Dr. Darron R. Luesse
Office: 3326 Science Lab Building
Lab: 3216 Science Lab Building
Phone: (618)650-2153
email: dluesse@siue.edu
Address:
Box 1651
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL 62025
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The
goal of research in the Luesse lab is to better understand the
molecular basis of the signals that cells use for communication.
We want to determine how a plant uses these signals to sense and
respond to its environment. This work utilizes gravitropism,
which is bending in response to a change in the direction of
gravity. This is accomplished through a variety of approaches
using genetics, microscopy, bioinformatics, plant physiology,
genetic engineering, and molecular biology in the model plant
Arabidopsis thaliana
(Thale Cress). While almost all aspects of plant development
are guided by the direction of gravity, changes in growth patterns
can be quickly and easily measured in roots, hypocotyls, and
inflorescence stems, making them an excellent system for study. The
Luesse lab endeavors to understand the molecular and cellular
processes behind these changes in growth, and the signal
transduction cascades that mediate the process.
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