Research
Faculty Research
The Development of Arabidopsis in Altered Environmental Conditions

Identification of the expression patterns of candidate apoptosis genes in transgenic
tobacco plants
Programmed cell death (PCD) is an essential cellular process characterized by cell
shrinkage, nuclear condensation and fragmentation that leads to the selective elimination
of cells and has been reported to play a major role in cystic fibrosis, oncogenesis
and other disease occurrences. There appears to be some evolutionarily conserved
signaling pathways for an apoptotic-like programmed cell death in plants. Dr. Nathan Reyna's research uses a tobacco plant model to identify new genes associated with oxidative
stress and apoptosis. In this picture, blackening indicates hydrogen peroxide-induced
oxidative damage.
Environmental Influences on Biofilm Formation
