Postdoc, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2005-2010
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005
B.S. University of Arizona, 2000
Fellow, National Strategic Research Institute
Coordinator, UNL APLU IChange, 2022-2023
Owner, Molecular Trait Evolution LLC and RollingCircle Biotech LLC
Editor, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Editor, Frontiers in Microbiology
Co-Founder, Archaea Power Hour virtual seminar series
Current Members
Darla Brennan Graduate Assistant
Sean Carr Postdoctoral Research Associate
Connor Hines Graduate Assistant
Laura Kirshenbaum Undergraduate Assistant
Erin Burke Graduate Assistant
Kim Tran Undergraduate Assistant
Grace Van Cott Undergraduate Assistant
Former Members
Jordon Sanford (2022-2023) Aditi Arun (2023) Edric Teut (2021-2023) William Bauer (2022-2023) Morgan Price, M.S. (2019-2022) Anh Le (2021-2022) Amy Le (2021-2022) Ethan Bender, M.S. (2013-2020) Nina Bui (2016-2019) Jennie Catlett, Ph.D. (2011-2018) Jared Aldridge, Ph.D. (2013-2018) Megan Smith (2014-2016) Brandi Russell (2015-2016) Aileen Lee (2012-2016) Alicia Ortiz (2011-2016) Rachael Klosterman (2013-2014) Mary Walter (2013-2014) Nikolas Duszenko (2010-2014) Dr. Anne-Lise Ducluzeau (2012-2013) Dillon Lieber (2010-2013) Mitch Shea (2010-2013) Kaitlin Mizner (2010-2011)
Summer Students
Kathleen Nguyen (2023) Kim Tran (2023)
NSF REU Summer Research Program
Tyler Bartolome (2022) Nick Havill (2021) Jordan Gewing-Mullins (2019) Marjorie Nelson (2018) Jordan Brown (2017) Paul Randall (2016) Sauda Niyigena (2015) Caleb Gonzalez (2014) Shannon King (2013) Nate Sindt (2011) Casey Sondgeroth (2011)