Plants are increasingly vulnerable to environmental stressors—such as pathogen infection, drought, and heat—from climate change. These challenges threaten global food security and limit the carbon sequestration potential of plants. Dr. Ellen Rim's research goal is to sustainably enhance plant productivity and resilience through protein engineering. The Rim lab engineers proteins involved in plant immune and hormone signaling pathways using directed evolution in high-throughput single cell systems.
Dr. Elizabeth Mayne's lab uses mouse models of pediatric stroke to study how brain injuries in childhood disrupt later neurodevelopment, with a long-term goal of developing treatments to prevent or reduce cognitive disability after pediatric stroke and other acquired brain injuries of childhood.
Dr. Elizabeth Mormino's research program focuses on combining imaging and genetics to predict cognitive trajectories over time, and the integration of novel PET scans to better understand human aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
