People
Polly Hsu, Principal Investigator
2018- Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, MSU
2013-2017 Postdoctoral associate, Duke University & USDA-NIFA. Advisor: Philip Benfey
2007-2013 PhD, Plant Biology, University of California, Davis. Advisor: Stacey Harmer
2004-2006 MS, Genetics, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan. Advisor: Yi-Fang Tsay
2000-2004 BS, Botany, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Email: pollyhsu at msu.edu
Larry Wu, Bioinformatician/Assistant Professor-fixed term
MS, Statistics, North Carolina State University
MS, Bioinformatics, North Carolina State University
PhD, Genetics, University of California, Davis
BS, Botany, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Email: larrywu at msu.edu
Isaiah Kaufman, Graduate Student (BMB/MPS)
BA, Molecular Biology/Biochemistry, Goshen College
Email: kaufm202 at msu.edu
Qiaoyun Ai, Research Assistant
MS, Biology, Shanghai Ocean University, China
BS, Biotechnology and Pharmacy, ZunYi Medical University, China
Email: aiqiaoyu at msu.edu
Alexis Loparo, Undergraduate Student
MSU, Lyman Briggs College, Biology Major & French Minor
Email: loparoal at msu.edu
Recent photos
2024-05-10 Celebrating another fruitful semester!
2023-10-20 Celebrating our Arabidopsis ORFeome paper accepted by Plant Cell & Isaiah successfully submitted his GRFP application!
2023-05-12 Celebrating the end of the semester
@Altu
2023-05-25 BMB Retreat! Ella presented a poster and won the prize for Best Hole in One (mini-golf)!
BMB snowman decorating contest: we made snow-ribosomes !!! 2022-12-16
We won two prizes: the best creativity & the best research-relevant prizes - 2022-12-21
Hsu Lab 2022-07-28
Goodbye lunch for Phong at 4H Garden
Everyone was taking photos of a squirrel eating ice cream.
Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE)
2022-07-27
Alumni
Maggie Chisonga, Undergraduate Student
MSU, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Major
Email: chisonga at msu.edu
Sarah Ganesan, Undergraduate Student
MSU, Human Biology Major & Business Minor
Email: ganesan7 at msu.edu
Soeun (Ella) Kim, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Virginia Tech
Chia-Yu (Joey) Jen, Visiting Scholar
Current position: Research Assistant, Theoretical Chemistry Lab, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Rita Teixeira, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Current position: Assistant Researcher, Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, Portugal
Phong H. T. Nguyen, Graduate Student (BMB)
Current position: Trainer, Bureau Veritas
Elber Lopez Hernandez, 2022 Plant Genomics REU Student
Rising sophomore, Department of Biology, State University of New York, Oneonta, NY
Karina Cieslak, Undergraduate Student
MSU, major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Drina Cooper, 2019 Plant Genomics REU Student
Saint Augustine’s University, major: Biology
Sarah Ax, Undergraduate Student
MSU, major: Plant Biology