Principal Investigator
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Assistant professor of Plant and Microbial Biology
Curator, University of Minnesota Herbarium 2012–2016 Postdoc University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2012 Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2005 B.S. Peking University Google Scholar 
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Postdoctoral Researchers
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Diego is originally from Ecuador. He joined the lab October 2017 after finishing his Ph.D. with Dave Tank at the University of Idaho. He is working on phylogenomics of Amaranthaceae.
Google Scholar ResearchGate |
Graduate Students
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Ph.D. candidate
Rebekah joined the lab Fall 2017 from Miami University in Ohio. She is working on evolution of the sundews (Drosera, Droseraceae). Google Scholar
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Ph.D. student
Alex joined the lab Fall 2019. She is working on combining plant phylogenomics with ethnobotany. Alex is a Minnesota native. Prior to joining the lab she did her master's study with Tim Evans at the Grand Valley State University, MI.
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Visiting Ph.D. student
Nan is a Ph.D. student at Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is awarded a China Scholarship Council fellowship for a 12-month visit to the lab learning phylotranscriptomic methods. ResearchGate |
Lab Openings
Graduate Students: Students in the lab are expected to be independent and develop their own dissertation projects on topics related to plant evolution.
Ya is affiliated with these two graduate programs:
Plant and Microbial Biological Graduate Program Application deadline: December 1 each year
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Graduate Program Application deadline: December 1 each year
Internal funds are available for herbarium curatorial assistantship, summer/academic year fellowships, and research awards. Please contact Ya to discuss your interests.
In addition, Ya is happy to assist perspective graduate students with applying for external fellowships such as the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Deadline: October each year.
Also see General info on applying for graduate school by Casey Dunn
Undergraduate students: the lab has many opportunities for motivated undergraduate students, including, but not limited to, field collections, basic molecular lab techniques, phylogenetic analyses, and programing projects. Please contact Ya with your CV and a brief description of your interests to discuss potential projects!
Postdoc: Currently all funded postdoc positions are filled. Ya is happy to assist perspective postdocs with applying for fellowships such as:
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) Deadline: November each year
University of Minnesota Grand Challenges in Biology Postdoctoral Program Deadline: February each year
In addition, check out this comprehensive list for postdoc fellowships.
Graduate Students: Students in the lab are expected to be independent and develop their own dissertation projects on topics related to plant evolution.
Ya is affiliated with these two graduate programs:
Plant and Microbial Biological Graduate Program Application deadline: December 1 each year
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Graduate Program Application deadline: December 1 each year
Internal funds are available for herbarium curatorial assistantship, summer/academic year fellowships, and research awards. Please contact Ya to discuss your interests.
In addition, Ya is happy to assist perspective graduate students with applying for external fellowships such as the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Deadline: October each year.
Also see General info on applying for graduate school by Casey Dunn
Undergraduate students: the lab has many opportunities for motivated undergraduate students, including, but not limited to, field collections, basic molecular lab techniques, phylogenetic analyses, and programing projects. Please contact Ya with your CV and a brief description of your interests to discuss potential projects!
Postdoc: Currently all funded postdoc positions are filled. Ya is happy to assist perspective postdocs with applying for fellowships such as:
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) Deadline: November each year
University of Minnesota Grand Challenges in Biology Postdoctoral Program Deadline: February each year
In addition, check out this comprehensive list for postdoc fellowships.
Lab Alumni
Ailin Wang (undergrad Apr–Jul 2019) Ailin helped with stress experiments for her directed study project.
Lingyun Chen (postdoc May 2017–Apr 2019) Chen worked on gene expression analyses in non-model species. He is now a research associate at the Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Google Scholar ResearchGate
Yinyin Huang (lab manager Mar 2017–Aug 2018) Yinyin helped with setting up the new lab, kept the lab running, generated RNA-seq data for the lab, and trained several lab members. She is now a PharmD student at the University of Minnesota. ResearchGate
Lingyun Chen (postdoc May 2017–Apr 2019) Chen worked on gene expression analyses in non-model species. He is now a research associate at the Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Google Scholar ResearchGate
Yinyin Huang (lab manager Mar 2017–Aug 2018) Yinyin helped with setting up the new lab, kept the lab running, generated RNA-seq data for the lab, and trained several lab members. She is now a PharmD student at the University of Minnesota. ResearchGate
The Yang Lab fall 2017 (mising Yinyin): Rebekah, Ya, Diego, Zacky (honorary member from the Weiblen Lab), and Chen.