University of Georgia Foundation Chair in the Biological Sciences
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor
Ph.D. (1980) Cornell University
Member, National Academy of Sciences
Associate Editor, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sciences
Editorial Board, Current Opinions in Plant Biology
Editorial Board, Science

Phone: 706 542-1870
FAX:   706 542-1805
email:  sue@plantbio.uga.edu          

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Research Interests
Transposable elements in plants with a focus on the characterization of active transposable elements and a determination of how they contribute to genome evolution and adaptation.  To address these questions we use a combination of genetic, biochemical and informatic approaches.

Recent Publications

Grant Support

    NSF Plant Genome Project: GEPR:Maize Transposable Elements: Discovery, Description and Functional Characterization.

     Howard Hughes Medical Institute: HHMI Professors :The Dynamic Genome: Teaching Evolution to Undergraduates
       
 


Last updated 01/09