About the Program
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The Plant Biology Graduate Group at UC Davis offers interdisciplinary training in plant biology. The vertical organization of research in the group allows students to study plants at levels of inquiry ranging from molecules to populations. Although research training is focused primarily on acquiring basic knowledge, a diverse plant science community on campus allows opportunities for exposure to and participation in research with applied goals.
M.S. Plan II
Ph.D. Plan B
College of Biological Sciences
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Space Available: Jun 1, 2025
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2025
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Amanda Haydon Turner
(530) 752-2981 | ahturner@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Group Chair
Georgia Drakakaki
gdrakakaki@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Advisor: General
Diane Beckles
Plant Biology
(530) 754-4779 | dmbeckles@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Barbara Blanco-Ulate
Plant Biology
(530) 752-9690 | bblanco@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Arnold Bloom
Plant Biology
(530) 752-1743 | ajbloom@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Dario Cantu
Plant Biology
(530) 752-2929 | dacantu@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Luca Comai
Plant Biology
(530) 752-8485 | lcomai@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Abhaya Dandekar
Plant Biology
(530) 752-7784 | amdandekar@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Georgia Drakakaki
Plant Biology
(530) 752-1664 | gdrakakaki@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Stacey Harmer
Plant Biology
(530) 752-8101 | slharmer@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Imtiyaz Khanday
Plant Biology
khanday@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Daniel Kliebenstein
Plant Biology
(530) 754-7775 | kliebenstein@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Primary Contact
Bo Liu
Plant Biology
(530) 754-8138 | bliu@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Jeffrey Ross Ibarra
Plant Biology
(530) 752-4565 | rossibarra@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Daniel Runcie
Plant Biology
(530) 754-0687 | deruncie@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Nitzan Shabek
Plant Biology
(530) 752-8187 | nshabek@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Neelima Sinha
Plant Biology
(530) 754-8441 | nrsinha@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General
Venkatesan Sundaresan
Plant Biology
(530) 754-9677 | sundar@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Admissions and General
Philipp Zerbe
Plant Biology
(530) 754-9789 | pzerbe@ucdavis.edu
Internal Fellowship Analyst
Heidi West
(530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor
Brittney Dinelli
bjdinelli@ucdavis.edu