Research Interests My research focuses on investigating the biodiversity of soil microfungi in different Wisconsin habitats, including sandbars, prairies and forests. In my project, I am using a rare historical baseline dataset to understand how these communities have changed overtime due to global change. What made you choose this program at UW–Madison? I wanted to …
Research Interests Google Scholar Drought and heat stress are expected to increase in frequency and severity due to anthropogenic climate change. This highlights the need to better understand how plants will respond to varying levels of drought, and perhaps in combination with other stressors. I’m interested in combining microscopy and plant eco-physiological techniques to determine …
Research Interests Google Scholar My research in the Maeda Lab focuses on the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) enzyme, which connects aromatic amino acid biosynthesis to the phenylpropanoid pathway. This enzyme is diverse, with some PALs exhibiting expanded substrate utilization, such as phenylalanine/tyrosine ammonia-lyases found in grasses and closely related species, and others displaying reduced feedback regulation, …
Research Interests I am interested in plant cell and developmental biology. My research focuses on how membrane dynamics and cellular organization regulate plant growth and development. Education BS, Biology, Tsinghua University, 2024