I am a plant molecular biologist. My professional expertise includes both wet-bench molecular biology and bioinformatics. My lab is interested in the roles of protein ubiquitylation in regulating plant growth and development, particularly in reproductive production. Taking advantage of high-throughput sequencing technologies, we are tackling these roles in Arabidopsis thaliana and rice through the integration of evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, plant omics, genetics, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Our ultimate goal is to develop systems approaches for improving crop production through predictable manipulation of the UPS.