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
  • PhD University of California, Berkeley
    • Plant Biology 2008
      • Thesis Advisor: Michael Freeling (Maize Geneticist)
      • Project: Comparative genomics of plants
  • Postdoc University of California, Berkeley
    • Plant Genome Evolution 2009
      • Thesis Advisor: Michael Freeling (Maize Geneticist)
      • Project: Comparative genomics of plants


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