BIO
I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. Throughout high school, I was sure I would become a marine biologist. While I am still an avid SCUBA diver, I fell in love with plants while pursuing my B.S. in biology at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. In Charleston, I spent a semester working in a plant pathology lab at the USDA Vegetable Laboratory and a year on campus in Dr. Seth Pritchard's lab developing a steam girdling method for inducing fine root senescence. After completing my undergraduate degree, I spent a year as the School and Youth Education Intern at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, helping to combat plant blindness in K-12 students of the area.
I am now pursuing a Master's Degree at UVM and working in the Harris Lab, where I am investigating a gene thought to be involved in legume nodulation. Generally, I am interested in how plants interact with the biotic and abiotic stimuli in their environment.
Bio
I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. Throughout high school, I was sure I would become a marine biologist. While I am still an avid SCUBA diver, I fell in love with plants while pursuing my B.S. in biology at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. In Charleston, I spent a semester working in a plant pathology lab at the USDA Vegetable Laboratory and a year on campus in Dr. Seth Pritchard's lab developing a steam girdling method for inducing fine root senescence. After completing my undergraduate degree, I spent a year as the School and Youth Education Intern at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, helping to combat plant blindness in K-12 students of the area.
I am now pursuing a Master's Degree at UVM and working in the Harris Lab, where I am investigating a gene thought to be involved in legume nodulation. Generally, I am interested in how plants interact with the biotic and abiotic stimuli in their environment.