Our lab combines computational and experimental approaches to reveal molecular mechanisms underlying adaptive strategies in plants. We focus on metabolic traits at multiple scales including individual genes, pathways, and networks. We also uncover novel functions, mechanisms, and pathways of 'unknown' genes (those that are not similar to any known genes), which is taking us to areas of research we never thought of studying before.

Front Matter


How do we double ag production to feed 9 billion people?
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Dr. Sue Rhee to lead MSU’s Plant Resilience Institute

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It’s estimated that agricultural production must nearly double by 2050 to feed the world’s growing population. Add the impacts of climate change to the scarcity of land and water and you have one of the greatest challenges facing the world today.

That challenge will be met head-on by Seung Yon “Sue” Rhee, a researcher with diverse and interdisciplinary experience ranging from plant development to plant metabolism, bioinformatics, genomics and computational modeling. Rhee will join Michigan State University as the director of its Plant Resilience Institute and as an MSU Foundation Professor in the departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, and Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences.

Why should we study plants?

Introduction by Ruby Tebbutt, 2022 Summer Intern
STANFORD LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
“Stanford sits on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Ohlone people. Consistent with our values of community and inclusion, we have a responsibility to acknowledge, honor, and make visible the University’s relationship to Native peoples.”