Manjari explaining the basic principles of EPG to Maggie.
2022 Graduate Research Showcase
Roy, Jensen, Manjari, and Tim all presented posters of their research at the 2022 PLPM Graduate Research Showcase.
Horizontal Movement of Inoculum
Jensen and Maggie in the process of running a horizontal column.
Maggie at Work
Maggie is hard at work using aseptic techniques for plating effluent from a horizontal column run.
Timothy Martin
About Me
I am a first year PhD student at Texas A&M University. I graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN in 2017 with a B.A. in Biology. I then went to Illinois State University where I completed a M.S. in plant ecology in 2021 under the direction of Dr. Victoria Borowicz with a thesis titled “In Defense of Plants: Salicylic Acid in a Host-Parasite-Pathogen System.” During which time I completed a graduate certificate in geographic information systems.
I am interested in the ecological factors impacting pathogenesis, especially as it relates to spatial patterns of pathogen interaction in both agricultural and natural settings. In the Chappell lab, I have been working on characterizing the environment around cotton fleahopper collection sites to determine if the land use in areas surrounding fleahopper populations impacts the abundance of fleahoppers.
2022 Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens
Roy was invited to present his work at the Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens held virtually on March 22 and 23, 2022. He presented research related to his work with the spatial and temporal variation of FOV4. Roy was also one of four recipients of the Martin Stoner Memorial Fellowship.
2022 Student Research Week
Roy presented his research at the 2022 Student Research Week (SRW) held at the Memorial Students Center at Texas A&M University. His presentation won first place in the Graduate Oral Presentations in the Agriculture division.
2022 APS Southern Division Conference
Roy presented his research virtually to an audience at the 2022 American Phytopathological Society Southern Division Conference in Chatanooga, TN.
Roy’s Dissertation Defense
Roy successfully defended his dissertation, titled “Characterizing Inoculum Density and Plant Phenotypic Variation At High Spatial Resolution”, on March 9, 2022.
Welcoming a New Lab Member
Tim Martin officially joined the Chappell Lab in January 2022. He comes to us from Illinois State University, where he got his master’s degree in Biology, studying plant ecology with Dr. Victoria Borowicz in 2021.