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About us
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We are a team of diverse scientists with different expertise, from developmental & cell biology, biochemistry, chemical biology and genomics to physics. We are passionate about unlocking the secretes of how plants develop, and to apply knowledge from our basic research for a better understanding, prediction, and designing of plants resilient for a future climate.
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Lab Members
Krishna Sepuru Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
krishna.sepuru [at] austin.utexas.edu
Calvin Coffin, M.S.
Lab Manager
cmcoffin [at] utexas.edu
M.S. Ohio University
Liangliang Chen, Ph.D.
Research Specialist II
llchen66 [at] utexas.eduPh.D. CAS, Beijing
Pengfei Bai, Ph.D.
​Postdoctoral Associate
Pengfei.Bai [at] austin.utexas.edu
Ph.D. Ohio State University
Hyemin Seo, M.S.
Graduate Student
Cell & Molecular Biology
hmseo [at] utexas.edu
Minh Huy Vu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
minhhuyvu [at] utexas.edu
Ph.D. Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
Page Gonzalez, M.S.
Research Technologist/Engineer
page.gonzalez [at] austin.utexas.edu
M.S. University of Wisconsin at Madison
Ansar Ali, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
ansarali [at] utexas.edu
Ph.D. Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Sergio Landeo Villanueva Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
sergio.landeovillanueva [at] austin.utexas.edu
Ph.D. Wageningen Univ. NL
Marco Keller
Researcher Technician
Marco.Keller111 [at] utexas.edu
B.S. UT Austin
Chiaki Komatsu
Undergraduate Researcher/Lab Assistant
American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Summer Undergrad Research Fellow
HHMI Undergrad Summer Research Fellow
Crystal Ying
Undergraduate Researcher/Lab Assistant
HHMI Undergrad Summer Research Fellow
Anna Diez
Lab Assistant
B.S. UT Austin, Neuroscience
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