Michael Tang
Graduate Student, Plant Biology
Graduate Student, Molecular Plant Sciences Program
Graduate Student, MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory
Graduate Student, Dean’s Office
Pronouns: He/him
Location: 322 Plant Biology Labs
Email: tangmic1@msu.edu
Bio
Bachelor of Science in Integrative Biology Honors, Minors in Chemistry and Ecology & Conservation Biology; Magna cum laude, Highest Distinction for Excellence in Research, James Scholar, May 2024 I studied tonoplast sugar transporters in the Chen Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign before joining the Strenkert Lab in January of 2025 where I study the suspected ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler ISW1 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and its role in determining cell cycle progression and gene expression through modulating the chromatin state. ##Lab [Strenkert lab](https://directory.natsci.msu.edu/Directory/Profiles/Person/103079)
Selected Publications
- Tonoplast sugar transporters as key drivers of sugar accumulation, a case study in sugarcane, Tang et al. 2024 View Publication