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 Emeritus
- Molecular Biosciences

Zengjian Jeffrey Chen
- Professor
- D.J. Sibley Centennial Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics
- Molecular Biosciences
- Integrative Biology
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Enamul Huq
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Mona Mehdy
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Hong Qiao
- Associate Professor
- Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellowship Fund
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Sibum Sung
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

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