To test a lab for IB 204 (genetics)  Alex, Natalie, Hanna, and Katy (not pictured) collected spit for a DNA extraction protocol.

Jennifer and Natalie went to the International Mycological Congress in Puerto Rico to learn a lot about fungi and eat a LOT of mofongo.

Hanna Lindgren joins the lab as a postdoc. Hanna did her PhD at the University of Helsinki and has previously worked as a postdoc at the Field Museum in Chicago where she studied symbiotic fungi. Hanna is co-advised by Amy …

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February 2018: Natalie Christian joins the lab as a postdoc! Natalie did her PhD at Indiana University and is co-advised by Posy Busby at Oregon State University. She will be studying interactions between foliar endophytic fungi and rhizobia bacteria in …

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Alex Riley is the latest undergrad to join the Heath lab, he’ll be working with Dr. Heath and Dr. Marshall-Colon (also in plant biology) on partner quality variation in the legume-rhizobium mutualism.

April 2013: Undergraduate Carissa Zielinski earns high distinction for her senior thesis on tripartite interactions between legumes, rhizobia, and mycorrhizal fungi!

March 2013: Graduate ! We celebrate with cinnamon rolls from the Bread Co. on Goodwin, as is customary:

March 2013: Katy finally signs up for a Google Scholar page!

March 2013: Kathryn Solorzano-Lowell and Jennifer Jones will join the Heath-Dalling groups in fall 2013 in the pursuit of aquatic fungi. Congratulations to them both on receiving IGERT fellowships and to Kathryn for winning an IL Distinguished Fellowship!