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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