Plant and Algal Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University
(Summer 2016)
Sophie joined the lab in the summer of 2016 as an NSF REM (Research Experience and Mentoring) student to carry out research on the KCS enzymes from the A race of B. braunii responsible for hydrocarbon biosynthesis.
Sophie is a native of Newton, MA and came to us from the University of Michigan. Currently (as of 10.04.2019) Sophie is a second year graduate student in the lab of Miriam Meisler in the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan.
(summer 2015)
Laura joined the lab in the summer of 2015 as an NSF REM (Research Experience and Mentoring) student to carry out research on the enzyme that produces polysaccharides in the B race of B. braunii.
Laura came to us from Carthage College in Kenosha, WI and graduated in May 2016.
Laura is currently (as of 03.28.2018) a PhD student in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M in the lab of Tadhg Begley.
(summer 2014)
Katelyn joined the lab in the summer of 2014 as an NSF REM (Research Experience and Mentoring) student to carry out research on the fatty acid elongation pathway in the A race of B. braunii for the production of alkadiene/triene hydrocarbons.
Katelyn came to us from College Station A&M Consolidated High School and is currently (as of 03.28.2018) a Senior at the University of North Texas.
(summer 2014)
Patrick joined the lab in the summer of 2014 as an NSF REM (Research Experience and Mentoring) student to carry out research studying the biosynthesis of the polysaccharide sheath that surrounds the colony of B. braunii.
Patrick is from Aurora, IL and came to us from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota where he graduated in May of 2015.
Patrick was a graduate student at Purdue University in the lab of Clifford Weil from 2015-2018 and is currently (as of 09.11.2018) an Associate Scientist II at Syngenta.