Pacific Southwest Research Station

Pacific Southwest Research Station
800 Buchanan Street
West Annex Building
Albany, CA 94710-0011

(510) 559-6300

Programs and Projects

National Forest Genetics Laboratory

(NFGEL)

Staff

Pacific Southwest Research Station
National Forest Genetic Electrophoresis Laboratory
2480 Carson Road
Placerville, CA 95667

Education
B.Sc., Biological Sciences, Colorado State University
M.Sc., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Conservation Genetics), Iowa State University

Research Interests/Duties
I am interested in identifying those demographic and genetic processes that significantly influence the genetic structure of a species in order to inform management decisions and develop conservation strategies. Rather than focus on a single molecular technique, I aim to use whichever marker system is most appropriate for the question being addressed. This battery of markers includes isozymes, microsatellites, RAPDs, AFLPs, and nuclear and organellar sequences.

As a Biologist at the National Forest Genetics Laboratory (NFGEL), I address management and conservation questions for a variety of plant species. Descriptions of common questions and examples of projects can be found in recent lab publications. All of the projects have a direct application to management or conservation activities currently underway by the USDA Forest Service or one of its collaborators. As the lab manager, I facilitate the day-to-day activities of the laboratory, perform a variety of administrative tasks, analyze data, and write project reports and manuscripts for publication.

Publications