Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology

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Use this directory to learn more about the people of PMCB: faculty members, students, and alumni. You can also view a photo gallery showcasing how our dynamic team interacts with one another.

If you'd like to contact PMCB, feel free to be in touch:

PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0180
Phone: (352) 392-8285
Fax: (352) 392-4726
Email: pmcb@ifas.ufl.edu

Administration and Staff

Nian Wang

Program Director
nianwang@ufl.edu
Google Scholar | ResearchGate
Research interests include Citrus, Huanglongbing, Liberibacter, Xanthomonas, Genome editing

Zhonglin Mou
Graduate Coordinator

zhlmou@ufl.edu
Google Scholar | Research Gate
Research Interests: Plant Defense, Salicylic Acid, Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR)

Emily Murphy

Emily McFalls
PMCB Coordinator
emurphy1@ufl.edu
Responsible for overall program coordination, including recruitment, admissions, student services, academic advising and administration

Name	Department	Contact	Research	Interests
Christine D. Chase	Horticultural Sciences			Organelle Genetics, Pollen Development, Programmed Cell Death
Sixue Chen	Biology			Plant Secondary Metabolism, Proteomics
Kenneth Cline	Horticultural Sciences	kcline@ufl.edu	ResearchGate	Chloroplast Biology, Protein Trafficking, Membrane Biogenesis
Charles Guy	Environmental Horticulture	clguy@ufl.edu	Google Scholar ResearchGate	Temperature Stress, Metabolomics and Physiology
L. Curt Hannah	Horticultural Sciences	lchannah@ufl.edu	Google Scholar ResearchGate	Temperature Stress, Cold Acclimation, Heat Shock, Metabolomics and Physiology
Alice Harmon	Biology	harmon@ufl.edu	Google Scholar ResearchGate	Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinases, Cysteine Synthesis Pathway, Arabidopsis and Soybean
Harry Klee	Horticultural Sciences	hjklee@ufl.edu	Google Scholar ResearchGate	Flavor, Fruit Ripening, Genomics, Tomato
Gloria A. Moore	Horticultural Sciences	gamoore@ufl.edu	ResearchGate	Genetic Improvement, Genetic Transformation, Citrus
A. Mark Settles	Horticultural Sciences	settles@ufl.edu	Google Scholar ResearchGate	Seed Development, Maize Genetics, Functional Genomics
Indra Vasil	Horticultural Sciences	ivasil@ufl.edu ivasil6@aol.com	Google Scholar ResearchGate	Dr Vasil was the Founding Director of the PMCB program. He retired from UF as Graduate Research Professor Emeritus in 1999. His research included Plant Reproduction and Biotechnology

Students

Name	Photo	Bio
Henry Schmidt		Henry received his M.Sc. in Forest Resources and Conservation from the University of Florida. Henry is a third-year student in Dr. Matias Kirst’s lab.
Xi Cheng		Xi received her M.S. from Purdue University and B.S. from Northwest A&F University. She is a third-year student in the lab of Meixia Zhao.
Alec Chin-Quee		Alec is a sixth-year Ph.D. student in Dr. Don McCarty's lab. Alec received his B.Sc. in Plant Science with honors from the University of Florida.
Yucheng Duan		Yucheng is a first-year student in Dr. Nian Wangs Lab. Yucheng received his bachelor’s in environmental plant science from Missouri State University
Gabriella Dickinson		Gabi received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. She is a fourth-year Ph.D. student and in Dr. Gilles Basset's lab.
Manyu Zhang		Manyu is a first-year student in Dr. Nian Wangs Lab. Manyu received her Master’s in Plant Pathology from China Agricultural University
Hope Hersch		Hope received a double major in Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Plant Biology from Michigan State University. Hope is currently a seventh-year Ph.D. student working in Dr. Settles' lab.
Talia Jacobson		Talia received her B.S. in Genetics from Purdue University. She is a third-year student in the lab of Catalin Voiniciuc
Ryan Hardin		Ryan is a first-year student in the lab of Dr. Dean Gabriel. Ryan received his Bachelor’s in Plant Science from the University of Florida
Emma Kunkel		Emma has a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is a third-year student in the lab of Dr. Vallejos
Larissa Laforest		Larissa received her B.Sc. in Biology: Biotechnology from UF. Larissa is a fifth-year student working in Dr. Nadakuduti's lab.
Makou Lin		Makou received his B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry and Mathematical Biology from the University of Central Florida. He is a third-year student in Dr. Jeongim Kim's lab.
Ethan Tucker		Ethan completed his Bachelor's in Plant Molecular & Cellular Biology while at UF. Ethan is a second-year student in Dr. Jeongim Kim's lab.
Nadia Mourad		Nadia received a B.Sc. in Microbiology & Cell Science, minors in Bioinformatics & Studio Art. Nadia is a fifth-year student working in Dr. Koch's lab.
Noe Perron		Noe has a Masters of Science and Engineering in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences from ISARA, France. Noe is a fourth-year Ph.D. student working in Dr. Matias Kirst's lab.
Hunter Strickland		Hunter has a Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology with a minor in Plant & Environmental science from Louisiana Tech University. Hunter is a fourth-year Ph.D. student working in Dr. Rob Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul's labs.
Mair Edwards		Mair has a M.Sc. in Cell and Molecular Biology from Eastern Michigan University. Mair is a second-year Ph.D. student who is working in Dr. Catalin Voiniciuc and Dr. Andrew Hansons' labs.
Yichun Wang		Yichun received her M.Sc. degree in Agronomy from UF and her B.Sc. in Horticultural Science from Shenyang Agricultural University. She is a third-year student in the lab of Dr. Patricio Munoz.
Queen Offornedo		Queen is a first-year rotating student. Queen received her Master’s in Crop Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship from the University of Nottingham.
Mingxi Zhou		Mingxi has a B.Sc. in Horticultural Science, minor in Plant Molecular & Cellular Biol. from UF & Shandong Agricultural. Mingxi is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in Dr. Zhonglin Mou's lab.
Yunhan Wang		Yunhan completed her B.Sc. degree in Forest Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and her B.A. degree in Forestry at Nanjing Forestry University. She is a second-year student in the lab of Dr. Ying Wang
Avninder Kaur		Avninder completed her M.Sc. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University of Texas. She is a second-year student in the lab of Dr. Tie Liu.
Shah Khan		Shah is a first-year rotating student. Shah received his master’s in plant biotechnology from the National University of Sciences and Technology in Pakistan
John Williams		John is a first-year rotating student. John received his bachelor’s in plant science from the University of Florida
Alexandra Grusky		Alexandra is a first-year rotating student. Alexandra received her bachelor’s in biology from Williams College
Katherine Ransden		Katherine is a first-year rotating student. Katherine received her Bachelor’s in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from Marquette University
Megan Johnston		Megan is a first-year rotating student. Megan received her Bachelor’s in Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology from the University of Kentucky

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