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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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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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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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G Young Kim
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Master's student
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CAM origins in Peperomia (Piperaceae)
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Claire Marino
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Ph.D. student
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Co-advised with Dr. Robi Bagchi
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Effects of defaunation on plant population dynamics
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Ellie Mendelson
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Ph.D. student
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Evolution of photosynthetic pathway and life history in aquatic plants
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Lizzy Doan
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Lab technician
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EEB major UConn '24
Lab alumni
Alixandra Leiblich (undergrad, 2020) ​
Cassidy Downs (undergrad, 2022)