Herbert Newby McCoy Distinguished Lecture

Distinguished Research Awards Lecture Series, Look Whos Talking: Chemical Language of Plants

Natalia Dudareva, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Plants have exploited the language of small chemicals for interacting with their environment more extensively than any other types of living organisms. Molecules released by plants play essential roles in their growth, development, reproduction, defense, and communication, and influence atmospheric chemistry and climate.

Reception: 4:30 p.m., Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Stewart Center