Instructor: Morgan Halane

Morgan Halane
 Morgan Halane, PhD, is a New York City-based biologist working as a Group Leader at the nonprofit Harlem Grown as well as a freelance scientific consultant. At NYBG he has served as a Project Assistant with the Plants and People of Vanuatu project.

He received a BA in English from the University of Missouri with a capstone focused on the adaptation of sci-fi literature into film. His graduate and postdoctoral studies in plant biology at the University of Missouri, Pohang University of Science and Technology, and the University of California-Riverside led to advances in our understanding of plant immunity to pathogens. He has published his work in several journals including Science, PLOS Pathogens, and the Annual Review of Plant Biology.

Classes by this instructor


Ethnobotany: A Practitioner's Perspective

Explore the basics of ethnobotany, supplemented by stories and data gleaned from his own fieldwork. Discover how selected plant resources are used by traditional and postindustrial cultures today, as well as how plants have been used historically for healing and more...
254BOT344O 06/08 Su 10:00am-12:00pm Halane
ONLINE

Introduction to Plant Science

This user-friendly intro course surveys the major plant groups-flowering plants, conifers, ferns, and bryophytes-focusing on their form and structure. Become botanically literate and gain practical experience in dissecting and analyzing plant structures.
261HRT300E 07/10 Th 6:00pm-8:00pm Halane
NYBG