Former post-docs

Cedric Ndinga Muniania
Pronouns: he/him/his
Ph.D. 2023, Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
M.S. 2016, Biology, Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL)
B.S. 2013, Biology, Kent State University (Kent, OH)
Email: cedric@wustl.edu

Nina Fogel
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Ph.D. 2023, Biology, Saint Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
B.S. 2016, Biology, University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Top 3 favorite plants besides Plantago:
1. Pycnanthemumpilosum (mountain mint)
2. Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)
3. Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)

Former PhD Students

Quinn Fox
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Ph.D. 2023, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Wash. U. in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
B.A. 2019, Biology, Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, PA)
Top 3 favorite plants besides Plantago:
1. Chasmanthium latifolium (inland sea oat)
2. Paeonia suffruticosa (peony)
3. Tsunga canadensis (Eastern Hemlock, Pennsylvania’s state tree)
Twitter: @_QuinnFox_
Email: qfox@wustl.edu
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Former PhD Rotation Students

David Henderson
Top 3 favorite plants besides Plantago:
1. Echinocactus texensis  (Texas horse-crippler cactus)
2. Ceiba pentandra (ceiba tree)
3. Gynura procumbens (longevity spinach)
Thesis Advisor: Jonathan Myers (EEPB program)
Email: hdavid@wustl.edu

Ryan Valdez
Thesis Advisor: Petra Levin (PMB program)
Email: ravaldez@wustl.edu

Rhiannon Vargas
Top 3 favorite plants besides Plantago:
1. Sophora secundiflora (Texas mountain laurel)
2. Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy)
3. Citrus x meyeri (Meyer lemon tree)
Thesis Advisor: Gautam Dantas (EEPB program)
Email: rcvargas@wustl.edu

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Former undergraduate students (alphabetical by last name)

Selaam Dollisso
Hometown: Ames, Iowa
Major: Environmental Policy, Minor: Korean (class of 2022)
Top 3 favorite plants besides Plantago:
1. Matricaria chamomilla (chamomile)
2. Persea americana (avocado)
3. Tagetes spp. (marigold)
Email: selaam.dollisso@wustl.edu

Rachel Fan
(Pictured with a leaf of her favorite plant, Plantago lanceolata.)
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Major: Biology (class of 2019)
Top 3 favorite plants besides Plantago:
1. Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)
2. Orchidaceae (orchids)
3. Salix babylonica (weeping willow)
Email: rachelrfan@wustl.edu

Keiko Farah
Major:

Lily Goldberg
Major:

Elly Grant
Hometown: Columbia, Missouri
Major: Biology (class of 2020)
Top 3 favorite plants besides Plantago:
1. Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon)
2. Nymphaea thermarum (world’s smallest water lily)
3. Amorphophallus titanum (titan arum)
Email: ellygrant@wustl.edu

Imani Jones
Hometown: Hazel Crest, Illinois
Major: Chemistry (class of 2022)
Top 3 favorite plants besides Plantago:
1. Rosa species (roses)
2. Theobroma cacao (chocolate)
3. Lavandula angustifolia (lavender)
Email: imani@wustl.edu

Taewon Lee
Major: Economics (class of 2021)
Email: taewon.lee@wustl.edu

Aaron Morris
Email: a.o.morris@wustl.edu

Michelle Pollowitz
Major: Biology, Minor: Spanish (class of 2021)
Email: mpollowitz@wustl.edu

Rida Qureshi
Email: q.yusra@wustl.edu

Armando Sanchez-Conde
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Major: Environmental Biology (Class of 2022)
Top 3 favorite plants besides Plantago:
1. Delonix regia (Flamboyan)
2. Persea americana (avocado)
3. Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum (peace lily)
Email: amsanchez-conde@wustl.edu

Akosua Sarfo
Major: Biology (class of 2020)
Email: kos.sarfo@wustl.edu

Olivia Shaw
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Major: Environmental Earth Science, Minor: French (Class of 2021)
Top 3 favorite plants besides Plantago:
1. Acer palmatum (Japanese maple)
2. Bellis perennis (common daisy)
3. Trifolium pratense (red clover)
Email: olivia.shaw@wustl.edu

Emma Snyder
Major:

Jack Steffy
Major: Anthropology, Global Health track

Emma Waltman
Hometown: Hopewell, New Jersey
Major: Biology, Minor: Art (class of 2019)

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Tyson Undergraduate Fellows

Summer 2022
Annika Fischer (Harris-Stowe State University)
Alana Herr (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Kylee Kest (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Allison Rea (Wash. U. in St. Louis)

Summer 2021 (remote program due to COVID-19):
Lawton Blanchard (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Avery McCammon (Wash. U. in St. Louis)

Summer 2020 (remote program due to COVID-19):
Keiko Farah (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Michelle Pollowitz (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Olivia Shaw (Wash. U. in St. Louis)

Summer 2019:
Selaam Dollisso (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Laura Goh (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Elly Grant (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Taewon Lee (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Emma Waltman (Wash. U. in St. Louis)

Summer 2018:
Austin Chen (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Arjun Puri (Wash. U. in St. Louis)
Sheena Stevens (Univ. Missouri St. Louis)
Sabrina Talir (Mount Holyoke College)