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Faculty

Dr. Eric M. Roberts

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Eric Roberts

Department, Office, or School: Department of Biology

Associate Professor

eroberts@ric.edu
401-456-9632
Fogarty Life Science, 219

Away for Spring 2023

Education

Ph. D., University of Texas, Austin
A.B. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Selected 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.

Courses

BIOL 108 Basic Principles of Biology
BIOL 354 Plant Growth & Development
BIOL 491 Problems in Biology

Activities & Research Interests

Activities

Honors Program Liaison

Research Interests

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