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Plant Biotechnology
M.P.S.

This area of study in the M.P.S. degree is designed for students who need to broaden their knowledge base and technical skills in biotechnology, for professionals returning for “retooling,” and for the recent graduate in a variety of disciplines in biology and chemistry. Requirements consist of 19 credit hours of core coursework including two credit hours of graduate seminars (EFB 797), nine credit hours of directed electives and eight credit hours of open electives for a total of 36 credit hours.

Required Core Courses (19 credit hours):

EFB 530 Plant Physiology (3)
EFB 531 Plant Physiology Lab (2)
EFB 601 Molecular Biology Techniques (3)
EFB 625 Plant Biotechnology (3)
EFB 626/FOR 626 Plant Tissue Culture Methods (3)
EFB 627 Plant Developmental Biology (3)
EFB 797 Seminar in Environmental and Forest Biology (2)

A complete list of directed elective courses is available from the graduate program director.

Participating Faculty

• John Castello; jdcastel@syr.edu
  Virology
• Danilo Fernando; fernando@esf.edu
  Plant Reproductive Biology, Plant Development
• Thomas Horton; trhorton@esf.edu
  Ecology, Fungal Communities, Mycorrhizal Relationships
• Charles Maynard; cmaynard@syr.edu
  Tissue Culture, Tree Improvement
• James Nakas; jpnakas@esf.edu
  Microbiology
• William Powell; wapowell@esf.edu
  Plant Pathology, Molecular Biology

Current Graduate Students in Plant Biotechnology