

Role of sRNA in root abiotic stress responses
(in collaboration with Dr. Terri Lomax)

Jyoti Dalal Kajla, M.Sc.
Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
fjyoti@ncsu.edu
Functional characterization of sterol-binding proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana roots
Qian Wu, M.Sc.
Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
Role of inositol phosphate metabolism in phosphate sensing
(in collaboration with Dr. Imara Perera)

Luyan He, B.Sc.
Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
Translational regulation by miRNA in corn
(in collaboration with Dr. Rebecca Boston)

Laleh Shamey
Graduate Student (M.S.)
laleh_shamey@ncsu.edu
Mechanism of stress tolerance in transgenic tomato plants expressing a Calcium binding protein
(collaboration with Dr. N. Robertson)

Erica Monique Brown
Undergraduate Researcher
Biological Sciences
Role of sterol-binding proteins in tropic responses in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Justin Watkins
Undergraduate Researcher
Plant Biology and Biological Sciences
Function of miRNAs and their targets in phototropic responses in roots.