Fluorescent micrograph showing a cell with diffuse green signal and clustered red spots
Liu Lab

Exploring Plant and Fungal Cells

Our Research

We are cell biologists aiming to learn how plants and fungi build their cells and organize their cytoplasmic contents. We use microscopic and imaging tools to watch how cells divide and enlarge themselves. People in the laboratory also routinely carry out experiments of protein biochemistry, molecular biology, as well as classical and molecular genetics. We have open positions for serious graduate students and undergraduate students. If you are interested in traveling into plant and fungal cells, please contact Dr. Bo Liu, the principal investigator, at [email protected]. You are invited to visit the laboratory in Green Hall 2203 or talk to Dr. Liu at (530) 754-8138. Recent findings are summarized in the posters presented outside the laboratory.