Graduate Students in the Department of Plant Biology
Currently there are over fifty graduate students associated with Plant Biology. The majority of the students in the Department of Plant Biology are enrolled in the Graduate Field of Plant Biology, but some of them are enrolled in other Graduate Fields such as Plant Breeding and Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics and Development, Plant Pathology and others. In addition to the "department students", Plant Biology has many "field students", that is, students enrolled in the Graduate Field of Plant Biology whose advisors are affiliated with other departments and students on rotation.
Grad students in the Field and the Department of Plant Biology
| Name | Contact | Lab | Thesis topic |
| Boggs, Nathan | 263 Emerson Hall 255-8404 | Nasrallah | self recognition and sexual incompatibility in crucifers |
| Burke, Janelle | 243 Plant Science 254-1656 | Luckow | systematics of Antigonon, invasive species |
| Coate, Jeremy | 248 Plant Science 255-1953 | Doyle | evolution of photosynthesis in response to polyploidy |
| Cohen, James | 202 Plant Science 255-8916 | Davis | systematics of Lithospermum L. and the evolution of heterostyly |
| Davidson, Sarah | 262 Plant Science (815)608-3855 | Turgeon | social perceptions & economic realities of modified papaya |
| Douglas, Ryan | 142 Emerson Hall 254-1160 | Scanlon | function of RGD2 in maize leaf development |
| Hammond, Sean | 208 Plant Science 255-8727 | Niklas | N/A |
| Ilut, Daniel | 248 Plant Science 255-1953 | Doyle | N/A |
| Li, Yongqing | 144 Emerson Hall 254-1541 | Hua | BON1/BAP1 in cell death and defense response in Arabidopsis |
| Lundquist, Peter | 345 Emerson Hall 254-1214 | vanWijk | plastoglobule proteomics in stress response |
| Martinez-Millan, Marcela | 239 Plant Science 255-1536 | Crepet | early fossil record of Asteridae |
| McCray, Tyi | 334 Emerson Hall 255-7730 | Rose | N/A |
| Plume, Olofron | 248 Plant Science 255-1953 | Doyle | systematics of Calendula (Asteraceae) |
| Rea, Anne | 263 Emerson Hall 255-8404 | Nasrallah | self-incompatibility in the Brassicaceae family |
| Rutschow, Heidi | 345 Emerson Hall 254-1214 | vanWijk | chloroplast protein targeting and proteolysis in A. thaliana |
| Skema, Cynthia | 243 Plant Science 254-1656 | Luckow | systematics of Dombeya |
| Snyder, John | 345 Emerson Hall 254-1214 | vanWijk/ Sumner | mass spectrometry-based phytohormone profiling methodologies |
| Straub, Shannon | 248 Plant Science 255-1953 | Doyle | systematics and conservation genetics of Amorpha (Fabaceae) |
| Takacs, Elizabeth | 142 Emerson Hall 254-1160 | Scanlon | DISCOLORED1 (DSC1) function in maize kernel development |
| Urbanowicz, Breeanna | 344 Emerson Hall 255-7730 | Rose | N/A |
| Wang, Yi | 144 Emerson Hall 254-1541 | Hua | temperature signaling components in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Woodward, John | 142 Emerson Hall 254-1160 | Scanlon | Bladekiller1 functions in maize meristem maintenance and leaf development |
| Yazbek, Mariana | 202 Plant Science 255-8916 | Nixon | monograph and phylogenetic analysis of Prunus subg. Amygdalus |
| Yeats, Trevor | 344 Emerson Hall 255-7730 | Rose | plant cuticle biogenesis |
Grad students from other fields with advisors in the Department of Plant Biology
| Name | Contact | Field | Lab | Thesis topic |
| Chavez, Jill | 240 Plant Science 254-2956 | Toxicology | Rodriguez | N/A |
| Damasceno, Cynthia | 334 Emerson Hall 255-7730 | Plant Pathology | Rose | tomato leaf secretome during infection by Phytophthora infestans |
| Havananda, Tee | 248 Plant Science 255-1953 | Plant Breeding | Doyle | N/A |
| Olinares, Dom | 345 Emerson Hall 254-1211 | Chemical Bio | vanWijk | mass spectrometry analysis of the Clp complex in Arabidopsis |
| Strickler, Susan | 263 Emerson Hall 255-8404 | Genetics Devel | Nasrallah | N/A |
| Topp, Stephanie | 144 Emerson Hall 254-1541 | Biochemistry | Hua | N/A |
Grad students in the Field of Plant Biology with advisors in other Departments
| Name | Contact | Dept | Lab | Thesis topic |
| Ampofo, Betsy | 228 Plant Science N/A | N/A | on rotation | on rotation |
| Bode, Robert | 445 Corson Hall 254-4219 | Ecol & Evol Biol | Kessler | secondary metabolite induction in wild tomato species |
| Bozza, Christopher | 403 Bradfield Hall 255-0260 | Plant Breeding | Pawlowski | dsyCS & segII: maize mutants of homologous pairing |
| Brown, Patrick | 160 Biotech Bldg 254-4849 | Plant Breeding | Kresovich | genetic control of plant architecture in sorghum and maize |
| Buda, Greg | 228 Plant Science N/A | N/A | on rotation | on rotation |
| Coe, Kirsten | E409 Corson Hall 254-4209 | Ecol & Evol Biol | Sparks | physiological ecology of bryophytes in a changing climate |
| Covshoff, Sarah | 121 Boyce T. Inst 254-6747 | BTI | Brutnell | C4 photosynthetic cell development in maize |
| Germain, Arnaud | 228 Plant Science N/A | N/A | on rotation | on rotation |
| Gillman, Jason | 321 Biotech Bldg 254-4832 | Mol Biol Genet | Hanson | fertility gene in cytoplasmic male sterile lines of Petunia |
| Gordon, Jeffrey | NYBG N/A | NYBG | Jahn/Litt | N/A |
| Huang, Tengfang | 402 Boyce T. Inst 254-1258 | BTI | Jander | metabolism and mode of action of m-tyrosine in Arabidopsis |
| Martel, Catherine | 421 Boyce T. Inst 254-1259 | BTI | Giovannoni | RIN and NOR in fruit ripening competency acquisition in tomato |
| Mazourek, Michael | 320 Bradfield Hall 255-2574 | Plant Breeding | Jahn | nutraceutical systems biology in Capsicum |
| Milner, Matthew | 320 Fed Nutr Lab 255-1283 | USDA | Kochian | zinc uptake and regulation in plants |
| Nguyen, Hanh | 319 Boyce T. Inst 254-1386 | BTI | Martin | virulence targets of Pseudomonas syringaeT3SS effector AvrPto in host plants |
| Pumplin, Nathan | 401 Boyce T. Inst 254-6424 | BTI | Harrison | genetics of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis |
| Ramsey, John | 402 Boyce T. Inst 254-1258 | BTI | Jander | green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) response to plant defenses |
| Stellari, Giulia | 320 Bradfield Hall 255-2574 | Plant Breeding | on leave | N/A |
| Summers, Holly | 608 Bradfield Hall 255-8049 | Crop & Soil Science | Vatamaniuk | intracellular detoxification of heavy metals in Arabidopsis |
| Wang, Haiyi | 228 Plant Science N/A | N/A | on leave | N/A |
| Zhou, Jing | 228 Plant Science N/A | N/A | on rotation | on rotation |