Conserving crop diversity, and using microscopes and molecular tools to study how plants develop and reproduce
About Me
I am a Geneticist and Vegetable Germplasm Curator for the USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Plant Genetics Research Unit in Geneva, NY. Go to the PGRU website to learn about the PGRU and the mission of the USDA's Nation Plant Germplasm system.
I am broadly interested in the evolution of plant development, with special interest in understanding how seeds develop, and how those developmental processes have evolved across the vast diversity of flowering plants. I was previously a post-doctoral researcher in the Gehring lab, at the Whitehead Institute. Much of my work has focused on the reproductive biology and seed development in the water lily Nymphaea thermarum, You can read about why this species is important here. I think that it’s essential to root any studies of biology with a holistic appreciation for the organism being studied. This means that I am interested in combining new technologies and techniques in genetics and molecular biology to study how genes function, with a firm understanding of plant morphology, anatomy, and development. Twitter: @plantsPOV |
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