Plant Biology contacts

233 Emerson Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-5459

Chair: Jian Hua
jh299 [at] cornell.edu (jh299[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Phone: 607-255-5554

Chair's Assistant: Karin Jantz
kpg2 [at] cornell.edu (kpg2[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Phone: 607-255-4075

Director of Graduate Studies: mjs298 [at] cornell.edu (Michael Scanlon)
Phone: 607- 254-1156

Graduate Field Assistant: kpg2 [at] cornell.edu (Karin Jantz)
Phone: 607-255-4075

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Faculty & Senior Academics

Tenured and Tenure-track Faculty, Senior Research Associates, Senior Extension Associates, and Senior Lecturers

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Adjunct & Courtesy Faculty

These faculty have primary affiliations with other SIPS sections and Cornell units or with USDA-ARS

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Faculty Emeriti

Faculty emeriti and other retired academics

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Graduate Students

Graduate students in the Field of Plant Biology

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Academic Staff

Post-doctoral associates, research associates, extension associates, and lecturers

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Technical & Support Staff

Staff members support research scientists, maintain greenhouses and research fields, and manage administrative functions

Plant Biology News

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News

Randomness reveals hidden order in the plant world

Findings from a recent study show how randomness and growth together create the striking cellular patterns that shape plant organs—and perhaps all multicellular life.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plants
Graduate students check tomato plants.

News

An invention developed by two graduate students turns engineered tomato plants red when soil nitrogen levels are low.

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
Plant sprouting from dirt

News

Cornell scientists work toward engineering plants and other organisms to grow into usable, biodegradable forms.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plants
Yellow rust on wheat

News

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Pink petunias in bloom during summer.

News

Flowers grow stems, leaves and petals in a perfect pattern again and again. A new Cornell study shows that even in this precise, patterned formation in plants, gene activity inside individual cells is far more chaotic than it appears.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plants