Professor
Faculty
University of Kentucky, PSS 
Plant Science Building
(859) 257-5020 ext. 80772
(859) 257-7125
gcollins@email.uky.eduSpeciality
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.
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. 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 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 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). This person page last updated on 2008-09-26
