My primary research focuses on plant growth and development and the use of molecular and genetic tools to study signal transduction in response to environmental stimuli.

Teaching Interests:

My teaching interests vary. I love science and enjoy sharing the experience with others. I have taught everything from "why study plants" to kindergarten students to plant molecular biology and biochemistry at the graduate level. And have enjoyed them all.

Selected Publications:

Wyatt, S. E., Rashotte, A., Muday, G. K. and Robertson, D. (2000) Mutations in the GPS loci in Arabidopsis disrupt the perception and/or signal transduction of gravitropic stimuli. (in prep)

Persson, S.H.,* Wyatt, S.E.,* Love, J.* Thompson, W.F., Robertson, D., and Boss, W.F. (2000) Regulation of ER Ca²⁺ by overexpression of calreticulin in tobacco tissue culture cells. Plant Physiol. (Submitted)
*Authors contributed equally in presented work.

*Wyatt, S.E., *Tsou, P-L, and Robertson, D., Expression of the high capacity calcium-binding domain of calreticulin increases bioavailable calcium stores. Transgenic Research (submitted)
*Authors contributed equally.

Collings, D.A., Carter, C.E., Rink, J.C., Scott, A.C., Wyatt, S.E. and Allen, N.S. (2000) Plant nucleii contain extensive cytoplasmic grooves and invaginations. Plant Cell (in press)

Scott, A., Wyatt, S.E., Tsou, P.-L., Robertson, D. and Allen, N.S. (1999) A model system for plant cell biology: GFP imaging in living onion epidermal cells. BioTechniques. 26, 1127-1132 (cover).

Collings, D.A., Winter, H., Wyatt, S.E. and Allen, N.S. (1998) Growth dynamics and cytoskeleton organization during stem maturation and gravity-induced stem bending in Zea mays. Planta 207, 246-258.

Education:

Ph.D., Purdue University, 1995
MS., University of Kentucky, 1991
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1984
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1980

Contact Details:

Telephone: (740) 593-1133
Fax: (740) 593-1130
Email:wyatts@ohio.edu