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.
We have two main themes in the lab:
We have two main 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.
- 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.
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 in the lab for volunteers and sometimes paid work. 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. THERE ARE NO CURRENT OPENINGS
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 in the lab for volunteers and sometimes paid work. 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
POSTDOCS should contact me if you are interested in working together to apply for external funding. THERE ARE NO CURRENT OPENINGS
Some external funding agencies can be viewed here.
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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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