Dorothea Tholl

Bio

Dr. Tholl is a professor of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech. Her group studies the formation and biological functions of small molecules or “info”-chemicals in organism-environment interactions. Current research is focused on the 1) Genomics, metabolism, and functions of volatile “messengers” in plant roots and the rhizosphere; 2) Biochemical evolution, chemical ecology and genetic engineering of insect pheromones.