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 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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Maria Jazmin Abraham Juarez
Postdoc email: mabrahamjuar[at]umass.edu My research has always been focused to deciphering the molecular basis of plant reproduction and development. I completed my PhD at Cinvestav Irapuato Mexico in Dr. June Simpson's lab, working on asexual reproduction in Agave. I started to work with maize in Dr. Sarah Hake's lab, where I studied protein-protein interactions in developmental signaling. In the Bartlett lab I am identifying maize MADS-box protein complexes to decipher interaction networks in planta, and elucidate their role in the evolution of gene regulation. |
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Joseph Gallagher
Postdoc email: jpg[at]umass.edu One of my principal research goals is to integrate genetic, genomic, and molecular biology tools to increase our understanding of plant evolution and development. I completed my PhD at Iowa State University in Dr. Jonathan Wendel’s lab working on the evolution of duplicated gene networks in polyploid cotton. In the Bartlett lab, I study the evolution, regulation, and function of CLAVATA-network genes in the angiosperms. |
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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Erin Patterson
PhD Student email: elpatterson[at]umass.edu I’m interested in exploring the evolution of development in plants. As Dobzhansky said, “nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution”, and this holds true for development. I’m currently studying a mutation in an unidentified gene in Brachypodium distachyon that results in highly pleiotropic phenotypic changes. This system will allow us to examine the mechanisms by which a single gene is able to affect multiple developmental processes. |
Undergraduate Students
Diego Arroyo
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Michelle Heeney
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Morgan Powell
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Katie Tumang
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High School Interns
Amanda Dee
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Maya Evans
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Benedikt Nuesslein
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Ella Strzegowski
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Lab Alumni
Pubudu Handakumbura
Postdoc Current Position: Staff Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratories |
Amanda Schrager Lavelle
Postdoc Current Position: Tenure-track faculty at Colorado Mesa University |
Robert Del Gizzi
MSc Student Current Position: Conagen Inc. |
Thompson Zhang
MSc Student Current Position: Xenobiotic Laboratories |
Mackenzie Barber
Undergraduate Current Position: Anokion |
Ryan Desrochers
Undergraduate |
Jeffrey Heithmar
Undergraduate |
Rebecca Goldberg
Undergraduate |
Tiffany Ma
Undergraduate Current Position: Pfizer |
Grace Pisano
Undergraduate Current Position: Grad student (Harvard OEB) |
Jamie Richards
Undergraduate |
Julianna Rushdi
Undergraduate Current Position: Massachusetts General Hospital |
Maya Watanabe
Undergraduate |
Kevin White
CLV-network evolution Current Position: UMass Med School |
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.