Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

I am interested in studying gene expression and hormone and metabolite translocation during panicle development of the determinate grass species, Sorghum bicolor. I will employ transcriptomics, metabolomics, and computational prediction and modeling methods to understand the genes and...

Computational biology, bioinformatics, biochemistry, computer science

Comparing high throughput sequencing and bioassay indexing for the detection of viruses in strawberry and Rubus crops.

I am interested in all things lichen biomonitoring and ecology related. Currently studying new lichen biomonitoring tools for monitoring nitrogen deposition high elevation tree-less wilderness areas. 

My projects involve developing rapid sampling techniques to monitor fungicide resistance in Erysiphe necator, the causal agent of grape powdery mildew, and using those methodologies to investigate trends in the frequency of resistance alleles on a much larger scale than previously...

Botany, Native Plants, Restoration Ecology

My interests are botany, systematics, and molecular evolution. At OSU, I am studying sex chromosome evolution in wild strawberries (Fragaria) and the ecological consequences of sex chromosome turnover. 

I am currently isolating foliar fungal epiphytes and endophytes from Populus trichocarpa. Previously, I studied the ecology of root associated dark septate endophyte of the Darksidea genus and the description of a novel Darksidea lineage. I am also interested in...

I have recently transitioned from a full time SFRA to a PhD student. My PhD project will be focused on the characterizing the mlo gene family in hop, with specific interest in mlo genes that have powdery mildew interactions.

On-going research from my time as an SFRA...