Current Lab Members

Nico Lingga

Nico is a Ph.D. student in the Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group. Originally from Medan, Indonesia, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Plant Science at UC Davis and continued his Master degree with Dr. Elizabeth Mitcham focusing on postharvest handling on leafy greens. His doctoral research in Taylor lab explores the genomics of post harvest traits in lettuce and how these traits are influenced by the microbiome and various leaf characteristics. Outside of research, Nico enjoys playing badminton, traveling, and table tennis.

nlingga@ucdavis.edu

Xiaolu Zhang

Xiaolu is a PhD student in the horticulture and agronomy graduate group. She completed her undergraduate studies at UC Davis, with a BS in Plant Sciences and a BA in Psychology. Her research focuses on understanding the genetic basis of water-use efficiency and other physiological traits in lettuce to improve crop resilience and productivity. Outside of the lab, she enjoys baking, exploring new foods, and spending time with her cat.

Amanda Wong, BSc

Ph.D. Candidate

Amanda is a PhD Candidate in the Ecology Graduate Group and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. She is from Honolulu, Hawai'i, where she received her BS in Global Environmental Science with a minor in Botany from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Amanda's PhD research focuses on plastic pollution on land and its impact on plants. She is also interested in plant ecology, native plants, and plant-environment interactions. Amanda's hobbies include eating good food, visiting the neighborhood cats, and running (seasonally).

Dr. Marie C Klein, BSc, MSc, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

Postdoctoral researcher working towards understanding the genetic and physiological basis of climate adaptive stress tolerance in plants. Base: University of California, Davis

Jack H Bailey-Bale

Junior Specialist
PhD Student

Quantifying genetic variation in a natural collection of poplar trees, focusing on drought tolerance and biomass, using high-throughput phenotyping techniques. Cycling, Tennis, Camping, Reading, Amateur bike tinkerer.

Yufei Qian, M.S.

PhD Candidate

Yufei is a 4th-year PhD candidate in the Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis, where she received both her B.S. and M.S. (thesis). Yufei's B.S. was in Environmental Horticulture with a specialization in floriculture and nursery. Yufei's PhD research focuses on using controlled environment agriculture such as greenhouses and indoor vertical farms in plant breeding, a specialty leafy crop, watercress (Brassicaceae). Yufei enjoys visiting botanical gardens and some golf swings in her spare time.