The Seed Biotechnology Center at the University of California Davis
recognizes University Research Partner
Dr. Charles S. Gasser

Dr. Charles Gasser is a Professor in the Department Molecular & Cellular Biology and is a secondary member of the Department of Plant Biology at UC Davis.

Dr. Gasser’s research focuses on the molecular and genetic basis of ovule development and ovule evolution. Recent projects he has been involved in include:

• Studies on genes regulating ovule development using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system, funded by the National Science Foundation

• The developmental basis of the evolution of ovule form among diverse flowering plants

• Production of seedless tomatoes in collaboration with researches in the Department of Plant Sciences at U.C. Davis

• The molecular basis of seedless fruit in Annona (custard apple/sugar apple) in collaboration with researchers at Estación Experimental la Mayora, CSIC, Malaga, Spain

Dr. Gasser is very active in the Arabidopsis research community as the moderator of a newsgroup, a member of the database board of directors, and administrator of a grant aiding international collaboration on this organism.

For further discussions with Dr. Gasser, please contact him directly at csgasser@ucdavis.edu.