Dr. Alan Myers
Professor at Biochemistry, Iowa State University0 Followers
Alan Myers is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology at Iowa State University. He holds a B.S. in Biological Science from Carnegie Mellon University, a Ph.D. in Genetics from Duke University, and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Columbia University. His research focuses on understanding starch metabolism in plants, particularly in maize and Arabidopsis. Myers' work aims to improve maize grain yield and nutritional quality by applying genetic engineering techniques to overcome yield loss under high temperature conditions and adjust seed storage compounds.
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