Lab Members

 

Christine Edwards, PhD, Principal Investigator,
Assistant Scientist for Conservation Genetics, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development (CCSD)
Christine.Edwards@mobot.org
Burgund Bassuner, PhD, Science Specialist, CCSD
Burgund.Bassuner@mobot.org
Binoshi Hettihewa, PhD student at Washington University
bjhg4n@umsl.org 
Maia Jones, PhD student at Washington University
j.maia@wustl.edu  
Brock Mashburn, PhD student at Washington University
Brock.Mashburn@mobot.org 
Juan Carlos Penagos, Ph.D., postdoc at CCSD
jpenagos@mobot.org 
Rachel Brant, Ph.D., postdoc at CCSD
rbrant@mobot.org 
Eduardo Aguirre-Mazzi, Ph.D. student at Washington University
a.eduardo@wustl.edu 

Our Alumni

Joel Swift, Ph.D. 
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kansas, KS
joel.swift@ku.edu
Serena Acha, Ph.D.
Clinical Data Analyst, Gainesville, FL
sia7vc@mail.umsl.edu
Shannon Skarha
Student at Duke University, Durham, NC
skarha.shannon@ic.edu
Rachel Lyman, Ph.D.
Director of Genomics Core, Clemson University, Clemson, NC
rachelalyman@gmail.com
Alexander Linan, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist at the Garden, Africa and Madagascar
alinan@mobot.org 
Brigette Williams, Ph.D.
US Fish and Wildlife Service
brigette_williams@fws.gov 

REU students

2014 Joel Swift

2015 Rebecca Mohn

2016 Brooke Teesier and Caytlyn Foye

2017 Elena Meyer

2018 David Bellangue

2019 Dorrie Wamser

2022 Clara Landon

2023 Aliya Swearngin and Luka Sato