Our research program is aimed at understanding the molecular basis of plant immunity. Crop losses from plant disease exceed several hundred billion dollars annually. These losses are devastating to a global agricultural system that is already facing the challenges of population growth, water shortages, and climate change. Therefore, improving our understanding of plant immunity is important to develop improved crops. The main ongoing research areas in our lab include:
I. Immune receptor function in pathogen recognition and activation of immune signaling II. The Role of inter-organellar communications during innate immunity III. The Role of autophagy in programmed cell death (PCD), immunity and pathogenesis IV. Development of virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) and CRISPR/Cas9- mediated genome editing approaches for gene function studies |
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Recent News
Our collaborative work with Dan Voytas group on gene editing published Nature Plants
UCD CBS News Article Turbo-ID method paper published J Vis Exp.
Congrats! to Cameron Hatch on completing Master's program in PBGG
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