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Vrentas, Catherine
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): My scientific research interests vary--I like studying different types of things! I have studied microbes that cause disease, as well as microbes...
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Experience: 67
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Avatar for Wenger, Torrey
Wenger, Torrey
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Teacher
Research Interests (300 words): (none)
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Experience: 8
Avatar for Walia, Maninder Kaur
Walia, Maninder Kaur
Time Zone: Central
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): I am more interested in soil studies, how soils are impacted by different management practices that includes nutrients addition, amendments,...
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Experience: 3
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Avatar for Waters, Mia
Waters, Mia
Time Zone: Pacific
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): I'm interested in the evolution of interactions among plants and animals within their ecological communities. I'm really excited by the intricate...
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Avatar for Westbrook, Anne
Westbrook, Anne
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Other (partner, advisor, curriculum developer)
Research Interests (300 words): (none)
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Experience: 13
Avatar for Wessels, Jason
Wessels, Jason
Time Zone: Pacific
Role: Teacher
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Avatar for Watts, Anshul
Watts, Anshul
Time Zone: (GMT +5.5) Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, New Delhi
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): 1. Development of Haploid inducer stocks in brassica juncea 2. Genome editing for brassica improvement
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Avatar for Warschefsky, Emily
Warschefsky, Emily
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): I study plant evolution and how humans have shaped plant diversity during the process of domestication. My work involves a range of skills...
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Avatar for Walsh, Seana Kasey
Walsh, Seana Kasey
Time Zone: (GMT -10) Hawaii
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): In my position with the National Tropical Botanical Garden, I conduct applied research to inform management of Threatened and Endangered Hawaiian...
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Avatar for Wallace, Lisa
Wallace, Lisa
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): Plant systematics and evolutionary biology, orchids, plant symbioses
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Avatar for Wettewa, Eranga
Wettewa, Eranga
Time Zone: Central
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): My research interest is to understand drivers of adaptive radiation in flowering plants. In order to understand this I would like to study...
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Avatar for Wetzel, Carolyn
Wetzel, Carolyn
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): Photosynthesis, photoprotection, plant iridescence, chloroplast biology. I no longer do much research, though, since moving to a community college...
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Avatar for Werch, Leah M
Werch, Leah M
Time Zone: Central
Role: Teacher
Research Interests (300 words): (none)
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Avatar for Volain, Naomi
Volain, Naomi
Time Zone: (none)
Role: Teacher
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Experience: 9
Avatar for Watkins, James Eddie
Watkins, James Eddie
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): The work in my lab focuses on the physiological ecology of ferns with special focus on reproductive ecology. We ask questions about how water...
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Avatar for Weiss, Brenda
Weiss, Brenda
Time Zone: Central
Role: Teacher
Research Interests (300 words): (none)
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Experience: 18
Avatar for Wage, Cristina
Wage, Cristina
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Teacher
Research Interests (300 words): (none)
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Avatar for Westwood, Natalie Elena
Westwood, Natalie Elena
Time Zone: Pacific
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): I work in community ecology focusing on food webs and nutrient cycling in decomposition. My work spans bacteria, fungi, invertebrates, and plants....
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Experience: 1
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Avatar for Wenzell, Katie
Wenzell, Katie
Time Zone: Central
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): I'm broadly interested in pollination ecology, the evolution of flowers, and population genetics. I study how geographic variation in plant traits...
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Avatar for Weldon, Bill
Weldon, Bill
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): My research interests revolve around understanding what makes plants sick, and what we can do to try to prevent this from happening. I work on...
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Experience: 6
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Avatar for Wassel, Anna
Wassel, Anna
Time Zone: Central
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): I am interested in how dominant plant species affect how other species coexist in an ecosystem. In particular, I work with Pawpaw trees (scientific...
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Avatar for Weisenstein, Alyssa
Weisenstein, Alyssa
Time Zone: Central
Role: Teacher
Research Interests (300 words): (none)
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Avatar for Walczyk, Angela
Walczyk, Angela
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): My current doctoral research investigates the question "why do invasive plants tend to be polyploid?" by testing if biotic and abiotic...
Which of the following best describes your career stage?: Graduate Student
Availability: Not Available
Preferred Student Level(s): High School Students (Grades 9,10,11,12), Undergraduate Students
Preferred Investigation Themes: CEL, POS, WOS, BRASSICA, ARABIDOPSIS
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Avatar for Welch, Bill
Welch, Bill
Time Zone: Central
Role: Teacher
Research Interests (300 words): (none)
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Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?: 2
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Experience: 45
Avatar for Weaver, Will
Weaver, Will
Time Zone: Eastern
Role: Scientist Mentor
Research Interests (300 words): Why do different plants have different leaf shapes? To help find answers, much of my research involves creating new tools to measure leaf shape...
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