FY2012 Annual Report Project Descriptions
FY2012 Annual Report Project Descriptions
LIFE SCIENCES
UVM research scientists and outreach specialists ...
make plant data residing in the Pringle Herbarium nationally
available as virtual images and digital specimen data for the study of
introduced and invasive plants and economically important non-timber
forest products, as well as a basis for the study of biodiversity
Developing the US National Virtual Herbarium (from WDC12)
BARRINGTON 5
Fungal and Plant Molecular Biology
develop nucleotide-based genetic markers for assessing distribution of genetic diversity in Vermont's fiddlehead ferns
Genetic Diversity and Watershed in Vermont's fiddlehead fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris, Onocleaceae)
BARRINGTON 5a
determine the function of the LATD protein in the response to the hormone Abscisic Acid.
Characterization of a LATD-dependent ABA Signaling Pathway in Medicago truncatula roots.
HARRIS 5a
determine the role of the Medicago truncatula heme oxygenase enzyme in oxidative stress.
Characterization of the role of the Medicago truncatula GIRAFFE gene in oxidative stress.
HARRIS 5a
develop new inhibitors of C. albicans biofilm formation as potential anti-fungal therapeutics
Fungal Biofilms and Development of New Anti-Fungal Drugs
JOHNSON 5a
Molecular Genetics
determine how mammary epithelial cell proliferation is regulated by the estrogen receptors using an in vivo animal model.
Roles of ER-alpha and ER-beta in Mammary Gland Cell Proliferation
PAN 5c