Lirong Zeng

Lirong Zeng

Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology

Post-translational modifications and plant immunity

(402) 472-2539
lzeng3@unl.edu

Lirong Zeng's PubMed Page

With a focus on molecular plant pathology, researchers in the Zeng Lab aim to elucidate and eventually manipulate for crop improvement the key molecular mechanisms that plants use to defend against different biotic stresses. Current work focuses on the role of post-translational modification, particularly the ubiquitin system (UBS), and the underlying mechanistic basis by which it regulates plant immunity.

Graduate student mentorship through the following programs:

• Department of Plant Pathology Graduate Program
• Complex Biosystems PhD Program

Tomato, Post-translational Modifications, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions