interactions, and chemical ecology of major corn insect pests, especially as they relate to resistance management
![Toni Kazic Toni Kazic](../images/faculty/kazic.jpg)
Toni Kazic
Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
E-mail: kazict at missouri dot edu
Research: Understanding complex phenotypes.
![Laszlo Kovacs Laszlo Kovacs](../images/faculty/kovacs.jpg)
Laszlo G. Kovacs
Professor
Missouri State University
E-mail: LaszloKovacs at MissouriState dot edu
Web site: Center for Grapevine Biotechnology
Research: Molecular basis of plant-pathogen interactions in grapevine
![Paula McSteen Paula McSteen](../images/faculty/mcsteen.jpg)
Paula McSteen
Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: mcsteenp at missouri dot edu
Research: Plant developmental genetics; role of auxin in development; evolution of development
![Kathleen Newton Kathleen Newton](../images/faculty/newton.jpg)
Kathleen J. Newton
Chancellor’s Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: newtonk at missouri dot edu
Research: Plant molecular genetics and mitochondrial genetics
![Henry Nguyen Henry Nguyen](../images/faculty/nguyen.jpg)
Henry Nguyen
Curators' Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: nguyenhenry at missouri dot edu
Web site: Soybean Genetics and Genomics Laboratory
Research: Molecular genetics and soybean biotechnology
![Mel Oliver Mel Oliver](../images/faculty/oliver.jpg)
Mel J. Oliver
Adjunct Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: olivermj at missouri dot edu
Research: Identification and functional characterization of genes and processes common to all forms of dehydration tolerance in plants
![Joseph Polacco Joseph Polacco](../images/faculty/polacco.jpg)
Joseph C. Polacco
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: polaccoj at missouri dot edu
Research: Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants
![Andrew Scaboo Andrew Scaboo](../images/faculty/AndrewScaboo.jpg)
Andrew Scaboo
Assistant Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: scabooa (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research:
![James Schoelz James Schoelz](../images/faculty/schoelz.jpg)
James E. Schoelz
Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Schoelzj at missouri dot edu
Research: Environmental and genetic factors that influence pathogenicity and host range of plant viruses
![Lloyd Sumner Lloyd Sumner](../images/faculty/LloydSumner.jpg)
Lloyd W. Sumner
Professor and Director, University of Missouri Metabolomics Center
Department of Biochemistry
E-mail: sumnerlw at missouri dot edu
Research: The Sumner Group develops and applies large-scale biochemical profiling technologies for novel insight into plant metabolism.
![Jacob Washburn Jacob Washburn](../images/faculty/JacobWashburn.jpg)
Jacob D. Washburn
Research Geneticists (Plants)/Assistant Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Jacob.Washburn (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: My lab works on understanding the genetic and physiological basis of plant phenotypes and adaptations to both environmental (drought, heat, etc.) and human imposed conditions (fertilizer, density, monoculture, etc.).
![Bing Yang Bing Yang](../images/faculty/BingYang.jpg)
Bing Yang
Professor/Principal Investigator
Division of Plant Science and Technology/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
E-mail: yangbi (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research: Genome editing in plants, host/microbe interaction and engineering resistance to crop disease.
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Genomics & Proteomics
![Jianlin (Jack) Cheng Jianlin (Jack) Cheng](../images/faculty/cheng.jpg)
Jianlin (Jack) Cheng
William and Nancy Thompson Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
E-mail: chengji at missouri dot edu
Web site: Cheng Lab
Research: computational tools to tackle biological problems, such as protein structure prediction, protein interaction, protein function prediction, biological sequence alignments, inference and simulation of biological networks, and genomics
![Perry Gustafson Perry Gustafson](../images/faculty/gustafson.jpg)
Perry Gustafson
Adjunct Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Perry.Gustafson at ars.usda.gov
Research: Research is being conducted toward a better understanding of the genetic mechanisms controlling the introduction and expression of genes in wheat and rice using genetic, cytogenetic and molecular approaches.
![Trupti Joshi Trupti Joshi](../images/faculty/TruptiJoshi.jpg)
Trupti Joshi
Director of Translational Bioinformatics/Assistant Professor/Core Faculty MU Informatics Institute
Medical Research Office/Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI)/Department of Health Management and Informatics
E-mail: joshitr at missouri dot edu
Research: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computational tools and methodology development for plant sciences, animal sciences and biomedical application, Genomics and Systems biology, Multi-omics data analyses and integration
![David Kang David Kang](../images/faculty/DavidKang.jpg)
David Kang
Research Molecular Biologist
USDA
E-mail: Dave (dot) Kang (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: The Kang Laboratory has a broad interest in the mechanisms that underlie animal-microbiome interactions, with a primary goal of applying this knowledge in the control of insect pests. We employ a suite of molecular, genetic, and genomic approaches to study how microbes influence the performance of the insect host. Further, we are interested in how the environment interacts with insect genomes to influence their physiological processes and phenotypes. This thinking extends to consideration of how the host serves as an environment for associated microbes. We explore how complex microbial communities and insect hosts influence each other, what factors mediate these interactions, and how well microbes that impart beneficial or detrimental traits to the insect persist within the host.
![Blake Meyers Blake Meyers](../images/faculty/BlakeMeyers.jpg)
Blake C. Meyers
Professor/Member
Division of Plant Science and Technology/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
E-mail: meyersbc@missouri.edu
Research: The function, biogenesis, and evolution of plant small RNAs; disease resistance genes; bioinformatics.
![Ron Mittler Ron Mittler](../images/faculty/RonMittler.jpg)
Ron Mittler
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: mittlerr (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research:
![Brian Mooney Brian Mooney](../images/faculty/BrianMooney.jpg)
Brian Mooney
Associate Research Professor and Associate Director
Charles W. Gehrke Proteomics Center
E-mail: mooneyb at missouri dot edu
Web site: Charles W. Gehrke Proteomics Center
Research: Proteomics using advanced mass spectrometry and 2D gel electrophoresis
![Kathleen Newton Kathleen Newton](../images/faculty/newton.jpg)
Kathleen J. Newton
Chancellor’s Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: newtonk at missouri dot edu
Research: Plant molecular genetics and mitochondrial genetics
![Henry Nguyen Henry Nguyen](../images/faculty/nguyen.jpg)
Henry Nguyen
Curators' Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: nguyenhenry at missouri dot edu
Web site: Soybean Genetics and Genomics Laboratory
Research: Molecular genetics and soybean biotechnology
![Scott Peck Scott Peck](../images/faculty/ScottPeck.jpg)
Scott C. Peck
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: pecks at missouri dot edu
Research: Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions
![Douglas Randall Douglas Randall](../images/faculty/randall.jpg)
Douglas D. Randall
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: randalld at missouri dot edu
Research: Metabolism, signal transduction, protein kinases and phosphorylated proteins in plants
![Craig Schenck Craig Schenck](../images/faculty/CraigSchenck.jpg)
Craig Schenck
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
E-mail: caschenck at missouri dot edu
Web site: Schenck Lab Website
Research: Evolution of plant chemical diversity
![Chi-Ren Shyu Chi-Ren Shyu](../images/faculty/shyu.jpg)
Chi-Ren Shyu
Professor and Director
MU Informatics Institute
E-mail: shyuc at missouri dot edu
Web site: MU Informatics Institute
Research: Visually observe phenotype analysis, repetitive and ultra-conserved sequences, protein structure databases, data mining and knowledge discovery
![R. Keith Slotkin R. Keith Slotkin](../images/faculty/R. KeithSlotkin.jpg)
R. Keith Slotkin
Associate Professor/Associate Member and Principal Investigator
Division of Biological Sciences/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
E-mail: kslotkin at danforthcenter dot org
Research: The Slotkin lab investigates how transposable elements are epigenetically regulated in plant genomes
![Gary Stacey Gary Stacey](../images/faculty/GaryStacey.jpg)
Gary Stacey
Curators' Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: staceyg at missouri dot edu
Web site: Stacey Lab
Research: Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development
![Jay Thelen Jay Thelen](../images/faculty/thelen.jpg)
Jay J. Thelen
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: thelenj at missouri dot edu
Research: Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds
![John Walker John Walker](../images/faculty/walker.jpg)
John C. Walker
Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: walkerj at missouri dot edu
Web site: Walker Lab
Research: Molecular mechanisms regulating cellular signaling in plants
![Dong Xu Dong Xu](../images/faculty/xu.jpg)
Dong Xu
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Department of Computer Science
E-mail: xudong at missouri dot edu
Web site: Digital Biology Laboratory
Research: Bioinformatics and computational biology, protein structure prediction, high-throughput biological data analysis, biological information systems, and in silico studies of plants.
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Plant Pathology
![Walter Gassmann Walter Gassmann](../images/faculty/WalterGassmann.jpg)
Walter Gassmann
Director/Professor
Bond Life Sciences Center/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: gassmannw at missouri dot edu
Research: Genetic and molecular analysis of plant disease resistance
![Bruce Hibbard Bruce Hibbard](../images/faculty/hibbard.jpg)
Bruce E. Hibbard
Supervisory Research Entomologist and Adjunct Professor
USDA/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: hibbardb at missouri dot edu
Web site: Hibbard Lab
Research: Biology, pest/ host interactions, and chemical ecology of major corn insect pests, especially as they relate to resistance management
![David Kang David Kang](../images/faculty/DavidKang.jpg)
David Kang
Research Molecular Biologist
USDA
E-mail: Dave (dot) Kang (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: The Kang Laboratory has a broad interest in the mechanisms that underlie animal-microbiome interactions, with a primary goal of applying this knowledge in the control of insect pests. We employ a suite of molecular, genetic, and genomic approaches to study how microbes influence the performance of the insect host. Further, we are interested in how the environment interacts with insect genomes to influence their physiological processes and phenotypes. This thinking extends to consideration of how the host serves as an environment for associated microbes. We explore how complex microbial communities and insect hosts influence each other, what factors mediate these interactions, and how well microbes that impart beneficial or detrimental traits to the insect persist within the host.
![Laszlo Kovacs Laszlo Kovacs](../images/faculty/kovacs.jpg)
Laszlo G. Kovacs
Professor
Missouri State University
E-mail: LaszloKovacs at MissouriState dot edu
Web site: Center for Grapevine Biotechnology
Research: Molecular basis of plant-pathogen interactions in grapevine
![Jeanne Mihail Jeanne Mihail](../images/faculty/mihail.jpg)
Jeanne Mihail
Emeritus Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: mihailj at missouri dot edu
Research: Biology and ecology of plant-fungal interactions
![Mel Oliver Mel Oliver](../images/faculty/oliver.jpg)
Mel J. Oliver
Adjunct Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: olivermj at missouri dot edu
Research: Identification and functional characterization of genes and processes common to all forms of dehydration tolerance in plants
![Soyon Park Soyon Park](../images/faculty/SoyonPark.jpg)
Soyon Park
Assistant Professor
Division of Plant Sciences
E-mail: parksoy at missouri dot edu
Research: Dr. Park has focused on Abiotic stresses in crops, Plant-Microbiome interactions, and Plant-Plant interactions.
![Scott Peck Scott Peck](../images/faculty/ScottPeck.jpg)
Scott C. Peck
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: pecks at missouri dot edu
Research: Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions
![James Schoelz James Schoelz](../images/faculty/schoelz.jpg)
James E. Schoelz
Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Schoelzj at missouri dot edu
Research: Environmental and genetic factors that influence pathogenicity and host range of plant viruses
![Gary Stacey Gary Stacey](../images/faculty/GaryStacey.jpg)
Gary Stacey
Curators' Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: staceyg at missouri dot edu
Web site: Stacey Lab
Research: Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development
![Bing Yang Bing Yang](../images/faculty/BingYang.jpg)
Bing Yang
Professor/Principal Investigator
Division of Plant Science and Technology/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
E-mail: yangbi (at) missouri (dot) edu
Research: Genome editing in plants, host/microbe interaction and engineering resistance to crop disease.
![Shuqun Zhang Shuqun Zhang](../images/faculty/ZhangS.jpg)
Shuqun Zhang
Professor
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: zhangsh at missouri dot edu
Research: MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses
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Plant Physiology
![Norman Best Norman Best](../images/faculty/NormanBest.jpg)
Norman B. Best
Research Geneticists (Plants)/Assistant Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: norman.best (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: Identification and manipulation of plant hormone genetic targets to improve maize architecture.
![Dale Blevins Dale Blevins](../images/faculty/blevins.jpg)
Dale G. Blevins
Professor Emeritus
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: blevinsd at missouri dot edu
Research: macro/micronutrient concentrations in leaves of tall fescue during fall, winter, and spring
![John Boyer John Boyer](../images/faculty/JohnBoyer.jpg)
John S. Boyer
Distinguished Research Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: boyerjs at missouri dot edu
Research: Our laboratory studies how photosynthesis, growth, and reproduction are affected by plant water deficits.
![Richard Ferrieri Richard Ferrieri](../images/faculty/RichardFerrieri.jpg)
Richard A. Ferrieri
Research Professor
University of Missouri Research Reactor and Department of Chemistry
E-mail: ferrierir@missouri.edu
Research: Research in the Ferrieri Lab focuses on plant stress biology and uses a combination of radioactive and stable isotope tracer technologies to aid in their examination of source-sink relations, and address questions on metabolic regulation, basic plant physiology and growth traits.
![Felix Fritschi Felix Fritschi](../images/faculty/FelixFritschi.jpg)
Felix B. Fritschi
C. Alice Donaldson Professor in Bioenergy Crop Physiology and Genetics
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: fritschif at missouri dot edu
Web site: Fritschi Lab
Research: Plant physiology, stress tolerance, and plant nutrition
![Hari Krishnan Hari Krishnan](../images/faculty/krishnan.jpg)
Hari B. Krishnan
Research Molecular Biologist/Adjunct Professor
USDA/Division of Plant Sciences
E-mail: krishnanh at missouri dot edu
Research: Modification of soybean seed composition; rhizobium-soybean symbiosis
![Chung-Ho Lin Chung-Ho Lin](../images/faculty/Chung-HoLin.jpg)
Chung-Ho Lin
Research Associate Professor
School of Natural Resources
E-mail: linchu at missouri dot edu
Research: Dr. Lin's primary research is focused on bioremediation, ecological restoration, natural products and development of bioeconomy.
![Mannie Liscum Mannie Liscum](../images/faculty/liscum.jpg)
Mannie Liscum
Professor
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: liscumm at missouri dot edu
Web site: Liscum Lab
Research: Environmental and homeostatic regulation of growth and development
![Harley Naumann Harley Naumann](../images/faculty/HarleyNaumann.jpg)
Harley D. Naumann
Teaching Associate Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: naumannhd at missouri dot edu
Research: Physiology of bioactive forage plant secondary metabolites and their role in plant-animal interactions.
![Joseph Polacco Joseph Polacco](../images/faculty/polacco.jpg)
Joseph C. Polacco
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: polaccoj at missouri dot edu
Research: Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants
![Douglas Randall Douglas Randall](../images/faculty/randall.jpg)
Douglas D. Randall
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biochemisty
E-mail: randalld at missouri dot edu
Research: Metabolism, signal transduction, protein kinases and phosphorylated proteins in plants
![Jack Schultz Jack Schultz](../images/faculty/schultz.jpg)
Jack C. Schultz
Professor Emeritus
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: John(dot)schultz(at)Utoledo(dot)edu
Research: Plant response to insects and microbes; plant ecological responses and constraints; how plants detect different stimuli and organize stimulus-specific biochemical responses
![Robert Sharp Robert Sharp](../images/faculty/RobertSharp.jpg)
Robert E. Sharp
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: sharpr at missouri dot edu
Web site: Sharp Lab
Research: Plant physiology; regulation of root and shoot growth responses to drought
![Lloyd Sumner Lloyd Sumner](../images/faculty/LloydSumner.jpg)
Lloyd W. Sumner
Professor and Director, University of Missouri Metabolomics Center
Department of Biochemistry
E-mail: sumnerlw at missouri dot edu
Research: The Sumner Group develops and applies large-scale biochemical profiling technologies for novel insight into plant metabolism.
![John Walker John Walker](../images/faculty/walker.jpg)
John C. Walker
Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Division of Biological Sciences
E-mail: walkerj at missouri dot edu
Web site: Walker Lab
Research: Molecular mechanisms regulating cellular signaling in plants
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Jacob D. Washburn
Research Geneticists (Plants)/Assistant Adjunct Professor
USDA-ARS/Division of Plant Science and Technology
E-mail: Jacob.Washburn (at) usda (dot) gov
Research: My lab works on understanding the genetic and physiological basis of plant phenotypes and adaptations to both environmental (drought, heat, etc.) and human imposed conditions (fertilizer, density, monoculture, etc.).
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