Matyas Buzgo, Ph.D.

  Ph.D., University of Zurich

  Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

  Office: SC 115B

  Phone: 797-5120

  Fax: 797-5222

  E-mail: matyas.buzgo@lsus.edu

  Office Hours:
Mon 2:00-5:30 pm
Tue 2:00-5:30 pm
Fri 2:30-3:30 pm

  Regular Teaching Assignments:

  Bios 110/110L Biology Principles I

  Bios 224/224L General Botany

  Bios 495 Seminar

  Research Interests:

  My research interest is evolutionary biology of land plants,   especially flowering plants (angiosperms) and non-flowering   seed plants (gymnosperms).  I am particularly interested in   the evolution of development (EvoDevo) of the flower and   floral organs, and other reproductive organs. Where did   carpels and stamens come from? How did the ancestral   organs look and how were they arranged throughout the   plant, before we would recognize them as "flower"?  Do we   have fossil representations of these pre-angiosperms?  Apart   from the sporangia, what is the principal difference between   a vegetative leaf and a floral organ?  Is there any, at all?

  My focus has returned to my earlier interest: basal monocots,   including Acorus (sweet flag), and Alismatales   (Aponogetonaceae, Scheuchzeriaceae, Araceae,   Tofieldiaceae, Alismataceae-coalition, Potamogetonaceae-   coalition), and Piperales (namely Saururaceae).  In these   taxa, am interested in the expression pattern of  genes regulating meristem and organ identity (MADS-box genes,   CLV1, CLV2, 14-3-3, WUS, and TFL).

  Selected Publications:

  Haiying, L., Carlson, J.E., Leebens-Mack, J.H., Wall,P.K.,   Mueller, L.A., Buzgo, M., Landherr, L.L., Hu, Y., DiLoreto,   D.S., Ilut, D.C., Field, D., Tanksley, S.D., Ma, H. dePamphilis,   C.W.  2007.  An EST Database for Liriodendron tulipifera L.   floral buds: the first EST resource for functional and   comparative genomics in Liriodendron. Tree Genetics and   Genomes 4(3): 419-433.

  Soltis, D.E., Chanderbali, A.S., Kim, S., Buzgo, M., Soltis,   P.S.  2007.  The ABC model and its applicability to basal   angiosperms.  Annals of Botany 100: 155-163.

  Buzgo, M., Chanderbali A.S., Kim, S., Zheng, Z.,   Oppenheimer, D., Soltis, P.S., Soltis, D.E.  2007.  Floral   developmental morphology of Persea americana (avocado,   Lauraceae): the oddities of male organ identity. International   Journal of Plant Sciences 168 (3): 261-284.

  Buzgo, M., Soltis, D.E., Soltis, P.S., Kim, S., Ma, H., Hauser,   B.A., Leebens-Mack, J., Johansen, B.  2006.  Perianth   development in the basal monocot Triglochin maritima   (Juncaginaceae).  - In: Columbus, J.T., Friar, E.A., Porter,   J.M., Prince, L.M., Simpson, M.G. (eds), Monocots:   Comparative Biology and Evolution, (excluding Poales).   Claremont, CA, USA: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden,   pp. 107-125. (see also Aliso 22).

  Soltis, P.S., Soltis, D.E., Kim, S., Chanderbali, A., Buzgo, M.   2006.  Expression of floral regulators I basal angiosperms   and the origin and evolution of ABC function. - In: Soltis,   D.E., Leebens-Mack, J.H., Soltis, P.S. (eds), Advances in   Botanical Research, Vol. 44, Devlopmental Genetics of The   Flower. Elsevier Ltd., London, UK (Academic Press, San Diego   CA, USA), pp. 483-506.

  Albert, V.A., Soltis, D.E., Carlson, J.E., Farmerie, W.G., Wall,   P.K., Ilut, D.C., Solow, T.M., Mueller, L.A., Landherr, L.L., Hu,   Y., Buzgo, M., Kim, S., Yoo, M.-J., Frohlich, M.W., Perl-   Treves, R., Schlarbaum, S., Bliss, B.J., Zhang, X., Tanksley,   S., Oppenheimer, D.G., Soltis, P.S., Ma, H., dePamphilis,   C.W., Leebens-Mack, J.H.  2005.  Floral gene resources from   basal angiosperms for comparative genomics research. BMC   Plant Biology 5 (1): 5.

  Buzgo, M., Soltis, P.S., Kim, S., Soltis, D.E.  2005.  The   making of a flower.  The Biologist 52: 149-154.

  Buzgo, M., Soltis, P.S., Soltis, D.E.  2004.  Floral   developmental morphology of Amborella trichopoda   (Amborellaceae).  International Journal of Plant Sciences   165: 925-947.

  Buzgo, M., Soltis, D.E., Soltis, P.S., Ma, H.  2004.  Towards a   comprehensive integration of morphological and genetic   studies of floral development.  Trends in Plant Science 9:   164-173.