TEam TERPENOID @ PLB Retreat 2019
Philipp Zerbe
Associate Professor pzerbe@ucdavis.edu Bio: After completing my undergraduate and graduate work in Germany and a postdoc at UBC (Vancouver, Canada), I started our lab at UC Davis' Plant Biology Department in August 2014. With my team, I work to better understand how plants produce and utilize the diversity of natural products and how the chemical ingenuity of plants can be harnessed for agricultural and bioproduct applications. Beyond research, I am passionate about fostering interdisciplinary and career-focused student training in the STEM fields. |
![]() Katie Murphy
Graduate Student (PBGG) kmmurphy@ucdavis.edu Studying the biosynthesis and biological function of terpenoids in maize environmental interactions. |
![]() Anna Cowie
Graduate Student (PBGG) aecowie@ucdavis.edu Studying the transcriptional regulation of terpenoid metabolism in maize. |
![]() Mary Madera
Graduate Student (PBGG) mamadera@ucdavis.edu Studying fruit flavor metabolism in strawberry. |
![]() Andrew Muchlinski
Postdoc amuchlinski@ucdavis.edu Structure-function and engineering of key terpenoid-metabolic enzymes. |
![]() Lisette Arce Rodríguez
Postdoc (UC-MEXUS Fellow) mlarcerodriguez@ucdavis.edu Characterizing terpenoid biochemical and regulatory pathways in switchgrass and maize. |
![]() Kira Tiedge
Postdoc (DFG Fellow) kjtiedge@ucdavis.edu Studying the role of terpenoids in plant-environment interactions in switchgrass. |
![]() Janet Solano-Sanchez
Junior Specialist | Lab manager jsolanosanchez@ucdavis.edu Studying terpenoid metabolism and bioactivity in maize. |
![]() Lisl Chew
Undergraduate student lchew@ucdavis.edu Studying terpenoid metabolism and bioactivity in maize and switchgrass. |
![]() Danielle Davisson
Undergraduate student dldavisson@ucdavis.edu Studying terpenoid metabolism and bioactivity in maize and switchgrass. |
![]() Yuxuan Chen
Undergraduate student xuachen@ucdavis.edu Studying terpenoid metabolism and bioactivity in maize and switchgrass. |
![]() Megumi Gutleben
Undergraduate student mcgutleben@ucdavis.edu Studying the structure and function of terpenoid-metabolic enzymes. |
![]() Chelsea Barrett
Undergraduate student clbarrett@ucdavis.edu Studying terpenoid metabolism in maize and microbial production of plant terpenoids. |
![]() Ramya Chandrasekaran
Undergraduate student rchandrasekaran@ucdavis.edu Studying terpenoid metabolism and bioactivity in switchgrass. |
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![]() Ajani Lydia Torres-Cedillo
Undergraduate student atorrescedillo@csus.edu Characterizing plant P450 enzymes. |
Alumni
Jose Angel Arce - Undergraduate Student (now Junior Specialist at UC Davis)
Prema Karunanithi - Graduate Student (Now Research Scientist at Bayer Crop Science, St. Louis, MO)
Hana Minsky - Undergraduate Student (now Clinical Research Assistant at UC Davis Health)
Liber McKee - Undergraduate Student
Marleny Ramos - Undergraduate student
Shruti Fogla - Undergraduate student
David Berrios - Undergraduate student (now Junior Specialist at UCSF)
Meirong Jia - Postdoc
Lynne Hagelthorn - Undergraduate student (now Junior Specialist at the Sundaresan lab, UC Davis)
Cari Young - Undergraduate student (now graduate student at City of Hope)
Kyle Pelot - Graduate student (now Research Scientist at Aether Inc.)
Sadira Wang - Undergraduate student (now Masters student at City of Hope)
Siwon Chung - Undergraduate student (now Junior Specialist at theUC Davis Medical Scool, Xiang lab).
Karen Zhu - Undergraduate student (now Research Associate)
Ivan Munkres - Undergarduate student (now Junior Specialist at the Vanette lab, UC Davis)
Sibongile Mafu - Postdoc (Now faculty at University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
Puja Dhanota - Undergraduate student (now Research Associate at Arcus Biosciences, San Francisco, CA)
Omar Yaacoobi - Undergraduate student
Iris Mollhoff - Undergraduate student (now graduate student at Stanford University)
Lynda Flores-Graham - Master student (now Laboratory Assistant at Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, CA)
Ruibing Chen - Visiting Graduate student, China (now lectures at Secondary Military Medical University, Shanghai, China)
Jimmy Chen - Visiting Master student, Taiwan (now graduate student at the University of Georgia)
Li-Ting Ma - Visiting graduate student, Taiwan (now graduate student at National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan)
Emil Fischer - Undergraduate student (now graduate student at SCRIPPS Institute)
Ana Claudia da Silveira - Visiting undergraduate student, Brazil (now research scientist at Farmacêutica, Brazil)
Isabel Ribeiro Barbosa - Visiting undergraduate student, Brazil
Selina Rodriguez - Junior Specialist (now research scientist at Miraculex, Davis CA)
Prema Karunanithi - Graduate Student (Now Research Scientist at Bayer Crop Science, St. Louis, MO)
Hana Minsky - Undergraduate Student (now Clinical Research Assistant at UC Davis Health)
Liber McKee - Undergraduate Student
Marleny Ramos - Undergraduate student
Shruti Fogla - Undergraduate student
David Berrios - Undergraduate student (now Junior Specialist at UCSF)
Meirong Jia - Postdoc
Lynne Hagelthorn - Undergraduate student (now Junior Specialist at the Sundaresan lab, UC Davis)
Cari Young - Undergraduate student (now graduate student at City of Hope)
Kyle Pelot - Graduate student (now Research Scientist at Aether Inc.)
Sadira Wang - Undergraduate student (now Masters student at City of Hope)
Siwon Chung - Undergraduate student (now Junior Specialist at theUC Davis Medical Scool, Xiang lab).
Karen Zhu - Undergraduate student (now Research Associate)
Ivan Munkres - Undergarduate student (now Junior Specialist at the Vanette lab, UC Davis)
Sibongile Mafu - Postdoc (Now faculty at University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
Puja Dhanota - Undergraduate student (now Research Associate at Arcus Biosciences, San Francisco, CA)
Omar Yaacoobi - Undergraduate student
Iris Mollhoff - Undergraduate student (now graduate student at Stanford University)
Lynda Flores-Graham - Master student (now Laboratory Assistant at Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, CA)
Ruibing Chen - Visiting Graduate student, China (now lectures at Secondary Military Medical University, Shanghai, China)
Jimmy Chen - Visiting Master student, Taiwan (now graduate student at the University of Georgia)
Li-Ting Ma - Visiting graduate student, Taiwan (now graduate student at National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan)
Emil Fischer - Undergraduate student (now graduate student at SCRIPPS Institute)
Ana Claudia da Silveira - Visiting undergraduate student, Brazil (now research scientist at Farmacêutica, Brazil)
Isabel Ribeiro Barbosa - Visiting undergraduate student, Brazil
Selina Rodriguez - Junior Specialist (now research scientist at Miraculex, Davis CA)