Edgar Cahoon

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Edgar Cahoon

George W. Holmes University Professor / Director Center for Plant Science Innovation Biochemistry University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
BEAD E318
Lincoln NE 68588-0664
Phone
402-472-5611 On-campus 2-5611
Email
ecahoon2@unl.edu

The Cahoon lab conducts basic and applied research on plant lipid metabolism. The goals of our research are to enhance the nutritional and industrial value of crop plants and to probe the synthesis and function of bioactive lipids for nutritional biofortification and improved agronomic performance of crops.

Research Strengths

Applied Research/Biotechnology, Lipids/Membrane Biochemistry, Plant Biochemistry