Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- PhD, Department of Genetics, North Carolina State University
- MS, Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University
- BS, Bulgarian Higher Forestry Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
"I consider myself extremely fortunate to live in a time when genome revolution in many areas of biology is enabling unprecedented depth into our understanding of life."
Knowledge for the trees of tomorrow
In my laboratory we use methods of molecular genetics and genomics to understand how trees grow, develop and interact with their environment. Trees dominate terrestrial ecosystems and provide valuable resource and environmental services. The information and knowledge from our studies is helping grow, manage, and preserve healthy forest ecosystem in United States and around the world.