Doris Wagner

Doris Wagner is a Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the Department of Biology. Her research interests include Cell and Developmental Biology, Computational Biology, Genetics, Epigenetics, Genomics, and Plant Biology. Wagner's work focuses on the reprogramming of cell identity and function during developmental transitions and in response to environmental inputs in plants. She investigates how plants adapt to their environment through genetic, epigenomic, computational, molecular, spatial transcriptomics, biochemical, and synthetic biology approaches. Her research also explores shoot architecture wiring and chromatin reprogramming for enhanced stress responses. Wagner teaches courses such as BIOL 101: Introductory Biology and BIOL/CAMB 483: Epigenetics. Her lab website and CV are available for further information.

Doris Wagner, affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania, focuses on the onset of reproductive development and chromatin remodeling in plants. Her research explores the molecular mechanisms underlying plant development, particularly the role of chromatin dynamics in regulating gene expression during critical developmental transitions. Key areas of investigation include the interplay between phytochromes, auxin, and gibberellin in signaling pathways that control flowering. Her work also examines the function of transcription factors such as LEAFY and the regulatory roles of histone modifications in epigenetic control. Wagner's studies contribute to understanding how chromatin remodeling complexes, including SWI/SNF and Polycomb repressive complexes, influence plant growth and development.