Eric Roberts

Fogarty Life Science 236 (401) 456-8010 (401) 456-9632 eroberts@ric.edu

Academic Background

Ph. D., University of Pittsburgh

Courses Taught

BIOL 108 (Basic Principles of Biology), BIOL 354 (Plant Growth and Development), BIOL 353 (The Plant Kingdom)

Activities

Honors Program Liason

Research Interests

Plant cell biology, plant physiology, synthesis of plant polysaccharides and cell walls, biology of algae and cryptogams.

Publications

1.Cellulose synthase (CesA) genes in algae and seedless plants. Cellulose 11(2004):419-435.

2.Cellulose synthase (CesA) genes in the green alga Mesotaenium caldariorum. Eukaryotic Cell 1(2002):847-55.