If you are interested in the possibility of joining the lab, please contact me directly and include a CV with references. If you are applying to a graduate program at Davis, please also send me an unofficial copy of your college transcripts.

Postdoctoral researchers

I am primarily on the lookout for postdoctoral applicants with prior experience in evolutionary genetics, especially those interested in computational analysis of population genetic data. If you are interested in a postdoctoral position in the lab, I encourage you to contact me to discuss fellowships and funding opportunities.

Graduate students

I currently accept students through the Genetics, Plant Biology, and the Horticulture and Agronomy graduate groups. I am predominantly interested in students wishing to study crop evolution, particularly in maize, but will consider any student with an interest in plant evolutionary genetics.

USDA
A position is currently available for a M.S. student to work on association mapping of yield in maize.


Undergraduate students

If you would like to gain some research experience, I often accept students through PLS/BIT 192 and PLS/BIT 199 for research credits. Past interns in the lab have worked on several projects, including:

  • bioinformatic analysis of transposable elements in the maize genome
  • ecological genetics of branching in the wild ancestor of maize
  • DNA extraction and germination testing of maize and its wild relatives
  • dendrochronology of a California oak