People
Timothy Y. James (PI)
Professor and Curator of Fungi
Lewis E. Wehmeyer and Elaine Prince Wehmeyer Chair in Fungal Taxonomy
Ph.D. Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC USA (2003)
B.S. Botany, University of Georgia, Athens, GA USA (1996)
email: [email protected]
full curriculum vitae
Tamilie Carvalho
Postdoctoral fellow
Ph.D Ecology, University of Campinas (2021)
M.Sc. Ecology, University of Campinas (2016)
B.Sc. Biological Sciences, University of Campinas (2013)
Development of a model system to study amphibian symbioses
email: [email protected]
Zandra Curley
Undergraduate Researcher
B.Sc. Earth and Environmental Science & Biology, University of Michigan (in progress)
Thermotolerance evolution in fungi
email: [email protected]
Tom DesRosiers
Lab Assistant
B.Sc. Neuroscience, University of Michigan (2025)
email: [email protected]
Victor Garcia
Lab Assistant
B.Sc. Biology, University of Michigan (in progress)
Yeast experimental evolution
email: [email protected]
Veronica Iriart
Postdoctoral fellow, joint with Gina Baucom lab
Ph.D. Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (2024)
B.A. Biology, Wake Forest University (2018)
Soil microbiomes and herbicides
email: [email protected]
Yi-Hong Ke
Postdoctoral fellow
Ph.D. Biology, Duke University (2022)
B.Sc. Life Sciences, National Taiwan University (2015)
Mitotic recombination and single cell genomics
email: [email protected]
Quinn Moon
Ph.D. Graduate Student
B.Sc. Environmental Sciences, University of Hawaii Manoa (2023)
Fungal diversity and ecology of deep earth habitats
email: [email protected]
Gayathri Venkatraman
Ph.D. Graduate Student
M.S. Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Evolutionary Biology (2023)
B.S. Biotechnology, Shiv Nadar University (2021)
Evolution, mating, color and mushrooms
Email: [email protected]
**LAB ALUMNI*
Prospective students and postdocs:
If you are interested in joining our research group, please contact me to discuss mutual interests and the possible opportunities. Our research broadly covers mycology and fungal evolution, and we strive to have an intellectually strong, diverse research team. Please email with specific details of how your prior experience or future research is a good fit for our group. The EEB department at U. Michigan has a vibrant PhD program and master’s programs. Application deadlines are Dec. 1st. An excellent opportunity for postdoctoral scholars looking to train towards a future academic position (research and teaching experience) is provided by the Michigan Society of Fellows program.