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Department Overview

The teaching and research programs of the Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology at The Ohio State University focus on modern areas of experimental plant biology including, plant cell and molecular biology, developmental biology, physiology, biochemistry, and biotechnology. The Department of Plant Biology is committed to providing the best possible classroom and research experiences for our students. The addition of two centers of excellence, the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center and the Plant-Microbe Genomics Facility, facilitate our mission.

Dr. Richard Sayre's retirement party
Dr. Richard Sayre's Retirement Party - We wish you well in your new endeavors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCMB NEWS

NSF Grant Awarded to Biao Ding

Biao Ding has been awarded a 3-year grant in the amount of $480,000 from the National Science Foundation to study the mechanisms of cell-to-cell RNA trafficking.

Work Study Position Available in PCMB

8-20 hrs/week; $7.26-8.25/hour.
Contact Dr. Rebecca Lamb.
Position Information [pdf}

David Somers' Lab Published In Nature

David Somers’ group has published an article in Nature (Sept. 20) entitled, “ZEITLUPE is a circadian photoreceptor stabilized by GIGANTEA in blue light.” Woe-Yeon Kim and Sumire Fujiwara are co-first authors.

Rebecca Lamb Receives OPBC Award

Rebecca Lamb has received an award of $57,567 over two years from the OPBC for a study entitled, ”Two Arabidopsis WWE-PARP proteins involved in abiotic stress response and development.”

Plant Biotechnology In-Floor Seminar Series Schedule

Follow the link below for a schedule of informal 30-40 min seminars that will take place at noon on Fridays in room 189 of Rightmire Hall.
Schedule [pdf]

News Archive

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