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Natalie Roberts wins first place at Discover Day
Natalie’s STEM poster explores how plant-derived terpenes influence the growth of Botrytis cinerea.
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Updates from the Dowell Research Group.
Evelin and Melanie organize a Spanish-language symposium at LSU
Evelin Reyes and Melanie Madrigal bring researchers together for a symposium in Spanish.
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A new space for the Dowell lab
The group begins preparing for a move to new laboratory space in the Life Sciences Building.
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Our undergraduate researchers take the stage at Discover Day
Students and mentors gather to share research and celebrate the work behind it.
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SkelPy brings fungal network analysis to a graphical interface
Melanie Madrigal and collaborators publish a tool for skeletonizing fungal networks in Applications in Plant Sciences.
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The Dowell lab at Fungal Genetics 2026
The group joins the fungal genetics community, with Lori Pradhan presenting on evolutionary patterns in Botrytis.
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A little time together before the semester ends
The group gathers around the table for a December break.
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Evelin Reyes earns a lightning-talk award
Evelin receives third place in the lightning-talk session at the 15th Annual Plant Sciences Symposium.
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Justin submits his first research paper
A milestone for Justin Gambill and the lab’s work on accessible plant metabolomics.
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A closer look at our greenhouse science
Potted sunflowers bring plant research into a hands-on experimental setting.
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Connecting with the plant science community at Botany 2025
Lab members gather in Palm Springs for Botany 2025.
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Field season, together
A photo dispatch from the field: marked rows, teamwork, and evening light.
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Celebrating undergraduate research, one poster at a time
Jenna and Kailey share their projects with support from the lab.
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New GC–MS expands the lab’s chemical ecology toolkit
An Agilent GC–MS with GERSTEL autosampler, thermal desorption unit, and cryotrapping joins the lab.
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A snow day for the lab
A change of scenery, a shared photo album, and a few four-legged companions.
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Sharing our science at the Plant Science Symposium
The group gathers for presentations, posters, and conversations across plant science.
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Plant–pollinator–microbe connections with Jake Francis
A visiting scientist and a lab dinner bring new conversations about interacting species.
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