Graduate students in the PB Program represent a diverse range of interests, linked by their passion for plants. The graduate students form a tight knit group that are part of a broader community of approximately 150 graduate students training in three other interdepartmental graduate programs at the University: Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB); Neuroscience and Behavior (NSB); and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB). PB graduate students also interact with the 19 postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists that are associated with PB faculty labs.
Students
| Name | Advisor | Research Interest(s) |
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Taylor Aguiar MS Graduate Student |
Li–Jun Ma Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
First Year MS Student |
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Ahmed Gameel Meselhy Ali PhD Graduate Student |
Om Parkash Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture |
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Kelly Allen MS Graduate Student |
Rob Wick Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture |
Molecular plant-pathogen interactions |
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Ahmet Bakirbas PhD Graduate Student |
1st Year Lab Rotation |
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CJ Bascom PhD Graduate Student |
Dong Wang Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Ionic regulation of tip growth in P. patens |
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Rachael Preston Bernstein PhD Graduate Student |
Michelle DaCosta Associate Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture |
Physiological and molecular responses of perennial grasses to abiotic stresses |
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Rebecca Brennan PhD Graduate Student |
Peter Jeranyama Assistant Professor, Cranberry Experiment Station |
The study of plant physiology in response to abiotic (heat stress), particularly brought on by climate change. |
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David Chan Rodriguez PhD Graduate Student |
Elsbeth Walker Constantine J. Gilgut Professor of Plant Biology, Biology Department |
Molecular and cellular mechanism for iron uptake in grasses |
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Mingqin Chang PhD Graduate Student |
Magdalena Bezanilla Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College |
Actin regulators involved in moss tip growth |
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Jedaidah Yombwe Chilufya PhD Graduate Student |
Dong Wang Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Molecular interactions between symbiotic legumes and rhizobia bacteria |
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Josh Coomey PhD Graduate Student |
Sam Hazen Associate Professor, Biology |
Transcriptional regulation of secondary cell wall biosynthesis in grasses |
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Greg Deiulio PhD Graduate Student |
Li–Jun Ma Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Genomic basis for fungal host specificity and pathogenicity. |
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Stavroula Fili PhD Graduate Student |
1st Year Lab Rotation |
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Julie Stultz Fine MS Graduate Student |
Masoud Hashemi Extension Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture |
Cover crops and sustainable soil management |
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Ian Gillis PhD Graduate Student |
Ana Caicedo Associate Professor, Biology |
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Samantha Glaze–Corcoran PhD Graduate Student |
Masoud Hashemi Extension Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture |
Sustainable Agriculture, Cover Crops, Soil and Nutrient Management, Crop Production |
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Huiyuan Guo PhD Graduate Student |
Baoshan Xing Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture |
Environmental fate and toxicity of metal nanoparticles |
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Miriam Hernandez Romero PhD Graduate Student |
Dong Wang Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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Harry Klein PhD Graduate Student |
Madelaine Bartlett Assistant Professor, Biology |
Molecular Floral Evolution and Development in Zea mays |
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Rakesh Kumar PhD Graduate Student |
Elsbeth Walker Constantine J. Gilgut Professor of Plant Biology, Biology Department |
Molecular basis of long distance iron signalling in A. thaliana |
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Xiang Li PhD Graduate Student |
1st Year Lab Rotation |
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Levi Lilly MS Graduate Student |
Geunhwa Jung Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture |
First Year MS Student |
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Jefferson Lu PhD Graduate Student |
Michelle DaCosta Associate Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture |
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Jarrett Man PhD Graduate Student |
Madelaine Bartlett Assistant Professor, Biology |
Evolution of grass inflorescence architecture development genes during domestication |
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Ian McCahill PhD Graduate Student |
Sam Hazen Associate Professor, Biology |
Transcriptional regulation of secondary cell wall biosynthesis in grasses |
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Erin Patterson PhD Graduate Student |
1st Year Lab Rotation |
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Sandra Romero Gamboa PhD Graduate Student |
Sam Hazen Associate Professor, Biology |
Transcriptional regulation of secondary cell wall biosynthesis in Brachypodium distachyon. |
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Ashley Smith PhD Graduate Student |
1st Year Lab Rotation |
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Christina Stonoha PhD Graduate Student |
Dong Wang Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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Adam Trautwig PhD Graduate Student |
Kristina Stinson Assistant Professor, Environmental Conservation |
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Kathryn Vescio PhD Graduate Student |
Li–Jun Ma Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Plant interactions with pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungi. |
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Maura Zimmermann PhD Graduate Student |
Tobias Baskin Professor, Biology |