Research
Research Highlights
GGB faculty and students participate in a variety of research programs. A few examples of these research accomplishments are listed below:
UC Riverside Plant Scientist’s Research Ranked on Top Ten Breakthrough List for 2009
Sean Cutler’s lab showed how a plant stress hormone helps plants survive drought — rankings by Science magazine.
UC Riverside Researcher Identifies Mechanism Malaria Parasite Uses to Spread Among Red Blood Cells
Discovery could lead to new drugs for combating spread of deadly disease.
It Takes a Lot More than the Early Bird to Catch Worms
A $1.1 million NSF grant awarded to Dr. Paul DeLey and collaborators will assist in unearthing nematodes and cataloging them on the Internet.
UCR Researchers Awarded Nearly $1.7 Million to Develop Improved Cowpea Varieties
Driven by genomic technology, research will benefit African farmers.
Researchers Uncover Small RNA Degrading Enzymes Dr. Xuemei Chen and a collaborator have just published findings in the September 12, 2008 issue of Science.
UC Riverside Biologist Receives Prestigious MacArthur Fellowship
Dr. Cheryl Hayashi's work reveals the architecture, evolution, and structural properties of spider silks and the possibilities of developing new synthetic materials.