On the Web
Check out http://www.pfiesteria.org to learn about the toxic dinoflagellate, Pfiesteria piscicida, which has been linked to fish kills along the Middle Atlantic seaboard and, in some cases, to human illnesses.

Dr. Nina Stromgren Allen
professor of botany and director of Cellular and Molecular Imaging Facility
(919) 515-8382, (919) 515-3525
nina_allen@ncsu.edu
www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cals/botany/people/faculty/nallen/nallen.html
Video and confocal light microscopy. Cellular and molecular imaging and quantitation technologies. Cell signaling and the cytoskeleton.

Dr. Robert L. Beckmann
associate professor of botany
(919) 515-9048
robert_beckmann@ncsu.edu
General biology and botany. Uses of plants in folk and herbal medicine.

Dr. Udo Blum
professor of botany
(919) 515-2725
udo_blum@ncsu.edu
How the physical and chemical environment can inhibit or stimulate plant growth. Chemical interactions between plants and their soil. Cover crops that produce natural anti-weed compounds.

Dr. Wendy F. Boss
professor of botany
(919) 515-3496
wendy_boss@ncsu.edu
Plant signal transduction; specifically lipid-mediated transduction of external or environmental signals to growth responses.

Dr. Christopher S. Brown
associate director, NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology
(919) 515-9686
cbrown@unity.ncsu.edu
www.cals.ncsu.edu/nscort
Biological experiments in space, especially those conductedon plants. Human life support systems for space stations. Effect of gravity on plant growth and development.

Dr. JoAnn M. Burkholder
associate professor of aquatic botany and marine sciences (919) 515-2726
www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cals/botany/people/faculty/burkholder/burk.html
Co-discoverer of the toxic marine organism Pfiesteria piscicida, which has been linked to massive fish kills and mysterious human health ailments in coastal waters. Also studies sea grasses and their importance to breeding grounds for fin and shell fish.

Dr. Scott Chilton
professor of botany
(919) 515-3792
scott_chilton@ncsu.edu
Poisonous plants. How plants use natural chemicals to defend against insects, weeds and microbes. Toxicity of natural chemicals in the food supply and drugs from medicinal plants.

Dr. Eric Davies
professor of botany
(919) 513-190
eric_davies@ncsu.edu
www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cals/botany/people/faculty/davies/davies.html
Electrical signals and gene expression in plants. Plant responses to gravity. The cytoskeleton and protein synthesis.

Dr. Walter W. Heck
professor emeritus of botany
(919) 786-0724
wheck@bellsouth.net
The effects on crops and forests of air pollutants, including ozone, gases from global climate change and point-source pollutants.

Dr. Judith F. Thomas
professor of botany and director of phytotron
(919) 515-2778, 2779
The onset of flowering in plants and what causes plants to switch from vegetative to reproductive processes. Plant growth in controlled environments.

Dr. William F. Thompson
University Research Professor of botany, genetics and crop science
(919) 515-7164
wftb@ncsu.edu
Plant gene function. Technology of plant genetic engineering.

Dr. Thomas R. Wentworth
professor of botany
(919) 515-2168
tom_wentworth@ncsu.edu
www4.ncsu.edu/eos/users/t/twentwo/www/homepage.html
Description, classification, and study of environmental relationships of natural vegetation. Quantitative approaches to analysis of data collected from communities.