Research Faculty and Support Scientists
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Carter, David Academic Coordinator: Microscopy and Imaging - Manages the microscopy core facility which houses five different confocal microscopes, a laser capture system, a luminescence imager, an SEM, and various supporting instruments. Focuses on developing technology and improving throughput of data collection. |
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Drakakaki, Georgia Assistant Specialist - |
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Ehdaie, Bahman Specialist - Quantitative genetics and stress tolerance in crop plants. |
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Ehlers, Jeff Specialist - Genetic improvement of cowpea for resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, yield and grain quality. African farming systems |
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Fukao, Takeshi Assistant Specialist II - Elucidation of the molecular mechanism of submergence tolerance in rice. Includes genetic, biochemical and physiological analyses to the complex process of response to low-oxygen in this major crop species. |
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Green, Robert Specialist - Research activity is in two primary areas: defining irrigation requirements of turfgrasses and annual bluegrass putting green management. Dr. Green also provides leadership for the University of California Turfgrass Research Advisory Committee (UCRTRAC) and the UCR Turf Website http://ucrturf.ucr.edu |
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Hicks, Glen Research Plant Cell Biologist - Molecular mechanisms of endomembrane trafficking and vacuole biogenesis in plants. Use of chemical genomics to dissect these pathways using Arabidopsis seedlings and germinating pollen tubes. |
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Kahn, Tracy Principal Museum Scientist - Researcher, Lecturer and Curator of the UC Citrus Variety Collection, which is one of the most extensive collections of citrus diversity in the world encompassing two trees each of 900 different types of citrus and citrus relatives |
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Khuong, Toan Assistant Specialist -Statistical analyses and management of all data generated from laboratory, controlled environment and field experiments related to the physiology of tree crop productivity of citrus, avocado and pistachio. |
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Narvaez-Vasquez, Javier Assistant Professional Researcher - Investigating the role of aminopeptidases and other proteolytic enzymes in plant growth, development and responses to stress in Linda Walling's lab |
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Negm, Fayek Assistant Specialist - |
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Orozco-Cardenas, Martha Academic Coordinator - Plant Transformation Research Core. The PTRC is used as a centralized state of the art facility for genetic modification of model plants for basic research or teaching purposes |
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Pan, Songqin Academic Coordinator in Proteomics - Proteomic characterization of cellular proteins including profiling, quantification, complex formation, and post-translational modifications using biological mass spectrometry, managing W. M. Keck Proteomics Laboratory of Center for Plant Cell Biology. |
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Park, Sang-Youl Assistant Specialist - lead a project aimed at understanding the regulation of cellulose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. |
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Pittenger, Dennis CE Area Extension Advisor - Environmental Horticulture. Educational and applied research programs that address problems in the functional use of ornamental plants in urban landscape settings. Plant-soil relationships, species selection, and landscape irrigation conservation |
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Ramachandran, Vanitharani Assistant Specialist - The most recent work has focused on the ability of a viral protein to interfere with microRNAs and thus perturb development in Arabidopsis. |
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Ramadugu, Chandrika Assistant Project Scientist - |
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Sanders, Andrew Curator / Museum Scientist, Herbarium - Current floristic projects at UCR include Flora of the San Bernardino Mountains (CA), a checklist of western Riverside County, and floristic Inventory of the Curu Biological Reserve on the Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica). As of October 2004, all 139,004 of accessional specimens have been entered into the UCR Herbarium database |
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Surpin, Marci Assistant Research Plant Cell Biologist - Involved with two research projects: The first is a chemical genomics screen to identify endomembrane system proteins required for the plant gravitropic response; and the second project is the cloning and characterization of genes that encode proteins necessary for C-terminal propeptide (CTPP) protein transport to the plant vacuole |
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Weger, John Specialist- with the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology (IIGB) |
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Zheng, Yusheng Assistant Specialist - conducts laboratory, controlled environment and field experiments related to the physiology of tree crop productivity of citrus |
