Erin Sparks
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Erin Sparks
Associate Professor of Plant Molecular Biology
302-831-3428
Office location:
Delaware Biotechnology Institute
590 Avenue 1743, Room 301
Newark, DE 19713
Resources and links
- Condensed CV
- Google Scholar link
- The Sparks Lab
- Twitter: @ErinSparksPhD
- Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Education
- Postdoc – Duke University
- Ph.D. – Cell & Developmental Biology – Vanderbilt University
- B.S. – Biomedical Engineering – Northwestern University
Current Courses
Research
- The Sparks lab aims to understand the development, morphology, function, and molecular regulation of shoot-borne brace roots in maize. The ultimate goal of this work is to match brace roots to their environment and improve plant production. To achieve this goal we employ multi-disciplinary approaches from molecular biology to engineering.