Aug 21, 2018
Research in the Lucas Lab is driven by a passion to improve the lives of people with mental illness. Women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with…
Aug 2, 2018
Arthropod vectors play an essential role in dissemination of viruses; more than 70% of plant-infecting viruses are transmitted from one host to another by arthropod vectors. My research is devoted…
Unlike mobile animals, sessile plants spend their lives in a fixed place and, being unable to move away, have to endure and withstand harsh conditions of their environment. To cope…
PhD, Cell & Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University BS, Biochemistry, Susquehanna University The overarching strategy of my research program is to inventively fill gaps in biological knowledge by drawing on unexpected tools…
Research Program Overview Our research focuses on deciphering the genetic and physiological mechanisms underlying metabolism reorganization in plants during adaptation to abiotic stresses including suboptimal temperatures and nutrient concentrations. We…
Nanette Nascone-Yoder obtained her BS in Molecular Biology from Eckerd College, and Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology at Harvard University. Dr. Nascone-Yoder established her laboratory at NC State’s College of…
Dr. Kurt Marsden received his B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, where he pursued a variety of subjects including music, history, psychology, and the natural sciences. After graduating, he entered the…
Area(s) of Expertise To elucidate the molecular mechanism that underlies a class of novel selfish-genetic element found only in Tribolium. Due to the selfish behavior of these elements they have…
