Eric
M. Kramer
Associate
Professor of Physics
at
Simon's Rock since 1999
Education/Experience
- Carnegie-Mellon
University: B.S. 1990
- University of Chicago:
Ph.D. 1996
- Brandeis University:
Postdoctoral Fellow 1996-1998
- Williams College:
Visiting Assistant Professor 1998-1999
Contact Information
Courses, Fall 2007
- Physics 100 and
Physics 100 labs.
Plant Hormone Transport
and Signalling - Quantitative Approaches
Recent progress in cell
and molecular biology is
clarifying many key aspects of plant hormone biosynthesis, transport
and signalling. Still lacking, however, is a comprehensive view of how
these
molecules move within and between cells.
My research focuses
on biophysical and biochemical aspects of plant
hormones, and the long-range transport systems
that move hormones around the plant.
Computer simulations are used to model hormone transport and its
role in plant development.
Biophysical theory and software predictors are used to relate the
chemical properties of hormone molecules to their distinct functions
within the plant. I have several ongoing research collaborations with
plant biologists
interested in quantitative approaches. This includes a visiting
research fellowship at the new Center for Plant Integrative Biology
(CPIB) in Nottingham, U.K.
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