YouTube video by University of Utah College of Science

"Research not only allows me to explore the questions that drive my curiosity but also equips me with the tools to work toward real-world solutions."

A long-standing mystery about a pathway that makes a key defence molecule in various valuable crop plants is finally solved.

Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is a long-distance immune response that protects uninfected plant tissues following a localized pathogen attack. In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, SAR depends...

Light regulates communication between the nucleus and chloroplasts to coordinate plant development and organelle function during photomorphogenesis.