Hi! My name is Tayler C. Ulbrich. I am a PhD candidate in the Integrative Biology Department at Michigan State University. Most of the time, I'm based at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station in the Evans Lab.
I'm interested in plant-microbial interactions and how these two vary different communities influence one another's fitness, composition, and function. Specifically, my dissertation research investigates the mechanisms that can explain relationships between diverse plant and microbial communities. By isolating the mechanisms that determine functionally beneficial plant-plant or plant-microbial interactions, we will inch closer to being able to mange for these preexisting favorable relationships in our agricultural systems.
I'm interested in plant-microbial interactions and how these two vary different communities influence one another's fitness, composition, and function. Specifically, my dissertation research investigates the mechanisms that can explain relationships between diverse plant and microbial communities. By isolating the mechanisms that determine functionally beneficial plant-plant or plant-microbial interactions, we will inch closer to being able to mange for these preexisting favorable relationships in our agricultural systems.
