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Welcome to the Irish Laboratory

The broad interest of our group is in understanding the genetic and molecular mechanisms that control patterning processes in plant development. We are also interested in the extent to which these pathways are conserved or have diversified in different flowering plant species. Using molecular, genetic and modeling approaches, our current research is centered on understanding how cells and tissues are patterned, epigenetic control of developmental processes, and how stem cell activity is regulated in plants. Additionally, part of our work focuses on biotechnological applications to improve agriculture.

News

February 24, 2025
In the department wide ‘Great MCDB Bakeoff Competition’ Benoit won first prize for his scrumptious raspberry cheesecake! He definitely has ‘good hands’.
October 1, 2024
We say goodbye to Archana, who is moving on to a research position at Texas Tech.  We will miss you and your fantastic Nepali cooking! 
July 1, 2024
We say goodbye to Adam with a trivia party! After more than a decade in the lab, Adam moves on to an plant biotech industry position; we will miss you!