Alan Collmer

Alan, Greg, and their researchers work primarily with Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000 (a host-specific leaf-spot pathogen of tomato and Arabidopsis) to determine how it infects these plants, and how the plants fight back.

 

Their labs hope to discover the biological secrets behind this war and help develop plant-based technologies to:

• boost food production
• provide a more efficient means of creating renewable food sources
• help to make a cleaner environment.

Learn more about the Collmer Lab

Learn more about the Martin Lab

 

Greg Martin

Genome sequencing produces a vast treasure trove of data. To help researchers make use of this information, Magdalen develops and maintains internet-based resources related to the Pseudomonas syringae genome sequences. Activities include:

• developing guides for genome viewing and analysis
• updating the annotation to reflect experiemental discoveries
• integrating information about specific genes into "the big picture" using Gene Ontology Annotation

Learn more about Magdalen Lindeberg's activities

Adela was a graduate student in the Collmer lab. In these Quicktime video clips, she describes some of her day-to-day work in the lab and how she became interested in the subject of her research

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