Diane Maria Beckles
Assistant Professor/Plant Biologist
dmbeckles@ucdavis.edu

Plant Science

Office
133 Asmundson Hall
(530)754-4779



 
Degrees:
1999 PhD University of Cambridge, UK Plant Biochemistry
1993 BS University of Sheffield, UK Biotechnology
Awards:
Barbados Government Scholarship, 1989
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Fellowship, 1995
Tom ap Rees Memorial Prize, 1997
Cambridge Philosophical Society Fellowship, 1998
Department and Center Affiliations:
Plant Sciences
Postharvest Physiology
Professional Societies:
American Society of Plant Physiology
Phytochemical Society of Europe
University of Cambridge Philosophical Society
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Plant Biology  
Genetics  
Publications:
  • BECKLES, D.M. & Broglie, K.E. (2000) Investigating starch synthesis in wheat endosperm. Proceeding of International Tritiacae Mapping Initiative (ITMI) 2000.
  • BECKLES, D.M. & Pearlstein, R.W. (2000) Patent No BB1439 US PRV
  • BECKLES, D.M., Craig, J. & Smith, A.M. (2001) The pathway of starch synthesis in the developing tomato fruit. Plant Physiology 126(1):261-6
  • BECKLES, D.M., ap Rees, T. & Smith, A.M. (2001) ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase is extra-plastidial in cereal endosperm. Plant Physiology 125(2):818-27
  • Burton, R., Johnson, P.J., BECKLES, D.M., Edwards,A., Finch, G., Naldrett, M, Smith, A.M., Denyer, K. (2002). Characterisation of the genes encoding ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase in wheat endosperm Plant Physiology 130(3):1464-75
Laboratory Personnel:
Marina Leterrier- 222 Asmundson Hall

Postdoctoral Scholar

Abel Bermudez- 222 Asmundson Hall

Student Intern

Mary Thao - 222 Asmundson Hall

Student Assistant

Nicholas Eattock- 222 Asmundson Hall

Junior Specialist

Wataru Yoshimura- 222 Asmundson Hall

Student Assistant

Ian Dudley - 222 Asmundson Hall

Student Assistant

Vickie Franzen - 222 Asmundson Hall

High School Intern

Shoma Lodhia - 222 Asmundson Hall

Student Intern

Teaching Interests:
I am interested in illustrating the plasticity of plant metabolism, and why this may be necessary for survival because of the sessile nature of plant growth.
Courses:
PLB 161A Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Fall