| Expertise: |
Plant biochemistry, plant biotechnology, plant metabolic engineering, lipid metabolism, lipid/membrane biological properties, algal biofuels |
| Research Interests: |
Nutritional enhancement of crops; improvement of seed oil content and quality for nutritional, biofuel, biomaterials, and livestock feed; engineering of plant membrane composition for improved stress tolerance |
| Outreach Emphasis: |
Undergraduate training |
| Facilities: |
Laboratory, E310 Beadle Center |
| US Interest Areas: |
Midwest, Great Plains |
| US Collaborators: |
Chaofu Lu, Montana State University; Basil Nikolau, Iowa State University; John Ohlrogge, Michigan State University; Richard Sayre, Jan Jaworski, Sam Wang, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center |
| US Graduate Students: |
Athen Kimberlin, Kyle Luttgeharm |
| International Interest Areas: |
Nigeria, Kenya, India, Europe, South Korea, China
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| International Collaborators: |
Johnathan Napier, Rothamsted Research UK; Sten Stymne, Swedish Agricultural University; Marina Gavilanes, Autonomous University of Mexico; Youngsook Lee, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea; Chunyu Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
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| International Graduate Students: |
Anjireddy Konda
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| International Experience: |
Provitamin A biofortification of cassava storage roots for Sub-Saharan Africa (BioCassavaPlus, funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
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