Neelima R. Sinha
Professor
nrsinha@ucdavis.edu
Plant Biology
Office
2224 Life Sciences
(530) 754 8441
Lab
(530) 752-8692
Degrees:
1990
PhD
University of California, Berkeley
Botany
1985
MS
Baylor University
Environmental Studies
Research Interests:
Genetic and molecular analysis of compound leaf development in tomato. Genetic and molecular analysis of epidermal differentiation in corn. Evolution and expression of homeobox genes.
Awards:
Katherine Esau Junior Faculty Fellow
Chancellor's award for excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship
Elected Fellow of the AAAS
Professional Societies:
American Society of Plant Biology
American Association for the Advancement of Science
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Genetics
Plant Biology
Specialties / Focus:
Genetics
Model Plants
Plant Biology
Cell and Developmental Biology
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Genomics
Systematics and Evolutionary Biology
Publications:
Last updated 5/21/2010
Kessler S, Seiki S, and N Sinha. 2002. Xcl1 causes delayed oblique periclinal cell divisions in developing maize leaves, leading to cellular differentiation by lineage instead of position. Development. 129:1859-1869
Bharathan, G., Goliber, T., Moore, C., Kessler, S., Pham, T., Sinha, N. (2002) Homologies in leaf form inferred from KNOX1 gene expression during development. Science 296(5574):1858-1860
Kim, M., Canio, W., Kessler, S., Sinha, N.. 2001. Developmental changes due to long-distance movement of a homeobox fusion transcript in tomatoe. Science. 293:287-289
Kimura, S., Koenig, D., Kang, J., Yoong, F-Y., Sinha, N. (2008) Natural variation in leaf morphology results from mutation of a novel knox gene. Current Biology 18:672-677
Koenig, D., Bayer, E., Kang, J., Kuhlemeier, C., and Neelima Sinha (2009). Auxin patterns Solanum lycopersicum leaf morphogenesis. Development 136:2997-06
David-Schwartz, R., Koenig, D. and Neelima Sinha (2009). LYRATE is a key regulator of leaflet initiation and lamina outgrowth in tomato. Plant Cell (Advance online publication)
Garces, HMP., Champagne, CEM., Townsley, BT., Park, S., Malho, R., Pedroso, MC., Harada, JJ., and Sinha, Neelima. (2007) Evolution of asexual reproduction in leaves of the genus Kalanchoe. PNAS 104: 15578-15583.
Teaching Interests:
Genetic regulation of plant growth and development. Plant molecular biology. Introductory plant biology.
Courses:
PBI
220
Plant Development
PB!
227
Plant Molecular Biology
BIS
2C
Introductory Biology