Dr. Ji Kang
Department of Grain Science and Industry
jika@ksu.edu
785-532-4081
Dr Ji Kang’s research is mainly focused on physicochemical properties, molecular structure and conformation of carbohydrate polymers and study the structure-function relationship. She is currently working on a natural food emulsifier extracted from agriculture by-products. She is interested in linking the bioactivity/digestibility of polysaccharides/dietary fibers to its molecular structure and conformation.
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Dr. Karen Barandoc-Alviar
Department of Plant Pathology
785-532-2328/785-532-1341
Dr. Alviar’s research focuses mainly on characterization of virus-vector interaction. She is currently working at the Whitfield laboratory with a plant virus, Maize mosaic rhabdovirus and its planthopper vector, Peregrinus maidis. P. maidis is the only known vector of MMV and transmits in a persistent propagative manner. The goal of Dr. Alviar’s research is to identify vector molecules that recognize and respond to virus infection and how changes on vector physiology or behavior affect transmission efficiencies of this virus to host plants.
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Dr. Josephine Boac
Department of Grain Science and Industry
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
785-532-3719/ 785-776-2768
Dr. Boac’s research focuses on improving postharvest grain management and stored product protection. She is currently investigating the grain particle behavior in a commercial grain dryer, studying fumigant behavior in grain storage systems, modeling movements of sound and insect-infested grains in handling equipment using the Discrete Element Method, and measuring stored-grain compaction factors.
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Dr. Li Lei
Department of Plant Pathology
Dr. Lei’s research focuses on studying genome and transcriptome evolution of plants and fungi with next-generation sequencing technology using bioinformatics and population genetic tools.
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Dr. Tara Marriage
Division of Biology
(785)532-6153
Dr. Marriage’s research focuses on the evolution of multicullularity in the Volvocine algae. She uses transcriptomics and comparative genomic techniques to identify genes that are important for the transition from unicellularity to multicellularity.
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Dr. Janet Paper
Division of Biology
Dr. Paper likes plants! I’m currently researching molecular plant development – specifically how plant sterols affect the plasma membrane and cell wall of Arabidopsis thaliana, but I am interested in many aspects of plant molecular biology and biochemistry.
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Dr. Beth Ross
Fish and Wildlife Coop Unit
Dr. Ross is interested in using advanced statistical techniques to better understand the population demography of terrestrial organisms, and is currently studying causes for the lesser prairie chicken population decline.
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Luciana Signorelli
Division of Biology
Laboratory for Landscape and Conservation Ecology
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