Principle Investigator

Bio

Dr. Terri Long is a Professor and University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology here at NC State University. She received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned a PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of Georgia in 2005. Dr. Long completed postdoctoral work at Duke University in the lab of Dr. Philip Benfey, then served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Illinois at Chicago before joining the faculty at North Carolina State University in 2011. In addition to teaching and research Dr. Long also currently serves as Platform Director for Education and Workforce Development for the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative, where she works to help develop and implement programs and services to develop plant science leaders.

Area(s) of Expertise

Molecular Biology of Plant Nutritional Homeostasis

Current Lab Members

Former Lab Members

• Durreshahwar Muhammad, Assistant Professor, UMASS, Amherst
• Imani Madison, Postdoc, NCSU
• Hsuan (Tina) Chou, Senior Biomarker Scientist, Owlstone Medical
• Jabeen Ahmad, Associate, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
• Dr. Devarshi Selote, Elo Life Systems
• Dr. Jeffrey Gillikin, Research Analyst, NCSU
• Dr. Anna Matthiadis, Scientist III, Elo Life Systems
• Dr. Rozalynne Samira, Research Assistant Professor, Texas Tech

Former NC State Undergraduates

• Christopher “Reece” Taylor
• Jackson Cooper
• Alienor Hedlund
• Chloe Alexander
• Logan Kallum
• Kyle Fahey
• Natalie Mills
• Amber Long
• Blake Oakley
• Nyd Sertsuvalkul
• Megan Guadagnino
• Selena McCoy
• Daniel Schmitt
• Kimberly Shearer
• Megan Williamson
• Jacob Thompson