Core Members
Adam Caparco
The Caparco lab engineers protein assemblies and virus-derived nanoparticles to bring new functions to plants, with a focus on plant immunoengineering, crop protection, and bioremediation of agricultural sites.
Gabriela Garcia
The Garcia lab investigates how ecological and social factors interact in perennial crop and agroforestry systems, using diverse research methods to understand and enhance agricultural resilience across different scales.
Jing-Ke Weng
The Weng lab investigates how plants create diverse specialized compounds, focusing on understanding and harnessing biosynthetic pathways for medicine, agriculture, and environmental applications.
Lital Davidi
The Davidi lab investigates stress adaptation mechanisms in extremophilic algae to develop solutions for global food security and ecosystem health by understanding and enhancing resilience in photosynthetic organisms.
Lianyong Wang
The Wang lab investigates chloroplast biology in algae to better understand and potentially enhance photosynthetic efficiency and stress resistance in plants.
Affiliated Members
Wengong Jin
The Jin lab develops geometric and generative AI methods for molecular and protein design to accelerate drug discovery and reveal new insights into plant biology and human health by modeling biological systems across scales.
Rebecca Sherbo
The Sherbo lab engineers soil bacteria using electrochemistry and synthetic biology to recycle greenhouse gases into nutrients and chemicals, advancing sustainable agriculture and enhancing plant fitness through innovative microbial–plant interfaces.
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