INTERDEPARTMENTAL STUDIES IN
Plant Physiology
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The goal of the Interdepartmental Studies in Plant Physiology is to prepare graduate students for a variety of careers in academic, public, and private research institutions. This concentration includes faculty from four departments and one school, with interests ranging from whole plant and postharvest physiology to plant biochemistry and plant molecular biology. Participating faculty have formed an interactive working group to provide comprehensive training in plant physiology.
Lecture series, discussion groups, and a wide array of courses all contribute to a unique educational experience in plant physiology. As both a land-grant and sea-grant institution, LSU offers an exceptionally broad selection of graduate programs in plant physiology. Areas covered include plant biochemistry, crop physiology, ecophysiology, forestry, horticulture, plant molecular biology, and plant pathology.
ADMINISTRATION
The Interdepartmental Program in Plant Physiology is administered under the Department of Biological Sciences. For further information please contact:
Thomas S. Moore, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
Address: Graduate Program, Department of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building 202, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Telephone: 225/578-1556
FAX: 225/578-7299
E-mail: gradoff@lsu.edu
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Students earn the M.S. or Ph.D. degree in one of the participating units, as listed below, while concentrating in plant physiology.
Department of Biological Sciences
School of Renewable Natural Resources
Department of Horticulture
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology
Additional detailed information about graduate studies in plant physiology is available from the program coordinator.
ADMISSION
Applicants should contact the department in their specific area of interest. Individual departmental requirements will be provided by the department.
PARTICIPATING FACULTY
Sue G. Bartlett, Department of Biological Sciences: Chloroplast protein transport and assembly, carbonic anhydrase
Terry M. Bricker, Department of Biological Sciences: Photosynthesis, protein structure and function, site-directed mutagenesis of photosystem II proteins
Jim L. Chambers, School of Renewable Natural Resources: Physiological ecology, forest wetlands, pine/hardwood physiology, global climate change
Marc A. Cohn, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology: Seed dormancy, signal transduction
David J. Longstreth, Department of Biological Sciences: Stress physiology, photosynthesis, water relations
Irving A. Mendelssohn, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences: Physiological ecology, flood tolerance mechanisms, coastal plant ecology
Thomas S. Moore, Department of Biological Sciences: Biogenesis of plant membranes
James V. Moroney, Department of Biological Sciences: Cell and molecular biology of CO2 uptake by photosynthetic organisms
Norimoto Murai, Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology: Plant molecular biology, gene regulation, protein design, storage proteins, plant transformation
David H. Picha, Department of Horticulture: Post-harvest physiology of horticultural crops
Raymond W. Schneider, Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology: Host-pathogen interactions, physiological ecology of soil-borne plant pathogens
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Board of Regents' Graduate Fellowships are available to highly qualified Ph.D. candidates. These fellowships, providing a yearly stipend of $18,000 plus tuition, are renewable for up to four years. These fellowships entail no specifically assigned teaching or research duties.
Competitively awarded teaching and research assistantships also are available from the participating departments for both M.S. and Ph.D. students.