The SBC's University Research Partners program facilitates collaborations between researchers in the general area of plant biotechnology. Each of our research partners is an expert in their field and is interested in strengthening the knowledge base of that field. Please feel free to contact either the SBC or the individual researcher directly for further information or a potential collaboration.
An alphabetical listing of Research Partners can be found here.
Individual profiles hightlighting the work of SBC's Partners can currently be found on the SeedQuest website!
Research Catgories:
Plant Breeding & Genetics
Plant Pathology
Crop & Ecosystem Science
Development, Physiology & Biochemistry
Postharvest & Food Safety
Agricultural Economics, Trade & Policy
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Bennett, Alan B - Tomato fruit development and intellectual property rights in agriculture
Bradford, Kent J - Seed biology, physiology, dormancy and quality
Chetelat, Roger T - Tomato genetics and germplasm conservation
Dubcovsky, Jorge - Wheat genetics, genomics and breeding
Gepts, Paul - Crop biodiversity conservation and plant breeding
Gilbertson, Robert L - Seed pathology and plant virology
Hill, Jim E - Rice production agronomist, extension specialist
Jasieniuk, Marie - Weed genetics, evolution, and spread (gene flow)
Khush, Gurdev S - International agricultural
Maloof, Julin N - Light and phytochrome regulation of development
McGranahan, Gale - Walnut breeding
McHughen, Alan - Biotechnology for sustainable agriculture, genetics
Parfitt, Dan E - Fruit and nut tree crops, Jatropha biofuels
Potter, Daniel - Plant systematics
Powell, Ann L T - Fruit ripening and pathogen susceptibility
Qualset, Calvin O - Genetic resource conservation and agricultural sustainability
Quiros, Carlos F - Breeding, genetics and genomics of vegetable crops
Ronald, Pamela - Enhanced stress tolerance
Ross-Ibarra, Jeffrey - Evolutionary and population genetics and genomics
Sinha, Neelima R - Genetics and evolution of development
Subbarao, Krishna V - Epidemiology and sustainable disease managment
Temple, Steve - Grain and legume breeding, legume cropping systems
Van Deynze, Allen - Molecular genetic, transgenics, biotech regulations
Yoder, John I - Chemical communication between plants
Bostock, Richard M - Biochemistry and molecular biology of plant-microbe interactions
Davis, R. Michael - Diseases of vegetable and field crops
Falk, Bryce - Plant virology, plant virus diseases, and virus infections
Gilbertson, Robert L - Seed pathology and plant virology
Gubler, Walter D - Biology and epidemiology of pathogens of fruit crops
Liu, Bo - Cellular basis of plant growth and formation
Lucas, William J - Cell-to-cell and long-distance communication
Powell, Ann L T - Fruit ripening and pathogen susceptibility
Ronald, Pamela - Enhanced stress tolerance
Subbarao, Krishna V - Epidemiology and sustainable disease managment
Suslow, Trevor V - Plant microbiology and horticultural sciences
Yoder, John I - Chemical communication between plants
DiTomaso, Joseph - Weed biology and management in non-crop areas.
Durzan, Don - Conifer seed biochemistry and nitrogen metabolism
Gepts, Paul - Crop biodiversity conservation and plant breeding
Hill, Jim E - Rice production agronomist, extension specialist
Jasieniuk, Marie - Weed genetics, evolution, and spread (gene flow)
Lanini, W Thomas - Weed ecology and managment in vegetable crops
Six, Johan - Agroecology
Temple, Steve - Grain and legume breeding, legume cropping systems
Van Deynze, Allen - Molecular genetic, transgenics, biotech regulations
Young, Truman - Restoration ecology Development, Physiology & Biochemistry Beckels, Diane M - Primary metabolism; starch and sugar biosynthesis
Bennett, Alan B - Tomato fruit development and intellectual property rights in agriculture
Blumwald, Eduardo - Plant biotechnology
Bradford, Kent J - Seed biology, physiology, dormancy and quality
Britt, Anne B - DNA recombination, repair and response to DNA damage
Callis, Judy - Plant molecular biology and regulated proteolysis
Cantwell, Marita I - Postharvest technology of vegetable crops
Durzan, Don - Conifer seed biochemistry and nitrogen metabolism
Gasser, Charles S - Molecular genetics and ovule development
Harada, John - Seed development
Harmer, Stacey L - Effects of the circadian clock on plant physiology
Inoue, Kentaro - Plastid development and metabolism
Labavitch, John M - Cell wall metabolism and plant development
Lemaux, Peggy G -Improvement of cereals and grasses through engineering
Liu, Bo - Cellular basis of plant growth and formation
Lucas, William J - Cell-to-cell and long-distance communication
Maloof, Julin N - Light and phytochrome regulation of development
Mitcham, Beth - Methods to measure and maintain quality of fruit
Negre-Zakharov, Florence - Fruit aroma biology and biochemistry
Rodriguez, Ray - metabolic regulation of gene expression in seeds
Saltveit, Mikal - Response of harvested plants to abiotic stresses
Sinha, Neelima R - Genetics and evolution of development
Tian, Li - Carotenoid and polyphenol metabolism
Beckels, Diane M - Primary metabolism; starch and sugar biosynthesis
Cantwell, Marita I - Postharvest technology of vegetable crops
Kjelstrom, Judith A - Agricultural biotechnology issues and food safety
Labavitch, John M - Cell wall metabolism and plant development
Mitcham, Beth - Methods to measure and maintain quality of fruit
Negre-Zakharov, Florence - Fruit aroma biology and biochemistry
Saltveit, Mikal - Response of harvested plants to abiotic stresses
Suslow, Trevor V - Plant microbiology and horticultural sciences
Alston, Julian M - Economics of agricultural R&D, technology, and policy
Butler, Leslie (Bees) - Seed industry organization, marketing, intellectual property rights
Cook, Roberta - Fresh fruit and vegetable economics
Sumner, Daniel - Agricultural economics
Britt, Anne B - DNA recombination, repair and response to DNA damage
Cook, Roberta - Fresh fruit and vegetable economist
Kjelstrom, Judith A - Agricultural biotechnology issues and food safety
Lemaux, Peggy G -Improvement of cereals and grasses through engineering
McHughen, Alan - Biotechnology for sustainable agriculture, genetics
Tian, Li - Carotenoid and polyphenol metabolism
Van Eenennaam, Alison L - Animal biotechnology and genomics
Questions? Comments? Please contact Jamie Miller at 530-752-9985 or jkmiller@ucdavis.edu
To become an SBC University Research Partner, apply here.