PEOPLE
Terrence Bell, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. McGill University (Natural Resource Sciences)
M.Sc. University of Western Ontario (Biology)
B.Sc. Queen's University (Biology)
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Current UTSC Lab Members
Harlow Wood, M.Env.Sc Student (Conservation and Biodiversity)
B.Sc. Ontario Institute of Technology (Biology)
Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
B.Sc. Ontario Institute of Technology (Biology)
Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Current Penn State Lab Members
Caylon Yates, Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology
B.A. Boston University (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Awards: Alumni Dissertation Award (2023); NSF GRFP (2020-23); Dean's Distinguished Fellowship (2018-); Sloan Scholar (2019-)
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
B.A. Boston University (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Awards: Alumni Dissertation Award (2023); NSF GRFP (2020-23); Dean's Distinguished Fellowship (2018-); Sloan Scholar (2019-)
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jeremy Sutherland, Ph.D. Candidate in Bioinformatics and Genomics
Co-advised by Jesse Lasky
B.S. University of Illinois at Chicago (Biology)
Awards: FFAR Fellow (2020-2023); PSU Student Leader Scholarship (2019); The Elmer Hadley Award (2016); B.J. Hoddinott Scholarship Award (2014)
Hometown: Anna, Illinois, USA
Co-advised by Jesse Lasky
B.S. University of Illinois at Chicago (Biology)
Awards: FFAR Fellow (2020-2023); PSU Student Leader Scholarship (2019); The Elmer Hadley Award (2016); B.J. Hoddinott Scholarship Award (2014)
Hometown: Anna, Illinois, USA
Sarah Richards, Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology
Co-advised by Estelle Couradeau
B.S. University of New Hampshire (Microbiology)
Awards: Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment (2020)
Hometown: Laconia, New Hampshire, USA
Co-advised by Estelle Couradeau
B.S. University of New Hampshire (Microbiology)
Awards: Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment (2020)
Hometown: Laconia, New Hampshire, USA
Lily Cao, M.S. Student in Ecology
Co-advised by Michela Centinari
B.S. University of Florida (Biology/Chemistry)
Hometown: Orlando, Florida, USA
Lab Alumni
Postdocs
Suzanne Fleishman (2022), co-advised with Michela Centinari [link]
Current: Postdoctoral Associate at USDA-ARS
William King (2020-2022) [link]
Current: Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University
Research Technologists
Hanh Tran (2022)
Current: Technician with Emily Davenport at Penn State
Sean O'Rourke-Ibach (2021-2022)
Current: Technician at Temple University
Ryan Trexler (2017-2020) [link]
Current: Ph.D. student with Estelle Couradeau at Penn State
Emily Grandinette (2019-2021)
Current: Student in the Medical Laboratory Science training program at the University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. Students
Laura Kaminsky (2023) [link]
Current: Postdoctoral Associate at the Boyce Thompson Institute
Ryan Trexler (2022), co-advised with Estelle Couradeau
Current: Continuing with Estelle Couradeau after I moved institutions
Rondy Malik (2019), co-advised with Dave Eissenstat [link]
Current: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Kansas
M.S. Students
Miranda DePriest (2022)
Current: Research Assistant with Paul Esker at Penn State
Undergraduate Students
Cullen Wilson (2021-2022)
Vedha Viddam (2021-2022)
Helen Senerchia (2020-2021)
Idalys Bonet (first ever lab member; 2017-2019)
Emily Grandinette (2017-2019)
Brandon Wilt (2018)
Timothy Peoples (2018)
Patrick Brown (2019)
Suzanne Fleishman (2022), co-advised with Michela Centinari [link]
Current: Postdoctoral Associate at USDA-ARS
William King (2020-2022) [link]
Current: Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University
Research Technologists
Hanh Tran (2022)
Current: Technician with Emily Davenport at Penn State
Sean O'Rourke-Ibach (2021-2022)
Current: Technician at Temple University
Ryan Trexler (2017-2020) [link]
Current: Ph.D. student with Estelle Couradeau at Penn State
Emily Grandinette (2019-2021)
Current: Student in the Medical Laboratory Science training program at the University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. Students
Laura Kaminsky (2023) [link]
Current: Postdoctoral Associate at the Boyce Thompson Institute
Ryan Trexler (2022), co-advised with Estelle Couradeau
Current: Continuing with Estelle Couradeau after I moved institutions
Rondy Malik (2019), co-advised with Dave Eissenstat [link]
Current: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Kansas
M.S. Students
Miranda DePriest (2022)
Current: Research Assistant with Paul Esker at Penn State
Undergraduate Students
Cullen Wilson (2021-2022)
Vedha Viddam (2021-2022)
Helen Senerchia (2020-2021)
Idalys Bonet (first ever lab member; 2017-2019)
Emily Grandinette (2017-2019)
Brandon Wilt (2018)
Timothy Peoples (2018)
Patrick Brown (2019)
Honour Roll
Caylon Yates (2023) - Alumni Dissertation Award
Sarah Richards (2022) - 2nd place in poster competition at the International Phytobiomes Conference
Sarah Richards (2022) - Travel grant from the International Phytobiomes Conference
Suzanne Fleishman (2022) - Travel grant from the International Phytobiomes Conference
William King (2022) - Oral presentation award at the International Symposium on Physiological Processes in Roots of Woody Plants
Ryan Trexler (2022) - Poster Award at Changing Microbiomes Symposium
Laura Kaminsky (2022) - Alumni Dissertation Award at Penn State
Laura Kaminsky (2022) - ISME Symposium Travel Grant
Sarah Richards (2022) - Henry W. Popp Award
Laura Kaminsky (2021) - College of Agricultural Sciences Outstanding Thesis Award
Caylon Yates (2021) - British Ecological Society Grant
Jeremy Sutherland (2021) - 1st prize in Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Lightning Talk Competition
Jeremy Sutherland (2020) - Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Fellowship
Caylon Yates (2020) - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Laura Kaminsky (2020) - PEO Scholar Award
Caylon Yates (2020) - College of Agricultural Sciences Graduate Student Competitive Grant
Caylon Yates (2020) - 3rd place in Penn State Microbiome Center Video Competition
Caylon Yates (2020) - Plant Pathology Graduate Studies Enhancement Award
Sarah Richards (2020) - Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment
Rondy Malik (2020) - One of Cell Mentor's 1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America
Caylon Yates (2019) - Sloan Scholar
Miranda DePriest (2019) - Sloan Scholar
Laura Kaminsky (2019) - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Rondy Malik (2019) - NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Ryan Trexler (2019) - Ambassador Award for the College of Agricultural Sciences
Jeremy Sutherland (2019) - Penn State Student Leader Scholarship
Laura Kaminsky (2018) - University Graduate Fellowship
Caylon Yates (2018) - Dean's Distinguished Fellowship
Miranda DePriest (2018) - Dean's Distinguished Fellowship
Laura Kaminsky (2018) - 1st Place in Biological Sciences, Gamma Sigma Delta Poster Competition
Caylon Yates (2018) - 1st Place Lightning Talk, Penn State Microbiome Center Networking Event
Laura Kaminsky (2018) - PPEM Library Sequence Generation and Curation Grant
Laura Kaminsky (2018) - CAS Tag Along Award
Sarah Richards (2022) - 2nd place in poster competition at the International Phytobiomes Conference
Sarah Richards (2022) - Travel grant from the International Phytobiomes Conference
Suzanne Fleishman (2022) - Travel grant from the International Phytobiomes Conference
William King (2022) - Oral presentation award at the International Symposium on Physiological Processes in Roots of Woody Plants
Ryan Trexler (2022) - Poster Award at Changing Microbiomes Symposium
Laura Kaminsky (2022) - Alumni Dissertation Award at Penn State
Laura Kaminsky (2022) - ISME Symposium Travel Grant
Sarah Richards (2022) - Henry W. Popp Award
Laura Kaminsky (2021) - College of Agricultural Sciences Outstanding Thesis Award
Caylon Yates (2021) - British Ecological Society Grant
Jeremy Sutherland (2021) - 1st prize in Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Lightning Talk Competition
Jeremy Sutherland (2020) - Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Fellowship
Caylon Yates (2020) - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Laura Kaminsky (2020) - PEO Scholar Award
Caylon Yates (2020) - College of Agricultural Sciences Graduate Student Competitive Grant
Caylon Yates (2020) - 3rd place in Penn State Microbiome Center Video Competition
Caylon Yates (2020) - Plant Pathology Graduate Studies Enhancement Award
Sarah Richards (2020) - Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment
Rondy Malik (2020) - One of Cell Mentor's 1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America
Caylon Yates (2019) - Sloan Scholar
Miranda DePriest (2019) - Sloan Scholar
Laura Kaminsky (2019) - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Rondy Malik (2019) - NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Ryan Trexler (2019) - Ambassador Award for the College of Agricultural Sciences
Jeremy Sutherland (2019) - Penn State Student Leader Scholarship
Laura Kaminsky (2018) - University Graduate Fellowship
Caylon Yates (2018) - Dean's Distinguished Fellowship
Miranda DePriest (2018) - Dean's Distinguished Fellowship
Laura Kaminsky (2018) - 1st Place in Biological Sciences, Gamma Sigma Delta Poster Competition
Caylon Yates (2018) - 1st Place Lightning Talk, Penn State Microbiome Center Networking Event
Laura Kaminsky (2018) - PPEM Library Sequence Generation and Curation Grant
Laura Kaminsky (2018) - CAS Tag Along Award