Mailing Address:
Fifield Hall
2550 Hull Road
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Office: 2237 Fifield Hall
Phone: (352) 273-4846
E-mail: drm@ufl.edu
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Areas of Research
- Comparative genomics
- Seed development
- Plant hormones
- Carotenoid metabolism
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin (1985)
- M.S., Agronomy (NSF Fellow), University of Wisconsin (1982)
- B.S., Agronomy, Iowa State University (1979)
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Work Experience
- Associate Director, University of Florida Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (2005-present).
- Professor, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (1997-present)
- Associate Professor, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (1991-1997).
- Assistant Professor, Vegetable Crops Dept., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (1986-1991).
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Vegetable Crops Dept., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (1985-1986), with L. Curtis Hannah (maize genetics and molecular biology of sucrose metabolism)
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Honors and Awards
- Executive Board of the UF Genetics Institute, a campus wide institute devoted to training and research in modern genetics (2001-present)
- Associate Director, UF Genetics Institute (2005-present)
- UF Research Foundation Professor (1997-1999)
- UF/IFAS 1998 Award of Excellence for Graduate Research
- UF Research Achievement Award (1992)