Michelle Zjhra

Project title: Cauliflory, a molecular evolutionary developmental approach in Cercis canadensis, Fabaceae.

Award: Faculty training grant, $3,000

Host P.I.: Dr. Amy Litt, The New York Botanical Garden

 

Chelsea D. Specht

Project title: Molecular Development of novel floral structures and the evolution of floral form and function in Zingiberales.

Award: Faculty training grant, $3,000

Host P.I.: Dr. Chelsea D. Specht, University of California, Berkeley (hosting Dr. Bruce Kirchoff, University of North Carolina, Greenboro)

 

Chun-Neng Wang

Project title: CYCLOIDEA gene expression pattern in relation to Gesneriaceae flower morphology.

Award: Postdoctoral training grant, $3,000

Advisor: Quentin C.B. Cronk, University of British Columbia

Host P.I.: Elena Kramer, Harvard University

 

Alejandra Jaramillo

Project title: Virally induced gene silencing (VIGS) for functional analysis of B-class genes in non-model species.

Award: Training grant, $3,000

Host P.I.: Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar, Yale University

 

Irvin Pan

Project title: Comparative studies in Arabidopsis and Solonaceae fruit type using the AGAMOUS orthologs.

Award: Graduate student training grant, $3,000

Advisor: Vivian Irish, Yale University

Host P.I.: Dr. Amy Litt, The New York Botanical Garden

 

Patrick James Brown

Project title: Maize mutants look like sorghum: co-localization of sorghum QTL and maize genes controlling inflorescence architecture.

Award: Graduate student training grant, $3,000

Advisor: Stephen Kresovich, Cornell University

Host P.I.: Sarah Hake, University of California, Berkeley

 

Natalie Cusimano

Project title: Endosperm development in Areae and other members of the Pistiaclade

Award: Graduate student training grant, $3,000

Advisor: Dr Susanne Renner, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat, Muenchen

Host P.I.: William (Ned) Friedman, University of Colorado, Boulder

 

Stuart McDaniel

Project title: The molecular genetic basis of species differences between the moss Physcomitrella patens and closely related species.

Award: Graduate student training grant, $3,000

Advisor: Jonathan Shaw, Duke University

Host P.I.: Ralph Quatrano, Washington University

 

Heather Sanders

Project title: Identfying developmental changes in the early evolution of leaves.

Award: Graduate student training grant, $3,000

Advisors: Gar Rothwell, Sarah Wyatt, Ohio University

Host P.I.: Robert Guralnick, University of Colorado

 

Ja'Neisha Hutley

Project title: The control of filament elongation involved in protandry of Collinsia verna.

Award: Undergraduate training grant, $3,000

Host P.I.: Susan Kalisz, University of Pittsburgh

 

Adrienne Lester

Project title: The relationship between floral development and secondary traits in and among species of Collinsia.

Award: Undergraduate training grant, $3,000

Host P.I.: Susan Kalisz, University of Pittsburgh

 

David Rasmussen

Project title: Exploring the developmental variability of the water lily female gametophyte.

Award: Undergraduate training grant, $3,000

Host P.I.: William (Ned) Friedman, University of Colorado

 

Eva Maria Sehr

Project title: Genes involved in the specification of fruit tissue types in Solanaceae.

Award: Undergraduate training grant, $3,000

Host P.I.: Vivian Irish, Yale University

 

Lisa Wasko

Project title: Molecular genetic mechanisms responsible for the development of inflorescences in maize.

Award: Undergraduate training grant, $3,000

Host P.I.: Erik Vollbrecht, Iowa State University