Graduate Student Email: samantha.surber@uga.edu Curriculum Vitae: Surber CV for PBIO - Samantha Surber.pdf (674.64 KB) Lab Website: http://aspendb.uga.edu/ Lab: Tsai Lab | Davidson Life Sciences Research Research Areas: Molecular Genetics Research Interests: I aim to understand how sulfate is transported, allocated, and utilized during drought stress in a woody species, Poplar. I will use a reverse genetics approach to produce genetic mutant trees to address this. I specifically will render sulfate transporters nonfunctional, specifically in the woody tissue (xylem). Grants: Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR) Fellow, 2022-2025 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 Integrated Plant Sciences Program for a PhD at the University of Georgia, 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
