Randall A. Kerstetter
Assistant Professor of Plant Biology
randallk@waksman.rutgers.edu
Sept. 2002 - present
University of California, Berkeley (1997) Ph.D. Molecular and Physiological Plant Biology
University of Washington (1987) B.S. Chemistry and Biology
University of Washington (1987) B.S. Microbiology
Postdocs and Graduate Students
Irina Vvedenskaya
Postdoctoral Researcher
irinavv@waksman.rutgers.edu
May 2004 - present
N.I.Vavilov All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Industry (1986) Ph.D. Biochemistry
St. Petersburg State University (1981) M.S. Biochemistry
Projects:
Cloning and characterization of filiforme and flavodentata mutants.
Yael Harrar
Postdoctoral Researcher
harrar@waksman.rutgers.edu
Jan. 2004 - present
Université Paris XI (2003) Ph.D. Plant Biology
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon I, and Université Toulouse III (1999) M.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology
Projects:
Downstream targets of KANADI and microarray gene expression studies.
Tengbo Huang
Ph.D. Student, Plant Biology
thuang@waksman.rutgers.edu
July 2004 to present
Sept. 2003 to Dec. 2003 (lab rotation)
Beijing University (2003) M.S. Plant Biology
Beijing University (2000) B.S. Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology
Projects:
KANADI protein expression and in vitro DNA binding. Cloning and characterization of a kanadi enhancer, arrow-M.
Liang Guo
Ph.D. Student, Plant Biology
liangguo@email.eden.rutgers.edu
Sept. 2004 to Nov. 2004 (lab rotation)
Fudan University (2004) B.S. Biology
Projects:
AID expression in Arabidopsis for in vivo mutagenesis.
Undergraduate Students
Ken Chen
Undergraduate Researcher, Biology
jungchen@eden.rutgers.edu
Aug. 2004 to present
Project:
Expression analysis of KANADI1 promoter deletions in stable transgenic Arabidopsis plants.
Robert Pepitone
Undergraduate Researcher, Genetics
rpep@eden.rutgers.edu
Sept. 2004 to present
Project:
Separation of linked T-DNA transgene insertions by genetic recombination.
Huzefa Ratlamwala
Undergraduate Lab Worker
June 2004 to present
Naznin Daginawala
Undergraduate Work-Study Student
Sept. 2003 to present
Former Lab Members
Thomas Morley
Undergraduate Lab Worker
tmorley@eden.rutgers.edu
Summer 2003, Summer 2004
Project:
Binary vector construction to test specific promoters in planta.
Sean Chen
Undergraduate Researcher, Biotechnology
seanchen@eden.rutgers.edu
Feb. to Aug. 2004
Project:
Generating deletions of the Arabidopsis KANADI1 promoter fused to beta-glucuronidase.
Jeon J. Hong
Technical Assistant
jjhong@waksman.rutgers.edu
Dec. 2002 to May 2004
Rutgers University (2002) M.S. Entomology
Seoul National University (1997) M.S. Applied Entomology
Projects:
Enhancers and suppressors of kanadi1
GAL4 UAS:GFP transgenics
Ritu Bharti
Laboratory Researcher IV
ritu@waksman.rutgers.edu
Oct. 2002 through Dec. 2003
University of Dehli (2000) M.Phil. Plant Molecular Biology
Kurukshetra University (1998) M.S. Biotechnology
Project:
Positional cloning of the blade expansion defective 1 mutant.
Mario Caldararo
Undergraduate Lab Worker
Nov. 2002 to Feb. 2003
http://www.purevolume.com/mariocaldararoakamc
