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  • Vance Baird

    Professor and Chairperson
    Environmental stress; nuclear genome organization, gene expression.
    bairdw@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0361

  • Cornelius Barry

    Associate Professor
    Biochemical Evolution of Specialized Metabolism within the Solanaceae Family; Genetic Determinants of Fruit Quality and Ripening
    barrycs@msu.edu
    (517) 884-6959

  • Randy Beaudry

    Professor
    Postharvest biology and technology; controlled atmosphere storage of pome fruit, modified atmosphere packaging; sugarbeet storage, ripening biology and aroma volatile biochemistry.
    beaudry@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0303

  • Daniel Brainard

    Professor
    Development of reduced-tillage, cover-crop intensive vegetable production systems; weed ecology and management, with an emphasis on seed biology
    brainar9@msu.edu
    517-353-0417

  • Sushila Chaudhari

    Assistant Professor
    Weed Science
    sushilac@msu.edu
    517-353-0447

  • Dan Chitwood

    Assistant Professor
    Plant morphology, X-ray Computed Tomography, Topological Data Analysis
    chitwoo9@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0462

  • Bert Cregg

    Professor
    Physiology and management of trees in landscapes and nursery production
    cregg@msu.edu
    517-353-0335

  • Marcus Duck

    Academic Specialist
    duckmarc@msu.edu
    517-353-0351

  • Patrick Edger

    Associate Professor
    Polyploid Genomics, Genetics and Breeding
    edgerpat@msu.edu
    765-749-1496

  • Todd Einhorn

    Associate Professor
    Tree fruit physiology, plant-water relations, rootstock biology, plant growth regulation
    einhornt@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0430

  • Tom Fernandez, Ph.D.

    Professor
    Sustainability of wholesale production nurseries, water management and quality
    fernan15@msu.edu
    517-353-0336

  • Susan Gruber

    Undergraduate Advisor and Instructor
    grubers@msu.edu
    517-353-0326

  • Rebecca Grumet

    Professor
    Reproductive development in Cucumis; regulation of sex-expression; disease resistance; biotechnology biosafety; cucurbit genomics.
    grumet@msu.edu
    517-353-0431

  • Kyung-Hwan Han

    Professor
    Molecular biology of secondary growth; secondary wall biosynthesis; feedstock development for bioenergy and biomaterials; drought tolerance
    hanky@msu.edu
    517-803-9418

  • Miranda Haus

    Assistant Professor
    Root architecture and development of horticultural crops; Root response to biotic and abiotic stress
    hausmira@msu.edu
    517-353-0337

  • Zachary Hayden

    Assistant Professor
    Soil and Nutrient Management for Vegetables
    haydenza@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0410

  • Courtney Hollender

    Assistant Professor
    Molecular Genetics, Plant Development, Fruit Tree Physiology
    chollend@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0446

  • Jiming Jiang

    MSU Foundation Professor
    Plant gene expression and regulation induced by environmental stresses
    jiangjm@msu.edu
    (517) 355-4042

  • Ning Jiang

    Professor
    Function of transposable elements; mechanisms of genome diversification; computational and molecular biology.
    jiangn@msu.edu
    517-353-0381

  • N. Suzanne Lang

    Associate Professor
    langsu@msu.edu
    517-353-8589

  • Gregory Lang

    Professor
    Tree fruit horticulture, physiology, and genetic evaluation, including high efficiency training systems and orchard climatic modification systems
    langg@msu.edu
    517-353-0388

  • Roberto Lopez

    Associate Professor
    Controlled environment specialty crop production; Lighting applications for greenhouses and indoor vertical production; light-emitting diodes; young plant propagation.
    rglopez@msu.edu
    517-353-0342

  • Haddish Melakeberhan

    Associate Professor
    Integrated and sustainable nematode, nutrient cycling, and soil health management in cropping systems.
    melakebe@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0404

  • Muraleedharan Nair

    Professor
    Bioactive natural products: Functional foods and Phytoceuticals. Discovery, isolation, purification, identification and standardization of bioactive molecules; efficacy, dose and toxicity evaluation; formulation and process development.
    nairm@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0406

  • Erik Runkle

    Professor
    Lighting applications in greenhouses and indoor vertical farms; light-emitting diodes; greenhouse energy conservation; crop production in controlled environments
    runkleer@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0350

  • Paolo Sabbatini

    Professor
    Grapevine physiology; photosynthetic carbon assimilation and partitioning; viticulture; cultivar evaluation of Michigan.
    sabbatin@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0302

  • Debalina Saha

    Assistant Professor
    Weed science and ecology as it relates to ornamental crop production (in the landscape, nursery, greenhouse and Christmas tree industries)
    sahadeb2@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0338

  • Dixie Sandborn

    Youth Science Educator
    dixie@msu.edu

  • Guo-Qing Song

    Professor
    Improvement of horticultural plants using genomic, genetic, and biotechnological tools; genetic transformation, gene editing.
    songg@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0384

  • Simone Valle de Souza

    Assistant Professor
    Resource Economics and Policy
    valledes@msu.edu
    517-353-0341

  • Steve van Nocker

    Professor
    Developmental genetics of plants, traits important for production including flowering, chromatin regulation of gene expression
    vannocke@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0394

  • Robert VanBuren

    Assistant Professor
    Integrative genomics, quantitative genetics, and plant evolution
    vanbur31@msu.edu
    517-353-0355

  • Joshua Vander Weide

    Assistant Professor
    Berry crops physiology and production
    jvander@msu.edu

  • Ryan Warner

    Associate Professor
    Genetics of plant development; genomics-assisted breeding; marker-assisted selection; floriculture crops.
    warnerry@msu.edu
    (517) 353-0344

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