Joanne Elise Thomson
Graduate Student, Cell & Molecular Biology Program
Graduate Student, MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory
Graduate Student, Molecular Plant Sciences Program
Graduate Student, Dean’s Office
Location: 122 Plant Biology Lab
Phone: (517) 353-3383
Email: thomso89@msu.edu
Bio
###Lab [Brandizzi lab](https://directory.natsci.msu.edu/Directory/Profiles/Person/102352) ###Title Graduate Research Assistant (Cell and Molecular Biology and Molecular Plant Sciences) ###Education B.S., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor M.S., Grand Valley State University ###Research interests How do cells decide to live or die? What are the molecular signals, and which proteins are responsible for making life changing decisions? These are questions that I constantly ask myself in my research. I am broadly interested in the molecular mechanisms that drive cell fate. In turn these findings may lead to identifying biotechnological solutions aimed at developing stress resistance crops and build upon existing knowledge of fundamental questions focused on cellular signaling and cell death in both humans and plants. ###Expertise Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Space Biology, Cell Death, Unfolded Protein Response, Proteomics, Genetics, Microscopy
Courses
- BS 161: Cells and Molecules