People
Current lab members
Evan Forsythe (he/him)
Assistant Professor
Biology, Oregon State University-Cascades
Integrative Biology Department, Oregon State University-Corvallis
Education:
2018-2022: Postdoc at Colorado State University with Dan Sloan
2012-2018: PhD in Plant Sciences at The University of Arizona with Mark Beilstein
2007-2011: BA in Biology at Saint John University with Charles Rodell
Linnea Lane (they/them)
Position: Research Technician
Degree: Biology Major/Computer Science and Chemistry Minor from OSU-Cascades (2023).
Research: Linnea is part of a team that is developing a python program that processes and cleans DNA sequence data to remove potential sources of error, facilitating efficient downstream molecular biology analyses. Additionally, Linnea contributes to the development and testing of the ERCnet protein interaction prediction program.
Ashley Doerfler
Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Degree: Computer Science Major at OSU-Cascades
Research: Ashley is part of a team that is developing a python program that processes and cleans DNA sequence data to remove potential sources of error, facilitating efficient downstream molecular biology analyses.
Emily Zak
Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Degree: Biology Major at OSU-Cascades
Research: Emily is part of a team that is using super computing resources to computationally predict protein-protein interactions across the genome, yielding the proteome-wide 'interactome' network.
Awards: 2023-2024 URSA Engage Award Recipient
Elizabeth Rehmann
Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Degree: Biology Major at OSU-Cascades
Research: Elizabeth (Liz) is part of a team that is using super computing resources to computationally predict protein-protein interactions across the genome, yielding the proteome-wide 'interactome' network. Additionally, Liz is contributing to a literature review of proteins involved in plant chloroplast functions.
Awards: 2023-2024 URSA Engage Award Recipient
Devin Mendoza
Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Degree: Biology Major and Computer Science Minor at OSU-Cascades
Research: Devin is using python coding and DNA simulations to test hypotheses about the genomic impacts of 'reciprocal introgression', a novel form of introgression predicted from theoretical work.
Awards: David and Marvalee Wake Award for Best Student Poster for the Division of Phylogenetic and Comparative Biology at SICB 2024
Darren Clavette
Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Degree: Biology Major at OSU-Cascades
Research: Darren is developing a python program that analyzes genomic datasets to detect evidence of 'ghost-lineage introgression', a form of introgression that is thought to obscure introgression analyses but has previously not been detectable (until now!!!).
Jessika Bryant
Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Degree: Biology Major at OSU-Cascades
Research: Jessika is part of a collobartion with Dr. Bruce Seal to isolate novel bacteria from wild wolves and use whole genome sequencing and evolutionary analyses to develop probiotic supplements for domestic dogs. Jessika contributes to the bench-top research and leads the computational genomic analyses.
Awards: Launching Undergraduate Research Experiences (LURE) scholarship awardee
Former lab members
Trinity Bartel
Biology Major
Oregon State University-Cascades
Luna A L'Argent (she/her)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major
Computer Science Minor
Oregon State University-Cascades