Lab members

Nour Ouf is an undergraduate research studying the metabolic response of plants to infection by pathogenic bacteria

Aysha Aguilera Mayorga is studying biofuel production in the blue green algae Synechocystis PCC6803.

Anya Hu is an undergraduate researcher studying the regulation of glycolysis in chloroplasts of flowering plants

Nima Bolourchian is another member of the biofuel team, studying lipid and terpene production in the blue green algae Synechocystis PCC6803.

Christina Tonkovic is an undergraduate researcher studying the intracellular transport of metabolic intermediates in the MEP pathway.

Christina De Melo is a senior thesis project student carrying out an independent research project on the expression of proteins from the salvinorin A pathway.

Sonia Evans completed her Ph.D. in November, 2024 on the metabolic control of substrate supply for the chloroplast terpenoid (isoprenoid) precursor pathway in Arabidopsis.

Scott Ford completed his M.Sc in September, 2024 on the regulation of glycolysis in chloroplasts of flowering plants and its implication for metabolic control of the shikimate pathway.

Mateja Perc – Completed his BSc in Biology in 2024. UTM work-study student providing technical support to graduate research projects in plant molecular biology and biochemistry.

Matthew E. Bergman completed his Ph.D. on monoterpenoid volatile biosynthesis in rose-scented geraniums (Pelargonium spp.). in July, 2023