Tags: Biotechnology/Molecular Biology/Genetics


Zachary Bragg


Colton Meinecke


Dr. Scott Merkle


Dr. C.J. Tsai

I am a plant biologist with a special passion for large organisms - trees! Trees are ‘large' not merely by their physical or genome size, but primarily by their longevity. Longevity depends on a perennial growth habit, which can mean added functionalities for genes, proteins, and metabolites compared to herbaceous annuals. The quest for 'what makes a tree a tree' has led to various projects ranging from gene family evolution and functional…


Caterina Villari

Dr. Villari has developed an active program bridging basic and applied forest pathology and spanning disciplines from molecular disease diagnostics to tree defense mechanisms. She employs cutting-edge molecular techniques to diagnose critical forest pathogens directly in the field, and explores new vibrational spectroscopy technologies to identify traits within seedlings that may help them ward off disease. Dr. Villari collaborates closely with…
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