Position Title
Professor & Principal Investigator
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.
Teaching
BIS103 - Bioenergetics and Metabolism (FQ)
PLB111 - Plant Physiology Plant Biology (FQ)
PBI200B - PBGG Core Curriculum (WQ)
BIS198 - CURE: Plant Biotechnology (SQ)
Project Amazon Link (please inquire)
Faculty Trainer
Plant Biology Graduate Group
BMCDB Graduate Group
Chemistry Graduate Group
Advancing Diversity by Educating the Professors of Tomorrow (ADEPT) Program
Bioindustrial Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Program
Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology (DEB) Program
Molecular Cellular Developmental (MCB) NIH T32 Program
Chemical Biology T32 Program
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (B2B) Program
Affiliations & Advisory Boards
- Postdoctoral Fellow - University of British Columbia - Vancouver, Canada
- PhD – Ruhr University Bochum - Germany
- DOE Early Career Award
- Hellman Fellowship
- Elsevier/PSNA Young Investigator Award
- Arthur C. Neish Young Investigator Award
- 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.