Research Interests

Cell biology and Genetics of maize; gene discovery, isolation and expression studies of maize genes; global gene expression patterns in maize shoot apical meristems.

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Janick-Buckner is a native of New Jersey and attended undergraduate school at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. She earned a PhD degree from the University of Vermont in Cell Biology. During her postdoctoral training she worked at Iowa State University in the Department of Biochemistry studying the influence of retinoids on cells of the immune system. Dr. Janick-Buckner has been on the faculty of Truman State University for the past 15 years. She enjoys walking, hiking, gardening, and reading.

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