Research Projects:

Systemic Defense

Defense Proteins

Gene Expression

Metabolic Profiling

Gene Silencing

Comparative Studies in Plant and Animal Signaling:

Plant - Animal

Grad Studies:

Graduate Training Opportunities

People in the Lab

Recent Papers from Our Lab

Dr. Terry Graham

Department of Plant Pathology
The Ohio State University
201 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone:  614-292-1789
Fax:  614-292-4455

Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Soybean Defense Activation                                                                   

Research in our lab is focused on the intracellular and intercellular (cell-to-cell) signaling events that regulate deployment of a complex grid of molecular defense responses in soybean.

As shown below, the defense grid in soybean includes the induction of pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins and secondary products in local, distal and systemic cell populations. We are using a number of molecular approaches to characterize the signaling events that lead to the deployment of these responses.  For a recent mini-review, click here (pdf file).

See the panel to the left for information on specific projects and graduate training opportunities.