The Moyers lab is committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity in our pursuit of scientific discovery. We encourage an environment of collaboration, open communication, and trust, which welcomes diversity and respects differences of opinions. It is these principles that allow us to innovate and lead to scientific success. You are welcome here.
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Principal Investigator: Brook T. Moyers
Assistant Professor of Biology @ UMB 2019–present NSF Plant Genome Research Postdoc @ Colorado State University, 2015–2018 PhD in Botany @ University of British Columbia, 2015 BA in Biology @ Reed College, 2007 Faculty page / @brooklebee Google Scholar / Impactstory / Publons ORCID: 0000-0003-0340-9488 brook.moyers@umb.edu Office phone: +1-617-287-6626 Office: ISC 3110 |
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Postdoctoral Fellow: Annarita Marrano (click to email)
Google Scholar / Research Gate / LinkedIn @annaritamarran1 My main interest is in identifying the genetic and non-genetic factors that contribute to trait phenotypic diversity in domesticated and wild plant systems. Here at UMB, I’m studying polygenic adaptation in a large collection of Asian rice cultivars from temperate and tropical geographical areas. I’m also investigating the genetic control of seed-related traits in a MAGIC population grown under drought and well-watered conditions. |
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PhD Student: Alice Palmer (click to email)
I am interested in how genetic variation affects plants' responses to environmental stresses, particularly stress caused by anthropogenic change. I am currently working on a project on the salt marsh plant Salicornia, which has potential use in phytoremediation of contaminated sites. |
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McNair Fellow: Erendira Corral
4th-year UMB student majoring in IT with a concentration on Business Intelligence. Skills in data analytics and visualization including the implementation of analytical tools and building models on large datasets. Experience in drawing insights from datasets to report accurate findings. Working on building predictive models from drone imagery data of rice grown under stress. |
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Research Assistant: Filip Stefanovic
Undergraduate student of chemistry at University of Massachusetts, Boston. Passionate about climate change and sustainability. Working towards a career in research and teaching. Lover of coffee (I am serious about this one: I have a TED talk prepared) and literature. Easily distracted on my commute home by thoughts about how plants experience the world. |
Former Moyers lab members
2019 REU student: Tadeo Zuniga
I am currently a junior at California State University Northridge studying cell and molecular biology. At UMB I studied the phenotypes of mutant and wild type Arabidopsis thaliana plants treated with the environmental contaminant phenanthrene using high throughput imaging with raspberry pi cameras to measure growth in the different mutants.
I am currently a junior at California State University Northridge studying cell and molecular biology. At UMB I studied the phenotypes of mutant and wild type Arabidopsis thaliana plants treated with the environmental contaminant phenanthrene using high throughput imaging with raspberry pi cameras to measure growth in the different mutants.
