Department of Biology
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Sonke Johnsen
Ida Stephens Owens Distinguished Professor
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Daniel P. Kiehart
Professor of Biology
Our intellectual focus is on identifying determinants of cell shape that function during development. Utilizing molecular genetic and reverse genetic [...]![Zhen-Ming Pei](https://scholars.duke.edu/profile-images/thumbnail200/0270799.jpg)
Zhen-Ming Pei
Associate Professor of Biology
My laboratory is interested in the early signaling events by which plants sense environmental signals and decode to give the appropriate responses. [...]![Tai-ping Sun](https://scholars.duke.edu/profile-images/thumbnail200/0068881.jpg)
Tai-ping Sun
Professor of Biology
The diterpenoid phytohormone gibberellin (GA) plays pivotal roles in regulating growth and development throughout the life cycle of higher plants. [...]