The Symbiology Lab Group

• Christopher L. SCHARDL , Professor
  • schardl@uky.edu.
• Malcolm R. SIEGEL , Professor Emeritus
• Kalina ANDREEVA , Postdoctorate
  • kandr3@uky.edu
  • Genomics of epichloë endophytes
• Jimmy D. BLANKENSHIP , Postdoctorate
  • jdblan00@uky.edu
  • Loline alkaloid biosynthesis pathway
• Uljana HESSE , Postdoctorate
  • uhess2@uky.edu
  • Genomics of grass-endophyte symbiota
• Ella KONNOVA , Postdoctorate
  • Ella.Konnova@uky.edu
  • Ergot alkaloid biosynthesis
• Chunjie LI , Postdoctorate
  • ChunjieLi@uky.edu
  • Endophyte systematics
• Padma Ja NAGABHYRU , Postdoctorate
  • padma_iari@rediffmail.com
  • Loline alkaloids
• Jerome R. FAULKNER , Ph.D. Student
  • jrfaul2@uky.edu
  • Loline alkaloid biosynthesis pathway
• Simona FLOREA , Ph.D. Student
  • simona@uky.edu
  • Ergot alkaloid biosynthesis
• Dongxiu ZHANG , Ph.D. Candidate
  • dongxiu.zhang@uky.edu
  • Loline alkaloid biosynthesis and molecular biology
• Alfred D. BYRD , Research Analyst
  • adbyrd@uky.edu
  • DNA sequencing, Safety regulations, Computer maintenance.
• Walter HOLLIN , Senior Research Analyst
  • wholl00@uky.edu
  • Lab manager, Endophyte biology and diversity, Germplasm and culture collections.
• J. Doug BROWN , Research Analyst
  • jdbrown@uky.edu
  • Greenhouse management.
• Kathryn K. SCHWERI , Beckman Scholar
  • Peptide synthetase gene structure

Former Lab Members

• Zhiqiang AN
• Gil H. CHOI
• Kuang-Ren CHUNG
• Kelly D. CRAVEN
• Deanna L. FUNNELL
• Gretchen A. KULDAU
• E. Patrick HEIST
• Portia T.-W. HSIAO
• Daoxin LI
• Jih-Shiou LIU
• Miao "Mindy" LIU
• Elzbieta T. MAREK
• Kim L. MOGEN
• Christina D. MOON
• J. Nicole MUNDELL
• Caroline MACHADO
• Margaret G. RICHEY
• Christopher G. SMIGELL
• Martin J. SPIERING
• Huei-Fung TSAI
• Sadik TÜZÜN
• Jinghong WANG
• Heather H. WILKINSON