Interdepartmental Plant Biology Program
The Interdepartmental Plant Biology (IPB) Graduate Program, previously Interdepartmental Plant Physiology Major (IPPM), educates scientists in basic plant biology, including but not limiting to plant molecular biology, plant cell biology, plant physiology, and plant organismal biology and provides training in the most state-of-the-art methods and technologies.
This program is offered with eight participating departments: Agronomy, Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (BBMB), Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE), Chemistry, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology (EEOB), Genetics Development & Cell Biology (GDCB), Horticulture, and Plant Pathology.
Academics
Graduate study in Interdepartmental Plant Biology, leading to the M.S. Degree and Ph.D. Degree, is offered along with a minor in plant biology for students studying in other programs.
IPB News
Recent Publications
Kelley and Walley Labs (2024): ZmPILS6 is an auxin efflux carrier required for maize root morphogenesis. PNAS 2024 121(22): e2313216121. Doi: 10.1073/pnas.2313216121
Lübberstedt Lab (2023): Overcoming roadblocks for in vitro nurseries in plants: induction of meiosis. Front Plant Sci. 2023 Jun 2;14:1204813. Doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1204813.
Kelley and Růžička labs (2023): N6-adenosine methylation of mRNA integrates multilevel auxin response and ground tissue development in Arabidopsis. Development, first published online Sep 13.
Kelley and Walley labs (2023): A Practical Guide to Inferring Multi-Omics Networks in Plant Systems. In: Kaufmann, K., Vandepoele, K. (eds) Plant Gene Regulatory Networks. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2698. Humana, New York, NY.
Kelley Lab (2023): Changes in cell wall composition due to a pectin biosynthesis enzyme GAUT10 impact root growth. Plant Physiology https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad465.
Walter E and Helen Parke Loomis Symposium
This symposium joins a long history of annual Interdepartmental Plant Biology symposia that honor the life and achievements of Walter E. Loomis. With a listing of symposiums spanning over a decade, this event allows for discussion of exciting new plant biology topics for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and industry supporters.