Professional Memberships
American Society of Plant Biologists, International Society of Plant Molecular Biology, American
Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS), International Society of Plant Anerobiosis, Maize
Genetics Cooperative, Sigma Delta
Research Interests
Translational plant biology from gene to field, focused on understanding mechanisms that enable
protection of crop yield under abiotic stress conditions. Flooding biology, mechanisms of signal
transduction and gene regulation that determine plant fitness in response to abiotic stress in rice, maize,
Arabidopsis and other plants. Mechanisms regulating stability and translation of mRNAs.