Lawrence Hobbie
Professor
Biology
Adelphi University
United States of America
Biography
Lawrence Hobbie completed Ph.D, MIT (1989) B.A., Yale University (1983).Selected as "Science Teacher of the Year" by Adelphi University chapter of AED/BBB (Premedical/Biology honor societies), 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011. Winner of "Teaching Excellence Award" in the tenured faculty category, Adelphi University, 2008.
Research Interest
Plant molecular genetics: Previously I studied the molecular mechanism of action and of transport of the plant hormone auxin, and the role of auxin in plant physiology and development. Since 2016 I am collaborating with Dr. Alexander Heyl, also of the Adelphi Biology Department, in studies of the evolution and mechanism of action of the plant hormone cytokinin. Science education: I am characterizing how science is taught at Adelphi and studying the adoption of evidence-based instructional practices.
Publications
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Dharmasiri N., Dharmasiri S., Weijers D., Lechner E., Yamada M., Hobbie L., Ehrismann J., Jurgens G., and Estelle M (2005), Plant development is regulated by a family of auxin receptor F box proteins. Developmental Cell, 9, 109-119.
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Hobbie L. (2005), Seek and ye shall [eventually] find: the end of the search for the auxin receptor. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 47, 1412-1417.
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Hobbie, L.J. (2006), Auxin and cell polarity: the emergence of AXR4. Trends in Plant Science, 11, 517-518.
