Jennifer R. Mandel
Jennifer R. Mandel | |
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Other names | Jennifer Rhea Ellis |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Plant biology |
Institutions | University of Memphis |
Thesis | Conservation Genetics of the Endangered Sunflower Helianthus verticillatus (2008) |
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Jennifer R. Mandel is an American biologist. Mandel is an assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Memphis.
Education[]
Jennifer Rhea Ellis[1] earned a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Carson–Newman University with a focus in organismal biology, ecology, and natural history.[2] She completed a Doctor of Philosophy in biological sciences from Vanderbilt University[3] specializing in plant conservation and evolutionary genetics.[2] Her dissertation, Conservation Genetics of the Endangered Sunflower [1] elevated the Whorled sunflower to a high priority candidate for endangered species status.[4] Her doctoral advisor was .[1] Mandel completed post-doctoral research in plant biology at University of Georgia.[3] Her research focused on the identification of the genetic basis of evolutionary and agronomically important traits in sunflowers.[2]
Career[]
In 2014, Mandel joined the departments of biological sciences and bioinformatics at University of Memphis as an assistant professor.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Ellis, Jennifer Rhea (October 22, 2008). "Conservation genetics of the endangered sunflower Helianthus verticillatus". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Jennifer R. Mandel, Ph.D." The University of Memphis. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Mandel Lab". Mandel Lab. The University of Memphis. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Salisbury, David; McWade, Melanie (October 23, 2014). "Vanderbilt doctoral thesis helps protect rare domestic sunflower". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
External links[]
- Jennifer R. Mandel publications indexed by Google Scholar
- American women biologists
- 21st-century American women scientists
- Living people
- 21st-century American biologists
- 21st-century American women
- Carson–Newman University alumni
- Vanderbilt University alumni
- University of Georgia alumni
- University of Memphis faculty
- American women academics