Our Center
The Center for Plant Cell Biology addresses significant questions in plant biology on the molecular level
Our People
Our Membership includes over 60 physical and life scientists, engineers, biologists, computer scientists and statisticians in 14 Departments across UCR.
Our Research
Find out more about our research, including our Student Training Opportunities and REU and access to our Core Facilities.
Our Events
From our seminar series to our science fair sponsorship, we offer a host of opportunities for participation and collaboration. We welcome your involvement.
Latest News
Read the latest about what’s happening around the Center.
Thomas Eulgem & Karine Le Roch collaborate on Arabidopsis thaliana PHD-finger protein EDM2
Karine Le Roch Thomas Eulgem A prime example of across organisms and borderless scientific activities in IIGB was achieved by Thomas Eulgem and Karine Le Roch, with a well-executed collaboration bringing [...]
Xuemei Chen, Robert Jinkerson, and Meng Chen received an NSF EAGER grant
Xuemei Chen, Robert Jinkerson, and Meng Chen received an NSF grant to establish a transformative RNA sequencing technology for studying plastids. Plastids in plant cells (Image found here) The plant cell stores its [...]
Yanran Li receives NIH New Innovator Award
Yanran Li, an assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, has received a New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program for a project to discover plant natural products of [...]