Qirui Cui

Lead Advisor: Dr. Tzung-Fu Hsieh

Home Department: Plant and Microbial Biology

Research Summary: Qirui Cui is interested in plant epigenetics and endosperm development. He works with a plant demethylase DME, which controls the epigenetic status of the plant, especially in the endosperm. He will study different phenotypes caused by DME plants, infer DME’s role in development, and investigate DME’s molecular targeting functions.