We are a new lab, interested in the evolution of organellar mechanics within the green lineage.

We want to understand how differences in mechanical properties and signaling in organelles contribute to the diversity of their morphologies and functions. For specific projects, see here.

To ask evolutionary questions, we work with multiple plant species, moss Physcomitrium patens, green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana, and more in the future (let us know what your favorite plant model system is).