Vladimir Shulaev, Research Associate Professor
Ph.D. Rutgers University, 1995
Ph.D. Ukraine Academy of Sciences, 1987
M.S. Kiev State University, 1982
Interest Areas: plant adaptations to environmental stress
Dr. Vladimir Shulaev came to VT in 2002 and is a Research Associate Professor in the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute. Dr. Shulaev's research focuses on studying the biochemical, cellular and molecular mechanisms of plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress. Susceptibility of crops to stresses-diseases, drought, high salinity, temperature, and others-significantly reduces global agriculture productivity. Efforts to improve plant stress tolerance through traditional breeding or genetic engineering have had limited success, due in part, to a poor understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying plant adaptive responses to stress. A more mechanistic understanding of the underlying plant responses to environmental stresses is essential in formulating future breeding and engineering strategies aimed at reducing crop losses.