Plant Biology Index

Welcome to the home page of the Department of Plant Biology at North Carolina State University!

We offer Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, with classroom and research opportunities in many areas of contemporary plant biology. Need more information? Contact plantbio_info@ncsu.edu

Recent News

NCSU and NCSSM partnership brings minority high-school students to campus labs for summer research experience- Dr. Sue Carson

Ph.D. grad student Lissette Betancur won a best poster award at the recent Plant Cell Wall Gordon Conference for her poster "Cellulose synthase gene family expression in Arabidopsis vegetative trichomes." This work shows that the traditional categories of primary and secondary wall-related CesA genes are too simplistic.

Dr. Deyu Xie was named the 2009 Arthur C. Neish Young Investigator Award by the Phytochemistry Society of North America.

Click here for a full listing of the Plant Biology department accomplishments

Upcoming Seminar

November 17, 2009

"HD videoconferencing: opening doors to new research, collaboration, and teaching between the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) and NCSU"

Dr. John Mackenzie, CMIF and Center for Electron Microscopy, NCSU. Hosted by Dr. Eva Johannes.

4:00 pm
101 David Clark Labs

Click for complete listing of
Fall 2009
Plant Biology Seminars

RECENT DEPARTMENTAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Dr. JoAnn Burkholder, Director of CAAE is the 2009 recipient of the CALS/CNR Service to Society and
the Environment award.

Dr. JoAnn Burkholder

This award is given to a tenure-track faculty member from any of NC State’s colleges, jointly by the deans of CALS and CNR. This prestigious award recognizes exemplary service to Environment and Society through any mechanism(s) of scholarly work.