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William Jensen

Dr. William Jensen
Professor
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1953.

Contact:
The Ohio State University
Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology
576 Aronoff Laboratory
318 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

Office: 614.292.1928
Fax: 614.292.6345
e-Mail: Jensen.5@osu.edu

Focus:

Reproduction in flowering plants, fertilization, embryogenesis; teaching methodologies for biologists.

Research Interests:

Dr. Jensen's main research interests are in sexual reproduction in flowering plants. He is particularly interested in the ultrastructure and cytochemistry of the megagametophyte, pollen and pollen tubes, and double fertilization. The events surrounding the entrance and discharge of the pollen tube into the embryo sac are the focus of current studies. He has also worked on pollen development in wheat and cotton and has studied the mode of action of chemical hybridizing agents.

Teaching:

Awards:

Received the Botanical Society of America, Charles E. Bessy Award in recognition of excellence in the teaching of botany and leadership in botanical education, 1999.

Selected publications (1990 - Date):

Jensen, W.A. 1998. invited review: Double fertilization: a personal view. Sexual Plant Reproduction 11:1-5.
Wentzel, C.L.R. and W.A. Jensen. 1992. Studies of pollen maturation in cotton: The storage reserve accumulation phase. Sexual Plant Reproduction 5: 142-156.
Hua Yan, Hong-yuan, Yang, W.A. Jensen. 1991. Ultrastructure of the micropyle and its relationship to pollen tube growth and synergid degeneration in sunflower. Sexual Plant Reproduction 4: 166-175.
Revised: 3-jul-07

PCMB NEWS

Iris Meier Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

Iris Meier has received a $557,000 National Science Foundation grant for “Arabidopsis as a new experimental platform to investigate the function of the nuclear pore protein Tpr in SUMOylation and mRNA export.” The project will be the first study to address the function of this protein in a multi-cellular organism on a whole-organism level. It highlights the strength of plant model systems for addressing complex cell-biological questions with relevance for both plant development and general eukaryotic cell biology.

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]

Press Release: Ultrasound and algae team up to clean mercury from sediments

The program describes the use of ultrasound to release the toxic heavy metal, mercury, from sediments and its recovery from solution by transgenic alage engineered to have enhanced mercury-specific binding capacity. The technology may be used to clean up contaminated sediments in the Great Lakes.

Click here to listen to the audio file.

PCMB Will Have an Interim Chair Beginning in July

Dr. Randy Scholl has been appointed to take over as interim chair of the department of Plant Cellular & Molecular Biology beginning in July of this year.

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