Welcome to the Nabity Lab
In general we are a lab that is best defined as pursuing INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY because we broadly focus on how species interactions evolved, the mechanisms that facilitate adaptation, and how we might use this information to manage ecologically and agriculturally significant organisms. I am also interested in helping to change the discipline by recruiting and supporting underrepresented groups in STEM.
We have two main research themes in the lab:
We have two main research themes in the lab:
- Evolution of herbivory: Here we use comparative genomics and experimental manipulation of both ecologically and agriculturally significant interactions to understand how insects evolved to feed on plants, and how these plants reciprocally respond. Check out our work on:
- Photosynthesis tradeoffs: Here we try to understand the context that alters photosynthetic processes often perturbed during herbivory or regulated when plants transition from autotrophy to heterotrophy. We use both insects and plant parasites under natural conditions to characterize phenotypic plasticity and growth-defense tradeoffs.
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2021-2023. Welcome to Summer GRaPEs: Graduate Research and Preparation Experiences. We have been funded for one year to implement a collaborative training program between colleagues at Virginia State University and UCR. We will use our collective expertise on plant biology as we ask questions across levels of biological organization to prepare undergraduates for graduate school.
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS!!
If you are interested in learning more about plant ecology on any of the above systems, or gaining molecular or computational experience, we do have positions available in the lab. Please contact me about your interests in the lab: pauln[at]ucr.edu
Interested in Graduate School?
If you are interested in using molecular techniques to answer ecological questions you may be considered for a position in the lab, but this will depend on funding. Students can apply through one of several departments including: Botany & Plant Sciences, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, and Entomology. If interested, please contact me with the following:
POSTDOCS should contact me if you are interested in working together TO APPLY for external funding. Please note the solicitation in your email. Some external funding agencies can be viewed here.
If you are interested in learning more about plant ecology on any of the above systems, or gaining molecular or computational experience, we do have positions available in the lab. Please contact me about your interests in the lab: pauln[at]ucr.edu
Interested in Graduate School?
If you are interested in using molecular techniques to answer ecological questions you may be considered for a position in the lab, but this will depend on funding. Students can apply through one of several departments including: Botany & Plant Sciences, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, and Entomology. If interested, please contact me with the following:
- CV
- specific research interests
- AND why my lab is a good fit
- I am especially interested in students seeking to work at the interface of fire ecology as it relates to our manzanita aphid system
POSTDOCS should contact me if you are interested in working together TO APPLY for external funding. Please note the solicitation in your email. Some external funding agencies can be viewed here.
***We are excited to announce one OPENING for a POPULATION GENOMICS specialist to work on two funded projects. Please send a CV with 3 references and a short (2 page max) letter explaining why my lab is a good fit.***
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an artistic interpretation of the lab's research, copyright Robert Mitchell, chemical ecologist extraordinaire.
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Apple orchards in spring can be quite peaceful.
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The molecular landscape of galling herbivores is complex, but what drives this phenotype and how extended is it?
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