What's New in the Lab

  • We hosted Professors Fu, Chengxin and Dr. Zhao, Yunpeng from Zhejiang University, China in August and September, 2009. This is a continuation of our collaboration in research and Study Abroad teaching

Meeting with Plant Biology Department Head Dr. Margo Daub and Graduate Student Program Director Dr. Becky Boston, was held to discuss mechanisms of strengthening and broadening the collaboration between plant biology department and Life Sciences at Zhejiang University. Plans were developed.

 

Left: A reunion with students participated in Dr. Xiang's Study Abroad program was arranged. Prof. Fu and Dr. Zhao were the host of this program. Prof. Fu and his wife Prof. Zheng in Food Science department of ZJU are at the right. Right: Prof. Fu and his former student Yuelong Guo, now a graduate student in Xiang's lab.

 

Camping with Dr. Zhao for the night during the field study and collection of research materials. 

  • Jenny's Study Abroad Field Botany in China was successfully
run in May-June 2009
     
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  • We have moved

Thanks to the Department and College, Xiang's lab is now relocated in the newly remodeled space in the 4th floor of Gardner Hall.

 

  • 2008 BSA Conference in Vancouver

Norm Douglas, Mia Feng, and Jenny Xiang attended the conference and gave two oral research presentations at the meeting.

  1. Phylogeography and species delimitation of Nyssa sylvatica complex from Eastern North America –an application of colescence and Bayesian methods. Contributed paper at BSA in Vancouver, Canada, July, 2008.
  2. Comparative developmental study of inflorescence in Cornus. Contributed paper at BSA in Vancouver, Canada, July, 2008.

     

 
  • Student Travel Award

Congratulations to Mia Feng who obtained Development and Structure Section Student Travel Award at BSA 2008 conference in Vancouver, Canada.

  • Hosting Study Abroad student from China

Patric Zhou, a junior from Zhejing University, Hangzhou, China, joined the lab for 6 weeks in the summer of 2008 as a visiting student on a Study Abroad Program offered by the Confusion Institution affiliated with NCSU. Patric participated the research project on conservation genetics and phylogeography of Lilium species in the eastern US under the supervision of Norm Douglas.

 

  • New members

Welcome Sean Liu, the new lab manager and research specialist joining the lab.

  • Congratulations to AJ Harris and Martin Allen!

We would like to congratulate AJ Harris on being accepted to a Ph.D. program at the University of Alberta. She plans to work with Dr. Ruth Stockey and will begin this fall semester.Martin Allen presented his undergraduate research at the 16th Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. His project, "A Molecular Systematic and Phylogeographic Study of Nyssa sylvatica in Eastern North America" won the award for the Botanical Section.

  • 2006 Graduation --  Wenheng Zhang

Congratulations to Wenheng Zhang on completion of her Ph.D. degree. Wenheng is now working as a post-doc researcher for Chuck Davis at Harvard University.

        

        

  • Congratulations to Jenny Xiang for promotion to Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Plant Biology!

    

 

 

  • Congratulations to Martin Allen on receiving the undergraduate Chilton Fellow Research Award! Martin will be working on the phylogeography of Nyssa.     

 

                                                                     

  • BSA meeting-July 28 - August 2, 2006 in Chico, California

Chunmiao Feng and AJ Harris presented research at this year's national BSA meeting in Chico, California. Chunmiao presented research on "Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of Alangiaceae – integrating evidence from DNA sequences, morphology, and fossils." --Abstract

AJ's research is entitled "Phylogeny and biogeography of the buckeye genus (Aesculus; Sapindaceae) – a reevaluation with broader sampling, new method of phylogenetic dating, and new fossil evidence."--Abstract

  • Field Trip to Croatan National Forest, NC - May 2006

Jenny and students along with Dr. David Boufford (Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University) went to Croatan National Forest to learn and practice field collection techniques and to collect specimens that will be used for research and teaching. Pictures from the field trip can be seen HERE.