Faculty Profile
Sarah Jean Liljegren
Biology
Associate Professor of Biology
118 Shoemaker Hall
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-1409
Joined UM: July 1, 2011
Brief Bio
Dr. Sarah Liljegren,Associate Professor, received her Ph.D. (1999)from the University of California at San Diego and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies and UCSD. The focus of the Liljegren lab is to investigate whether a subset of the molecular circuits that regulate organ boundaries also specify the location and identity of abscission zone cells. This direction of research is supported by a five year National Science Foundation CAREER award to Dr. Liljegren in 2015.
Degrees
BA |
Psychology |
Whitman College (1989) |
BS |
Biochemistry |
University of Washington (1993) |
PhD |
Biology |
University of California-San Diego (1999) |