Griffitts:Lab Members

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	Joel Griffitts Principal Investigator I graduated from Stanford University in 1999, finished graduate school at UC San Diego in 2004 and then returned to Stanford to work on symbiotic nitrogen fixation as a post-doc. During that time, I developed several projects centered on symbiotic invasion and host–microbe compatibility. I have been on the BYU faculty since 2006, where my lab is investigating various aspects of host–microbe communication.
	Matthew Crook Graduate Student I am a third-year Ph.D. student in the Griffitts lab. I am studying the molecular determinants of host range in the symbiotic relationship between the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti and members of the plant genus Medicago.
	Ryan VanYperen Graduate Student I am developing inducible gene expression tools
	Daniel Lindsay Undergraduate I am studying the role of succinoglycan in the host range of S. meliloti.
	Clarice Harrison Undergraduate I am working on a modified RIVET system for Sinorhizobium meliloti.
	Elise Scoggin Undergraduate I am trying to identify non-rhizobial endophytes that are symbiotic with members of Tribe Trifoliae.
	Rachel Jolley Undergraduate I am working on identifying antibiotic targets using randomized peptide aptamers.
	Casey Crum Undergraduate I am working on identifying antibiotic targets using randomized peptide aptamers.

For lab members who have moved on, see Emeritus.