James’s presentation highlighted his research with Ensifer, Pseudomonas, and Paenibacillus root nodule endophytes in Medicago truncatula.
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Sierra joins the lab!
Sierra, who just completed her undergrad at Montana State University, began her doctoral work in the lab in January 2022. She will study plasmid-host coevolution in Rhizobium as part of the GEMS Institute. Welcome!
Baldemar presents his poster at the Illinois Summer Research Symposium!
Baldemar did some awesome research this summer on interactions between soybean-associated fungi and yeasts! The whole lab showed up to see him present.
Alex starts his master’s degree!
Alex, who worked in the lab as an undergrad, just started his master’s degree in plant biology. Alex will be working on coevolution and population genomics in the legume-rhizobium mutualism.
The Heath lab swishes for science
To test a lab for IB 204 (genetics) Alex, Natalie, Hanna, and Katy (not pictured) collected spit for a DNA extraction protocol.
Jennifer and Natalie go to IMC11
Jennifer and Natalie went to the International Mycological Congress in Puerto Rico to learn a lot about fungi and eat a LOT of mofongo.
Hanna joins the lab!
Hanna Lindgren joins the lab as a postdoc. Hanna did her PhD at the University of Helsinki and has previously worked as a postdoc at the Field Museum in Chicago where she studied symbiotic fungi. Hanna is co-advised by Amy …
Natalie joins the lab!
February 2018: Natalie Christian joins the lab as a postdoc! Natalie did her PhD at Indiana University and is co-advised by Posy Busby at Oregon State University. She will be studying interactions between foliar endophytic fungi and rhizobia bacteria in …
Alex joins the lab!
Alex Riley is the latest undergrad to join the Heath lab, he’ll be working with Dr. Heath and Dr. Marshall-Colon (also in plant biology) on partner quality variation in the legume-rhizobium mutualism.