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Needle Retention in Christmas Trees: Balsam, Canaan, and Fraser fir

Needle Retention in Christmas Trees: Balsam, Canaan, and Fraser fir

Needle Retention in Christmas Trees: Balsam, Canaan, and Fraser fir

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Transcriptomics of Tamarack Needle Senescence

Transcriptomics of Tamarack Needle Senescence

Transcriptomics of Tamarack Needle Senescence

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Genome Assembly of Sugar Maple and Box Elder

Genome Assembly of Sugar Maple and Box Elder

Genome Assembly of Sugar Maple and Box Elder

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Conifer genome annotation: Douglas-fir

Conifer genome annotation: Douglas-fir

Conifer genome annotation: Douglas-fir

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Examining Resistance to Emerald Ash Borer in Green Ash

Examining Resistance to Emerald Ash Borer in Green Ash

Examining Resistance to Emerald Ash Borer in Green Ash

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Epigenetics of Sugar Pine to examine WPBR Resistance

Epigenetics of Sugar Pine to examine WPBR Resistance

Epigenetics of Sugar Pine to examine WPBR Resistance

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Comparative genomics across Juglandaceae

Comparative genomics across Juglandaceae

Comparative genomics across Juglandaceae

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Toward Genomic Selection in Loblolly Pine

Toward Genomic Selection in Loblolly Pine

Toward Genomic Selection in Loblolly Pine

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

PLANT COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS LAB – JILL WEGRZYN

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Dr. Jill Wegrzyn
Associate Professor
PhD in Information Systems and Technology, CGU/UC San Diego
Concentration: Bioinformatics

MS in Computational Science, SDSU San Diego
Concentration: Bioinformatics

BS in Animal Science/Computer Science, UC Davis
Karelyn Lambert
Lab Coordinator
AS in Business Administration, Management and Operations (2009), Delgado Community College
Mary Rutter
Wet Lab Coordinator
BS in Animal Science (2024), UMass Amherst
Risharde Ramnath
Lead Developer
MS in Engineering Management (2013), University of the West Indies St. Augustine

BS in Computer Science (2006), University of the West Indies St. Augustine
Emily Grau
TreeGenes Lead Database Administrator
BS in Cell Biology (2009), UC Davis
Vlad Savitsky
TreeGenes Developer
BS in Engineering, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture
Brandon Lind
Postdoctoral Scholar
PhD in Integrative Life Sciences (2018), Virginia Commonwealth University

BS in Chemistry + Biology (2010), University of Northern Iowa
Michelle Neitzey
Postdoctoral Scholar
PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology (2025), UConn

BS in Biology (2016), James Madison University
Vidya Vuruputoor
Postdoctoral Scholar
PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2025), UConn

MSc in Plant Biotechnology (2019), Wageningen University

B.Tech in Biotechnology (2017), Vellore Institute of Technology
Samira Obbu
Research Assistant
BS in MCB (2025), UConn
Cynthia Webster
Graduate Student
BS Molecular and Cell Biology (2020), UConn
Meghan Myles
Graduate Student
BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology + BA in Applied Mathematics (2023), UConn
Cristopher Guzman
Graduate Student
BS in Molecular and Cell Biology (2024), UConn

AS in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2021), Middlesex Community College
Airianna McGuire
Graduate Student
BS in Environment and Natural Resources (2023), The Ohio State University
Emily Lesinski
Graduate Student
BS in Forestry (2025), Purdue University
Kristiana Stover
Ramp Scholar
Bachelor of Science (2025), University of South Carolina

Associate of Science (2021), Cuyahoga Community College
Ruiwen Lin
Ramp Scholar
BS in Molecular and Cell Biology + Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2025), UConn
Gabriel Barrett
Research Associate
BS in Environmental Science (2023), UConn
Andrew Deierlein
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Molecular & Cell Biology + Pathobiology (Expected 2026), UConn
Phoebe Zhou
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Allied Health Sciences (expected 2027), UConn
Trang Nguyen
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Chemistry (expected 2028), UConn
Jenna Kent
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in EEB (expected 2027), UConn
Alan Rodger
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology + BA in Anthropology (expected 2026)
Tyler Cocchiola
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (expected 2027), UConn
Deirdre McCrohan
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Biological Sciences (expected 2027), UConn
Nicholas Hancox
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Molecular & Cell Biology + Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (expected 2026), UConn
Peyton Durant
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Molecular and Cell Biology (expected 2027), UConn
Anastasia Serating
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Plant Science (Sustainable Agriculture), UConn
Avery DeSilva
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UConn
Anthony He
Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Molecular and Cell Biology (expected 2026), UConn
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MAILING ADDRESS
Dr. Jill Wegrzyn
Center for Genome Innovation
University of Connecticut
67 North Eagleville Road
ESB 309
Storrs, CT 06269
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
PCG Lab
University of Connecticut
GantW Building 401W
196 Auditorium Rd
Storrs CT 06269-3214
AFFILIATIONS
Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCONN

Director of the Computational Biology Core in the Institute for Systems Genomics at UConn

Founding Member and Treasurer of the North American Forest Genetics Society
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