Current Lab Members and Projects

  • Vasko Veljanovski (PhD candidate): Functional analyis of flavonoid glucosyltransferases and acid phosphatase in poplar defense
  • Russell Chedgy (PhD candidate): BAHD acyltransferases in poplar secondary metabolism
  • Philip-Edouard Shay (PhD candidate): Interaction of foliar litter chemistry and climate: effects on litter decay and microbial community diversity
  • Alpha Wong (MSc candidate): Interaction of poplar phenolics and aphids
  • Amy Franklin (MSc candidate): Functional analysis of a novel MYB transcription factor in poplar
  • Kazuko Yoshida (Post-doctoral scientist): Functional characterization of MYB repressor-like genes
  • Vincent Walker (Post-doctoral scientist): Metabolomic and genomic analyses of poplar phenolics
  • Lynn Yip (research associate): Analysis of tannins and carbohydrates in plant defense and metabolism
  • Lan Tran (lab manager and research technician): Plant transformation and qPCR analysis of transgenic poplar plants
  • Mike Zifkin (research technician): Analysis of tannins in P. trichocarpa populations

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Constabel Lab, 2011

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