Please join us in celebrating the achievements of George Meyer (PhD/Dr. Josh Widhalm), Moyeed Talukder (MS/Dr. Moriah Bilenky), and Mya Hagerty (MS/Dr. Yiwei Huang), who graduated this August. We’re proud of their hard work and wish them continued success in their next chapters!
GEORGE MEYER Major Professor: Dr. Joshua Widhalm PhD DEFENSE SEMINAR July 23rd @ 1:00 PM Room: HORT 222 “Biochemical Investigations into the Phytotoxicity, Metabolism, and Agricultural Applications of Juglon” Abstract: Plant specialized 1,4-naphthoquinones are a class of metabolites that mediate diverse plant-biotic interactions. Their convergent evolution across multiple plant lineages highlights the significance of their…Read more about PhD Defense Seminar – George Meyer[Read More]
Esperanza Zambrano (Widhalm lab) presented at the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. Espi is a visiting student from Texas A&M University Kingsville who participated in the 2024 Purdue Undergraduate Research Experiences for Plant Biology and Data Science (PURE-PD) program. She was mentored by PhD student George Meyer.
Shannon Stirling (PhD student, Dudareva lab) won 1st place in the graduate student oral presentation category at the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Midwest regional meeting. George Meyer (PhD student, Widhalm lab), alongside PULSe rotation student Amanda Navodani, won 3rd place in the graduate student poster presentation category. The ASPB Midwest meeting was hosted by the…Read more about HLA Graduate Students Placed at ASPB Midwest Regional Meeting[Read More]
Widhalm lab undergraduate research students Shoshana Keim and Lauryn Rhodes each received CATE Undergraduate Research Funding awards from the College of Agriculture. Shoshana and Lauryn are working on separate projects to investigate juglone metabolism alongside their graduate student mentor, George Meyer.
Several HLA grad students are involved in the planning of the 2022 Graduate Student Plant Science Symposium, including George Meyer, Vera Vukovic, Cristian Salinas, Emerson Luna, Emmanuel Cooper, Sofia Gomez, Xiaojing Wang, Frederick Mildenhall, Scott Benzinger, and Jeanine Arana. Students from other departments in the College of Ag include Rebecca Leuschen-Kohl, Nathan Smith, Juan Diego…Read more about HLA Graduate Students Involved in Planning Graduate Student Plant Science Symposium[Read More]
The HLA Department participated in the Rainbow Callout on September 6 at the Co-Rec. The booth handed out carnations and other HLA swag to attendees. A special thank you to the Widhalm Lab, especially George Meyer, Thiti Suttiyut, and Mearaj Shaikh for preparing the flowers and being at the booth. Thanks also goes out to…Read more about HLA at the Rainbow Callout[Read More]
Widhalm laboratory undergraduate student Libby Sorenson presents at the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. Libby spent the summer working in the Widhalm laboratory as part of the Purdue Undergraduate Research Experiences for Plant Biology and Data Science (PURE-PD) program. She was mentored by HLA graduate student George Meyer to investigate plant resistance mechanisms to the allelochemical juglone.