Aymeric Goyer, Principal Investigator
Aymeric Goyer grew up in Rennes area, France. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Plant Biology from the University of Rennes I, France, and a Doctoral degree in Molecular and Cellular Plant Biology from the University of Paris XI, France. Upon graduation, Dr. Goyer held a postdoctoral position with Dr. Andrew Hanson at the University of Florida, then a Research Associate position with Dr. Roy Navarre at Washington State University. His research interests focus on thiamine and folate metabolism in plants. Outside of the lab, he likes to play tennis, hike, snowboard, and coach soccer.
Bruce Robinson, Master Graduate Student
I am originally from Huntsville, AL. I grew up in Auburn, AL and I attended Auburn University. I received a BS in Biochemistry and a minor series in both History and Sustainability Studies in 2012. My undergraduate research focused on hormone interactions and developmental plant genetics under Dr. Aaron Rashotte. After working in a lab for a few months I accepted a fellowship opportunity at Oregon State University. I am currently working under Dr. Aymeric Goyer and Dr. Vidyasagar Sathuvalli on a project that centers around the biofortification of economically important potato species. This includes nutritional enhancement as well as pathogen resistance through traditional breeding.
Academic Awards: Summer 2012: NSF EPSCoR Auburn University Cellular and Molecular Biosciences Undergraduate Summer Research Scholar
Publications:
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Zwack PJ, Shi X, Robinson BR, Gupta S, Gerken DM, Compton MA, Goertzen LR, Rashotte AM (2012) Vascular expression and C-terminal sequence divergence of Cytokinin Response Factors in flowering plants. Plant & Cell Physiology 53:1683-1695
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Zwack PJ, Robinson BR, Risley MG, Rashotte AM (2012) Cytokinin Response Factor 6 Negatively Regulates Leaf Senescence in Response to Cytokinin and Abiotic Stress. Plant & Cell Physiology. 54: 971-981
Lab Group 2014
