Hiroshi Maeda

Co-Investigator
Professor of Botany
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Hiroshi Maeda is a professor of botany at UW–Madison who studies plant metabolism to develop climate change solutions. Combining biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, analytical chemistry, and synthetic biology, the Maeda lab investigates how plants regulate the conversion of carbon dioxide into chemicals and ways to enhance the production of beneficial compounds.

Research Keywords

Aromatic amino acid biosynthesis and regulation; nitrogen metabolism; enzyme evolution; metabolic engineering

Sustainable Bioenergy Cropping Systems