Professor
Department: Botany and Plant PathologyPhone: 765.494.9902Fax: 765.494.0363Office: Whistler Hall, Room B022E-mail: coolbaugh@purdue.edu
Area of Expertise: Plant Hormones- Biochemical and molecular studies on the biosynthesis and metabolism of gibberellins and abscisic acid, natural plant hormones.Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Coolbaugh is currently on a phased retirement program and has discontinued his active research and direct supervision of graduate students. He is working part time on teaching Introduction to Plant Science.
Coolbaugh, R. C., & R. N. Nicholson (2002). Molecular characterization and in silico expression analysis of a chalcone synthase gene family in Sorghum vicolor. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 61, 179-188.
Coolbaugh, R. C., C. Watson, J. Froehlich, C. Josefsson, C. Chapple, F. Durst, & I. Benveniste (2001). Localization of CYP26B1 in outer envelope of chloroplasts. Plant and Cell Physiology, 42, 873-878.
Inductee, Purdue Book of Great Teachers (2008). Purdue Book of Great Teachers.