About
Mission
About Us
Broadly, we are interested in how plants, animals and microbes become involved in symbioses with other organisms to feed themselves and defend themselves from enemies/stressors. We are involved in projects in Ecuador, Panama and in the southeastern US that include microbial ecology, chemical ecology, biodiversity conservation, coastal restoration and agroecology.
Approach
Our Research Approach
Methodology
We collect plant tissues from the field in natural or restored sites.
Lab Protocol
We use high throughput sequencing, culturing and inoculations to understand the role of symbionts.
Training
We involve undergraduates (and sometimes high school students) in our research efforts.
Education and outreach
In Louisiana and Ecuador we are involved in community-driven research approaches.
Partners
Partners
We partner with the following groups: ReCoast Consortium, Glass Half-Full, Fundación para la Conservación de los Andes Tropicáles (FCAT), Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe.
Our funding generally comes from various programs in the National Science Foundation. The list of past and current award numbers are: DEB - 0949602, DEB - 1556583, DEB - 2116358, ITE - 2115450, CBET - 2230769, DEB - 2321608. We also received funding from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
