Cornell University
Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Ithaca, NY 14853

Fall 2009-present, PhD Student, Plant -Microbe Biology; Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University

2006, Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry, Oberlin College

2006, Bachelor of Music, Violin Performance, Oberlin Conservatory

Graduate Advisor: To be determined

Research Focus  

Symbiotic associations in the rhizosphere

Professional Experience  

Sept. 2007 - Aug. 2009: Research Assistant, Harvard Medical School

Feb. 2007 - Aug. 2007: Short-term Fellow, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Sept. 2005 - Aug. 2006: Honors Research, Oberlin College Department of Biochemistry

Awards and Honors  

2001 National Merit Scholarship

2001 John F. Oberlin Scholarship

2001 Conservatory Dean Scholarship

2004 W. and H. Miller Scholarship for Excellence in Biochemistry

Professional Societies and Working Groups  

Sigma Xi

Publications  

Schmitz AM, Morrison NF, Agunwamba AO, Nibert ML, Lesser CF. Protein interaction platforms: visualization of interacting proteins in yeast. Nat Methods 2009; 6: 500-502