Ecker is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the molecular biology and genetics of plants. Ecker was a principal investigator in the multinational project that sequenced the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana, a model organism for the study of plant genetics. He is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on how the gaseous...

The seventh annual CEPCEB Special Award Ceremony was held on October 16th, 2009 from 2-4pm as the inaugural event in the Auditorium of the new UCR Genomics Building. The following individuals were acknowledged by the Center for Plant Cell Biology for their outstanding research achievements in the 2008-09 period. 2009 Outstanding CEPCEB Undergraduate Student 2009...