CV
Education
- BA University of California, Berkeley
- Molecular and Cell Biology 1997
- MA University of California, Berkeley
- Microbial Biology 1999
- Thesis Advisor: Norman Pace (Microbial Diversity)
- Project: Human microbial diversity
- Microbial Biology 1999
- PhD University of California, Berkeley
- Plant Biology 2008
- Thesis Advisor: Michael Freeling (Maize Geneticist)
- Project: Comparative genomics of plants
- Plant Biology 2008
- Postdoc University of California, Berkeley
- Plant Genome Evolution 2009
- Thesis Advisor: Michael Freeling (Maize Geneticist)
- Project: Comparative genomics of plants
- Plant Genome Evolution 2009
Professional Experience
- Program Director National Science Foundation, DBI 01/2024-present
- Full Professor Plant Sciences, University of Arizona 08/2023-present
- Associate Professor Plant Sciences, University of Arizona 08/2017-08/2023
- Adjunct Professor Biosystems Engineering, University of Arizona 08/2017-present
- Adjunct Professor School of Information, University of Arizona 08/2019-present
- Chief Scientific Officer Upetsia, Inc. 10/2021-07/2023
- Program Director National Science Foundation, IOS 01/2018-07/2019
- Assistant Professor Plant Sciences, University of Arizona 08/2012-08/2017
- Senior Scientific Developer iPlant Collaborative, University of Arizona 09/2010-08/2012
- Postdoctoral Research University of California, Berkeley 01/2009-09/2010
- Graduate Student Research University of California, Berkeley 01/2006-12/2008
- Programmer/Analyst III University of California, Berkeley 01/2005-12/2005
- Senior Scientific Developer Biotique Systems, Inc. 01/2004-12/2004
- Computational Biologist Berlex Biosciences (Bayer) 01/2002-12/2003
- Research Bioinformatics Genencor International, Inc. 01/2001-12/2001
- Computational Biology Associate The Molecular Sciences Institute 01/2000-12/2000
- Graduate Student Research University of California, Berkeley 08/1997-08/1999
- Lab Assistant University of California, Berkeley 06/1995-08/1997
Boards
- Boyce Thompson Institute Chair Scientific Advisory Board 2022-present
- Boyce Thompson Institute Vice Chair Board of Directors 2023-present
- Plant Sciences Institute, Iowa State Scientific Advisory Board 2015-present
- Boyce Thompson Institute Scientific Advisory Board 2017-2022
- Boyce Thompson Institute Board of Directors 2022-2023
- Phoenix Bioinformatics, LLC Board of Directors 2014-2020