Daniel Gallie
Professor
Mailing Address:
Biochemistry
Boyce Hall
/3432
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: (951) 827-7298
Fax: (951) 827-4434
Email:
daniel.gallie@ucr.edu Website
Degree(s):
PhD 1985 University of California, Davis
College/Division Affiliation:
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Center/Inst Affiliation(s):
Center for Plant Cell Biology
Areas Of Expertise:
Cellular and Viral Translational Regulatory Mechanisms; Programmed Cell Death in Plants; Role of Ethylene, Abscisic Acid, and Cytokinin During Maize Growth and Development and in Response to Abiotic Stress; Role of Ascorbic Acid During Plant Growth and in Environmental Stress Response Programs
Research Summary:
The overall goal of my research since joining the Department of Biochemistry at the University of California at Riverside has been to increase crop productivity to address an increasing world population. Plant growth and development is not only determined by the orchestrated control of gene expression but also the environmental conditions experienced by a plant. Consequently, increasing crop productivity needs a plant systems approach that addresses the complex suite of internal and external signals that determine yield. Therefore, my research has focused in five main areas: (1)
the regulation of cellular protein synthesis; (2) viral translational mechanisms; (3) programmed cell death (4) the role of ethylene, abscisic acid, and cytokinin in regulating plant growth and responses to environmental stress; and (5) the function of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) during plant growth and during environmental stress. Understanding these processes is proving highly useful in engineering improved yields by altering plant growth and development and by improving tolerance to adverse environmental conditions.
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