Research Group


	*Grant Cramer* is the head of the group. Grant’s research interest is focused on three environmental problems affecting plant growth: soil salinity, drought and cold. His current research program on wine grapes will lead to a better understanding of the genetic mechanisms for cold, drought and salinity tolerance in V. vinifera. Ultimately this research will improve wine grape production efficiency in colder and drier regions of the world and a better understanding of the factors that contribute to improved wine quality under abiotic stress conditions.
	*Ryan* Ghan is a PhD graduate student in Biochemistry.. He is currently working on a project involving the CBF transcription factor responsible for stress tolerance in grapes and the effects of drought stress on resveratrol biosynthesis.
	Danny Hopper is a PhD graduate student in Biochemistry. He is currently working on a project involving the NCED expression and ABA production in grapes. In particular, he is interested in how they affect drought tolerance and water-use efficiency.
	Supakon Rattanakon is a PhD graduate student in Biochemistry. She is currently working on ABA signaling and the phosphoproteome in grapes.
	*Alyssa Knight* is a senior at UNR majoring in Biochemistry. Alyssa is currently working for Dr. Cramer on her Senior Thesis.
	*Kassadee Ketelaar* is a senior/graduate student getting her MS degree in Biotechnology. Kassadee is currently isolating the promoters of the NCED gene involved in ABA biosynthesis..
	*Katie Flynn* is a senior at UNR majoring in Biochemistry. Katie is currently working for Dr. Cramer on her Senior Thesis.
	*Katie Lighthart* is a senior at UNR majoring in Biochemistry. Katie is currently working for Dr. Cramer on her Senior Thesis.
	*Austin Koontz* is a Junior at UNR . He is majoring in Neuroscience and Chemistry. Austin assists Dr. Cramer in the lab, vineyard and winery.
	*Brady Iubelt* is a senior at UNR majoring in Biology. Brady works in the vineyard and helps out in the lab.
	*Mirte Iubelt* is a junior at UNR majoring in Water Resources. Mirte works in the vineyard and helps out in the lab and at wine tastings.