Dr. Lauren Sullivan
Plant Code Name: The Scarlet (and Mustard) Pimpernel Favorite Seed: Tradescantia ohioensis (Ohio Spiderwort) Research Interests: Plant movement ecology, restoration ecology, quantitative anything, invasion. |
Lab Manager
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Larissa Kahan
Plant Code Name: Squirreltail
Favorite Seed: Daucus pusillus (Small wild carrot)
Research Interests: Community ecology, restoration ecology, the importance of root system diversity in grassland and soil health, as well as developing new research interests with the Sullivan lab!
Contact: [email protected]
Plant Code Name: Squirreltail
Favorite Seed: Daucus pusillus (Small wild carrot)
Research Interests: Community ecology, restoration ecology, the importance of root system diversity in grassland and soil health, as well as developing new research interests with the Sullivan lab!
Contact: [email protected]
Postdocs
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Alejandra Martínez Blancas (CV)
Plant Code Name: Pincushion cactus
Favorite Seed: Tripogandra purpurascens
Research Interests: Diversity maintenance, species interactions, grassland conservation.
Contact: [email protected]
Plant Code Name: Pincushion cactus
Favorite Seed: Tripogandra purpurascens
Research Interests: Diversity maintenance, species interactions, grassland conservation.
Contact: [email protected]
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Laís Petri (CV, website)
Plant Code Name: May-apple
Favorite Seed: Paepalanthus chiquitensis (sempre-viva)
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, invasion ecology, restoration ecology, Bayesian statistics.
Contact: [email protected]
Plant Code Name: May-apple
Favorite Seed: Paepalanthus chiquitensis (sempre-viva)
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, invasion ecology, restoration ecology, Bayesian statistics.
Contact: [email protected]
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Ashish Nerlekar (CV, website)
Plant Code Name: dwarf Jatropha
Favorite Seed: Chrysopogon fulvus (sempre-viva)
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, ecology, conservation, restoration of tropical grasslands and savannas.
Contact: [email protected]
Plant Code Name: dwarf Jatropha
Favorite Seed: Chrysopogon fulvus (sempre-viva)
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, ecology, conservation, restoration of tropical grasslands and savannas.
Contact: [email protected]
Graduate Students
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Ethan Rose
Plant Code Name: Prairie Rose
Favorite Seed: Pulsatilla nuttalliana (prairie pasqueflower)
Research Interests: Restoration ecology, community ecology, biodiversity maintenance, grassland conservation.
Contact: [email protected]
Plant Code Name: Prairie Rose
Favorite Seed: Pulsatilla nuttalliana (prairie pasqueflower)
Research Interests: Restoration ecology, community ecology, biodiversity maintenance, grassland conservation.
Contact: [email protected]
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Kate Wynne (CV)
Plant Code Name: Prairie dropseed
Favorite Seed: Sphenopholis obtusata (Prairie wedge grass)
Research Interests: Ecological processes related to plant recruitment, community assembly of tallgrass prairie plant communities.
Contact: [email protected]
Plant Code Name: Prairie dropseed
Favorite Seed: Sphenopholis obtusata (Prairie wedge grass)
Research Interests: Ecological processes related to plant recruitment, community assembly of tallgrass prairie plant communities.
Contact: [email protected]
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Marissa Zaricor (CV)
Plant Code Name: Sensitive briar
Favorite Seed: Bouteloua gracilis (Blue grama grass)
Research Interests: Plant ecology, physiology, restoration ecology, grasslands, disturbance (fire and grazing), drought, stable isotopes and long-term ecological research.
Contact: zaricorm@msu.edu
Plant Code Name: Sensitive briar
Favorite Seed: Bouteloua gracilis (Blue grama grass)
Research Interests: Plant ecology, physiology, restoration ecology, grasslands, disturbance (fire and grazing), drought, stable isotopes and long-term ecological research.
Contact: zaricorm@msu.edu
UnderGraduate Students
Lab Friends
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Dr. Gaurav Kandlikar - PFF Postdoctoral Fellow
Plant Code Name: Quaking aspen
Favorite Seed: Mango propagules
Research Interests: Community ecology and species coexistence, plant-microbe interactions, tropical forests, how students learn math and ecology.
Plant Code Name: Quaking aspen
Favorite Seed: Mango propagules
Research Interests: Community ecology and species coexistence, plant-microbe interactions, tropical forests, how students learn math and ecology.
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Josh Klostermann - former PhD student
Plant Code Name: Tick Trefoil
Favorite Seed: Dalea purpurea (purple prairie clover)
Research Interests: pollination ecology, insect behavior, bison wallows, habitat heterogeneity
Plant Code Name: Tick Trefoil
Favorite Seed: Dalea purpurea (purple prairie clover)
Research Interests: pollination ecology, insect behavior, bison wallows, habitat heterogeneity
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Shawn Thomas
Plant Code Name: Sillyberry (Grubbiaceae)
Favorite Seed: coffee beans
Research Interests: plant evolution, polyploidy, abiotic stress, comparative genomics, phylogenetics
Plant Code Name: Sillyberry (Grubbiaceae)
Favorite Seed: coffee beans
Research Interests: plant evolution, polyploidy, abiotic stress, comparative genomics, phylogenetics
Lab Alum
All of our awesome undergrads
Our more permanent research folks
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Carrie Stephen
Plant Code Name: Prairie Carrieopsis
Favorite Seed: Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats grama)
Where is she now? Carrie is now a Natural Resource Ecologist with the Missouri DNR!
Plant Code Name: Prairie Carrieopsis
Favorite Seed: Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats grama)
Where is she now? Carrie is now a Natural Resource Ecologist with the Missouri DNR!
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Maya Parker-Smith
Plant Code Name: Juncus in the truncus
Favorite Seed: Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove beardtounge)
Where is she now? Maya is a data analyst with Sara Supp at Dennison University!
Plant Code Name: Juncus in the truncus
Favorite Seed: Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove beardtounge)
Where is she now? Maya is a data analyst with Sara Supp at Dennison University!
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Sheila Vazquez-Morales
Plant Code Name: Tamarindus
Favorite Seed: Melivoccus bijugatus (Spanish Lime)
Where is she now? Organizing and conducting awesome science in the King Lab!
Plant Code Name: Tamarindus
Favorite Seed: Melivoccus bijugatus (Spanish Lime)
Where is she now? Organizing and conducting awesome science in the King Lab!