Humans could not exist on Earth without the crucial and unique contributions of plants. Plant photosynthesis causes carbon dioxide absorption, oxygen release, and synthesis of soluble sugars. Plants also take up nitrate and ammonium from the soil, assimilate them, and biosynthesize various nitrogen-involving compounds. This biomass production by plants is increasingly important for the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and for food production.
The Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology is working to elucidate the molecular mechanisms mediating the regulation of plant-specific processes. One area of particular focus is the transcriptional regulation associated with biomass production.
We welcome students who are interested in plant functional biology and the molecular mechanisms regulating plant-specific processes.