Spence

Ashley Spence

PhD Student
Department of Plant Biology
University of Illinois

Research Interests:
Molecular analysis of cold-tolerance in Miscanthus x giganteus

Education / Research Experience:
2007- Graduate Student, University of Illinois. Advisor: Stephen P. Long (Biofuel Development)
2006 B.A., cum laude, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (Botany)

Ashley (standing) assists a summer camper at the girls’ adventures in Math, Engineering And Science Summer Bioimaging Camp. Ashley taught the girls how to use the apotome microscope and how to run image analysis software.

Professional Experience:
2006- 2007 Miami University. Dr. J.Z. Kiss; Gravitropism of the root in Arabidopsis

Fellowships and Awards:
2008        Travel grant by the American Society of Plant Biologists to attend The Pan American Conference on Plants and Bioenergy
2006        Doctoral-Undergraduate Opportunities for Scholarship (DUOS) grant for continued research on gravitropism.
2006        Research grant in the Undergraduate Summer Scholars Program.
2006        Travel Grant Awarded by the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology.

Seminars, Presentations & Posters:

Spence, AK; Wang, D; Long, SP (2009) Miscanthus x giganteus: The New Cool Kid On The Block. American Society of Plant Biologists Annual Meeting. July 18-22, 2009 - Honolulu, Hawaii

Spence, AK; Kumar, NS; Edelmann, RE; Kiss, JZ (2006) Ultracellular Localization of ARG1 in Arabidopsis Columella Cells. American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology, Arlington, VA. Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin 20:1.

Please feel free to contact me with questions and comments.

1200 Institute for Genomic Biology
University of Illinois
1206 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801-3838
217-333-4617

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