Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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FEATURED FACULTY
Claus Tittiger, PhD

Interest: Insect molecular biology and genomics; isoprenoid pheromone biosynthesis; juvenile hormone regulation; cytochrome P450s; hydrocarbon and lipid metabolism.

 

 
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FEATURED RESEARCH
Mechanisms Of The Evolutionary Origins Of Photosynthetis In Tropical Orchids

 

This project will provide hands-on training opportunities in integrative molecular systematic and eco-physiology research for undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students. The research area will be that of water-conserving photosynthetic pathways of known crassulacean acid metabolisms (CAM).  Read More...

 

John Cushman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology