Research in this lab is focused on the response of plant and model bacterial cells to environmental stress, including the mutational effects of reactive oxygen and the ways that cells repair oxidative damage to their genomes. Other projects develop and apply molecular techniques to forensic problems involving plants.

Current projects

• Characterization of functions of abasic endonuclease genes of Arabidopsis
  
• Identification and individualization of Salvia divinorum plants by DNA analysis BR>
• Characterization and alleviation of chilling stress in mung bean
  

Publications

• Last five years
• Complete list
• Link to a recent paper: "What is base excision repair good for? knockout mutants for FPG and OGG glycosylase genes in Arabidopsis"
  
• Link to a recent paper: "A comparison of two DNA base excision repair glycosylases from Arabidopsis thaliana"
  
• Link to a recent paper: "Requirement for abasic endonuclease gene homologues in Arabidopsis seed development"
  
• Link to a recent paper: "DNA Analysis of Natural Fiber Rope" "