Glenn B. Collins

Professor

Faculty

Contact Information
University of Kentucky, PSS
Plant Science Building
1405 Veterans Drive (Office:301D)
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
(859) 257-5020 ext. 80772
(859) 257-7125
gcollins@email.uky.edu

Speciality
Agricultural Biotechnology/Genetics

Education
B.S. and M.S. University of Kentucky, 1961 and 1963 Ph.D. North Carolina State University, 1966

Plant Genetic Engineering Approaches to the Improvement of Crop Plants; Plant Tissue and Cell Culture; Undegraduate and Graduate Education; Biotechnology Outreach.

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor, Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky;1966, 1971 and 1976, respectively. Associate Dean for Research, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, 1985-1987.

Research/Teaching Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Tavva VS, Collins GB, Dinkins RD. 2006. Targeted overexpression of the Escherichia coli MinC protein in higher plants results in abnormal chloroplasts. Plant Cell Rep. 25: 341-348.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Glenn B. Collins Randy Dinkins

Tavva VS, Dinkins RD, Palli SR, Collins GB. 2006. Development of a methoxyfenozide responsive gene switch for applications in plants Plant J. 45: 457-469
Authors in PSS Dept.: Glenn B. Collins Randy Dinkins

Tavva VS, Kim Y-H, Kagan IA, Dinkins RD, and Collins GB. 2006. Increased α-tocopherol content in soybean seed overexpressing Perilla frutescens -tocopherol methyltransferase gene. Plant Cell Reports online (DOI: 10.1007/s00299-006-0218-2).
Authors in PSS Dept.: Glenn B. Collins Isabelle Kagan Randy Dinkins

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