Dior Kelley, genetics, development and cell biology assistant professor, and Olga Zabotina, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology professor,  are exploring fundamental, yet-unanswered questions about how hormones regulate cell wall properties during plant development with support from a new National Science Foundation grant. In the process, they plan to engage college students and foster an appreciation for plants among Iowa’s youngest learners.

Learn more about their research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences article, "The root of the matter: National Science Foundation supports plant development research, learning opportunities."