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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
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