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 fourth-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 a second-year Ph.D. student developing inducible gene expression tools and studying a two-component system in S. meliloti.
	James Palmer Undergraduate I am working on identifying antibiotic targets using randomized peptide aptamers.
	Alicia Lewis Undergraduate I am developing a program to help high school science teachers teach their students about the legume–rhizobium symbiosis.
	Gledi Peco Undergraduate I am using a modified RIVET system to delete genes during symbiotic infection.
	Jordan Guillory Undergraduate I am working on identifying antibiotic targets using randomized peptide aptamers.
	Taylor Orton Undergraduate I am studying a two-component system in S. meliloti.
	Matt Biggs Undergraduate I am working on identifying antibiotic targets using randomized peptide aptamers.
	Brandon Smith Undergraduate I am investigating the effect that fatty acids have on resistance to Triclosan.

For lab members who have moved on, see Emeritus.