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Graduate students in
the Plant Biology Graduate Program represent a diverse range of interests,
linked by their passion for plants. Our nineteen graduate students include
13 PhD candidates and 6 Master's candidates. 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).
PLANT BIOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENTS
Fall 2007
(alphabetical order)
Mini Aggarwal, PhD student
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Research advisor: Dr. Alice Cheung
Education:MS in Botany, Panjab University-Chandigarh, India
Robert Augustine, PhD student
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phone: 413.545.2855
Research advisor: Dr. Magdalena Bezanilla
Education: BS in Biochemistry, 2005, SUNY at Binghamton
Graham Burkart, PhD student
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1st semester rotations - Parkash Lab
Education: BS in Botany, 2006, University of Vermont
Jeff Chiecko, MS student
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phone: 413.545.9622
Research advisor: Dr. Elsbeth Walker
Education: BS in Electrical Engineering, 1999, UMass Amherst
Heng-Hsuan Chu, PhD student
send email to Heng-Hsuan
phone: 413.545.9622
Research advisor: Dr.
Elsbeth Walker
Education: BS in Botany, 2001, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Anirudha Dixit, PhD student
phone: 413.545.0062
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Research advisor: Dr. Om Parkash
Education: MS in Biotechnology, 2002, SRTM University
Natalie Feliciano, MS student
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phone: 542-8323
Research advisor: Dr. Jill Miller, Amherst College
Education: BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2002, University of
Rochester
Jeonghwa Lee, PhD student
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phone: 413.545.4025
Research advisor: Dr.
Danny Schnell
Education: MS in Biological science, 2002, Seoul National University
Burcu Kokturk, PhD student
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phone: 413.545.9622
Research advisor: Dr.
Elsbeth Walker
Education:MS in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, 2006, Sabanci University, Turkey
Erin Mostoller, MS student
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phone: 413.545.1315
Research advisor: Dr. Robin Harrington
Education: BS in Environmental and Natural Resources, 2004, Clemson University
Zeke Nims, PhD student
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phone: 413.545.9622
Research advisor: Dr.
Elsbeth Walker
Research: Transcriptional analysis and metabolic profiling of Taxol-producing
Taxus cell cultures.
Education: BA in Biology, 2000, Ithaca College
Sydne Record, PhD student
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phone: Harvard Forest- 978.724.3302
Research advisor: Dr. Aaron Ellison (Harvard Forest)
Education: BS in Biology, 2003, University of Puget Sound
Julie Anna Ritchie, MS student
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phone: 413.545.2885
Research advisor: Dr. Magdalena Bezanilla
Education: BS in Biology, 2005, SUNY Plattsburgh
Nicole Soper Gorden, MS student
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phone: 413.577.1824
Research advisor: Dr. Lynn Adler
Education: BA in Biology and English, 2007, Gustavus Adolphus College
Carrie Thurber, PhD student
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1st semester PhD rotations - Caicedo Lab
Education: MS in Biology, 2007, University at Buffalo
Kham Vongpaseuth, PhD student
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phone: 413.577.1420
Research advisor: Dr.
Susan Roberts
Education: MS in Botany, 2003, University College Dublin, Ireland
Shuang Wu, PhD student
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phone: 413.545.2776
Research advisor: Dr.
Tobias Baskin
Education: MS in Biology, 2003, University of Science and Technology of
China (USTC)
Shu-Zon Wu, PhD student
send email to Shu-Zon
phone: 413.545.4025
Research advisor: Dr. Danny Schnell
Education: BS in Botany, 2003, National Taiwan University
Recent graduates:
Richard Mullins, MS, Sept 2007
Advisor: Dr.
Daniel Cooley
Research: "A molecular phylogenetic assessment of Pseudendoclonium"
Education: BS in Biology, 2002, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Caleb Rounds, PhD, Sept 2007
Advisor: Dr.
Danny Schnell
Research: "Assembly of structurally and functionally distinct protein import translocons in chloroplasts"
Education: MA in English, 1995, Brown University
Kristen Hladun, MS, Feb 2007
Advisor: Dr. Lynn Adler
Research: "Effects of perimeter trap crop pollen, herbivory and pollination on reproduction and plant performance in Cucurbita moschata"
Education: BA in Biology, 1999, Boston University
Alenka Lovy Wheeler, PhD, May 2006
Advisor: Dr. Peter Hepler
Research: "Actin organization and activity in lily pollen tube growth: a role for pH".
Education: Education: MS in Plant Physiology, 1999, University of Washington, Pullman.
Jessica Calio, MS, Feb 2005
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Normanly
Research: The role of temperature in redundant auxin biosynthesis pathway utilization in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Education: BS in Plant Sciences, 2003, University of Arizona
Candida Nibau, PhD, Sept 2005
Advisor: Dr.
Alice Cheung
Research: Localization and functional characterization of Arac7, an Arabidopsis
Rac-like small GTPase
Education: "Licenciatura" in Biology, 1999, Universidade de
Coimbra, Portugal
Kathleen Wilsen, PhD, Feb 2005
Advisor: Dr.
Peter Hepler
Research: Monitoring the actin cytoskeleton and calcium dynamics in growing
pollen tubes
Education: MSc in Genetics, 1999, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Elizabeth Burguieres, MS, Sept 2004
Advisor: Dr. Kalidas
Shetty
Research: Effect of folic acid and vitamin C on phenolic-linked seed vigor
response and applications for functional foods
Education: BS in Biology, 2001, University of Maryland, College Park
Donna Tremonte, MS, Sept 2004
Advisor: Dr.
Robin Harrington
Research: The effects of Phragmites australis (Common reed) on
inorganic nitrogen pools in interdunal swales on Cape Cod
Education: BA in Environmental Science, 1998, Boston University
Abbey Pierson, MS, Feb 2004
Advisor: Dr.
Elsbeth Walker
Research: Regulation and mechanism of iron acquisition in Zea mays
Education: BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2000, University of Arizona
Vahram Elagoz, PhD, Feb 2004
Advisor: Dr.
William Manning
Research: Impact of ozone damage on plant development and reproduction
using several Phaseolus vulgaris L. cultivars
Education: MS in Horticulture 1996, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lindsey Tuominen, MS, Sept 2003
Advisor: Dr. Mary Musgrave
Research: Two model organisms for determining indirect effects of microgravity
on plant metabolism: Glycine max and Brassica rapa
Education: BA in Biology, 2001, Macalester College
Matthew Hickler, PhD, 2002
Advisor: Dr.
Paul Godfrey
Research: patterns of plant species diversity in floodplain ponds of the
Nashua River, Massachusetts
Education: BS in Botany, 1975, University of New Hampshire
Susan Hawkins, MS, 2002
Advisor: Dr.
Robert Bernatzky
Research: ethylene induced flowering in Guzmania lingulata 'Minor'
Education: BS in Mathematics and Physics, 1994 Syracuse University
Agnes Farres, MS, 2002
Advisor:
Dr. Peter Alpert
Research: Environmental stress, life history, and their role in species
invasiveness and habitat invasibility in coastal grasslands
Education: BA in Biology/Environmental Studies, 1997, New College of USF
Jodi Racette, MS, 2001
Advisor: Dr.
Peter Alpert
Research: potential invasiveness of a non-native strain of American beachgrass
on Lake Ontario dunes
Education: BS in Biology, 1998, University of Richmond
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