Current group members

Group leader

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Dr. Will Petry

Assistant Professor, Department of Plant & Microbial Biology

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Graduate Students

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Melina Schopler

Ph.D. candidate, Plant Biology Graduate Program (2021-present)

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Alden Sears

Ph.D. candidate, Plant Biology Graduate Program (2022-present)

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Nicole Burroughs

Ph.D. student, Microbiology Graduate Program (2023-present)

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Undergraduate Students

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Raina Oberg

NCSU undergraduate researcher (2024-present)

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Amanda Ceballos

NCSU undergraduate researcher (2026-present)

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Cheyan Sundell-Turner

RMBL undergraduate researcher (2026)

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Alumni

Check out our alumni page for a list of previous lab members.