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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

juglans

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

whiteback-pine

Examining molecular mechanisms of WPBR resistance in whitebark and Siberian pine

Examining molecular mechanisms of WPBR resistance in whitebark and Siberian pine

Examining molecular mechanisms of WPBR resistance in whitebark and Siberian 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

hemlock

Characterizing the genome and populations of the eastern hemlock

Characterizing the genome and populations of the eastern hemlock

Characterizing the genome and populations of the eastern hemlock

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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Understanding adaptation in willows to a rapidly changing climate in the Arctic

Understanding adaptation in willows to a rapidly changing climate in the Arctic

Understanding adaptation in willows to a rapidly changing climate in the Arctic

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

beech

Examining the molecular mechanisms of beech leaf disease resistance in American beech

Examining the molecular mechanisms of beech leaf disease resistance in American beech

Examining the molecular mechanisms of beech leaf disease resistance in American beech

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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Alan Rodger

Undergraduate Researcher

Major

BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BA in Anthropology (expected 2026)

Research Interests

Population ecology and genetics, conservation, habitat fragmentation, biogeography, domestication, and mammalogy.

Fun Facts

I worked floor security for a Taylor Swift concert. I’m a proud member of the UCONN Skinning Club.

Favorite Animal

Coyote

Favorite Plant

Kudzu

Contact

Email: [email protected]