Undergraduate Student
Mike is a senior and will be starting dental school next fall in San Antonio. Mike has worked on a variety of projects involving Arabidopsis quantitative genetics, including common garden studies of drought and freezing tolerance. A major component of his work has been the development of the “electrolyte leakage test” as a method for characterizing freezing damage. Mike’s undergraduate research has been supported by an Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the college of Natural Sciences.
Tina Arredondo
Technician
Tina is a research technician stationed at the USDA-ARS Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory in Temple, TX. She helps manage data collection and Read moreabout Tina Arredondo
Mike Aspinwall
Assistant Professor at University of North Florida
Former Post-Doctoral Researcher
Sandra Boles
Lab Technician
Sandy is the lab manager and jill-of-all-trades. She heads up much of the microsatellite and CAPs genotyping, marker development, sequencing, and projectRead moreabout Sandra Boles
Melissa Brady
Undergraduate Student
Melissa is an undergraduate in the lab helping on a variety of molecular projects. She has been learning basic genotyping skills and will work on markerRead moreabout Melissa Brady
Dale Butler
Undergraduate Student
Dale is a senior and will be starting a stint with the Peace Corp this coming summer. He has collaborated with Walter Shuham in the development of IpomopsisRead moreabout Dale Butler
Brandon Campitelli
Assistant Professor of Instruction, STEM Instructional Consultant and Experiential Learning Coordinator working in TIDES, University of Texas at Austin
Former Postdoc in lab
My research interests broadly center around understanding the impacts of the abiotic and biotic environment on plant function, growth/yield, physiologyRead moreabout Brandon Campitelli
Matthew Carey
Former Technician, now a graduate student at MSU
“I love plants!”
Nicole Carrabba
Undergraduate researcher/FRI mentor
Weile Chen
Former Postdoctoral Fellow, now a Researcher in Zhejiang University, China
My research interests center around the biological process governed by plant roots and the symbiotic microbiomes across diverse plant species. In theRead moreabout Weile Chen
Jonathan Colen
Technician
Jonathan is a research technician stationed out of the USDA center in Temple, Texas who helps manage the ongoing field and greenhouse experiments. He hasRead moreabout Jonathan Colen
Matthew Donahue
Former Lab Technician
Matt is a field technician who oversees many of our operations at one of our main field sites – Brackenridge Field Laboratory. Read moreabout Matthew Donahue
Joseph Edwards
Post-Doctoral Researcher
I am interested in plant-microbe interactions with a particular focus on the root microbiomes of grass species. Currently, I am using both forward and reverse Read moreabout Joseph Edwards
Sam Faries
Technician
I am primarily working on the climate adaptation and sustainability in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) project for the Juenger Lab. My focus will be toRead moreabout Sam Faries
Bhaskara Govinal Badiger
Research Associate
My research interests focus on drought signaling and responses in plants. During my Ph.D. and postdoctoral research, I worked on Arabidopsis Type 2CRead moreabout Bhaskara Govinal Badiger
Taslima Haque
Graduate Student
I am broadly interested to study ecological and evolutionary drivers for adaptive evolution in natural population. Currently, I am working on Read moreabout Taslima Haque
Robert Heckman
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jacob Heiling
Undergraduate Student
I worked in the Juenger Lab for about two years, starting as an REU student and later becoming a greenhouse and field tech. I focused on the ecologicalRead moreabout Jacob Heiling
Michael Heimbuch
Technician
Mike is a technician at the USDA ARS Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory in Temple, Texas. He is broadly interested in research methods andRead moreabout Michael Heimbuch
Tina Helseth
Technician
I am a technician in Lincoln and I work in the field and in the lab. I focus on NIRS of all samples. In my down-time, I enjoy archery, traveling, andRead moreabout Tina Helseth
Kyle Hernandez
Research Assistant Professor & Bioinformatics Manager, Center for Research Informatics, University of Chicago
Former Post-Doctoral Researcher
In general, my research interests include the evolution of genotype-by-environment interactions and data analysis. My work in the Juenger lab focuses onRead moreabout Kyle Hernandez
Quinn Hiers
Technician
Sadia Islam
Summer REU
I am undergraduate at University of Massachusetts Amherst and I am working at the Juenger Lab for Summer REU Program. I am majoring in biochemistry andRead moreabout Sadia Islam
Grace John
Former Post-doc, started her lab at University of Florida from Fall, 2019.
I’m Grace John, a postdoctoral research in the Juenger lab at UT Austin. I am a plant ecophysiologist specializing in functional anatomy studyingRead moreabout Grace John
Amanda Kenney
Graduate Student
Amanda graduated from the EEB program 2012. Her dissertation focused on the genetics of water use effeciency primarily in Ipomopsis aggregata. AmandaRead moreabout Amanda Kenney
Krushnamegh Kunte
Graduate Student
Krushnamegh is a graduate student with primary interests in evolution and ecology. He has studied patterns of butterfly diversity, mating systems of frogs,Read moreabout Krushnamegh Kunte
Adrienne Loftus
Former Summer REU
Adrienne Loftus is a third-year Environmental Science major from the University of Texas at Austin and is currently an FRI peer mentor. She has workedRead moreabout Adrienne Loftus
Tierney Logan
Lab Technician
I joined the Juenger lab in the fall of 2004, with a background primarily in genotyping human cancer genes at the Stanford Genome Technology Center. IRead moreabout Tierney Logan
John Lovell
Computational Biologist at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Former Postdoc in lab
The evolutionary fate of species rests entirely on their potential to adapt to novel or stressful environmental conditions. While a small minority ofRead moreabout John Lovell
David Lowry
Assistant Professor at Michigan State University
Former Post-Doctoral Researcher
Sam Lutfy
Sam is stationed at the Kingsville, TX site.Read moreabout Sam Lutfy
Alice MacQueen
Research Affiliate – Postdoctoral
Alice is fascinated by the molecular effects of strong selection acting on organisms, particularly plants. After completing a Ph.D. in Ecology andRead moreabout Alice MacQueen
David Des Marias
Assistant Professor at MIT
Former Post-Doctoral Researcher
Most of my work in the Juenger lab deals with the molecular evolutionary genetics of plant ecophysiology. The primary goal of my research program is toRead moreabout David Des Marias
John Mathews
Graduate Student
John is a graduate student in the EEB program. John is interested in using molecular markers to study population structure, gene flow, and migration inRead moreabout John Mathews
Lindsey Mayer
Technician
My current role in the Juenger lab is to provide research support for studies of switchgrass ecology, evolution and genetics. My background andRead moreabout Lindsey Mayer
Heather McGray
Post-Doctoral Researcher
I am interested in examining how the mechanisms that contribute to biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships shift across levels of ecologicalRead moreabout Heather McGray
Eli Meyer
Assistant Professor at Oregon State University
Former Post-Doctoral Researcher
Broadly speaking, I’m interested in understanding the genetic and physiological basis of complex traits. I use high-throughput sequencing methods toRead moreabout Eli Meyer
Elizabeth Milano
Graduate Student
I am involved in two projects in the Juenger lab. My dissertation research focuses on floral variation and population divergence inRead moreabout Elizabeth Milano
Joe Napier
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ryan Odum
Undergraduate Student
I am an undergraduate working to receive my Bachelor of Science in Biology and Teaching certification. My goal is to create teaching curriculum that can beRead moreabout Ryan Odum
Juan Diego Palacio-Mejia
Director, Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá Agrosavia , Colombia
Former Graduate Student
My main research interest is focused on the knowledge and use of the agobiodiversity, using biotechnology techniques for the improvement of crops. InRead moreabout Juan Diego Palacio-Mejia
Jelena Pantel
Graduate Student
Jelena is interested in drawing parallels between current theories in ecology and evolution, with a focus on adaptive evolution and its effects on communityRead moreabout Jelena Pantel
Lauren Ragel
Former Summer REU
My main research interest is utilizing biochemical methods to further expand research in genotypic plant traits resistant to the effects of climateRead moreabout Lauren Ragel
Samsad Razzaque
Former PhD student, now a Postdoc at Salk Institute
I am interested in understanding adaptive differentiation in species, and how that impacts their life history strategies. I have been using quantitativeRead moreabout Samsad Razzaque
Peter Rispin
Undergraduate Student
Peter is a high school biology teacher taking a year off to obtain teaching certification and more thorough background training for his vocation. HisRead moreabout Peter Rispin
John Row
Having a lifelong interest in the natural world, John got his BS in General Biological Science (with an emphasis in natural history) at Fort LewisRead moreabout John Row
John Sanley
Technician
John is a technician who oversees fieldwork and data collection of the switchgrass garden at the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center nearRead moreabout John Sanley
Madeline Schill
Former Summer REU
Madeline Schill is a rising Junior at the University of Texas at Austin studying Biology with a focus in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. She isRead moreabout Madeline Schill
Scott Schwartz
Research Associate
After completing a PhD in a Bayesian oriented statistics program, Scott spent a year in a cancer nutrition lab working with genomic data. FromRead moreabout Scott Schwartz
Eugene Shakirov
Former Research Scientist, now an Assistant Professor in Marshall University, WV
Because of its superior biological and genomic resources, Arabidopsis offers a unique opportunity for the analysis of natural variation. There is now anRead moreabout Eugene Shakirov
Justin Shih
Technician
I work in both the molecular laboratory and the field. I assist post-docs, graduate students, and visiting collaborating scientists in completingRead moreabout Justin Shih
Angela Shiue
Undergraduate Student
Angela is an undergraduate working on fine-mapping QTL in Arabidopsis. She is using marker-assisted selection to rapidly produce nearly-isogenic lines.Read moreabout Angela Shiue
Walter Shuham
Undergraduate Student
Walter is a senior and is moving on to medical school next fall in Houston. Walter has worked on microsatellite development and studies of populationRead moreabout Walter Shuham
Logan Simon
Technician
Logan is the technician overseeing the NSF 4WC switchgrass planting at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He has a BS in Plant SciencesRead moreabout Logan Simon
Scott Sofijczuk
Undergraduate Student
Scott has been working on ecological and evolutionary studies of bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) and their nitrogen fixing bacteria (Bradyrhizobium). InRead moreabout Scott Sofijczuk
Frank Stearns
Graduate Student
Frank is generally interested in the genetic mechanisms involved in speciation and reproductive isolation. For his M.S. he evaluated local adaptation andRead moreabout Frank Stearns
Vaughan Symonds
Lab Technician
Vaughan just finished his PhD in the Plant Biology program at UT in Alan Lloyd’s lab. His dissertation focused on the molecular basis of quantitative traitsRead moreabout Vaughan Symonds
Samuel Taylor
Post-Doctoral Researcher
I am interested in plant function and its implications in ecology. My work has largely been focussed on the ecophysiology of C4 grasses, addressing the role Read more about Samuel Taylor
Kyle Turner
Maria Villalpando
Undergraduate researcher/FRI mentor
Tanya Vo
Lab Technician
Lisa Vormwald
Technician
Lisa is a technician who oversees field and lab work at the Kellogg Biological Station in Michigan. She has a MS in Wildlife Science and a certificate in Read more about Lisa Vormwald
Renhou Wang
Research Associate
Bethaney Watson
Administrative Associate
Benjamin Wright
Former Summer REU
Ben is a sophomore at Brigham Young University, studying Exercise and Wellness. He is planning on going to dental school after completing his Read morea bout Benjamin Wright
Richard Wynia
Research Affiliate – Sr. Research Fellow
USDA Plant Materials Center, Manhattan, KS
Rich Wynia was born and raised on a small family farm in south central South Dakota. His father’s only career advice was “Be anything, but don’t be a farmer Read more about Richard Wynia
Heather Yang
Undergraduate researcher/FRI mentor
Jun Yin
Research Engineering / Scientist Assistant II
Jun assists in experiments on understanding Read moreabout Jun Yin
Li Zhang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Li is interested in modeling genetic by environment interactions in plants. After completing a Ph.D in Crop Modelling at the University of Florida where Read more