People

Lab Members:

Associate Professor (on-term)
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
joshua.gendron@yale.edu

Research Assistant:

Christopher Adamchek
christopher.adamchek@yale.edu

Christopher is a Research Assistant who is interested in how the plant circadian clock intersects with stress pathways to improve plan fitness.  He handles the protein expressions and phenotyping (taking thousands of plant pictures) of the labs decoy library pipeline.  Outside of the lab you can find Chris pursuing his life passion of Karate.

Postdoctoral:

Wei Liu, Ph.D.
wei.liu.wl366@yale.edu

Wei is a Postdoctoral Associate focused on identifying the biological function of the circadian rhythms controlled F-box proteins.  Using the unique set of genetic tools named decoy method, he has identified several novel F-box proteins likely involved in the regulation of plant growth and development.

Qingqing Wang, Ph.D.
Qingqingwang927@gmail.com

Qingqing is a Postdoctoral Accociate working on the potential roles of F-box protein TLPs in plant growth and environmental stress in Arabidopsis.

Post Graduate:

Graduate Student(s):

Daniel Tarte 
daniel.tarte@yale.edu

Dan is a Graduate student interested in researching how the plant circadian clock drives biological processes.  He will specifically be studying how cycling proteasome components affect accumulation of plant metabolites. Outside of the lab you can find Dan eating nutella or on a run to work off the nutella.

Chun Chung (Ted) Leung
ted.leung@yale.edu

Ted is a rotating graduate student interested in how the circadian clock affects plant growth and development. In particular, he will be studying the interaction of the clock with sugar signaling. Outside of the lab you can find Ted burning and cutting his fingers in the kitchen. 

Morgan Vanderwall 
Morgan.Vanderwall@yale.edu

Morgan is from Utah and graduated from Whitworth University with B.S. in biochemistry.  As a graduate student, she is using biochemical assays and genetic screens to investigate the function of a sugar-binding F-Box protein and its role in promoting glycoprotein degradation and wintertime plant survival.  Outside of the lab you can find Morgan knitting, hiking/running, or buying yet another house plant. 

Rotating Graduate Student:

Undergraduate Researcher(s):

Lilijana Oliver
Lilijana.Oliver@yale.edu

Lilijana is an undergraduate student in Silliman College interested in plant response to abiotic enviromental factors.  At the moment, she is studying seasonal regulation of secondary metabolite production.  Outside of the lab, Lilijana can be found running through the most densely wooded parks she can find.  

Harper Lowrey 

Harper.Lowrey@yale.edu

Harper (she/they)  is an undergraduate in Berkeley College studying Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology.  In particular, Harper is researching a growth restrictor participating in a circadian clock-controlled mechanism of post-translational regulation.  Outside of the lab, you can find Harper exercising her competitiveness in whatever game or sport that is available or hiking on the nearest mountain to feel closer to their home state of Colorado.