The carbohydrate lab.  Dr. Williamson's group conducts research on the molecular mechanisms of stress responses in plants and the use of biotechnology for enhancing stress tolerance.  The primary focus of the lab currently is on the role of the sugar alcohol mannitol in salt tolerance and pathogen resistance.

Dr. Williamson also teaches a graduate course in plant stress physiology: Environmental Stress Physiology (HS707).  For more information, visit the web site at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/cholab/cholabmain.html