PI - Karolina Heyduk, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut
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Director of the George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN)
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B.S. Economics, B.S. Biological Aspects of Conservation - University of Wisconsin
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Ph.D. Plant Biology - University of Georgia
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CV here
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Lizzy Doan
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Lab manager
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EEB major UConn '24
Elena Foust
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RaMP Scholar 2024-2025
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Microbial diversity in Joshua trees
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Medicinal plants and plant products
G Young Kim
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Ph.D. student
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MS UConn EEB ('24)
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Evolution, CAM, and ecophysiology of Opuntia
Claire Marino
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Ph.D. student
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Co-advised with Dr. Robi Bagchi
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Population genomics and ecology of Symplocarpus foetidus
Ed McAssey, Ph.D.
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Research associate in the lab (honorary)
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Assistant Professor in Residence (EEB)
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B.A. Biological Sciences - Vanderbilt University
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Ph.D. Plant Biology - University of Georgia
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Links: website, Google Scholar
Ellie Mendelson
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Ph.D. student
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Evolution of photosynthetic pathway and life history in aquatic plants
Erika Moore-Pollard, Ph.D.
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Postdoctoral researcher (July 2025)
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Ph.D. University of Memphis​
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Will focus on ecophysiology and genomics of CAM under nitrogen stress
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Links: website, Google Scholar
Anna Pardo, Ph.D.
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Postdoctoral researcher
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Ph.D. Michigan State University
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Hybrid plant genomics and genomics of facultative CAM photosynthesis
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Links: LinkedIn, Google Scholar
David Wickell, Ph.D.
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Postdoctoral researcher
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Ph.D. Cornell University
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Evolutionary genomics of CAM photosynthesis
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NSF Postdoc Fellow: Heterophylly in aquatic plants
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Links: website, Google Scholar
Lab alumni
Ifeoluwa Sogunle ('24) - undergrad