Plant Biology Graduate Group | College of Biological Sciences

Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Mega-Genomes Sequenced

Scientists have successfully sequenced the coast redwood and giant sequoia genomes, completing the first major milestone of a five-year project to develop the tools necessary to study these forests’ genomic diversity.

Food, Agriculture and Plant Biology

Plant Biology Graduate Student Katherine Murphy Named UC Davis Grad Slam Champ

Plant Biology Graduate Group student Katherine Murphy took home the title of UC Davis Grad Slam champion following the UC Davis Grad Slam Finals on March 13. Her three-minute talk on corn stress resistance earned her the $2,500 prize.

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Meet Katherine Murphy, Plant Biology Graduate Student and Grad Slam Finalist

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Learn more about Grad Slam Finalist Katherine Murphy, a plant biology graduate student.

Food, Agriculture and Plant Biology

Sloan Fellowship Will Help New Faculty Patrick Shih Investigate Ancient Origins of Photosynthesis

Assistant Professor Patrick Shih was recently selected as a 2019 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Computational and Evolutionary Molecular Biology. The fellowship will help fund his research to reconstruct the evolution of photosynthesis.

Food, Agriculture and Plant Biology

Nature Paper Unravels Dynamics of Plant Hormone Interactions at Atomic Resolutions

In a new study appearing in Nature, Assistant Professor Nitzan Shabek and his colleagues add structural definition to the strigolactone signaling process in plants.

Food, Agriculture and Plant Biology

Philipp Zerbe Receives Young Investigator Award from Phytochemical Society of North America

At the 57th Annual Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA), Philipp Zerbe received the PSNA/Elsevier Young Investigator’s Award for his work.

Awards and Recognition

Plant Cell Study Adds to Protein Trafficking Dogma

A new study reexamines how protein trafficking occurs in the chloroplasts of green plants. The findings add nuance to the protein trafficking dogma.

Food, Agriculture and Plant Biology

Nitzan Shabek

Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences

Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms of signaling pathways and their regulation by proteolytic systems

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Patrick Shih

Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences
Joint BioEnergy Institute

Research Interests: Engineering and investigating the evolution of metabolic pathways using synthetic biology

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DOE Early Career Program Funds Philipp Zerbe’s Biofuel Research

Philipp Zerbe will study switchgrass with the hopes of developing crops that can better withstand stress and produce biofuel more efficiently.

Food, Agriculture and Plant Biology