Dr.
Susan R. Wessler
University of California, Riverside
Geneticist; Plant molecular biologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Cellular and Developmental Biology
Elected
2007
Provided a comprehensive picture of the interaction between transposable elements and plant genes. Demonstrated that elements could function as introns, that short inverted-repeat elements (MITEs) predominate in normal genes, and that bioinformatics provide a powerful tool in the identification of active transposons.
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