Our plant biologists study the molecular mechanisms by which plants develop, survive and thrive in specific environments. This work promises to lead to hardier crop species that are better able to survive a changing climate and can continue to feed the world.

Karen S. Browning
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences

Z. Jeffrey Chen
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Integrative Biology

Enamul Huq
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences

Mona Mehdy
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences

Hong Qiao
- Associate Professor
- Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellowship Fund
- Molecular Biosciences

Sibum Sung
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences

Keiko Torii
- Professor
- Johnson & Johnson Centennial Chair in Plant Cell Biology
- Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Molecular Biosciences