2008 Annual Report Relevancy Statements

FY2008 Annual Report Project Descriptions

LIFE SCIENCES

  • measure light absorption within cell layers within leaves to understand photosynthetic performance of the whole leaf
    Development of a Dual-Beam Integrating Sphere Spectrophotometer for Measuring Absorption of Diffuse UV-VIS Radiation in Leaves and Other Biological Samples
    VOGELMANN

    Fungal and Plant Molecular Biology

  • characterize new anti-fungal drugs that block Candida albicans biofilm formation
    Fungal Pathogenesis and Development of New Anti-fungal Drugs.
     JOHNSON

  • determine the effect of jasmonic acid on legume nodulation.
    The Roles of Jasmonic Acid Signaling during formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules.
    HARRIS

  • determine the role of light signaling on legume nodulation.
    Characterization of the Effect of Light Signaling on the Formation of Nitrogen-Fixing Nodules in Medicago Truncatula and Pisum Sativum
    HARRIS

  • determine the factors that contribute to the legume-specific abscisic acid root
    Regulation of Root and Nodule Meristems by LATD Gene and the Hormone Abscisic Acid in the Model Legume, Medicago Truncatula
    HARRIS

    Molecular Genetics

  • develop an understanding of the function of root hair cell walls in maintaining the key functions of these cells in processes important for plant growth.
    Identification of genes regulating polarized secretion of cell wall proteins in arabidopsis
     TIERNEY

  • determine the role of structural cell wall proteins in maintaining stomatal function in plants grown under drought conditions
    Role of ATPRPs in Determining Root Hair and Guard Cell Wall Structure
    TIERNEY

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