Andrea Westerband, Lab PI
Incoming lab members:
1. Sandeep KC, PhD Student, Fall 2026
2. Grant Osei Mensah, PhD Student, Fall 2026
Current lab members:
1. Alexandria Alles (Summer 2025 - present): Cajun prairie responses to drought and heat
2. Thinh (Sam) Thai (Summer 2025 - present): Cajun prairie responses to drought and heat
3. Ellie Eastridge (January 2025 - present): drought-pathogen interactions in Arabidopsis
4. William Reinhardt (Fall 2025-present): stress resilience in live oak trees
5. Nicolas Navarro (January 2025-present): stress resilience in live oak trees
6. Collin Cunningham (Summer 2026 - present): stress resilience in live oak trees
7. Morgan Reade (Summer 2026 - present): stress resilience in live oak trees
Previous lab members:
1. Kashif Hussain (Fall 2025-Spring 2026): graduate student, Cajun prairie ecophysiology
2. Corey Carlino (Summer 2025): Cajun prairie responses to drought and heat
3. Whitney Moore (Summer 2025): Cajun prairie responses to drought and heat
4. Noah Seal (Fall 2025): stress resilience in live oak trees
1. Sandeep KC, PhD Student, Fall 2026
2. Grant Osei Mensah, PhD Student, Fall 2026
Current lab members:
1. Alexandria Alles (Summer 2025 - present): Cajun prairie responses to drought and heat
2. Thinh (Sam) Thai (Summer 2025 - present): Cajun prairie responses to drought and heat
3. Ellie Eastridge (January 2025 - present): drought-pathogen interactions in Arabidopsis
4. William Reinhardt (Fall 2025-present): stress resilience in live oak trees
5. Nicolas Navarro (January 2025-present): stress resilience in live oak trees
6. Collin Cunningham (Summer 2026 - present): stress resilience in live oak trees
7. Morgan Reade (Summer 2026 - present): stress resilience in live oak trees
Previous lab members:
1. Kashif Hussain (Fall 2025-Spring 2026): graduate student, Cajun prairie ecophysiology
2. Corey Carlino (Summer 2025): Cajun prairie responses to drought and heat
3. Whitney Moore (Summer 2025): Cajun prairie responses to drought and heat
4. Noah Seal (Fall 2025): stress resilience in live oak trees
