Department of Forestry
 

Emily Grant

Teaching Activities

  • General Biology Laboratory (BIOL 1016), Teaching Assistant, Spring 2006
  • Plant Biology (BIOL/HORT 2304), Teaching Assistant, Spring 2007

Scientific Activities

Publications

  • Zhao, C., Avci, U., Grant, E.H., Haigler, C.H., and Beers, E.P. (2008). XND1, a member of the NAC domain family in Arabidopsis thaliana, negatively regulates lignocellulose synthesis and programmed cell death in xylem. Plant J 53, 425-436.

Posters and Presentations

  • Chieh-Ting Wang, Emily Hurst, Takeshi Fujino, Elizabeth Etherington, and Amy Brunner, Department of Forestry. October 2006. Genomics approaches to tree domestication for enhanced biomass. Deans’ Forum on Energy Security and Sustainability
  • Functional Genomics of Poplar Development and Physiology: Wood Differentiation, Forestry Graduate Seminar (FOR 5004), Fall 2006
  • Reverse genetics of NAC-domain transcription factors implicated in control of xylem differentiation in Populus and Arabidopsis, International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, Tree Biotechnology 2007, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
  • Using Poplar to discover gene pathways involved in wood formation, Circle of Excellence, Blacksburg, VA, June 2007

Awards

  • Virginia Tech Graduate Student Association Travel Fund Program Award Recipient, Spring 2007

Service Activities

  • Tour Guide, Latham Hall Dedication, September 2006

Memberships

  • Forestry Graduate Student Association: 2006 – present

Selected or Favorite Courses at Virginia Tech:

  • Molecular Biology for the Life Sciences, ALS/PPWS 5334
  • Molecular Biology Laboratory, BIOL 4774