Graduate Student Email: samantha.surber@uga.edu Lab Website: http://aspendb.uga.edu/ Lab: Tsai Lab | Davidson Life Sciences Research Research Areas: Cellular & Developmental Biology Molecular Genetics Research Interests: My research is in the hybrid species Populus tremula x alba and I utilize gene editing technology to better understand gene function and impact to general growth and survival. I do so through using multiple -omics approaches. I specifically am characterizing less understood sulfate transporter genes and am most interested in physiology and wood development. Grants: 2022-2025 Foundation for Food and Agriculture (FFAR) Fellow Selected Publications Selected Publications: Google Scholar Profile Education Education: Began PhD with the Department of Plant Biology with Dr. CJ Tsai, University of Georgia. Research: Understanding how sulfate is transported, distributed, and allocated during drought stress through exploring xylem specific sulfate transporter genes, 2021. Admission to the University of Georgia Graduate School through the Integrated Plant Sciences Doctoral Program, Fall 2020. B.S. Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, 2020. B.S. Research: Understanding how the enzyme SFR2 varied across plant evolution and specifically what the path of cytosol acidification looked like. Other Information Of note: Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR) Fellow - Cohort 2022-2025 American Society of Plant Biologists Ambassador 2023 Other Affiliations: Sammi Surber | LinkedIn
