Look Through Our List of Principal Investigators (Pis)
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Model PI Areas of Research Organism(s) Summary of Work Mode PI Quote (from DDPSC website) Soybean "I'm motivated by studies that can Central Carbon Metabolism Canola give us insights to how plants work Metabolic Flux Analysis Camelina The Allen laboratory uses isotopes combined at a mechanistic level. The thought Photosynthesis Grasses with computational methods to assess plant that we may explain something in Carbon Partitioning Legumes growth and productivity at the molecular level the lab that no one else has figured Lipid and Protein Oilseeds that contribute to enhanced biomass production Bench out is awe-striking and worthy of the PhD Douglas Allen, Douglas Biosynthesis and Turnover Algae and value-added seed compositions. Computer effort." Crop Improvement The Bart laboratory combines genetics with Disease Triangle Cassava molecular and computational biology to study Plant-microbe interactions Sorghum host-microbe interactions in important crops Bench "Food security is a basic human Bart, PhD Bart, Rebecca Rebecca Plant Pathology Cotton including cassava, sorghum, and cotton. Computer right." Elemental Accumulation Bioinformatics Corn "Studying how plants take up Quantitative Genetics Sorghum The Baxter laboratory uses advanced elements will allow us to understand High-Throughput Setaria viridis technologies to understand the diverse ways how life works while also being able Phenotyping (green foxtail plant genetics interacts with the environment to Bench to improve plant, animal, and human PhD Ivan Baxter, Ivan Ionomics millet) enable growth. Computer nutrition." The Education Research & Outreach team studies how to effectively engage students in - authentic STEM research at all grade levels, K- "Be it healthcare, agriculture, the 16, in formal, informal and virtual learning environment, or human environments in an effort to recruit the next Computer empowerment and freedom, the Setaria viridis generation of diverse STEM and AgTech Social way we solve the majority of the (green foxtail scientists and leaders in St. Louis and around behaviora world’s problems is through Duehl, PhD Duehl, Kristine Callis Kristine Education Research millet) the world. l research education." The Carrington laboratory focuses on how RNA Silencing plants respond to viruses, mechanisms of "Developing virus-resistant cassava Virus-Host Interactions epigenetics, and how crops can be improved to Bench has the potential to impact tens of Carringto PhD n, James James Epigenetics Arabidopsis increase productivity. Computer millions of people." Rice pathogen Metabolic Systems and Magnaporthe Synthetic Biology oryzae "Plants are underrated. We take Biotic and Abiotic Fusarium spp., The Czymmek laboratory uses advanced them for granted. It’s more than just Interactions including imaging approaches to understand the inner pretty flower gardens and yards. Genomics, Phenomics, and Fusarium ings of plants, microbes, their interactions with Our very survival depends on PhD Kirk Czymmek, Czymmek, Kirk Data Science oxysporum each other and the environment. Computer plants." "If you want to engineer algae to Chlamydomonas create oil, how do you know whether reinhardtii or not you have succeeded? If you Proteomics (Chlamydomona The Evans laboratory uses high-performance want to demonstrate that your Metabolomics s) mass spectrometry, proteomics, and enriched cassava actually has more Quantitative Analysis Arabidopsis metabolomics for connecting molecular iron and zinc, how do you do that? Metabolic Pathways thaliana (thale phenotypes with the macroscopic form and Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry PhD Bradley S. Evans, S.Evans, Bradley Natural Products cress) function of organisms. Bench can help." Zea mays Developmental Genetics (maize) Genomics and Data Sorghum bicolor "Global food security and Science (sorghum) The Eveland laboratory uses experimental and sustainable energy are grand Crop Improvement Setaria viridis computational approaches to investigate the challenges that can be met with Systems Biology (green foxtail regulation of architecture traits and yield Bench innovative technologies and Eveland, PhD Eveland, Andrea Andrea Abiotic Stress Interactions millet) potential in cereal crops. Computer interdisciplinary science." High-Throughput Phenotyping Camelina sativa The Data Science team has recently developed "Advances in DNA sequencing, Computer Vision (oilseed) computer vision-based software to enable high- robotics, imaging, and computing Machine Learning Sorghum bicolor throughput measurement of plant physical and have provided us with unparalleled Genomics (lignocellulosic physiological features and analysis of dynamic data on plants and their Fahlgren, Fahlgren, PhD Noah Noah Computational Biology feedstock responses to the environment. Computer environment." Setaria viridis "What’s happening on Earth is the Environmental Stress (green foxtail The Gehan laboratory develops high- environment is getting more Temperature Stress millet) throughput phenotyping approaches to study extreme. People studying plants in Phenomics Chenopodium mechanisms of crop resilience under Bench space are also studying plants in Gehan, Gehan, PhD Malia Malia Imaging quinoa (quinoa) temperature stress. Computer extreme environments." Grasses,Rice Maize (corn) The Kellogg laboratory studies genomes, Wheat growth, and development of sorghum, maize, "It’s been said that there are only Comparative Genomics Sorghum and their wild relatives, using biodiversity Bench two kinds of organisms in the world: Systematics Barley research to make ecosystems and agriculture Computer plants and plant parasites. All life Kellogg, Kellogg, PhD Elizabeth A. Elizabeth Developmental Genetics Oats more sustainable. Field depends on plants." Metabolic Systems and The Kutchan laboratory studies the production Synthetic Biology of the anticancer compound cyclopamine in Sustainable Bioenergy corn lily, the modification of plant medicinals by Bench Genomics, Phenomics, and Camelina sativa the soil microbiome, and the oilseed crop Computer "Plant biodiversity is my profession Kutchan, Kutchan, PhD Toni Toni Data Science (camelina) camelina as a source of renewable fuel. Field and my hobby and my passion." Plant Morphology Coleus The Li laboratory develops mathematical Quantification and Modeling Sorghum methods, models, and computational tools to Geometric and Topological Arabidopsis extract and analyze comprehensive plant "I am grateful to have the Data Analysis thaliana (thale morphological features from 2D and 3D opportunity to use my skills to help Phenomics cress) imaging data to fully utilize new technologies contribute to making the world a Mao Li, PhD Li, Mao 2D/3D Imaging Analysis Vitis sp. and accelerate biological discoveries. Computer better place." Dr. MacKenzie leads the Institute for International Crop Improvement (IICI), which Biotic and Abiotic translates key discoveries in plant science into Interactions new solutions for food quality and availability in Crop Improvement the developing world. The IICI also provides "Plant science is a great tool to Genomics, Phenomics, and regulatory, biosafety, and project management improve people’s lives and MacKenzie, MacKenzie, PhD Donald Donald Data Science Rice expertise. Bench livelihoods." Arabidopsis "Plants have the potential to solve a Pollen & Plant Reproduction thaliana (thale lot of the problems we face. In a Gene Regulation cress) The Meyers laboratory uses experimental and world with growing population and Small RNA Maize computational approaches to study plant finite resources, we are ever more Genomics Soybean reproduction and fertility to enhance yield gains Bench dependent on plants to address Meyers, Meyers, PhD Blake Blake Bioinformatics Rice in crop plants. Computer needs." Functional Trait Diversity and Evolution The Miller laboratory explores how long-lived Root-Shoot Interaction plants respond to dynamic environments, with G x E Interaction the goal of developing perennial crops that "We can’t fix the health of our planet Agro-Ecosystem Grapevines, support ecologically sustainable agricultural Bench without taking agriculture into Miller, PhD Miller, Allison Sustainability perennials systems. Field account." Metabolic Systems and Synthetic Biology Biotic and Abiotic Interactions Sorghum The Mockler laboratory uses genomics, high- Crop Improvement Maize resolution phenotyping, and computational Sustainable Bioenergy Setaria biology to understand plant responses to "Access to food is fundamental to Genomics and Data Brachypodium environmental stresses to improve productivity Bench societal stability—and it all comes PhD Todd Mockler, Todd Science Arabidopsis in food and energy crops. Computer from plants." Circadian Rhythms Photoperiodism The Nusinow laboratory focuses on finding new Temperature Perception Arabidopsis genes that have the potential to increase "We’re now just beginning to Optogenetics thaliana (thale productivity in response to daily and seasonal understand how complex plants Nusinow, Nusinow, PhD Dmitri Dmitri Synthetic Biology cress) changes in light and temperature. Bench are." Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) Biotic and Abiotic Signaling Camelina The Pandey laboratory uses molecular, Mechanisms Soybean biochemical, and functional studies to Evolution Setaria understand the mechanisms of stress tolerance "I find joy in being a mentor. I want Genomics P. patens (moss) and yield improvement in plants by to inspire more people to become PhD Sona Pandey, Pandey, Sona Data Science Brachypodium heterotrimeric