Understanding how viruses infect insects

Understanding how plant hormones control fruit development

Unraveling the complexity of fleshy fruit transcriptomes

Understanding the genetic basis of fruit development and ripening

Understanding how soil fungi supply plants with mineral nutrients

Understanding how viruses commandeer plants and insects to promote their own trasmission

Molecular and chemical ecology of plant-insect interactions

Understanding how plants acquire immunity to disease

Understanding the origin and evolution of plant diversity

How do bacteria infect plants and how do plants defend themselves from such attacks?

Understanding how scientists can harness Big Data for research and breeding

Understanding different aspects of epigenetics

Small-molecule signaling in model organisms

Understanding how plants coordinate genes in different compartments

Applying the techniques of genetics and biotechnology to plant research