Principal Investigator
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Madelaine Bartlett
Assistant Professor, Biology Department, UMass Amherst Curator, UMass Natural History Collections Living Plant Collection email: mbartlett[at]bio.umass.edu phone: 413.545.2235 CV My lab is focused on figuring out the molecular biology underlying the evolution of plant development. I am particularly intrigued by floral development, and the evolution of the genes and gene networks that underly floral morphology. |
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Amanda Schrager Lavelle
Postdoc email: lavelle[at]bio.umass.edu I have always been interested in the genetics and molecular biology that underlie plant development. I received my PhD from UC Davis where I completed my dissertation research on shade avoidance and internode elongation in tomato in the lab of Dr. Julin Maloof. In the Bartlett lab I am interested in further understanding the evolution of gene regulation through a project on the protein-protein interactions between the B-class MADS box transcription factors in the grasses. |
Graduate Students
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Harry Klein
PhD Student email: hrklein[at]umass.edu About 10% of angiosperms have some form of monoecy (separated male and female flowers on the same individual) or dioecy (male and female flowers on different individuals). Floral sexuality is particularly diverse in the grasses, where I am interested in discovering how sex determination is regulated at a molecular level. In particular, I am studying the genetics of the development of monoecious flowers in maize. |
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Jarrett Man
PhD Student email: jaman[at]umass.edu I study the genetics of meristem development in maize, and how meristems give rise to mature plant organs. As a domesticated crop, maize can also provide insight into the human influence on plant evolution. Insights into these problems will support further understanding of developmental pathways, genetic networks, and evolution, and could be used to support crop improvement efforts. |
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Thompson Zhang
MSc Student email: thzhang[at]umass.edu After working as an undergraduate in the Bartlett lab, I decided to complete my MSc in the lab, starting in Fall 2016. I am working on a mutant of maize that has floral organ identity defects, extra floral organs, and defects in spikelet development. This work will shed light on the processes that control development of the highly specialized grass flower. |
Undergraduate Students
Jeffrey Heithmar
The genetics of grass flower development |
Michelle Heeney
The genetics of grass flower development |
Kevin White
CLV-network evolution |
Grace Pisano
The evolution of epidermal cell shape |
Lab Alumni
Pubudu Handakumbura
Postdoc |
Robert Del Gizzi
MSc Student |
Mackenzie Barber
Undergraduate |
Ryan Desrochers
Undergraduate |
Rebecca Goldberg
Undergraduate |
Tiffany Ma
Undergraduate |
Jamie Richards
Undergraduate |
Julianna Rushdi
Undergraduate |
Interested in joining the lab?
If you're interesting in joining the lab as a grad student, consider applying through the plant biology, molecular and cellular biology, or organismal and evolutionary biology graduate programs at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. If you're a postdoc or an undergraduate wanting to work in the Bartlett lab, please get in touch via email.
